I've been on a calorie controlled diet for 6 months and have lost 78lb through diet and exercise. I've grown quite strict with what I eat and value calories like money, spending them on the best option instead of shovelling food into my mouth.
Yesterday was my work Christmas party - cocktails followed by a 3 course dinner. I had a bigger breakfast that morning, then my normal 300 cal lunch, then a couple of biscuits in the afternoon. Evening I had dinner, some fancy chocolates, and had tea with lots of sugar and more biscuits. Basically, I ate whatever I wanted.
My thought was that now I've passed my loss goal and am transitioning into maintenance, one day off the rails would be harmless as I could then restrict again from the next day. Plus I really wanted to enjoy the party!
Well, I woke up feeling awful. Headache, stomach pain - and I didn't even drink! I realised that I used to eat around 3000+ calories a day and yesterday, I did the same thing for the first time in months.
I forgot how awful a binge feels. It makes me want to eat fruit and work out extra hard to get rid of this horrible, bloated feeling.
I think last night taught me a lesson in moderation. I can eat more than a calorie controlled diet, but I simply can't eat like I used to. It doesn't feel good and I don't want to do it ever again. For once, moderation sounds really, really nice.
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