I was doing so well. I had gotten down to 264 down from my recent high in February of 282. I was so proud of myself. Then I got paid and I ordered groceries. I feel like I cannot control myself around food. I’ve been on what feels like a feeding frenzy since Wednesday. I weighed myself today and I’m 277. WHAT. How can I have gained 13 pounds in less than a week? Ugh this is gonna take me weeks to undo. I should just ban myself from buying groceries and just survive only on my food boxes. I haven’t been eating out to save money but I bought some unhealthy food from the grocery store. Sigh. Why did I do this to myself. I can’t control my binging if I’m left alone to my own devices. It’s gonna take me so long to lose the weight I just gained back.
I do the same thing whenever I buy groceries I pig out and snack on everything and I run out of food
I need to just stop buying the foods I like. Force myself to eat foods I don’t love but rather foods I tolerate. Chicken and rice and green beans. That’s a healthy dinner I can tolerate
It’s so hard to avoid the bad food at the store because it is everywhere. I end up bringing a grocery list, limited money and keep my head down as I’m walking. It’s crazy the amount of junk food that’s everywhere when you aren’t even looking for it.
You are a disciplined person so don’t beat yourself up about it. Stores tempt you on purpose with junk food because it’s more expensive. You know how your mind works so use tactics to hold yourself back mentally while shopping. Like maybe get a small shopping cart, only walk down certain aisles, have a pre made shopping list, don’t shop while hungry, stuff like that. You got this.
I appreciate that advise. I actually order all my groceries for delivery because I don’t have a car. So it’s the temptation when I go to complete my cart it goes “do you want any of these customer favorites?” And it shows all the junk food. And then I think to myself “oh I’ll just get a few things and just allow myself to eat one treat per day” that never works, I always over consume the junk food and it’s gone in two days
The meds youre on probably make you hungry too. It can be torture to have med induced hunger and not satiate it. Like being tickled with no way to stop it.
My meds are actually very weight neutral. I feel like this is naturally coming from me and my history of bulimia
Yeah a delivery order is easier to cheat with because it’s just clicking a button. What I do with that is I create a menu using the store ads. Then I put everything in the cart. I don’t actually order it though. I wait 4-8 hours and look back at the list. Usually I realize there is something I don’t really need. Then I place the order. Just that little time helps me control the splurge items. Hope this helps.
That’s a brilliant idea. Gives you a chance to think about your choices. I should just chose to order ice cream. It always sounds good. But I can’t eat more than 2-3 bites because I have a bad tooth that causes extreme pain when I eat cold things.
You may be eating the junk food as a source of comfort due to stress. You’ve been dealing with a lot of stress lately from your job and breaking up with your boyfriend.
You have to figure out a way to reduce the stress.
Yeah if you want ice cream get a little bit. Don’t get a half gallon get a pint. That way you can limit the quantity. Also I would limit your splurge items like two choices to last you the week. Don’t get family size chips, get a 7oz bag and a pint of ice cream. That’s all for the week.
Also google is your friend. I love creating healthy snacks for the kids. All the recipe ideas I get off google.
For my brain, I like to eat a lot of things but in small portions. So I bought a bento box and 6oz containers with multiple small compartments. I menu plan for each compartment and it’s different every time. This has helped a lot.
Those are all good ideas. Thank you @sweetpotatopie due to my financial situation I probably won’t be ordering groceries for several weeks now
All good things will happen. You are going through darkness right now but it will be better. Trust in yourself, be kind to yourself and have hope.
I hear ya, I gained some weight too it sucks. Sucks especially when you worked really hard to lose like 10lbs and it comes back in a week. Not sure I have any advice for ya just don’t give up
Sometimes I think it’s better to look at weight gain as a battle rather than like something that is completely white and black. Like I’m ok kinda just being relatively stable with my weight. It fluxuates withing like a 20 lbs variance. I think so long as it’s not skyrocketing it’s still a victory is my point.
Just maintaining ones weight is a victory in my books. The worst thing one can do is just completely give up tho. My ex used to do that. Shed try and then fail and then be like screw this, but months or weeks down the road have to pick it up again. As long as you don’t give up you’ve won
Maybe you should seek therapy or talk to someone at your church or a friend about your break up. Idk about you but I’ve been in breakups where I turned to food to cope with the pain maybe it can help.
That’s a good idea. I do go to therapy once a week. But honestly I’m not too worked up over the breakup. In fact I’d say I might even be happier single again
I’m struggling with emotional eating right now. I’ve gained weight too. It’s so hard to control sometimes. Youve gotten some really good advice from @sweetpotatopie . I hope it helps you.
True I hear ya, but still it can be traumatic. Maybe worth talking about with someone.