One Step Forward, 1400 Calories Back
After last week’s ginormous loss, I didn’t expect much of a loss this week, if anything. In fact, I was half expecting a gain. That said, I was pleased to see the following numbers when I stepped on the scale this morning:
249.5lbs – 247.4lbs = -2.1lbs
So… not a giant loss, but totally respectable, and one I can live with and be grateful for.
Unfortunately, however, I did suffer a bit of a setback this afternoon. In the end, while I didn’t go over my calories by much, I’m bothered by how easy it was for me to overeat when given the chance. I posted more about this over at the Food Confessional, but the long and the short of it is that my husband and I went out to lunch with some friends today… and while, naturally, I had the best of intentions, by the time the meal was over, I’d not only eaten more than I should have, but I’d also kept on eating long after I was full. The part that really troubled me was how easy it was for me to “binge” with so little provocation. I didn’t feel pressured, I wasn’t upset, hormonal or otherwise emotional. I just wanted the food and I ate it. A lot of it. (Thing is, if you just look at the numbers, it might seem silly to be upset, but it’s really not the calories that qualify what happened today as a binge… it’s the fact that I continued to shovel food into my mouth, long after I was full).
*shrugs*
Anyway, rather than dwell on this setback, I’m trying instead to look forward to tomorrow as a new opportunity to do better. One thing I am proud of is the fact that I didn’t use my fuck-up from this afternoon to continue to overeat later. There have been many, many times when I would have just thrown in the towel and followed up today’s binge with, at minimum, a hot fudge sundae. And I suppose that’s something to be grateful for.
Speaking of being grateful, my loss this week qualifies me for some new bling, and you better believe I’m gonna take it. :)
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I’ve spent my whole life as “the fat girl,” but only recently has that title proved to be too much for me to handle.
This journal does not represent my quest to accept myself as “big boned” or “pleasantly plump” or even as “fat and fabulous.”
No.
These pages are as much about coming to terms with the fact that I am just too fat as they are about my journey towards a healthier life.
Wish me luck.
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But at least you know what happened. Because if you do it mindlessly you know your just not going to stop!! Good for you ;)
Only you can know for sure — but it sounds more like overeating to me than it does a binge. I don’t know why the difference feels important enough for me to comment, but overeating is something that MOST people do, while bingeing is something that is truly self-destructive in nature. When I binge, I mostly do so in secret, and it has much, much more to do with mindlessness and emotions than it does with calories. I think if you basically were able to keep things in check, that an occasional fun outing with friends is fine. Next time, you may stop a little earlier (or you may not) and — again this is just me, but — I think that’s all part of the journey.
Congrats on continued loss. :)
two pounds is great! especially given the struggle you had. Overeating can be so habitual.
I’m inclined to agree with mal on this, sounds more like you overate than you binged.
I overeat around friends too, I find. I’m not sure why that is!
Congrats on the loss and the shiny new bling!
I know how you feel about the over-do. It’s not catastrophic; it’s just frustrating to lose control for those few moments in time.
Here’s to another great week!
That’s a great loss! And I’ve been struggling with my eating too this week.
Congrats on the loss—sorry bout the binge thing—you probably checked out of yourself for a moment. Been doing that too, way too often-Good on u for the weight loss though,
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Eating out is the kiss of death for me. I go nuts, so I totally understand
You are doing so well — that loss is great!
As for the overeating while eating out — who among us is NOT guilty of this?? I certainly won’t be casting a stone in your direction any time soon! haha! Eating out with friends is a great experience — good food, good people, good conversations. I will almost always keep nibbling far past the “full” mark — I think it’s because the food is part of the joy of the experience. If I host friends for dinner, I’ll tend to over eat then as well, so it’s not just a restaurant thing.
Anyway, just wanted to remind you that I love you and think you are awesome and someday, I’ll show up on your doorstep and we’ll go out to eat and I’ll have too much wine and almost enough laughs and I’ll nibble on food until I can’t hold another bite and I’ll enjoy every minute of it. The next day, I’m counting on you to share a walk with me to get us back on track — and some coffee would be good to take care of any wine-fog I may have left from the night before. :)
I’m not a stalker, I promise. I would totally call you before coming over. :)
What a great loss again this week! At least you could recognize that you did the overeating and then moved forward – that’s what counts the most! You are such an inspiration for me along this journey of mine!
You go gurl!!! Get you some fabulous bling! I reached a goal this week too and get to treat myself to some new nail polish. Woo hoo!
Keep on truckin!
Good job on the loss and some new bling. Nice that you knew you binged a little and didn’t use that as an excuse to continue down that road. I’ll have to remember that and use that as an example of what I should do the next time I find myself in that situation.
Congratulations on your successes! You’ve listed a number of them, and I don’t think they’re insignificant.
Set out to make some more small successes. They’ll rack up, and you’ll astonish yourself.
Two pounds is awesome. I know we want to lose more than that each week but slow and steady wins the race!
Its good but not the best one to loose but i must say that something is always better thn nothing so keep losing :)
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