I’ve definitely felt that way quite a few times, too, but I never have all the healthy ingredients on hand like you when I’m ready to get back on track! But it is great that your body tells you NO once it’s adapted to healthy food. I never would have caught those signs when I was putting crap in my body all the time.

Oh, believe me we all have those days, weeks or even months when we “eat bad” even though we know how it will affect us later……….so don’t get to down about it and as you said “every meal is a new chance to eat something healthy and satisfying”!!!

I followed the same philosophy when I was trying to lose all the weight……if I messed up just get back on track right after with the next meal and I always felt better when I did that, instead of following the old philosophy of just “throwing in the towel” and starting over next week which became a VICIOUS CYCLING that would happen over and over again………..

I think that is the best way to get back on track. That is the same I tell myself – I just know how good I feel when I work out and eat right.

“I think about how bad junk food makes me feel physically, and how good healthy food makes me feel. Then the choice is easy.” I love this!!! A great mentality. I feel awful when I have too much coffee (which I have been doing lately). I get so dehydrated and it shows in my skin.

Great post! Too much sugar and alcohol definitely takes a toll on me too. I love your last line — every meal is a chance to turn it all around and eat better.

Thank you so much for this. I’ve recently gotten a wake-up call, too: I’ve been feeling really down and depressed over the past few days, and while other events and circumstances have factored into it, I also noticed my newly-developing attitude towards food: I was starting to restrict. Again.

After a short mile run in PE, we went into the mat room and started practicing choreography. I skipped my snack of an apple at break (Planned on eating it for lunch later, with a piece of cake. Really not a healthy lunch. At least I corrected myself and ate a full-meal wrap, instead.) I noticed how irritable I was and how pissed off I was at having to choreography our own dance; it seemed like a chore and I hated doing it. I was tired, couldn’t practice the routine and was downright bitchy to my group members.

We have to remember that treating our bodies like crap will make us FEEL like crap. So while having treats occasionally can be liberating and actually healthy for us, it’s when we have too much that it stops being treats and starts being poison. Everything in moderation! That’s my motto.

Thanks for the wake-up call. I’ve reaffirmed my pursue of recovery. (I’m going to go eat a square of 90% chocolate now, just because I love it so much. ;))

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I get like that, too. My stomach definitely lets me know when I’m getting off track. So do my pants, but that’s a different problem.

I’ve been feeling the EXACT same way lately and you are right, I realize that I’ve eaten a LOT of sugary things in the last week or so. No wonder I feel like crap!!! I need some good old fashioned clean eating..

“There’s NO need to restrict or punish – just turn it around. Every meal is a new chance to eat something healthy and satisfying.”

That’s the clincher in the post! I loved it! It’s so true, yet a lot of us feel the need for punishment or guilt and it’s not really necessary. So you ate more than you usually would have or you had some fried food or anything like that – just turn it around the next time a meal comes around. 😀
Great post. ^_^

I totally agree that too much junk makes me feel like crap. You have plenty of time to get on track before the race!

I think once you start eating healthfully, you can really feel a difference when you go to junk. I’m not talking about one cookie but more extremes. Even now, I can’t drink frappucinos because they just taste way too sweet to me!

I too have been drinking beer and eating crap. Knowing as the food is going into my mouth that I will end up feeling like crap. My face has been breaking out, I feel sluggish and having a hard time sleeping at night. It drives me crazy that I know better! I guess all we can do is wake up today, remember it’s a new day and move forward. Darn apple bread last night…lol!

I can always feel when I eat too much sugar. I get grumpy. haha. Green monsters always get me back on track! Whether for breakfast or a snack, they always make me feel better inside and out.

Not to rejoice in your troubles, but I’m glad to hear that even you struggle sometimes. I recently got off track due to birthdays (what is it about birthdays???) and have really been beating myself up about it. Thanks for having the bravery to talk about this and show that if you waver, just get back to it! It’s truly inspirational – especially when you fall off the track and get back on without a problem. Thank you!!

There must be something in the air – me and my husband were just having a discussion this morning about how we’ve “fallen off the wagon” in the last week or so with eating and drinking! Like you, we’ve decided the best thing to do is just pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and start eating right again! I think days/weeks like this are a way of gently reminding ourselves why we try to maintain a healthy lifestyle in the first place!

I’ve been feeling that way too. It’s not that I’ve been horrible, I just haven’t been as good to myself as I should. I’ve indulged a little too much in food and booze. It’s time to reign it back in, for me at least.

Thank you for sharing how you’ve been feeling and how you’re going to fix it. So many times we beat ourselves up for eating “too much *insert type of food*” instead of accepting it and moving on. Why linger in feeling bad in the past, when you can look forward to fun, healthy meals in the future. Have a great day and hope you’re feeling better!

Gosh, I could not agree with this more! Everyone always asks me how I can be “so good”. Honestly, eating right gives me so much energy and makes me feel good. Lately, I have noticed that after I eat, I do really feel good. A lot of people should understand that when you are changing your diet to a healthier one, it takes time for your body to realize that what you are eating makes you feel good. You have to get past the cravings of the unhealthy foods. Then, eventually, you will crave the healthy stuff and forget about the other. Then when you do have the not so good stuff, you realize what used to make you feel so run down and tired. Not to say that the occasional treat is not good for you…we all need our treats! I have gotten to the point now, after years of feeling like crap, when I eat, I think about what this food is going to do for me…not to me. Great post.

yes this is so true! i have a problem with sugar (chocolate) and i definitely notice how i feel after i eat it, and its a good deterrent. also with dairy, caffeine and junk food.
i wanted to mention (you’ve probably already heard this) but drinking lemon water right after you over indulge in sweets helps bring your blood sugar to a normal level. its really helped me in the past.

I agree-people think I always eat healthy to not gain weight (which you totally can over-eat on healthy foods so thats not true!) but really when I eat junk my weight stays the same, I just feel so gross. like today, I haven’t had diet coke all week and I just finished my FOURTH one this morning. Plus french toast (dining hall hind), tons of peanutbutter for breakfast, and a huge bag of cheetos for “lunch.” I’m not worried about it though because I’m focusing my energy on studying for finals, not eating healthy, which is counterproductive btw bc all this crappy energy is giving me NO energy for studying. ah well.

omg, sooo excited about the event especially because it’s going to be in chicago – my hometown. hope i can get tickets!!

I really need to work on reducing my sugar intake. It definitely makes me feel terrible, but I keep doing it.

Having a blog really is a great assessment tool!

Very timely post for me, too. I’m finally getting to the point where I’m looking at food in this way, instead of the calorie-driven, good food/bad food madness. I’m definitely a work in progress, but baby steps, right?

That happens to me. If I eat too much food that isn’t normally in my diet, I just feel icky! Get back to your regular foods and you’ll be cured.