To have treats tonight?

[jennie0412]

Feeling guilty I've eaten fairly healthily/normally the last few days, is it really so bad to have a treat night tonight? Do other people do this as well?

Just do it, live a little. Nothing to feel guilty about

I do every weekend I eat well doing the week then allow me self a few treats on the weekend. It’s perfectly normal.

Depends. If you are trying to lose weight, having a night off will slow it down, but maybe not having a night off will lead to failure in which case a night off is still good.

Ig not trying to lose weight, then def have a night off - 80% good is definitely good enough

Of course it isn't bad.

@GlummyMcGlummerson you're right. I try to remind myself everyday that we only have one life so I should just do what I want and enjoy it however that might happen. Food has always been an issue for me, either eating too much or too little, so trying to let go is very difficult

@IAintentDead I am trying to lose weight, but not actively iyswim? Kind of just trying to make healthier food choices and get more active rather than counting calories and actively tracking them, and with that comes weight loss, and it's been working! I think that's what makes it harder to let go!

OP you say you've always had food issues - it's really not healthy to feel this level of guilt about food, have your tried seeking help from your GP? I think it would be really beneficial

Labelling food 'good' or 'bad' is not a road people should go down.

It never really leads to a healthy way forward.

I know all this, but I'm a fatty, so go figure 🙅‍♀️

@GlummyMcGlummerson I'll be honest, I've never told anyone other than my (ex)boyfriend and strangely enough, the internet (Reddit, here..). Not even my parents know. I've been to therapy (camhs) before, but i didn't tell them anything about this, as I was deep into restriction at that point and didn't want to be stopped I've been binging since a very small child, I remember screaming for hours at my mother when I was 5 years old, because she wouldn't give me an extra kinder bar i think i was a very lonely child, so food was a comfort. Now, food can either be a great thing (when my head is in the right space), or the cause of all my problems (restricting or binging, feeling like shit during both). This time though, i want to crack it. I want to lose weight and be genuinely healthy. I'm young (in college, uk), I shouldn't have to be miserable over food for the rest of my life.
God, sorry for that rant

I think setting food up as moral or worthy is always a bad road to go down. It’s ok to have a mix of food as part of a balanced diet. Allocating certain foods as forbidden or ‘naughty’ just sets them up as more than they are, and isn’t a healthy way to approach them.