Intense guilt after a day of massively indulging

[Plife]

I’ve lost 30 pounds. Probably have a similar amount to go. But really got almost addicted to “being good”. It’s hard to explain I was getting a buzz from knowing I was triumphing every single day and working towards leaving the fat me behind (who I have become to despise). Being fat really has ruined my life as I have shut myself away. It wasn’t too hard work not to spoil my diet plan as it was just doing my mental health the world of good.

Anyway yesterday was the first day in months where I really overdid it. I must have drank two bottles of wine which just gave me a massive appetite- cheesy garlic bread, pasta, pizza, lasagna, birthday cake, crisps (I think I ate an entire wheel of Brie 😭) etc. All consumed in a very short period of time when very drunk.

I just feel disgusting today. I’m VERY anxious. I know the weight didn’t come on over night and it won’t be piled on from one day being bad. But I just have so much anxiety! Maybe I’m scared this is the beginning of the end?

Anyone else get like this?

I did feel like this when k was on my weightloss journey, yes.

But the really important message to yourself is that today is a new day. Just go back to your regime and don’t look back.

And especially don’t beat yourself up. What you are doing overall is a great thing for yourself. So keep on keeping on and be very proud of what you have achieved.

Wine always gives me huge anxiety attacks the next day. As does large quantities of gluten (actually gives me awful palpitations). Could it be a physical ‘hangover’ from the food rather than you are anxious about what you’ve eaten?

you’ve done incredibly well, you are ‘allowed’ a blow out, and as you know, you won’t have regained 30lbs (or even 3lbs) overnight. Be kind to yourself

Did you enjoy the day?

It’s happened; there’s nothing you can do about it now. Just climb back on to that wagon and KOKO!

It happens to all of us when we’re dieting. Perfectly normal, and nothing to be anxious about.

Brilliant achievement so far

I am have lost a similar amount of weight over the last 5 months by being incredibly controlled over what I eat and deriving enormous satisfaction from seeing my daily progress from my highest ever weight.

I think it’s important to remember how amazingly well you have done and that your blowout was just a single day vs months of hard work. Perhaps your fear and guilt comes from a sense that you have derailed progress or might be on a slippery slope backwards? Neither of these things need to be true (even if you have re-gained a couple of temporary pounds)

I have some big social events coming up this summer and have decided that I will take a couple of days out from my calorie-controlled eating because it just won’t be very fun if I don’t.

Please be kind to yourself and well done on your amazing progress to date!

I get you OP. I got smashed on Saturday night and had a lot of shitty fried food at the end of the night and felt so low the next day.

just look at it as a night of madness and nothing more. You’ll feel even more chuffed when you realise it was just a one off and you’re back to healthy eating with no issues.

you're probably my going to feel a bit bloated too which wont be helping but in the grand scheme of things its a tiny blip and it wont derail you