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I go workout.....

kikinash
kikinash
and I workout pretty hard. Burn some calories and do what you're supposed to do at the gym! Then I come home & want to eat everything in sight!!! And it's usually junk food that I want. It's some mental thing where I think "Ok, I've worked out. I deserve this Oreo." WTH? I KNOW I have to stop and I KNOW how long it takes on the bike or treadmill to burn off just ONE Oreo. But does that stop me? Unfortunately not.

Don't get me wrong, I don't always do this but here lately it's gotten worse. Sometimes I come home & just eat a tablespoon of PB (which is good for you). Other times it's chocolate. I can't be the ONLY one who does this right?!?! :/
kathy1962
kathy1962
At least you are working out, good for you!
I struggle with food all day long, not just after a workout. It's crazy the number of times I have eaten when I really don't want to. It;s a compulsion with me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
This eating is very challenging. I keep trying different ways to see what works. I find often small amounts work best for me. Something small every couple of hours, that way my binging stops. I am working at stopping after one serving. It is a work in progress......I will never cut out sweets...my body needs them....
kikinash
kikinash
Kathy I eat out of boredom or stress or happy times. So I know what ya mean.

Retired, I don't think portion control is working in my favor either. One of my friends joked around on FB one day & said "according to this serving size I'm a family of 4!" Lol. I feel like that quite often. And I have a terrible sweet tooth. (I had Reese's cereal for breakfast this morning.)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I do better if the food isn't even in the house. But I've been trying to get off a binge and get the monster back in the box. I got hurt, ironically, exercising. Now I'm having trouble stopping with my desire for comfort food. I know it is maladaptive, but it is a lifetime thing, and I am failing at getting it back under control, particularly with everyone and their brother offering me the best of the best of their recipes and waving the goodies under my nose. Ugh. (Injured my spine exercising, and then was in three near wrecks in a three day period.) But at least you are exercising! And PB is better than chocolate I think. At least it is protein right?
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's exactly what happens. Your brain says 'hey, we have worked hard we deserve that chocolate, we have worked for it' - it is damn hard to beat it. But don't give up. Working out is health-improving and good for you even if you eat more calories after it.