Food issue - Obsessive tendencies and guilt....
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Right....I'll probably get flamed for this but here goes...
I'm far, far from a heavy chap, my BMI is bang on 20 and i'm an endurance runner/cyclist and train around 6 days a week. I eat very healthily pretty much every day (usually get 9-10 of my 5/day, lots of fish, chicken, brown pasta/rice etc) but every now and again i get cravings for bad food.
Not a problem i hear you say....but when i eat bad food i don't just eat a bit, say 1 or 2 chocolate bars i EAT....LOTS. Now, i'm talking i can quite happily devour a 500ml tub of ben and jerrys and finish that off with a good 3-4 chocolate bars. The other day i had OVER 1/2 a kilogram of pick 'n' mix....no problems, but i still wasn't "satisfied". My issue isn't the fact that in reality doing this once per week (which is about right, i'll usually eat NO bad food at all for about 5-6 days or so) with the amount of exercise i'm currently doing (approx 120-160 miles/week cycling and 20-30 miles/week running) doing this won't actually do me any harm, and the fact i'm just 8 stone 10 or so means putting on 1-2lbs idn't an issue......it's the fact i always feel so guilty after doing this.
Why? it's almost the guilt feeling that makes me not eat bad food for a whole week. I know it's probably better to have a little bit every day, but 1-2 bits of chocolate just don't do it for me, it has to be a lot... why do i feel so guilty every time, yet keep going back for more!?
it's pathetic i know....but i'm sat here. have just had my dinner, and a big bowl of ice cream is beckoning me
I'm far, far from a heavy chap, my BMI is bang on 20 and i'm an endurance runner/cyclist and train around 6 days a week. I eat very healthily pretty much every day (usually get 9-10 of my 5/day, lots of fish, chicken, brown pasta/rice etc) but every now and again i get cravings for bad food.
Not a problem i hear you say....but when i eat bad food i don't just eat a bit, say 1 or 2 chocolate bars i EAT....LOTS. Now, i'm talking i can quite happily devour a 500ml tub of ben and jerrys and finish that off with a good 3-4 chocolate bars. The other day i had OVER 1/2 a kilogram of pick 'n' mix....no problems, but i still wasn't "satisfied". My issue isn't the fact that in reality doing this once per week (which is about right, i'll usually eat NO bad food at all for about 5-6 days or so) with the amount of exercise i'm currently doing (approx 120-160 miles/week cycling and 20-30 miles/week running) doing this won't actually do me any harm, and the fact i'm just 8 stone 10 or so means putting on 1-2lbs idn't an issue......it's the fact i always feel so guilty after doing this.
Why? it's almost the guilt feeling that makes me not eat bad food for a whole week. I know it's probably better to have a little bit every day, but 1-2 bits of chocolate just don't do it for me, it has to be a lot... why do i feel so guilty every time, yet keep going back for more!?
it's pathetic i know....but i'm sat here. have just had my dinner, and a big bowl of ice cream is beckoning me
That isn't healthy and you should try somehow to curb it. Not because of the weight or anything else but purely psychologically. You will start to associate eating with bad feelings and if you binge eat the next step is to throw it up afterwards. Especially easy with liquid type calories such as ice cream.
You really, really don't want to got down this path.
You really, really don't want to got down this path.
boxst said:
That isn't healthy and you should try somehow to curb it. Not because of the weight or anything else but purely psychologically. You will start to associate eating with bad feelings and if you binge eat the next step is to throw it up afterwards. Especially easy with liquid type calories such as ice cream.
You really, really don't want to got down this path.
this is my main concern, i'm not worried about the weight, it's the guilt/psychological issue. I weigh myself once every couple of weeks or so and i fluctuate by the odd 1-2lbs (perfectly normal, of course) but generally i'm always around 8st10lbs, give or take which, for 5ft 6" is absolutely fine.You really, really don't want to got down this path.
it's daft i know.....
E38Ross said:
Why? it's almost the guilt feeling that makes me not eat bad food for a whole week. I know it's probably better to have a little bit every day, but 1-2 bits of chocolate just don't do it for me, it has to be a lot...
Yeah, same for me. Nothing for three weeks then half a gateau and five eclairs. E38Ross said:
why do i feel so guilty every time, yet keep going back for more!?
Because you're addicted to exercise and have been conditioned to believe you should feel guilty. Tastes nice though, doesn't it?E38Ross said:
it's pathetic i know....but i'm sat here. have just had my dinner, and a big bowl of ice cream is beckoning me
Eat the f
king ice cream and stop whining you skinny fker. 
Edited by goldblum on Monday 15th July 00:46
I work permanent nights. This week I have done a few extra's. so ended up on 7 in a row.
I have had a McDonalds Breakfast after each nightshift this week!
Off home shortly to watch SuperSize me! Hopefully that might put me off in future. I am lucky though that I can eat for England and never put any weight on at all
I have had a McDonalds Breakfast after each nightshift this week!
Off home shortly to watch SuperSize me! Hopefully that might put me off in future. I am lucky though that I can eat for England and never put any weight on at all
Sorry, not being helpful but you just reminded me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlcL7S1NzGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlcL7S1NzGM
If you exercise that amount and religiously eat brown rice, I would say you are borderline obsessive to maintain that regime anyway! 
PLease don't feel guilty, though all that pure sugar is probably playing havoc with your insulin/blood sugar levels.
I expect its the "real" you trying to top up your calorie intake though. I know endurance athletes at their peak need 10k calories a day. You can't always get that from eating normally. So maybe introduce treats into your daily meals that aren't quite so bad for you; Dried fruit, nuts, some chocolate etc, and up your calorie intake.
PLease don't feel guilty, though all that pure sugar is probably playing havoc with your insulin/blood sugar levels.
I expect its the "real" you trying to top up your calorie intake though. I know endurance athletes at their peak need 10k calories a day. You can't always get that from eating normally. So maybe introduce treats into your daily meals that aren't quite so bad for you; Dried fruit, nuts, some chocolate etc, and up your calorie intake.
A number of people can suffer from this, but its obviously not seen as a big issue in 'healthy/bodybuilding' circles.
There was a thread about this here;
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149...
There was a thread about this here;
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149...
I'm the same as almost, see here: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Eat as clean as you like during the week, however usually at the weekend I will just go nuts on any sort of bad food. I've previoulsy driven to the cinema before just to buy pic n mix, and spent £10 or so in the process.
Only difference between your situation is that it tends to hamper my desired weightloss.
Eat as clean as you like during the week, however usually at the weekend I will just go nuts on any sort of bad food. I've previoulsy driven to the cinema before just to buy pic n mix, and spent £10 or so in the process.
Only difference between your situation is that it tends to hamper my desired weightloss.
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