How do I stop cheating on my diet?

Question

I have been on a strict diet for 2 weeks and have been following it well but today I ruined it. I ate a bunch of high calorie food, even choclate. The cravings were so strong I could not resist. Now I feel horrible that I cracked and cheated on my diet. How do I keep this from happening in the future?

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It’s 80/20. 80% good stuff the 20% is wiggle room. Doesn’t mean starvation or depriving yourself. I eat ice cream every single day. It’s finding alternatives to foods. I don’t eat a pint of Ben and Jerry that is 1000+ calories, I have halo top. 320-360 calories. I used a Fitbit and MyFitnessPal app and maintained a calorie deficit. You get a set number of calories and when you exercise you get extra calories to eat or save towards the end of the day which is your calorie deficit. I walked at home and ate better. Dropped 95 pounds in a year in 2018 and kept it off. High protein, high fiber and low sugar, low salt and mostly granola bars for bread carbs. Reading labels. Sugar and salt make you bloat and gain. Bread turns into sugar, especially the kinky kind white breads. I never cooked, I microwaved and steam bag veggies etc. Up your water intake. Great for the skin and dark circles etc. and find alternatives. If it like pasta try whole wheat or whole grain or zucchini noodles. Just take it one day at a time and give yourself some grace and not be so hard on yourself. If you mess up that’s ok, doesn’t mean it over, tomorrow is another day to try again. I never felt deprived. I would end life every now and again. Knowing that eating out comes with consequences of weight gain you do your best to balance it out with walking more or upping water etc. like if I’m going to have Chinese food, very high in sodium, it dries you out. I end up drinking a ton of water so I don’t feel dehydrated. I avoid eating out if I can. But I still enjoy myself at a wedding and eat the cake. Tomorrow is another day or dance it off all night. You aren’t starting over, you are starting from experience. You learned what didn’t work and try and improve on it. If I want chocolate I have dole dark chocolate frozen bananas 100 calorie packs. Or blue moon I will have a snickers 1 not 10. We all have good days and bad. We all have cycles and pms and break ups and other emotional events. But you deal with them not binge eat. You learn to cope differently from journaling or screaming into a pillow or yoga or exercise or daily affirmations etc. you figure it out.  Keep your head up. You’ve got this.

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get rid of the diet

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Overly restrictive diets are unsustainable.

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Stop going on strict diets. Find a calorie goal and stay within it. I’m currently losing weight that way. I still eat yummy foods that I want.

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Its okay to have a cheat day. If you don't want to then I'd say to remove all food that you want to refrain from eating from your house. But it sounds like you're doing well so enjoy that yummy food and get back on it tomorrow!

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Remember that feeling!
But also - allow small amounts of treat foods so you don’t crack and binge

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Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re causing yourself to stress more, which will make cravings intensify.. especially if you’re a stress eater 💓 
Start off slow, and pace yourself into it. You got this, girl!!

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allow yourself to indulge but sparingly. being too harsh on yourself in the beginning can be extremely difficult. don't feel bad about easing into it! maybe you can give yourself 2-3x/week to have a small portion to satisfy your craving, but try to slowly swap it for a healthier alternative. give yourself a bit of flexibility to avoid exacerbating your temptation 😊

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Nothing wroñg with a cheat day.

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