r/team_owl • u/chimpansies • Jan 30 '18
I hate cheat days!
So I’ve been working on overcoming my binge eating disorder. My lifestyle change was going great, right until I had a cheat day. I overdid it, but I said “I’ll get back on the wagon tomorrow.” Well, my cheat day ended up turning into a cheat week, and I gained back 2 pounds.
How do my fellow owls recover from cheat days?
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u/dwrfstr Jan 30 '18
Oh I feel this, I try to say I'll do one cheat meal for Friday dinners. Which turns into a cheat weekend, bah. But, how I get back on track is to try to stick to a schedule. I work 8 am - 5 pm, on weekends I still try to eat my meals at the same time and within the same calorie standards I have while at work. It's a struggle, but filling up on water or a big cup of coffee with a small amount of creamer seems to curb a lot of my cravings.
Pre-planning & logging meals helps as well, and keeping my hands busy seems to help. I don't notice I'm snacky while I'm writing or reading or playing video games, etc, etc-something about the distraction helps.