Chocolate Chip Cookie Made Me Feel Like S4!T

Excellent point. Thank you, Elina.

I know what you are saying and I was intending to go another paragraph into that but felt I was getting a little long as it was. I know the reason I felt that way yesterday wasn't "dumping" its because I am not used to that much sugar but it would take nothing to get used to that much sugar. My fitness is too important to me to do it again. And to your point that may not last either but its game on for now and I will enjoy it while it lasts. I don't eat carbs in moderation. I eat them strategically and very specifically after workouts because it helps with muscle growth. The carbs I eat (not necessarily the carbs I drink) are from whole grains or specific fruits not sugar and not processed foods.

Cookies will not be on my plan any time soon. Well except the coconut cookies from Voortmans that I use as part of a post-work out meal from time to time. They are only 5 carbs though.

My stress level is very high lately and I have not been able to reign it in. I have been trying to exercise more but its not helping much. I have been pretty good about not turning to food or if I do its protein. Yesterday the cookie sounded good and well I just lost that little battle.

You have nothing to justify, you are running your program in a way that is working for you.  I am just sharing my experience because it might help newbies to realize that they can't rely on this feeling to stop them.  Darn it.

I wasn't justifying it just writing it out to see it in front of me. These posts help me internalize things. The only thing I have learned in the past 18 months is that I have a lot to learn.

NEWBIES: YOU CAN'T RELY ON YOUR FEELINGS, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, OR ANYTHING ELSE TO STOP YOU FROM DOING STUPID THINGS! JUST DON'T DO THEM TWICE!

"My fitness is too important to me to do it again"

Thank you for this statement; it struck a chord with me. I'm just starting to work with my trainer again and get back into an exercise routine after those damn foot/leg surgeries I had. The progress I have lost is very frustrating to me (and that frustration I am sure has contributed to my recent lapses in judgment). Fitness is too important to me. I am going to keep repeating that one.

I see that happen a lot. I just went through it with my wife. You just have to focus on how good you feel when you do exercise regularly. It must be a part of your routine like brushing your teeth. Seeing it in your body helps too. When I stand in the mirror and can see ab definition and the veins in my arms bulging out, it keeps me motivated. When I can do more pushups than the week before, or I can add another 30 seconds to a plank, it keeps me motivated.

Yep, that's my problem - getting it back into my routine, like brushing my teeth. You are exactly right. The surgeries took me out of that mindset, and the continued restrictions I have frustrate me. I have been working extra hours and job hunting. And I just moved (further from the gym too, unfortunately). I see new changes in my body daily (bones, veins, etc) despite the lack of exercise, but I know I am losing my hard-won muscle and that kills me. So enough of the excuses and waiting for my life to calm down (that will never happen, because it's LIFE). Being thinner is not enough for me - I want to be fit. I have to get back to that routine, even if I have restrictions. Anything is better than nothing.

Plus that one giant cookie is one hour of hard cardio to work it off, so I think that is a better way to think about it. It takes me an hour of sweat and hard work to burn about 500-600 calories. That one giant cookie had to be at least 400 if not more.

Sometimes we need reminders.  Sorry to say that I'm happy you felt so crappy lol, no fear you will make warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies your comfort food any time soon!

Trust me, I am happy too. In fact it is a good thing, it will keep me from doing it next time or at least make me think long and hard about it.