VERY STRESSFUL DAY...Bad Food Choices

Today was one of the most stressful days I have had since surgery and my foor choices weren't the best tonight.  I had a protien chai tea, 1/2 c. yogurt for brakfast, lunch was chicken and salad but by the time I got home from work I fell apart.  I had filet, 15 cherries and 3/4 bag of sf red licorice and now I'm paying for it.  I sure hope tomorrow is better as I am ready totally lose my cool.

So sorry to hear you had a bad day. We all have bad days from time to time. Doesn't sound like you did too bad except for the 3/4 bag of licorice. But remember, tomorrow is a new day. No since beating yourself up over it. Hang in there.

Every day is a new day. You can do better tomorrow. If it's a stressful day. Walk a mile, run on the treadmill or clean house to get that extra energy out of your system. Then hopefully it will be easier to eat healthier. Exercising always helps me. I hope it helps you to.

We all have days like that. It's life. Pick your self up, brush yourself off, and start back on track. We can do this

 Sorry to hear it was a bad day for you.  Remember to look forward, tomorrow will be better.

Deep breath. I wouldn't stress over it too much. One bad day isn't going to break you, just need to not repeat things again. Personally, I've fallen off a few times in the last year. Some days have been horrible and the temptation to emotionally eat has been overwhelming. I've felt guilty every single time but have to stop and remember that the next day I can choose to start fresh and make only good decisions. The 331 days of good decisions more than outweighs the 4 bad days of decisions that I've made in the past year.

I haven't had a bad day in over 4 months and I really credit it to the running. I have a playlist on my iPod called "F-this" and it's perfect for those moments I really just need to get out and hit the pavement with the frustration. I usually come back feeling a little more peaceful and relaxed with the temptation to shove food in my mouth tampered down by the physiological release of exercise. Might work for you too..

Good luck!

Thank you everyone for your kind words of encouragement.  I know I can do this. I just need to learn to deal with stress better than I do.  I can say though that I didn't revert back to buying a bag of chips, pepsi and a ham sandwich as I have in the past...oh come to think of that is what helped get the point of RNY. :(