Originally Posted by
imaninjadangit
Binge days/nights like that are sometimes therapeutic. You get it out of your system, and then you realize how bad it would be to do it every day. It's when you give up because of one "bad" night, and never look back.
As for water weight....are you taking any rest days? Or, are you mixing your week, doing g cardio every other day, and then throwing weights in on the odd days? If you don't, that water will sit in your muscles.
Ultimately, you shouldn't stress. You're doing this to be healthy, right? If you have a good diet, and are exercising, then don't worry! You're already way better off than you were when you started losing weight, right?
Hi Robyn
Yep. Agreed. Eating like that is such a good reminder as to why it's so important not to do it all the time. It makes you feel so awful afterward, depending on what you have. For me, I enjoy pasta, breads, cheeses, ice creams, cookies, etc. The usual junk food. It may taste and feel really good while consuming it, but not long after the fact, I'd almost rather feel hungry than deal with the cramps and general feeling of 'blegh' that I'm then stuck with - not to mention the annoying water weight that continues to compound on me.
I hadn't really thought about that in regards to the muscles holding onto water. I can usually feel my belly and thigh areas becoming much softer as I accumulate this retention. Clothes that I fit in just a week or so ago are now tight and can barely be buttoned :[
I just have to focus is all. No more parties or birthday celebrations to worry about, thank goodness! As fun as they were, it's time to get back into this battle.
Sunday is my rest day, even though I have been doing a quick 30min cardio session in the morning just to get my body rev'd up for the following junk food. I do some strength training with a 35lb kettle bell my uncle gave me, along with push-ups and sit-ups on Mon/Wed/Fri.
Originally Posted by
jen_renee
hahaha! Oh, Greg!
I agree with Robyn though.... Overall you're still eating good and exercising, and that's what's important. Accept your beer drinking, floor rolling, cake eating binge night, and move on. LOL! Today is a new day, my friend.
lol Jen
Well, it was a mixture of beer and rum, so... yeah. I've learned some valuable things that night:
1. Never mix drinks early (or ever) again.
and
2. Put a lock on my phone.
Some of my friends got their hands on it and texted some pretty rude things to some people in my contacts. erm..
Thankfully, they knew it wasn't me saying it!
Today is definitely a new day, even though it was quite irritating. BOTH of my Jeeps are at my mechanic's shop for repairs, so I'm stuck borrowing a co-workers right-hand drive vehicle for a day or two. ugh.. and today was just so heavy with mail. It rained, and I just felt like crap overall. I wanted it to be over quick, and it was anything but fast
Anyway, got in my hour / 5 miles of cardio along with some kettle bell workouts tonight. Ate well, for the most part. I probably didn't eat enough as I mistakenly left my bars in my jeep when it got towed. I managed to get my hands on some crackers and a peanut butter sandwich though throughout the day, then I had some Kashi cereal with honey before I ran tonight.
So, we'll see
I'm really expecting a good number this week as I have no plans to drink any alcohol whatsoever.. I think I did enough of that on Saturday. hah hah.
