Really upset

kelly39014

I've been doing good on my 1200 cal diet for the past week and exercising everyday but today I went over my limit by 617 calories and I'm way too tired to exercise

mseslee

what are you doing differently then you did last week? it's all about personal choices, you have to want this bad enough to lose the weight. Trust me, i'm doing the 1200 calorie diet and it's hard and there are days where I go over but I always try to work out even harder those days then I do the other days at the gym.

LAWoman72

Don't be upset, just STOP RIGHT THERE.

It's unlikely you even gained one full pound, just doing the math.

You may show heavier on the scale tomorrow if what you ate causes water retention, but that should go away soon.

Just put the fork down NOW, DO NOT be upset about it - people mess up and then we go on - and eat NORMALLY tomorrow, don't try to restrict if you're hungry in order to "make up for it."

This is just my advice and what I'd personally do.

kelly39014

Thanks I do want it bad like last week I had a cheeseburger and worked out for 45 minutes straight just to burn it offend today I'm like blahh I think I need to take a break for a day it was Thai food today with an egg roll and rice at a restaurant and I'm assuming it was hgh in calories but I haven't taken a break yet for a week so I think it's ok

sofaking6

Are you eating back those exercise calories? Trust me I know many of us want to lose as quickly as possible, but if you're under-nourishing yourself it's (practically) inevitable that you'll wind up exhausted and super hungry. Don't start that cycle - maybe you need to re-evaluate your goals so you can have more to eat on a daily basis, even if it means losing more slowly.

PokeyBug

Why are you fretting a single day? That's around 89 calories each of the last 7 days. Surely, you haven't hit EXACTLY 1,200 calories each day. I try to hit 1,200 calories a day, too, but most days I fall a little short. Today, I fell WAY short of that (1,006 calories). I figure that days like today make up for days when I go a little over. No big deal.

In the words of Scarlett O'Hara, "After all, tomorrow is another day."

kelly39014

Yea I make sure to eat back all my calories

smandymail

I did the same thing on Sunday - with an entire can of Pringles. Ugh! I was really upset with myself too, but I told myself I would make up for it in the coming days. And I have! Just a little more exercise, and one day of nutritional punishment. Not saying you should skip a meal, but there are plenty of ways to catch back up in no time. It's only one day

TommyBoy_

The journey to being healthy shouldn't ever have an end date. Of course some days you will slip or have the extra treat. What separates the winners from the losers is those that can brush it off and keep going after those bad days/weekends/weeks

kgeyser

Being too tired to exercise and excessive hunger can be signs of overtraining/undereating. Might be a good idea to increase your calories a bit and keep on eye on how the scale moves to find the best calorie goal where you are fueling your body and still losing.

TheVirgoddess

Honey it's one day. Shake it off. Do better tomorrow.

stackhsc

600 calories is 1/6 of a lb, you'll be ok

KylaDenay

kelly39014 wrote: »

Thanks I do want it bad like last week I had a cheeseburger and worked out for 45 minutes straight just to burn it offend today I'm like blahh I think I need to take a break for a day it was Thai food today with an egg roll and rice at a restaurant and I'm assuming it was hgh in calories but I haven't taken a break yet for a week so I think it's ok

Well at least you are not depriving yourself. Take it one day at a time. This one day will not hurt you. Maybe make it up the rest of the week. You can eat a little less of your workout calories back instead of eating all of them. You will still be under for the week either way.

We all have our days. Your body is probably trying to tell you something. Get the rest, but also like someone else mentioned maybe increase your calories a bit. Don't let this one day get to you. Just pick back up tomorrow.

Serah87

Eating only 1200 calories I would over eat also!!!

emdeesea

Shoot. I went over by about 1,200 calories yesterday. I had Chinese food, then a hot fudge sundae, then cookies, etc.

But I didn't gain weight by eating one hot fudge sundae on one day. And today is back to normal. Just don't do it every day and you'll be fine.

Additionally, it's very likely you should be eating more than 1,200 calories a day anyway. That's awfully low. A normal day for me is just over 1,500 calories and I'm losing weight steadily.

MKEgal

So your calorie goal is 1200 (is 120 lb really a healthy goal weight given your height? check a BMI chart, link below),
and you're eating more than that because you say you're eating exercise calories,
but you're concerned that you ate even more on _one_ day??

I wouldn't worry about it.
Re-evaluate your goals, how fast you're thinking of losing weight, how much you're thinking of losing (almost 60 lb? your picture doesn't look like you need to lose that much), how much you're exercising, etc.
Maybe being hungry & tired is your body telling you to change what you're doing.
Maybe you need to up your calorie goal, set a realistic weight-loss goal (for now, 1.5 lb per week or less), and ignore the exercise calories.

http://www.shapeup.org/bmi/bmi6.pdf

RebelDiamond

I stick to 1,200 calories a day 5 days out of the week and have two cheat meals a week which brings up my total for those two days. And I have lost 19kg so far!
Don't sweat it, sometimes your body can do with a calorie "boost" to trigger your metabolism (because it can get sluggish on a low calorie diet)... you might find that you'll be hungrier the next day too but it can also boost your weight loss

malibu927

You should still be under maintenance for the week. Don't sweat it. It happens.

Liftng4Lis

Log it and move on, its just a day.

ahoy_m8

One rest day a week is a really good idea, IMHO.

higgins8283801

1 pound of fat is 3500 calories. So if you ate 617 over your tdee then you still didn't gain a pound.

Going over won't ruin you. Shrug it off! It's ok! I've gone over several times and I'm down 30.

KendraMartin85

Do not beat yourself up over a cheat meal!!!!!! Enjoy the heck out of it, accept it, then move forward. Nothing good will come out of guilt. I would also recommend finding new rewards for your hard work, like maybe new yoga pants, or when you've lost a size or two a new outfit. Don't forget to reward yourself, but find new ways to do it. Also get creative on ways to catch up with friends and family. Like meet at a park with a packed lunch instead of a restraunt.

libbydoodle11

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

Honey it's one day. Shake it off. Do better tomorrow.

^^^^this^^^^^


The sun will rise again tomorrow.

silentKayak

Try to figure out what happened. Maybe your target is too low, or you let yourself get too hungry, or you chose the wrong foods. Treat it as a learning experience. Overall, it doesn't matter. Tomorrow is a new day.

shadow2soul

kelly39014 wrote: »

I've been doing good on my 1200 cal diet for the past week and exercising everyday but today I went over my limit by 617 calories and I'm way too tired to exercise

One day isn't going to ruin anything, and honestly 617 calories isn't all that bad. Why do I say that, well lets look at the math:

If your deficit is 250 calories (0.5lb per week loss):
367 calories over maintenance.

If your deficit is 500 calories (1lb per week loss):
117 calories over maintenance.

If your deficit is 750 calories (1.5lb per week loss):
133 calories under maintenance.

If your deficit is 1000 calories (2lb per week loss):
383 calories under maintenance.

And unless you have eaten exactly 1200 net calories everyday for the past week (my bet is you've been a bit under some days), then it should come pretty close to balancing out to around (maybe 100-200 over) an average of 1200 net for the week.

Till__I__Collapse

Too tired to exercise is a good indicator of inadequate nutrition and calories.