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What to do if you messed up a fast day

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la_vie_est_belle_
la_vie_est_belle_ Posts: 139 Member
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does anybody ever mess up a fast day? (Accidentally eat wayyy over 500 calories) how do you make up for it?

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  • shoegal_81
    shoegal_81 Posts: 14 Member
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    If it's way over I would probably treat it as a normal day & move my fast day to another. That's what I like about 5:2, it's so flexible.
    I try not to beat myself up about it as negative feelings about what I've eaten usually lead to me giving up altogether & binging.
  • RatherBeInTheShire
    RatherBeInTheShire Posts: 561 Member
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    If I'm only over by 100 or 200 calories, I'd just call it a fast day, but if I went WAY over, I'd treat it as a feast day and fast another day!
  • loveswalking
    loveswalking Posts: 354 Member
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    I tend to eat up to 750 on fast days and still consider it a fasting day. I usually try to do 4:3.
  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
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    As above....up to 800 I call it a fast, if I go higher, I eat a bit more, count it as a normal day and fast another day.

    What you shoudn't do, is beat yourself up about it. Fasts are sometimes hard for different reasons. Sometimes they just don't happen.
  • la_vie_est_belle_
    la_vie_est_belle_ Posts: 139 Member
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    Thanks guys. It was a wayyyy over day. About 2000 calories. I stress ate. Oops. So I guess I'll fast another day
  • karen_fitzgibbon
    karen_fitzgibbon Posts: 736 Member
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    Just say meh and fast another day. :smiley:
  • janetteluparia
    janetteluparia Posts: 318 Member
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    karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »
    Just say meh and fast another day. :smiley:

    Yep, that ^. it happens.
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
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    I like what karen says meh lol and good luck with future fasting

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