A really bad day

gpstreet

Yesterday was a really bad day for me. Somehow I over indulged in hot cross buns, cheese sandwiches and beer. A couple of thousand calories over my limit. I am off work for two weeks so I have no chance to do my usual 20 mile cycle ride. Just wondered if anyone else has had these kind of days ? My thoughts have turned to fasting today to see if it will turn things round.

NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner

As Taylor Swift recently said Log it and "Shake it off". You don't need to fast. Go out and have a nice long walk, eat to your goal today and realise we are all human, we all have days we slip up and it's only one day.

Sued0nim

gpstreet wrote: »

Yesterday was a really bad day for me. Somehow I over indulged in hot cross buns, cheese sandwiches and beer. A couple of thousand calories over my limit. I am off work for two weeks so I have no chance to do my usual 20 mile cycle ride. Just wondered if anyone else has had these kind of days ? My thoughts have turned to fasting today to see if it will turn things round.

Explain "somehow"

And why can't you do your bike ride or similar

jennifer_417

It happens. Just return to your regularly scheduled calorie deficit.

belucky1

don't punish yourself that will not help, just start again today, tomorrow has gone to don't look back just push forward. Stay focused and enjoy the day.

boredfatman

Was your bike riding done cycling to work? If so, just because you are off work doesn't mean you can't still get out and cycle...

gpstreet

boredfatman wrote: »

Was your bike riding done cycling to work? If so, just because you are off work doesn't mean you can't still get out and cycle...

Cycle ride was to my office. Looking after my ten year old and cannot leave her by herself.

Thanks for the kind words. I will not fast but I will only consume my curry vegetable soup :-)

Sued0nim

gpstreet wrote: »

boredfatman wrote: »

Was your bike riding done cycling to work? If so, just because you are off work doesn't mean you can't still get out and cycle...

Cycle ride was to my office. Looking after my ten year old and cannot leave her by herself.

Thanks for the kind words. I will not fast but I will only consume my curry vegetable soup :-)

Get your 10 year old on a bike

Get a pull along if you have to like a trailgator



Take her to the park, woods, country and hike

Take her swimming

Curried soup ...bleurgh

gpstreet

So far the fast has not been so bad. Have not felt hungry. However I am tucking into a small bowl of vegetable curry soup.

peter56765

gpstreet wrote: »

boredfatman wrote: »

Was your bike riding done cycling to work? If so, just because you are off work doesn't mean you can't still get out and cycle...

Cycle ride was to my office. Looking after my ten year old and cannot leave her by herself.

Thanks for the kind words. I will not fast but I will only consume my curry vegetable soup :-)

• Join a gym for a month and take your ten year old there. Most gyms have a supervised area for kids.
• Call the parents of your ten year olds friends and offer to watch their kid(s) for a few hours in exchange for them doing the same for you.
• Send her for a long overdue visit to grandma/aunt/cousin.
• Hire a teenager for a few hours.

SingRunTing

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't the kid be home alone for an hour while you go for a ride? It's not like you're leaving them overnight or something. An hour in front of the tv with a cell phone handy should be fine (but I'm not a parent, so what do I know). FYI, most states that have a home alone type law state somewhere in the 8-10 range, so I don't think I'm that far off the mark.

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

I'm just hearing excuses...

SingRunTing

gpstreet wrote: »

boredfatman wrote: »

Was your bike riding done cycling to work? If so, just because you are off work doesn't mean you can't still get out and cycle...

Cycle ride was to my office. Looking after my ten year old and cannot leave her by herself.

Thanks for the kind words. I will not fast but I will only consume my curry vegetable soup :-)

Why are you doing this??

RoxieDawn

Do what you need to do in order to" forgive yourself, move on and get back on track today, rest of the week and the next two weeks and forever. You will find that fasting for the day will not be your answer.

Also, bike ride? Why can't you do something else active while you OFF for two weeks.. And why not plan to keep active...

Not sure I understand any real problem here other than (not sugar coating) excuses or trying to put limitations on things that surely have a resolution...

jenncornelsen

u are not alone in the over indulging every now and then. i had a whole week of it when i went on a trip. just got back on the wagon as soon as i could. are u planning to not exercise at all just because your home for awhile? your daughter is 10 im sure there's some sort of workout u can do while she watches a show or whatever. and i understand your probably not that hungry today from eating too much yesterday but punishing yourself with just soup might not be great either, leaving u more hungry the following day.

Lounmoun

Bike riding is not the only exercise.
You can walk with or without your child.
You can do exercise videos at home. You Tube has lots of free workouts.
You can turn on music and dance.
You can climb stairs.
I'd just log the bit you went over and move on to normal eating for your current activity level.

macgurlnet

SingRunTing wrote: »

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't the kid be home alone for an hour while you go for a ride? It's not like you're leaving them overnight or something. An hour in front of the tv with a cell phone handy should be fine (but I'm not a parent, so what do I know). FYI, most states that have a home alone type law state somewhere in the 8-10 range, so I don't think I'm that far off the mark.

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

I'm just hearing excuses...

Kiddo might be off school today due to the holiday.

I agree with everything here - when I was 10, I played outside and road my bike all over and all that jazz. Take your kiddo with you! Sure you may not be able to go as far or fast, but it could still be loads of fun.

~Lyssa

SingRunTing

macgurlnet wrote: »

SingRunTing wrote: »

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't the kid be home alone for an hour while you go for a ride? It's not like you're leaving them overnight or something. An hour in front of the tv with a cell phone handy should be fine (but I'm not a parent, so what do I know). FYI, most states that have a home alone type law state somewhere in the 8-10 range, so I don't think I'm that far off the mark.

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

I'm just hearing excuses...

Kiddo might be off school today due to the holiday.

I agree with everything here - when I was 10, I played outside and road my bike all over and all that jazz. Take your kiddo with you! Sure you may not be able to go as far or fast, but it could still be loads of fun.

~Lyssa

Wait? Are we talking about 1 day? I thought we were talking about the whole two weeks OP has off work.

malibu927

Why are you fasting to make up for yesterday? Just eat as normal.

Abby2205

SingRunTing wrote: »

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't the kid be home alone for an hour while you go for a ride? It's not like you're leaving them overnight or something. An hour in front of the tv with a cell phone handy should be fine (but I'm not a parent, so what do I know). FYI, most states that have a home alone type law state somewhere in the 8-10 range, so I don't think I'm that far off the mark.

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

I'm just hearing excuses...

Today is a major religious holiday where I live and I assume it's the same for OP, therefore no school and no scheduled child care. And home alone laws or not, I'm not going to second guess a parent who doesn't want to leave a 10 year old alone.

malibu927

SingRunTing wrote: »

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

Most kids around here are on spring break

Liftng4Lis

Log it and move on.

macgurlnet

malibu927 wrote: »

SingRunTing wrote: »

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

Most kids around here are on spring break

And this also. Coffee hasn't kicked in yet, lol.

~Lyssa

SingRunTing

malibu927 wrote: »

SingRunTing wrote: »

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

Most kids around here are on spring break

Spring break around here isn't until the 3rd week of April, so I didn't realize others take it earlier. Is spring break 2 weeks in other areas?

Doesn't change the fact that blaming the kid for not being able to exercise is still an excuse. Find something to do at home with the kid, involve your child in your plans, let the kid stay home alone (obviously depends on parent's comfort level), find some else to watch them, or don't exercise for that time and adjust your calorie goal appropriately.

There are options other than "I can't exercise because of my 10 year old".

Sued0nim

10 year olds should be old enough to leave alone...mine stays at home for a couple of hours whilst I'm at the gym ...admittedly she's joined by her 14 year old brother after about 30 minutes.

Children need to develop independence so that they can survive high school and you can only do it in small stages

But this isn't a parenting thread

It's clearly a "what the hell possessed you to eat curried vegetable soup?" Thread

Tubbs216

Curried soup is delicious!
Take your daughter swimming?

TheVirgoddess

I homeschool my kids - they are with me 24/7. I still manage to work out and stay active - we go for trail hikes, nature walks, we do yoga together and mindfully move our bodies. You have to want it badly enough to stop making excuses.

As far as going over by a few thousand calories (yikes), just move on. There is no reason to starve yourself at this point. Just chalk it up as a lesson learned.

itschanelle

I have a 10 year old daughter and she can keep up with me on our bikes. Granted she has to work really hard, but she loves it.

Like others said, take her to the park and jog around or do something that gets you both out and active if you won't do the bike ride with her. Having a bad day sucks but fasting is not the answer. Be super careful about what you eat today but eat enough, and exercise.

gpstreet

Not blaming my daughter at all. I cannot leave her by herself. Enough said and just take my word for it. Swimming not an option because I cannot get her left ear wet.

It is cold, wet and windy here in London so going outside is not a good idea. However the weather cleared up enough to allow us to spend a couple of hours in the park but I am sure it is difficult to work out calories burnt pushing a child on a swing. Cycling is an idea but first she has to learn to ride a bike. :-) Today she did 46 seconds on the bike by herself. :-):-)

Now back on the wagon. Not fasting but being really careful :-)

Dnarules

SingRunTing wrote: »

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't the kid be home alone for an hour while you go for a ride? It's not like you're leaving them overnight or something. An hour in front of the tv with a cell phone handy should be fine (but I'm not a parent, so what do I know). FYI, most states that have a home alone type law state somewhere in the 8-10 range, so I don't think I'm that far off the mark.

Second, doesn't the kid go to school during the day? Why can't you bike then since you're off work and don't have to wait until after hours?

I'm just hearing excuses...

I did not leave my children alone at 10. And many kids are off for spring break this week.

gpstreet

The curried soup is lovely. Made 4.5 litres of it. Made from frozen vegetables and tins of tomatos and loads of curry powder. 150 calories per 500 ml.

AliceDark

So, does this happen a lot? You go way over one day, then way under the next day? If so, every time you restrict, you're setting yourself up for the next splurge. Stop with the soup and eat to your normal goal today.