Fruit day

maryelgin1988

Hey jenny,
I haven't read most of the replies so.I'm sure I will be a repeat. A detox is NOT needed. Please do not start punishing yourself for going over, this creates a habit and not a healthy one. If you want to fix your mistake, just bank 100 cals a day for the next week. Problem solved. If you "detox" you are very likely to binge and just feel yucky the whole day. Use mfp for support if you need help staying motivated, some of us are not as harsh as others.
Also, don't take offense to those who come off as rude, they've simply grown tired of hearing the same nonesense over and over.
I'm going to add you, if you genuinely would like help staying.motivated accept my request. If not, thats fine too.
BUT PLEASE DON'T "DETOX".

SLLRunner

jenny181111 wrote: »

I have had two days of being over, So I have decided to 'detox' for the day. I've read they are myths and don't work, but I just need a boost I suppose.
I'm having two glasses of lemon water today, two cups of green tea (ewwww), water, a meal replacement shake for breakfast and tea. And fruit for the rest of the day

Oh no. Not necessary. Stay close to the restroom, too, with all the tea, water, and fruit.

Bshmerlie

You're obviously just starting out. We all go over at some point. Just log it and workout a little more that day or weekend or whatever. Don't sweat it. Sometimes you can lower the calories the next day by a couple hundred to make up a little but of it. Just get back on the horse and keep going. Sometimes those days you go over help. It makes dieting a little easier. Just get refocused and keep at it. If you're in this for the long haul a couple of days here or there is not going to matter.

Ready2Rock206

I don't understand this at all. Drinking green tea which you don't like and eating a bushel of fruit (because if that's all you're eating I imagine you're having a lot of it) is supposed to do what?! How about just not eating over your calories and eating normal food?

Sued0nim

This is a bad mindset

What you are saying is it's ok to "fail" if I self-flagellate to prove that I understand I am a bad person

Screw that

You're not bad...you're human

So you went over a couple of days ...it happens ...

Look at your calorie defecit as a weekly challenge ...try to even it out over the week ...try to preplan for days when you know you will be going over ..I find the weekly reports in the app are much better for this type of weekly management

I don't hold with doing things you know don't work (detox), with stuff you know doesn't work and hate (green tea) to prove to yourself that you're a bad person and deserve to be punished (unless of course you're into punishment in which case I shall put down the thread and back away slowly)

chrystal1779

I see nothing wrong w going over. This is my first completed week. I went over 4 times. But ya know what. Those days I went over I still ate way less then when I wasn't tracking my food. That's a win win to me. What also helps me, because I love food.... I find things like pickles... 0 calories... White corn on the cob 45 cal a lrg cob. Because sometimes you just want to EAT!!!!! Oh. Another love of mine is smart ones frozen dinners bout 220-300 calories thrown on a huge pile of salad. No fatning dressing needed. The Smart One gives it all the flavor needed. And I can have a huge heaping of it. Next weeks challeng. Making spaghetti noodles out of zucchini . So I can have some spaghetti . Yummmmmm

jenny181111

Thanks to all the replies for and against it. I ate about 700 calories of fruit yesterday, and my meal replacement shakes for two meals. I did stay under my allowance. And I felt healthier for doing the fruit day.
I have no plans to do it long term, it was just for the day.