I ate 3,000 calories today, and...

Zekela

I ate a little over 3000 cals yesterday too. I wasn't full but between 3000 - 4000 cals, I get bored of eating. I really don't stress over cals. I know if I'm in a terrible deficit, I wake up hungry a day or two after and I'll definitely eat a healthy high cal breakfast. I still hit my weekly goal. But it is interesting how the body signal works.

My0WNinspiration

Great post :flowerforyou:

yellowsnowdrop

THIS is the post I've been waiting for. Today i have to go and eat with the family (Sunday lunch) and have been getting a tad freaked out about it however I've been under my calorie goal eveyday this week so I guess in the grand acheme of things one Sunday lunch won't ruin things.
THANK YOU.

43932452

★Like★
This post on this topic is one of the most intelligible
explanations for so many MFPs. Most of us have
been there. Thanks for articulating it.

LaurenAOK

YES!!! I got Chuck Norris' approval! Finally an accomplishment I can be proud of :happy:

Francl27

Awesome post. I have to admit I'm jealous though, I'd be so sick if I did that.

sanndandi

:flowerforyou:

DawnieB1977

I had a week where I lost my appetite(due to stress and other things) and under ate by about 400 calories each day, and all of a sudden yesterday I was starving! So I had 4 slices of pizza, some ice-cream, some chocolate and some wine! I decided not to log it all haha.

I doubt I have put on any weight from it, and today I am back to normal.

jadermary

Thanks! I needed that reminder :happy:

Weebs628

Great post! I have days like that too and it has not slowed my progress at all!

unoriginalusername007

Awesome prerogative! I'm glad to see someone who's not freaking out over one single day of overeating! Fantastic post, just wanted to comment to say that

Ldbg289

I learned the hard way that one day isn't worth beating myself up over, when I first started really trying to lose weight, if I went in the red at all, I'd be so angry because "I could have done better" now I realize, life has it's ups and downs and I'm not perfect so I might go over my calories some days, I might even gain weight when I'm trying to lose it but you know what? The only way I usually even entertain the thought that I've failed is if I give up. Now I'm not saying those thoughts don't creep in now and again but I just say to myself "oh well, tomorrow will be better!"

SmallMimi

:flowerforyou: Nope one day does not undo all the hard work you put in all week

londonboyben

totally agree,
said something similar the other day,

some people get emotional after a bad day and that has such a negative effect the following day, as you perfectly summed up going over on any given day is no big deal, and the best solution is to just forget it and move on,

one of the best things anyone can do on their journey is to realise its not going to be flawless, that would make it easy when we all know its not easy at all,
once you accept that then you can more easily deal with the minor set backs,

loved this post, thanks

FinallyFindingLisa

Best post EVER!!!

knitwit0704

This is just what I needed after 3, yes, 3 (not 3000 calories, though, more like 2000) binge days.

potatocar

themedalist

A terrific post! Thanks!

A day like you've had is so important on so many levels, as you've identified. You may temporarily see an increase in the scale due to higher sodium, but it will be gone in a few days.

So glad you enjoyed your day!

Bean515

Spot on! It's the negative thought cycle that needs to be broken....that's what causes repeated over eating and weight gain. One day doesn't hurt. A couple days doesn't hurt. I've been going through a rough patch in life, and love comfort food. I ate like a horse the past 3 days and gained under a pound. I'm not stressing it because I feel like I'm ready to workout and get back to eating healthier. When someone gets stuck on one little rut, that rut slowly turns into a gigantic hole. I have carbo load days where no matter how much protein I eat, I really am only craving carbs. And I give in. I let my body get its fix and over indulgence, don't log or don't look at my macros that day and get over it. I suck at eating consistently healthy for weeks or months at a time. I've accepted I'm not one of those people. So I follow a 80% rule....I keep that much of my diet healthy. Pretty soon ill bump it up. And if my body calls for a cheat day for whatever reason, damn skippy I'm going to let it have it. The less deprived I feel, the easier this is.

JesChernosky

Thank you!

I've seen people freak out because they went 20 cals over their goal. Or because they feel that they should have been right on their goal, not under, or it's not healthy. I've had to explain to them that you will pretty much NEVER be right on goal.

V3XES

Great work and a nice positive feed............ excuse the pun !!

LJCannon

I am so glad that I clicked on this Post!! I am sure that I will be Quoting it OFTEN!! You have said this so much better than I could!!

Marley2310

YESSS FINALLYYYYYY!!! someone who doesn't care!! lol its really funny how some people think they ruined all their hard work by eating some extra junk ...im well known among my friends for my epic cheat days lol i never gain real fat after cheating for one day i just hold on to some water weight

marooned

Love the post... a little needed perspective for me on a Sunday!!!

JisatsuHoshi

Got to treat yourself every once in a while!

pabu13

Yep, makes you think ;o) thanks for taking the time to write this :O)

Ophidion

Couldn't agree more!! Two nights ago my grand total was 3954 cals and not sweating it in the slightest. A great time was had with people I love and as long as I don't make a habit of it Meh It just was a self indulgent day that most probably won't even register on the scales in a week, but the memory is something I get to enjoy forever.

Great post

Skeleton_Keys

Love this post! About a month or so ago I had a little aha moment myself, "oh no I ate 300 extra... oh well!" It made me very happy to just brush it off. In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter!

aaasky

Love this post! Thanks so much for taking the time to put it all in perspective!

Onaughmae

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