I ate 3,000 calories today, and...
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Spoken like a true TWENTY TWO year old.
Try that *kitten* in 5 years and let me know how it works out.
Ninja PLEASE
You don't even have to TRY to stay thin at 22. Its easy, its called awesome metabolism.
Go to any ice cream place and look who is ordering the 2000 calorie monster shakes, its model-thin teenage girls.
Talking a lot of *kitten* for a kid with great metabolism.
When I was in my early 20s, I'd eat a candy bar and sugar soda at every break at work, I'd eat the 2-3000 calorie meals when dining out, drink sugared alcohol drinks with impunity and still stayed at 10% bodyfat. That all changes fast. You get into those bad habits and "once in a while" turns into a permanent fat gain every time.
What?? I could have made this post, and I am 45 years old.
I am a lazy bish outside the gym, do no cardio and am trying to bulk but am maintaining on 2,500 calories!
ETA: oh, and I am female!0 -
Thanks for posting this. It was well said and a reminder to us all.
In the last 4 weeks ago, I hurt my ankle and got sick with the flu and I had one event after another. I didn't really exercise and I did over eat with the wrong type of foods and I didn't track it. So I was really suprised that I only gain less than a kilo. I think that I still must have been eating around my maintenance level without really realising it because I have been eating a deficitency for awhile now. I still mainly ate healthy foods at main meals but then I also indulge my sweet tooth with biscuits and ice cream. Also having extra wine with meals.
Now I am not recommending doing what I did but it does go to show that sometimes life does happen. Its not the end of the world, if you have a day/week of a little over indulgence. Just enjoy that time and then start a brand new day.
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Spoken like a true TWENTY TWO year old.
Try that *kitten* in 5 years and let me know how it works out.
Ninja PLEASE
You don't even have to TRY to stay thin at 22. Its easy, its called awesome metabolism.
Go to any ice cream place and look who is ordering the 2000 calorie monster shakes, its model-thin teenage girls.
Talking a lot of *kitten* for a kid with great metabolism.
When I was in my early 20s, I'd eat a candy bar and sugar soda at every break at work, I'd eat the 2-3000 calorie meals when dining out, drink sugared alcohol drinks with impunity and still stayed at 10% bodyfat. That all changes fast. You get into those bad habits and "once in a while" turns into a permanent fat gain every time.
I was fat at 22.
I'm now 32, and on Thursday for dinner I had a huge pot of fondue, almost a liter of beer, a plate of fried fish and french fries, then a big bowl of ice cream. 3500 calories that day, roughly.
Oh, and I'm about 10.5% body fat.
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You know those super obvious things that you should know but forget constantly? This is one of 'em. Thanks for the reminder!
Totally this ^^^ Fab post OP
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I missed the great metabolism of the teens and 20's too.I feel cheated lol. Anyway, all through my teens and early 20's I was fat.....I went through some mild cases of bulimia and one time didn't eat for 2 weeks because of how bad I felt about myself. When I was 22 I finally got serious and lost 60 pounds. I ate 1200 or less every day and if I went over on a day I made myself not eat the whole next day. I know horrible:( I gained all the weight back due to partying and just not caring anymore and getting pregnant on top of that. I now have lost 20 pounds and I'll be honest I do find myself still wanting to go back to my old ways of obsessing over the calorie count....but for the most part I don't stress that much over it anymore.I love this post! I now don't sweat it if I go over here and there because in the end all that matters is the average for the week and even if I do gain...I know it's not the end of the world.I plan to cheat on the 4th of July,whoo hoo, can't wait for beer and bbq!0
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well written0
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Love! This made me not feel SO bad for my dinner Thursday night...and the wine I will enjoy. :drinker:0
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Thanks for this post, definitely gave me some needed perspective in my journey.0
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I feel great.
Give me a second to explain myself. This is for all the topics I see on here, on a daily basis, that declare "I went ____ calories over my goal! I'm a failure!" Or "I totally binged today and ate 300 calories of cookies! I've ruined all my hard work!" If you've ever posted one of those threads, or thought something similar, I'd like to share some thoughts with you.
My daily goal is to net about 1430 calories. Depending on exercise, this means I normally eat anywhere from 1400-1800 calories a day. I've been trying paleo recently (and actually loving it, but that's a different story), so my calorie intake has been a bit lower than normal because I've been adjusting to the new foods. Today, I was in a great mood and I decided I deserve a treat. I hadn't had a proper "cheat day" in a long time. Months, really. Maybe a couple hundred calories extra here or there, but nothing major.
So today, I ate Wendy's, ice cream, Olive Garden, and I'm about to eat more ice cream. When all is said and done I will have eaten over 3000 calories today. Given that my daily goal is half that, you'd think I'd be upset.
Nope.
Why not?
1) It was freaking delicious
2) I won't gain weight this week, because I was under my goal the other days of the week
and more importantly
3) One day really doesn't make a gosh darn lick of difference in the grand scheme of things!
Think about it. Many of you on this website have been overweight for YEARS, or maybe even your whole life. You've eaten thousands of calories on a daily basis. Now, you've turned yourself around. You're eating less, you're eating healthier, and that's great. But you're honestly going to get mad at yourself for ONE day of eating like you used to? C'mon, now. There's no need for that.
Most people are on here are at a 500 calorie per day deficit (some more, some less... but for the sake of argument let's say 500/day). First of all, this means if you go 300 calories over your goal, YOU WON'T GAIN WEIGHT. You're still under your maintenance amount of calories. You won't even maintain your weight. You'll lose weight, maybe just not as fast as you would have at the 500 calorie deficit. If you go 400 calories over your goal, you won't gain weight. If you go 500 calories over your goal, you won't gain weight. Starting to see a pattern?
If you go more than 500 calories over your goal, you probably STILL won't gain weight, because assuming you've been at your goal the rest of the week, you're still at an overall calorie deficit.
Even if you have a true "binge" and go 5000 calories over your goal, SO WHAT? You might gain, what, a pound? Which you'll probably lose again in the next week? Calm down. Deeeeep breaths. If you've got 50 pounds to lose, and you've already lost 30, and you gain ONE, is that really the end of the world? In the grand scheme of your weight loss journey, does that really make a difference?
What I'm trying to say is, too many people on this site see food and calories as the enemy. I can see where that's coming from - after all, calories are what made you fat, right? And you never want to go back to that! - but frankly, it's not healthy. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. And if you're beating yourself up about going a few hundred calories over your goal, you need to give yourself a mental break. It's OKAY. Seriously. You're going to be fine. You've done so well already, and you're going to keep doing amazing, and a bump in the road isn't going to change that.
So next time you find yourself with your hand in the box of oreos after a perfectly healthy week, just enjoy the darn oreos. Seriously. Life is too short, people.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to curl up in bed with my half gallon of Edy's Butterfinger ice cream.
this almost made me tear up a little... and makes me want to have a cheat day soon lol
its funny because to me when i eat a little something i shouldnt like a bowl of cereal at midnight and go over my cals like 60 i feel like such a failure because i keep thinking you just HAD to have that cereal and ruin your cals for the day.
after months of dieting and losing almost 30 lb i have yet to have an actual cheat day like the OP... I haven't gotten to even 1,700 cals in months so 3000 would be a freaking field day! I am already planning it lol :bigsmile:0 -
I'm a paleo eater as well. (100% paleo, 80% of the time for the past year) Right now I'm back to eating totally clean and I've been totally mental about what I eat and I do find that when I have a cheat here and there it makes me feel happy and it also keeps my body in check to remember how to process dairy and gluten ( I used to have nacho sunday followed by ice cream).
Everyone on here is doing great- the key is finding what works for YOU. Who am I to tell you not to eat this or that if you look better than me!0 -
Oh my, I do love that Edy's Butterfinger icecream! Wouldn't give that up for the world : )0
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**GASP* I had an apple fritter today! I earned it, lost 3lbs in the past week.
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Spoken like a true TWENTY TWO year old.
Try that *kitten* in 5 years and let me know how it works out.
Ninja PLEASE
You don't even have to TRY to stay thin at 22. Its easy, its called awesome metabolism.
Go to any ice cream place and look who is ordering the 2000 calorie monster shakes, its model-thin teenage girls.
Talking a lot of *kitten* for a kid with great metabolism.
When I was in my early 20s, I'd eat a candy bar and sugar soda at every break at work, I'd eat the 2-3000 calorie meals when dining out, drink sugared alcohol drinks with impunity and still stayed at 10% bodyfat. That all changes fast. You get into those bad habits and "once in a while" turns into a permanent fat gain every time.
Jealous much? SURE someone of this age may not have to work AS hard as someone 30+, but really, middle age women do just fine if they stick to their "plans"
Anyway, I was fat when I was 22, so this whole "high metabolism" thing is crap. AND I was looking after a herd of goats... Now I lost some weight, but not a lot, and I had goats for 2+ years.
On the contrary, when I was 17-18, I was at a decent weight, 110-115 pounds. Gained the weight back, lol, but I have always been overweight. but I walked a mile or more a day... so yeeeah.0 -
Glad you enjoyed your ice-cream. I totally agree with you. I cut back on calories during the week so I can have a couple of glasses of wine on a Friday and Saturday but I'm still under my calorie over the week so I actually 'enjoy' my wine!
Great post and great reminder to those who freak out about one bad snack/meal/day. x0 -
great post i so want ice-cream now lol :laugh:0
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Spoken like a true TWENTY TWO year old.
Try that *kitten* in 5 years and let me know how it works out.
Ninja PLEASE
You don't even have to TRY to stay thin at 22. Its easy, its called awesome metabolism.
Go to any ice cream place and look who is ordering the 2000 calorie monster shakes, its model-thin teenage girls.
Talking a lot of *kitten* for a kid with great metabolism.
When I was in my early 20s, I'd eat a candy bar and sugar soda at every break at work, I'd eat the 2-3000 calorie meals when dining out, drink sugared alcohol drinks with impunity and still stayed at 10% bodyfat. That all changes fast. You get into those bad habits and "once in a while" turns into a permanent fat gain every time.
Pfft.
I was fat when I was 22.
Now I'm 32, and...
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And my metabolism is boss and I eat like a f'n champ. Including occasional days where I eat upwards of 4000-5000 calories.0 -
This actually helps. Thanks for this post!!!0
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Awesome post! Thank you for reminding me that I can't ruin my progress from ONE day, I didn't get fat by overeating for ONE day! You helped me see that all is not lost if I fall off the wagon I just have to run along side and jump back in! Thank you!0
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oh wow, this was a good topic for me. i had been steadily losing a lot of weight, but over the last few days i went to restaunts, thought i was choosing good food, but looks like there was alot of sodium, i didn't taste it, but ii think it was in the bread. anyhoo, i did gain 3 pounds since a few days ago, but like the OP said, dont worry about it, it will come back off in a few days.0
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Fantastic post! I love food waaaaaaaay too much to deprive myself all the time. I just got over having strep throat AND tonsilitis...I was sick for a solid week and the whole time I was worrying about my calories being TOO LOW because I just couldn't eat. Yep, you read right....I DO NOT WANT MY CALORIES TO BE LOW!!!! I went on a 3 day all you can eat food rampage....ON PURPOSE as soon as I was able to swallow and not be in excruciating pain....enjoyed the heck out of it too! This is so important. Yes, you need a deficit if you want to lose fat...but too much of a deficit is NO GOOD. It will make you lose muscle. I am at a point where I am trying to build muscle....gotta eat to do that! Everyone just go easy on yourselves....eating is necessary, so ya might as well enjoy it too! Life is short, so go eat something yummy once in a while!0
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Spoken like a true TWENTY TWO year old.
Try that *kitten* in 5 years and let me know how it works out.
Ninja PLEASE
You don't even have to TRY to stay thin at 22. Its easy, its called awesome metabolism.
Go to any ice cream place and look who is ordering the 2000 calorie monster shakes, its model-thin teenage girls.
Talking a lot of *kitten* for a kid with great metabolism.
When I was in my early 20s, I'd eat a candy bar and sugar soda at every break at work, I'd eat the 2-3000 calorie meals when dining out, drink sugared alcohol drinks with impunity and still stayed at 10% bodyfat. That all changes fast. You get into those bad habits and "once in a while" turns into a permanent fat gain every time.
I was fat at 22.
I'm now 32, and on Thursday for dinner I had a huge pot of fondue, almost a liter of beer, a plate of fried fish and french fries, then a big bowl of ice cream. 3500 calories that day, roughly.
Oh, and I'm about 10.5% body fat.
LOL at "permanent fat gain"
Did someone say fondue?
That's my faaaaaavorite. I'm feeling a cheat meal coming on...0 -
Awesome post :-)0
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Great post, best thing I've read so far this week! I see someone 'wrote off' their day as a 'cheat day' because they were ONE calorie over. I'm not exaggerating, nor am I joking.0
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I needed this post. Thank you so much!! :flowerforyou: :drinker: 0
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Bump!!!0
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I agree your post is awesome.
I am also grateful I am lactose intolerant, and ice cream is not something I crave. (whewww)
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Frick. Yes.
Preach it girl!0
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