Ate all my calories and more before 10Am!

MizzMaamI1

What's wrong with me? I guess I don't want this bad enough because I can't get back into the mindset. I know what I need to do but I'm just not able to apply it.
I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM.

srv524

What did you eat?

juggernaut1974

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

What's wrong with me? I guess I don't want this bad enough because I can't get back into the mindset. I know what I need to do but I'm just not able to apply it.
I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM.

Eat a light lunch and dinner, get a little extra exercise in today, and move on to tomorrow.

You can't undo the past. Just make better choices in the future.

pondee629

"I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM." I don't think I could do that unintentionally. Log in this and the rest of the day. Go forward being a tad more careful. Mark it up to experience. You may have to re-evaluate your wants and goals. Good luck with the rest of your day and tomorrow.

absoluttalent

3 and a half hours for the equivalent of 3 beers and a big Mac meal, totally possible.

Just try again tomorrow and be more mindful of your choices

pineapple1989

Well you obviously felt bad enough about it to start this thread, so try and have something light for the rest of the day, move on and and smash it tomorrow! It happens to everybody sometimes, it just doesn't want to be a habit!

strong_curves

I'm curious, what did you eat?

You can always try again tomorrow.

BoaRestrictor

Try to eat a little lighter the rest of the day, tomorrow maybe write out all the food you can eat and then designate a time to eat it like cup of cereal: 6am, banana: 8am ect? That way you can space out your eating and it will slow you down.

Duchy82

Try and log before you eat or prelog that way you may be able to avoid it in the future. In the meantime acknowledge it, eat sensibly for the rest of the day like others have said and try again tomorrow

SolotoCEO

You are 100% responsible for your choices. Your choices = your outcome. I agree that you probably don't want this bad enough. Now, eat healthy the rest of the day, get your head wrapped around your goals, and get back on track tomorrow. You can accomplish any thing you want!

jemhh

That's what, 4 donuts and some bacon? 3 donuts, a mocha, and some bacon? Yep, I can see that happening.

The thing is, all is not lost. You know you did it and now you can plan better for the future. If it's hard for you to get a lower cal breakfast together in the morning, maybe making part of it ahead the night before would work better (overnight oats, boiled eggs, cutting up fruit/veggies to eat with yogurt or cottage cheese, etc.) Don't beat yourself up about it, just make it a learning experience.

MelkaBielka

There's absolutely nothing wrong with you sweet girl. We have all been there many, many times (at least I have). It's easy to overeat and not think about it until after the fact, that's just human. You are being so hard on yourself without realizing that you are aware and have acknowledged that you overate and feel terrible about it. That's a step that many in this world do not take, so you are already ahead of them. Chalk it up to a bad day, but don't let it stop you from trying again tomorrow. Someone once told me it's like mountain climbing. You climb along happily, placing markers behind you, and then one day you slip. But you don't backslide all the way down the mountain, just to the last marker. Ground yourself, learn from this event, and plan the next few markers ahead of you. Look forward, push forward

vivmom2014

absoluttalent wrote: »

3 and a half hours for the equivalent of 3 beers and a big Mac meal, totally possible.

Between 6 a.m. & 9 a.m.? LOL.

uconnwinsnc1

pondee629 wrote: »

"I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM." I don't think I could do that unintentionally. Log in this and the rest of the day. Go forward being a tad more careful. Mark it up to experience. You may have to re-evaluate your wants and goals. Good luck with the rest of your day and tomorrow.

Well when I was in undergrad I was having easily 2000-3000+ calories a meal. It is quite possible to load up on calories very quickly.

MizzMaamI1

I had two coffees. 2 eggs cooked with butter , three hash browns cooked in oven. A cinnamon bum topped with cream cheese icing. Whole package of tofu Pam fried with butter and garlic powder. Bam calories done.


I try to pre log my diary but I almost always go off track. 7 months ago I was doing great I lost almost 80 lbs and I felt on top of the world. Unstoppable. Slowly I ate more, treated myself more aND lost all motivation. In the back of my mind I knew I was setting myself up for failure but it wasn't as strong as my urge to eat.

I can't seem to get over this emotional clutch that I have on food. This is turning into a rant now. Ugh.

jemhh

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

I had two coffees. 2 eggs cooked with butter , three hash browns cooked in oven. A cinnamon bum topped with cream cheese icing. Whole package of tofu Pam fried with butter and garlic powder. Bam calories done.


I try to pre log my diary but I almost always go off track. 7 months ago I was doing great I lost almost 80 lbs and I felt on top of the world. Unstoppable. Slowly I ate more, treated myself more aND lost all motivation. In the back of my mind I knew I was setting myself up for failure but it wasn't as strong as my urge to eat.

I can't seem to get over this emotional clutch that I have on food. This is turning into a rant now. Ugh.

I have to admit I was with you up until the tofu Pam part, but in a previous life I was known to spend my daughter's naps curled up with a stick of butter and a sleeve of saltines so there's certainly no judgement coming from my corner.

What happened after you lose your 80 pounds? Is it possible that the diet that helped you lose was too restrictive or involved changes that just didn't fit your desired life? There may be some baby steps that you can take to get back on track.

nutmegoreo

Honestly, I had been doing great for a while and then got off track for a long time. I wasn't really convinced that it was time to refocus when I decided to just start by logging everything. The good, the bad, the ugly. It all went into my diary. As I was logging, I began looking for patterns of hunger and fullness, good sleep, poor sleep, energy levels, feelings during workouts. It all began to make sense. I didn't want to give up things I enjoyed, so I started looking for ways to fit in things I enjoy while meeting my nutritional needs. I also stopped being so critical of myself and the choices I made.

Start by logging it all and just watch the patterns, without the judgment. You are being very hard on yourself. You can do it. My thoughts, of course. Do what's right for you.

MizzMaamI1

Oops I ment tofu pan fried with butter. I love butter haha.

I lost it with help from breastfeeding, eating low carb/high fat and working out 5/6 times a week. So then after I lost 80 lbs we went to visit my family and I went back to old similar eating habits. Since then I can get back. I'm in carb overload.

I can't explain the motivation and drive I left when I first start and stuck to it. I just want that feeling back. I don't even know how to get it back.

Naomipandybaxter

I'm a newbie to this and I log in my diary as I eat and then when I see my calories count going down I tend to think about not going crazy with my next meal. You've done it before you can do it again! Keeping busy helps me. Be positive and put today behind you, good luck

jacklifts

I've done that before multiple times. No worries. I've realized it was due to significant calorie restriction followed by having cheat days - that combination just totally killed me. I've been able to get back on track by instituting daily fasting. Since dinner is the most important meal for me (eat with the family), I don't eat most of the day. It makes it much easier to stick to calorie total for the day, since I can just go to sleep after dinner, even if I'm still hungry. Also, for whatever reason, I feel more in control when I've gone through a fasting period, which allows me to be more in control later when I am eating.

Normally I would say it's not a big deal, just move on. But I sense from your post that you've lost that mindset of calorie restriction. So now you need an actionable plan that you can implement. I'm not sure what that is for you, but maybe give fasting a go. Good luck!

Asher_Ethan

Butter is my favorite food. I understand. I actually had to cut a lot of the butter I eat out of my diet but I didn't cut it out completely. Eat a light lunch and dinner, go to bed early, and start tomorrow fresh.

By the way, whipped butter is amazing.

callsitlikeiseeit

pondee629 wrote: »

"I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM." I don't think I could do that unintentionally. Log in this and the rest of the day. Go forward being a tad more careful. Mark it up to experience. You may have to re-evaluate your wants and goals. Good luck with the rest of your day and tomorrow.

oh its totally possible its not really that much depending in what it was LOL

anyways, get in a workout if you can, try to control yourself the rest of the day, keep logging everything, and tomorrow is a new day!

WinterSkies

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

I lost it with help from breastfeeding, eating low carb/high fat and working out 5/6 times a week.

I found it was a difficult adjustment when my daughter stopped breastfeeding - losing the equivalent of an extra snack each day in calories was a shock! And I'm finding it difficult to get back into calorie restriction mode after taking a break over the holidays. But I keep thinking about how I'm only partway to my goal, and how good it felt to see the downward trend on my weight report. Can you find something like that to think about and keep you motivated?

jakummerle

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

I had two coffees. 2 eggs cooked with butter , three hash browns cooked in oven. A cinnamon bum topped with cream cheese icing. Whole package of tofu Pam fried with butter and garlic powder. Bam calories done.


That sounds amazing!

You obviously have it in you to do it - losing 80 lbs is no easy task...I know as I'm trying to do it right now! I do find that if I pre-log I always go off kilter but if I log right before I actually put it in my mouth it sometimes - SOMETIMES - makes me rethink it. I even went so far today as to take off one slice of bread of my sandwich to save a few calories. This whole logging thing does work though as it puts me on a guilt trip if I go above my limit as I did yesterday...but that third street taco kept calling my name.

pondee629

Those coffees will get you each and every time. ;-) But you know what you need to do and how to do it. Now you just have to get it done. Be well.

toe1226

I have SO done that. When I was first starting out, I couldn't pack bring my lunch to school or work because I'd just eat it right away. It takes tiiiime!

Two things that helped:

Eating breakfast a bit later if possible.

Making sure I get 30-40g protein at breakfast (turkey burgers with eggs, salmon burgers with eggs, smoked salmon with eggs, chicken sausage with eggs...)

A big coffee and water/tea helped too!

kirstinlee

Just out of curiosity, did you actually log everything you ate? Or are you just assuming? I can't see your diary because we're not friends. I ask because I used to be notorious for eating a bunch of junk and then assuming it was way over my calories, and then quitting for the rest of the day. Maybe it's not as much as you think it is? Still a lot, but not straight over your daily goal?

blankiefinder

nutmegoreo wrote: »

Honestly, I had been doing great for a while and then got off track for a long time. I wasn't really convinced that it was time to refocus when I decided to just start by logging everything. The good, the bad, the ugly. It all went into my diary. As I was logging, I began looking for patterns of hunger and fullness, good sleep, poor sleep, energy levels, feelings during workouts. It all began to make sense. I didn't want to give up things I enjoyed, so I started looking for ways to fit in things I enjoy while meeting my nutritional needs. I also stopped being so critical of myself and the choices I made.

Start by logging it all and just watch the patterns, without the judgment. You are being very hard on yourself. You can do it. My thoughts, of course. Do what's right for you.

Excellent post. This is why for some people who are struggling, I suggest keeping a journal, or using the notes section of your food diary, to keep track of things like sleep, mood, boredom, external factors, stress, etc.

blankiefinder

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

Oops I ment tofu pan fried with butter. I love butter haha.

I lost it with help from breastfeeding, eating low carb/high fat and working out 5/6 times a week. So then after I lost 80 lbs we went to visit my family and I went back to old similar eating habits. Since then I can get back. I'm in carb overload.

I can't explain the motivation and drive I left when I first start and stuck to it. I just want that feeling back. I don't even know how to get it back.

Perhaps going forward you could try moderation instead. Learn to lose in the same way that you will want to maintain. People need to pick a diet that suits them and what they are willing to do for the rest of their lives.

MajesticBlondee25

People here shouldn't be shaming you.. It doesn't help the problem. What did you eat the night before ? Did you go to bed very very hungry? I have had similar things happen to me in the past if say I ran 10 miles and then went to bed with no food.. Maybe look into eating something filling before sleep and make sure you do not starve yourself to " make up for it" since that will make this a cycle.

starwhisperer6

I am in danger of this every day that I eat a breakfast. Since I stopped eating breakfast and just have coffee until lunch it has made it much easier for me. Don't beat yourself up. The joy of life is that every single day is a fresh start of sorts. Be smart for the rest of the day, and wake up and try again.