I'm kind of depressed about overeating yesterday!

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  • hetx2mommy
    hetx2mommy Posts: 26
    About how often I cheat - not very often. I don't totally deprive myself of any one thing. I just have less of it. A slice of pizza here, frozen yogurt with toppings.
    When I have "tried" to cheat - aka eat a Fuddruckers meal on vacation, I ended up puking all night. Soooo - thats pretty damn motivating not to eat that way!
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Here's my take on it: you didn't screw up, you didn't "cheat". You ate food, and you drank a margarita. It's not the end of the world. Granted, you took in more energy than your body needed that day (at least I'm assuming from your post that you exceeded your TDEE), but one day's worth of eating won't prevent you from reaching your fitness/weight loss goals. One day won't make you fat, or stop you being thin, just like one day of eating nothing won't make an obese person wake up thin. It's how you eat most of the time that counts - the bigger picture. Stop beating yourself up about it. :flowerforyou:

    ETA: I can't see your diary, but you mentioned you ate 400 calories over your goal? So, if you are set up to lose 1 lb a week, then you still ate at a deficit for that day. Even if you are set up to lose 0.5 lbs a week, you'll still be at a deficit for the week.

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