Does a few days ruin it all?
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arditarose wrote: »Look at your data. Did you eat enough to put you in maintenance for the week? Or maybe just a few days with a smaller deficit for the week? Or did you eat enough to put you in a surplus for the week? Either way, you won't undo weeks and weeks of losing.
Oh, what a great way of looking at this.Thanks!0 -
Look at your data for 30 days - I keep an eye on the rolling 30 day average (thank you FitBit for the little graph that tracks CICO).0
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Did my weekly weigh in and I maintained! Extremely happy!0
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It took more than a few days to gain the weight. It will take more than a few to ruin your progress. It will only ruin it if you decide that it will. Just get back to staying under your goal and it will be ok in the long run. Everyone has the occasional special events. Just don't let that be every day.0
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At worst, something like this is only a delay, as long as you return to your healthy routine. And as you found, any gain is mostly water weight.
If you logged the days you went over, and want to estimate your impact/delay, you can do it. I posted an example here: Is This How You Think About Over-Goal Days?0 -
Not unless you let it! Time to get back on track and not dwell on past bad choices.0
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Those single day or even week events don't ruin things. It's the pattern of letting them become the majority that hurts things. Find the balance that works.
I could show people days or even weeks that look fairly bad. But they didn't derail me.0 -
Well if you let that kind of thinking stop you, yes. Life is going to continue to be life-y... Roll with the punches. Restart right where you are, today. You'll still get there.0
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Not unless you decide that's what's going to happen.0
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Frankly, even thought the impact of a few days over is likely small, I think it's important to have them, to prove to yourself that it doesn't require perfection to stay on track and that you can handle these "off" days and get back to plan.0
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Nope! My weight before and after a 2 week holiday (vacation) where I didn't care what I ate...0
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Started at MFP last January, had a ten day overseas holiday in June where I ate anything and everything I wanted, and went off the rails over Christmas. Neither of those undid the 95lbs I have lost so far. They just delayed getting to goal by a few weeks. That's it. The important thing is to not let those rare times become the norm again. I've been back on track for the last three weeks, and have no desire to eat over my calories at all...... I may or may not be planning some major chocolate nommage for Easter though....0
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Only if you let it. Log it, move on, and don't look back. It's the part of the whole "being human" thing.0
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Everyone has off days. As long as you recognize them and get back to the healthier option all is good.0
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