Diet ruined this week
AsrarHussain
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I posted this before, I got no replies, what do you do when you have a bad week of dieting, shal i do cardio or just start fresh Monday
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Start fresh today.11
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Log what you can remember that you've eaten and start again with your next meal. There is no reason to throw away your whole week. You can get back on track, we've all had tough days and even weeks.3
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A bad week like you ate things you didn't intend to eat and went over your calorie goal? I just get on track the next day.
If I remember your other thread, I think you're fasting right now due to Ramadan (Ramadan Mubarak
). If that's the case, I wouldn't do extra cardio this month. Be kind to yourself -- your body is dealing with a lot just with fasting. This probably isn't a month to push yourself physically during workouts. 2 -
What is this "start fresh Monday". Start fresh as soon as you catch yourself. Don't work extra hard, just start doing the right thing ASAP.4
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Start fresh today.
This^
We all screw up from time to time. Just shake it off, and move on. We don't have to be perfect to lose weight.3 -
Start fresh today...1
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No time like the present to get started again.
Pick yourself up
Dust yourself off
Start all over again.
A stumble does not end the journey.
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I agree with start fresh today--next meal if you can. Personally, I don't try to make up for an off day or days because it makes it even more likely I will struggle. As long as you get back on track as soon as possible you should be okay.
This is my favorite blog about what to do when you have a bad week:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ShannonMpls/view/eat-badly-yesterday-skip-a-workout-get-over-it-4081731 -
I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol. I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.1
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Why wait till Monday? Binning it off for the weekend too will only be detrimental, if you have a couple high calorie days it will just negate the hard work you've already put in and intend to do next week.0
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AsrarHussain wrote: »I posted this before, I got no replies, what do you do when you have a bad week of dieting, shal i do cardio or just start fresh Monday
Define 'bad dieting'.
What happened this week? Did you go way over TDEE all week, or did you stick to your calories but ate 'bad food'?
You say you were 200 over or 300 over on a few days. Over your TDEE or daily calories? If you were over by 500 from your TDEE or maintenance calories, this equals to 1/7th of a pound of gain. If you only ate 500 over your weight loss calories, you most likely will still lose, just a little less this week.
Oh, there are no bad foods, unless you have a medical condition that indicates otherwise, or you burned food, or it is past its expiration date.
In both cases, just move on. You don't even have to was it until week. You didn't ruin anything.0 -
AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol. I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
Sounds like you just ate at maintenance. No biggie, just choose the better option for your next meal/snack.4 -
JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Why wait till Monday? Binning it off for the weekend too will only be detrimental, if you have a couple high calorie days it will just negate the hard work you've already put in and intend to do next week.
I was not good to binge,j was going to resume my normal calories and forget the bad days happened.2 -
cerise_noir wrote: »AsrarHussain wrote: »I posted this before, I got no replies, what do you do when you have a bad week of dieting, shal i do cardio or just start fresh Monday
Define 'bad dieting'.
What happened this week? Did you go way over TDEE all week, or did you stick to your calories but ate 'bad food'?
You say you were 200 over or 300 over on a few days. Over your TDEE or daily calories? If you were over by 500 from your TDEE or maintenance calories, this equals to 1/7th of a pound of gain. If you only ate 500 over your weight loss calories, you most likely will still lose, just a little less this week.
Oh, there are no bad foods, unless you have a medical condition that indicates otherwise, or you burned food, or it is past its expiration date.
In both cases, just move on. You don't even have to was it until week. You didn't ruin anything.
I went over my calories. I went over to my cousins house and had to guesstimate some foods because they have no scale,they also use alot of oil in the foods, I did avoid eating the deep fried food.0 -
carmkizzle wrote: »AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol. I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
Sounds like you just ate at maintenance. No biggie, just choose the better option for your next meal/snack.
Thank you. My maintaince is 2600 or so0 -
No worries. Log it all as best you can because it is a good habit to do so and because you want.the data. (Weekly averages are awesome information to have.)
"Start over" right now. Nothing is ruined.0 -
I calculated if I stay on track, I I'll be over by target calories by 900 or so. I heard to gain 1 lb fat, I need to go over by a excess of 3500 over to gain 1 lb fat.0
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AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol.
I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
LOL I think you are doing fasting wrong.
Okay but really that extra 700 calories isn't all that much. I wouldn't qualify it as ruining anything. If you truly were fasting (before the over eating) you probably broke even.
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AsrarHussain wrote: »I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
Haha, are you serious? This is nothing, whether it is over your goal or over your deficit. It will make exactly no difference to your weight in the long term. Just go back to sticking to your goals.
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol.
I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
LOL I think you are doing fasting wrong.
Okay but really that extra 700 calories isn't all that much. I wouldn't qualify it as ruining anything. If you truly were fasting (before the over eating) you probably broke even.
I am fasting correct, in Ramadan we eat 2 meals, one is is Sehri the other is iftar.2 -
Thank you. I was worriedkirstenb13 wrote: »AsrarHussain wrote: »I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
Haha, are you serious? This is nothing, whether it is over your goal or over your deficit. It will make exactly no difference to your weight in the long term. Just go back to sticking to your goals.0 -
i have a bad week of dieting when we go out of town or celebrate something... which is often haha. Everyday is a new day. Bad or good its not that big of a deal dont beat yourself up.0
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AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol. I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
Go for it!
To compensate for 700 calories over (which isn't much at all), do a 35 km bicycle ride. Easy and fun!
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AsrarHussain wrote: »shadowfax_c11 wrote: »AsrarHussain wrote: »I'm fasting for Ramadan, it was alive crazy this week lol.
I was over by 200 on Sunday and over 300 on Tuesday and 200 today. I was thinking tomorrow back to it. I was thinking of doing a cardio day today.
LOL I think you are doing fasting wrong.
Okay but really that extra 700 calories isn't all that much. I wouldn't qualify it as ruining anything. If you truly were fasting (before the over eating) you probably broke even.
I am fasting correct, in Ramadan we eat 2 meals, one is is Sehri the other is iftar.
I think @shadowfax_c11 was kidding! 700 calories is a very small amount. You've got this!!1 -
Thanks all0
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I don't how often Ramadan comes along, but at least this way you can try to plan for the next one, learn from this (small) misstep and be more prepared next time. That's a positive gain! If this is a life-long change, then making progress in any way is a win. Progress not perfection!!
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miconsumafuoco wrote: »I don't how often Ramadan comes along, but at least this way you can try to plan for the next one, learn from this (small) misstep and be more prepared next time. That's a positive gain! If this is a life-long change, then making progress in any way is a win. Progress not perfection!!
Once a year for a month0 -
Check out the Ramadan thread, many people there said to switch to maintenance calories for the month.1
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queenliz99 wrote: »
I think @shadowfax_c11 was kidding! 700 calories is a very small amount. You've got this!!
Indeed... hence the LOL.
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