What do you consider "a bad day"? Am I being too easy on myself?
Trish1c
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Went out to dinner with friends last night. I haven't quite learned how to do that.
Anyway, I ate Rodizio which is a form of Portuguese / Brazilian BBQ of all you can eat grilled meats. It's a low carb lovers dream.
Including eating my exercise calories back & indulging in a ginger ale with dinner I "only" went about 300 calories over my 1200 calorie per day allowance; I ate about 1600 calories yesterday. Although I didn't measure anything, when I guestimate portion sizes I tend to over estimate. (For example I ate some cheese the other day. I thought it was 2 oz. When I put it in the scale it was 1.2 oz) I also tried to pick the highest calorie count options when using the MFP database.
I consider this more of a victory then a failure because the old me probably would have had several glasses of sangria with that meal instead of 1 soda & my other meals probably would have been higher fat / calories & less nutritious.
Am I kidding myself?
What do you consider a "bad" day?
Anyway, I ate Rodizio which is a form of Portuguese / Brazilian BBQ of all you can eat grilled meats. It's a low carb lovers dream.
Including eating my exercise calories back & indulging in a ginger ale with dinner I "only" went about 300 calories over my 1200 calorie per day allowance; I ate about 1600 calories yesterday. Although I didn't measure anything, when I guestimate portion sizes I tend to over estimate. (For example I ate some cheese the other day. I thought it was 2 oz. When I put it in the scale it was 1.2 oz) I also tried to pick the highest calorie count options when using the MFP database.
I consider this more of a victory then a failure because the old me probably would have had several glasses of sangria with that meal instead of 1 soda & my other meals probably would have been higher fat / calories & less nutritious.
Am I kidding myself?
What do you consider a "bad" day?
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You went to a brazilian steakhouse and onky went 300 cals over target? That is an AMAZING day. I'm pretty sure I've eaten a 3,000+ calorie dinner at one of those places in Philly.
I would say a "bad" day for me is 1,000+ calories over target, or any day that I don't log.22 -
I'd call that a victory; very likely you're still in a deficit, or at least at maintenance. (I don't know your stats, so I can't say for sure.)
As for me, a bad day would be a day that I've gone over my maintenance calories, and a REALLY bad day is when I eat like... 6000 calories. Which happens more often than I would like.
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I dont think you did anything wrong.
inless you plan to never go out for meals with friends ever again in your life you have to work around it and allow yourself that "treat"
you made good choices and one meal out is not gonna wreck everything you have done so far.
so today is a new day, get back to weighing and logging and forget about the calorie count from yesterday, just remeber the fun you had with your friends4 -
Sounds ok to me.
No bad days, except if you let them become bad months.............years.
Move on 300 over is negligible in the scheme of things. If it concerns you, exercise a little more to make up for it, or eat a little less for a couple of days.2 -
1200 calories is the lowest MFP will set your daily calories. So, I'm willing to bet that you could eat more than that, and still lose weight. Without your stats or anything, 1600 cal does not sound like a "bad" day at all to me, especially if it was an "indulgent" day. Of course, without weighing the food and knowing exactly what was in it, you could have consumed way more calories than that. But still, it's one "bad day", not a bad life. If you're proud of yourself and you see a marked improvement over what you would have chosen to eat and drink in the past, it sounds like a good day to me.6
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For myself, a day doesn't qualify as "bad" unless I actually eat above maintenance factoring in exercise.5
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Susieq_1994 wrote: »I'd call that a victory; very likely you're still in a deficit, or at least at maintenance. (I don't know your stats, so I can't say for sure.)
As for me, a bad day would be a day that I've gone over my maintenance calories, and a REALLY bad day is when I eat like... 6000 calories. Which happens more often than I would like.
Yep. I'm the same. If it's at or under my maintenance, or if it's a planned high day, it's a good day. Yesterday I overate by 300 something calories and was quite pleased with it because I was still 250 calories under maintenance.4 -
Anything that doesn't meet Ice Cube's criteria for a good day is what I consider a bad day.15
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What does that mean?CalorieCountChocula wrote: »Anything that doesn't meet Ice Cube's criteria for a good day is what I consider a bad day.
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300 calories is fine as long as you don't do it everyday. Bad day for me is 1000+ calories over - happens probably once a month. Just get back on the horse the next day and keep going.
As @snowflake930 says..It's only bad if you let it be a bad week/month/year. One day isn't going to hurt.1 -
That is NOT a bad day. 1600 calories is likely still under maintenance for you, so you still kept yourself on track for losing weight. And even if you did go over, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. You were at a fun place with delicious food and sometimes you just deserve to eat to your heart's content.3
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What does that mean?CalorieCountChocula wrote: »Anything that doesn't meet Ice Cube's criteria for a good day is what I consider a bad day.
"It Was a Good Day" is a song from 1992 by rapper Ice Cube. On said day, there was no barking from the dog, no smog...he didn't have to pull out his gat, etc.
Totally LOL right now.4 -
a bad day for me is if I eat 1200 or less...I feel like crap for days.
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My definition of a "bad" day, food wise, is if after I realize I've jumped off the plan and mindlessly consumed stuff ingesting calories far beyond my plan, I keep eating.0
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300 calories over is easy to make up. That was showing restraint at a restaurant. Plus if you tend to overestimate calories as you mentioned then it probably wasn't too far off.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »I'd call that a victory; very likely you're still in a deficit, or at least at maintenance. (I don't know your stats, so I can't say for sure.)
As for me, a bad day would be a day that I've gone over my maintenance calories, and a REALLY bad day is when I eat like... 6000 calories. Which happens more often than I would like.
Yep. I'm the same. If it's at or under my maintenance, or if it's a planned high day, it's a good day. Yesterday I overate by 300 something calories and was quite pleased with it because I was still 250 calories under maintenance.
This is how I feel. I try not to let the calories go over a maintenance day amount. Then I feel like it was a zero deficit but know I won't gain weight from it.0 -
Umm, last time I went to a Brazilian steakhouse, I think I went 600 over. And I had worked out quite a bit that morning in anticipation... So excellent job! For me a bad day is more than 500 over.0
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A bad day to me is if somebody you love dies you get involved in a traffic accident or you get a letter from the IRS. As far as going over your calorie limit one day I don't consider it a big deal.
In March when on vacation for 4 days, weight 250 pounds. Drank too much ate too much had a great time. one or two days probably drink my calorie limit. Had some of the best deep fried ribs and Cajun food I've ever had . Tried to log as much of it as I could but I know I probably didn't. My current weight is approximately 220 pounds. What you have to realize is this is a lifelong journey you've embarked on it's not a Sprint. You're human you're going to have good days you're going to have bad days it's just a matter of getting back on track.
I also firmly believe that for this to work you have to enjoy the journey. If you're going to give up going out with friends or eating celery like a rabbit at a restaurant it's not going to be fun and you are going to quit.12 -
Eating-wise for me a bad day would be wasting calories on food I don't really love and going over calories as a result. But truly bad/good days for me tend not to revolve around food choice anyway.
When it's worth it, I'll go over calories without problem and just work in some lower cal days in the week to balance it out.4 -
All you can eat grilled meat? Must find this place and eat it out of business...6
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Going way over my calorie goal and/or not counting at all. That being said, it happens. Just eat alittle less the next couple days or just start counting and hitting your goal again. The idea is to know you will have bad days and roll past them.1
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A bad day was yesterday when I decided that I NEEDED the quarter pounder meal at McDonalds with a Sprite.
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To me a bad day is one that happens more than once in a row, and is more than 500 over...and it'll really only bother me if I can't get a little workout or cardio in at some point.0
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a bad day for me is when i drink more than 1 glass of wine or 1 beer a night. regarding the all you can eat meat, in Cincinnati OH is a place called Boi Na Braza. never been, but apparently they bring the meat to your table. you use a paddle, one side red the other side green, to indicate if you want more meat or not that time around.0
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3000 calories or more... which is 800 over my maintenance calories, but I can still easily make up for in 2 days.
You're probably still way under your maintenance calories...1 -
A bad day is the day you don't log. As long as you are trying to keep track of what you put in your mouth, that's a success.
Just don't be the person who goes over, is too ashamed to log it but decides that they will start over with a new diet the next day. Then they wait a month, start over for a week and repeat the process again.
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juliegilburd wrote: »
What does that mean?CalorieCountChocula wrote: »Anything that doesn't meet Ice Cube's criteria for a good day is what I consider a bad day.
"It Was a Good Day" is a song from 1992 by rapper Ice Cube. On said day, there was no barking from the dog, no smog...he didn't have to pull out his gat, etc.
Totally LOL right now.
Momma cooked a breakfast with no hog... Also glad at least one person got it so I don't feel THAT old. Yeesh!3 -
2011rocket3touring wrote: »All you can eat grilled meat? Must find this place and eat it out of business...
Search Rodizio near you. If you know of any Portuguese or Brazilian neighborhoods, they may be your best bets. They have lots of these places. Trick is don't eat the bread or the sides because the meat is simply too tasty.
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A bad day is when I've been undereating a few days in a row and start missing lifts I should have in my sleep.3
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CalorieCountChocula wrote: »juliegilburd wrote: »
What does that mean?CalorieCountChocula wrote: »Anything that doesn't meet Ice Cube's criteria for a good day is what I consider a bad day.
"It Was a Good Day" is a song from 1992 by rapper Ice Cube. On said day, there was no barking from the dog, no smog...he didn't have to pull out his gat, etc.
Totally LOL right now.
Momma cooked a breakfast with no hog... Also glad at least one person got it so I don't feel THAT old. Yeesh!
One of my favorite songs - still hear it pretty often on the throwback rap station.
On topic - had a bad day the other day - frustrated with work/traffic/kids - got out the bag of chips and the Costco-sized jar of salsa and just ate. I estimated it later at 1000+ calories. Yikes. Still on track otherwise for 1lb a week. Just move on.
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