Bad day but staying under calories.

kathyk1965
kathyk1965 Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Feeling guilty as hell for eating all wrong today but still under my calorie goal. I feel like I'm doing ok but I know what I ate wasn't good but yet I ate what I wanted and stayed under goal. Sometimes I think I drive myself crazy.

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  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    kathyk1965 wrote: »
    Feeling guilty as hell for eating all wrong today but still under my calorie goal. I feel like I'm doing ok but I know what I ate wasn't good but yet I ate what I wanted and stayed under goal. Sometimes I think I drive myself crazy.

    The nice thing about CICO and MFP is that if you set up your tracking, counts and everything properly, your feelings about what you eat, if you are within your goal don't matter. Let the process work and make any decisions on how it affects the process, not necessarily how you feel about them. That guilt is a trap - don't let it control your rationality.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited April 2017
    You're within your calories. I fail to see a problem.

    Stop beating yourself up/the negativity over eating so-called "bad foods"- it's unnessasary stress and plain silly. There are no bad foods or good foods for weight loss, just bad habits. Beating yourself up over eating any food is a sure way to developing orthorexia. Food is food.

    Eat the exact same way during weight loss as you would for the rest of your life. Over restricting leads to binges.

    Calories are king for weight loss, but pay attention to nutrition. It's okay to have ice cream/chocolate/take out. It's food.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    If you're within your calories it's all good! Heck, i demolished 1/2 a bag of goldfish today and it fits so no harm no foul. Let yourself enjoy what you eat! Thats the beauty of CICO! :smile:
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,370 Member
    Eating what you want and coming in under calories is a good day, in my book.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I had two hot dogs, a baked potato, and plenty of cheese, butter, and sour cream.

    Still under my calories. Good day.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Tamales over here! Still under, still good :smiley:
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Eating what you want and coming in under calories is a good day, in my book.

    ^^this

    You're looking at this from the wrong angle, OP. This is a successful day for you, not a failure. Even if you had gone over, it still wouldn't have been worth beating yourself up like this. Part of successful weight loss is learning to have a healthy relationship with food. Guilt and shame should never be considered appropriate emotions for fueling your body.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Sat out on one of the few dry afternoons this spring supping beer and eating muchie mix. No guilt here.
    As long as you eat nutritious food and hit your calorie goal most of the time, you will be set for life.

    Cheers, h.
    Been maintaining 7 years with that philosophy.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    katadx wrote: »
    If you're within your calories it's all good! Heck, i demolished 1/2 a bag of goldfish today and it fits so no harm no foul. Let yourself enjoy what you eat! Thats the beauty of CICO! :smile:
    Crackers. I'm hoping. :lol:

    The real thing of course! Carnival style. :lol:
    It was actually whole grain cheddar blasted. So good.
    My uncle has really eaten a carnival goldfish though. Traumatizing as a child!

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Every day you're under your calories is a good day. There's absolutely NO problem with that.
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