Day 1 and I'm over by 80 calories already.
BeckyWTGH407
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I swore to myself that I would NOT screw up this time. I was supposed to be at 1200 for the day. Well here it is 3:00 and I'm at 1280. I'm so mad at myself!!!
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What, you weren't perfect the first day on a new plan? Do you expect to be perfect your first day at a new job? The first time you cook something new?
Why are you supposed to be at 1200 calories? How much are you trying to lose? What did you set your goal at for weekly weight loss? Are you eating back exercise calories?
Isn't 1280 still in a deficit?6 -
Have a nice big salad for dinner. Don't beat yourself up. Figure out how to do better tomorrow.
One thing that really helped me was learning what my maintenance calories were (the amount of calories I need to eat to maintain my current weight). For me, that's about 2300 calories. My deficit calorie goal is 1860 calories. So, if I slip up and go over, to say 1950 calories, guess what?!? I'm still in deficit. Knowing my maintenance calories has saved me from a lot of stress and headache.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Have a nice big salad for dinner. Don't beat yourself up. Figure out how to do better tomorrow.
One thing that really helped me was learning what my maintenance calories were (the amount of calories I need to eat to maintain my current weight). For me, that's about 2300 calories. My deficit calorie goal is 1860 calories. So, if I slip up and go over, to say 1950 calories, guess what?!? I'm still in deficit. Knowing my maintenance calories has saved me from a lot of stress and headache.
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1200 is not "the" number, it's merely a number that compares to your maintenance calories. People choose to eat different calories on different days (on purpose). You can just track by the week if that helps.
We're all learning. Don't sweat a mistake here or there.2 -
How much of a deficit are you aiming for?
If you are set to lose 2 lbs per week, that is really aggressive and yeah, you're going to struggle to hit that number.
If you are set to lose 1 lb per week, that is a 500 cal deficit, so you are still at a 420 cal deficit.
Have you done any exercise? MFP expects you to log your exercise and eat back at least some of those calories, so keep that in mind too.
If you need to be perfect every single day to feel good about what you are doing, you need to change your mindset. Everyone has days they go off plan, the difference is that people who log it, learn from it, and let it go have a much better chance of sticking around long enough to reach their goal. So do that :drinker:6 -
Looked at your diary. It looks pretty good. The chocolate is tough, isn't it? Maybe if you looked for sugar free or darker chocolate??
You are doing great. It is a learning experience
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mistymcnew wrote: »I swore to myself that I would NOT screw up this time. I was supposed to be at 1200 for the day. Well here it is 3:00 and I'm at 1280. I'm so mad at myself!!!
Don;t be too hard on yourself like the others have stated. Just learn form it. Looking at your diary you have been very honest about it. One tip that has worked really well for me, I log all my food every morning. All meals and snacks. The I know if I have the freedom to eat something or I need to stay on the treadmill another 15 minutes. Don;t give up. MFP fam can offer a tremendous amount of support.0 -
mistymcnew wrote: »I swore to myself that I would NOT screw up this time. I was supposed to be at 1200 for the day. Well here it is 3:00 and I'm at 1280. I'm so mad at myself!!!
Are you certain you're not being a bit hard on yourself? 1200 is pretty low anyway, are you trying to lose the maximum for your height? Try dialing it back a bit and see if easing into it works. I add exercise five days a week, take that exercise add it together, divide it by 7 and add it into my daily calories. Gives me more to eat but I still have the same weekly deficit or surplus depending on what route I'm going. Sites like iifym.com will figure your TDEE just like that for you. Pre-calculate your exercise, then do the same each week and it may make things easier for you.0 -
... and way lower then what you ate yesterday? So still a step in the correct direction!5
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There’s a significant calorie counting learning curve.0
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It takes time to get on track. So what if you are 80 over today? Keep working on it and you will get to the place you want to be. One day at a time.1
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Make that 380.3
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Is your new goal a lot less than your normally eat if so maybe ease into it over a week.
You want make it sustainable
I assume your in it for long run so 1 day out of the rest of your life isn’t going to make much difference think it like that
Try and work out how you can eat to the correct target over the long term1 -
You can't be wound this tight. Stress makes everything harder. You absolutely have to stay off the emotional roller coaster as much as you can. You will have and perhaps even need days of zero losses and that can include the early days as you transition.
I was having a craptastic day yesterday and I decided to eat up to my maintenance calories because I needed a break. It wasn't cheating because my personal plan allows for off days when I need them. Today has been easier because I was nice to myself yesterday.4 -
I'll just try harder tomorrow. I wasn't prepared today. I had no healthy options. I've done so well the past few weeks I was so hungry.4
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BeckyWTGH407 wrote: »I'll just try harder tomorrow. I wasn't prepared today. I had no healthy options. I've done so well the past few weeks I was so hungry.
Definitely need to prepare if not your not fixing yourself a fighting chance
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How much of a deficit are you aiming for?
If you are set to lose 2 lbs per week, that is really aggressive and yeah, you're going to struggle to hit that number.
If you are set to lose 1 lb per week, that is a 500 cal deficit, so you are still at a 420 cal deficit.
Have you done any exercise? MFP expects you to log your exercise and eat back at least some of those calories, so keep that in mind too.
If you need to be perfect every single day to feel good about what you are doing, you need to change your mindset. Everyone has days they go off plan, the difference is that people who log it, learn from it, and let it go have a much better chance of sticking around long enough to reach their goal. So do that :drinker:
Agree with all of this. I think you just have to set yourself up with food that will keep you satisfied and look at it long term. it's not pass or fail. It's consistency that helps you lose weight and keep weight off. It is rare that a successful weight loss story is about eating under 1200 calories per day and experiencing rapid losses.
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Hey there, I am on day 3 and out of calories. Truthfully, I am not hungry, just want to eat. Grrr I havent heard my stomach grumble to indicate hunger in over a year. Eat to not feel and to nurse nausea - side effect from bad car wreck Jan 2018. I am going to sip hot and spicy tea - it is so good, make it strong and you don't need to add anything . So tired of my big tummy.4
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That's Jan of 20171
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I just made a huge pot of green beans for tomorrow, I usually like them crunchy but cooked them to death tonight and they are so good and sweet with nothing added.0
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Hey there, I am on day 3 and out of calories. Truthfully, I am not hungry, just want to eat. Grrr I havent heard my stomach grumble to indicate hunger in over a year. Eat to not feel and to nurse nausea - side effect from bad car wreck Jan 2018. I am going to sip hot and spicy tea - it is so good, make it strong and you don't need to add anything . So tired of my big tummy.
Yikes. Sorry about the wreck. Have you tried ginger to help fight the nausea? I keep a bottle of pickled ginger in my fridge and it does help with mild episodes of nausea or mild digestive issues.
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Like any football dinger, my advice to you is "Walk it off."1
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No, peppermint seems to help. Will try the ginger, thanks so much.0
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Tks so much, will try it.0
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Ginger tea is my savior for nausea. And OP, like many others have said, you can't wreck this in a day. Go on, go easy on yourself, make it sustsinable.1
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Don't give up...I'm on 1200 calories too...
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Hey there, I got us off track with what you started with. Some one said this is just a goal and that's right. If you drive to the beach and take a few side roads you still get there so stay on the path as much as you can and notice when you don't. Drink your water. Great Earth tea sweet and spicy is my best tool. Even if you don't like tea you will probably love it. Make it strong and have it atound all the time. You don't need to add anything to it.1
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Like any football dinger, my advice to you is "Walk it off."
This is the main reason I walk... so I can eat more
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Maybe try meal prepping or logging early. I have to plan my meals the night before or I end up not eating enough or eating way too much/the wrong things. My first few days I was way under my goal and then way over, so I decided to jut take a few minutes each night, pull up MFP, see what I have/what sounds good and plan for the next day. Also makes packing lunch for work much easier when I don't have to read labels and do math first thing in the morning lol
Don't be too hard on yourself, it is a lot of learning and trial and error.
You've got this!
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80 calories is really inside the range of counting and measuring errors. I think you will be ok today! I think being constant is key to all this!0
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Don't worry bout that! I once ate a breakfast that was my entire days worth of calories, it was good and worth it! Just make ur over day ur cheat day1
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