How do you handle bad days?

JaxxieKat

Try not to look at it as a bad day. Look at it as a day of eating at a caloric surplus instead. Yesterday, I went over by several hundred calories. I mindlessly ate, tracked what I could recall, and faced the music when I weighed in this morning. I was up 3lbs. Did I eat nearly 11,000 calories above my TDEE? Nowhere close, so it's water and it will go away. Today my head is 100% back in the game.

J72FIT

Consistency is King. Compassion is Queen. Do well most of the time and be kind to yourself when you don't do as well as you'd have liked. Also realize, it may not be as bad as you thought.

CalgaryMac

I am more likely to be on track but on days when I go over I appreciate the food/drinks that I normally don't consume. I am in this for the long term and no matter how well I plan my days there are some instances where something comes up that was unplanned - invitation to meet friends for lunch for instance. I am going to enjoy my friends and the lunch and resume the plan the next day.

When I do go "off plan" I am surprised at how much/badly I was eating before I joined MFP. It is a reminder to me how much better I am doing by being aware of what I am eating and how easy it was for me to ignore my health.

CSARdiver

Even if I went over deficit I check to see if I went over maintenance. If so I look at the larger picture - week, month, etc. and adjust accordingly.

We don't get win or lose based on the actions of one day. We win and lose through consistency over time - discipline.

I gave up guilt for Lent.

corinasue1143

Again, life is like school.
100% is good, and what we all aspire to. But nobody’s mad at a kid who brings home a 98. Don’t expect perfection of yourself.
Expect an A.

lgfrie

corinasue1143 wrote: »

Again, life is like school.
100% is good, and what we all aspire to. But nobody’s mad at a kid who brings home a 98. Don’t expect perfection of yourself.
Expect an A.

Good analogy. I'd just add that an A student can even get a C or D on a test once in a while and still end up with an A for the year by nailing things the rest of the time. That in a nutshell is effective dieting to me.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

Oh Man, I thought you meant bad day as in, your dog died, or you were in a car accident or something like that...

Keep perspective on what a "Bad day" really means...

Having some pizza is not a bad day... You're not on a clock, you've got the rest of your life ahead of you to work on you and sure as *kitten*.... There will be more pizza

jhanleybrown

Key to bad day is a) let it go (queue Disney princess) b) get back on track *the next day*. (Wallowing in your miss can cause a string of misses.)

So instead of "I'm so bad. So sad. Blah blah blah."

Try: "Mmmmmm. That pizza was *tasty*!!!! But back to it." Bam. You are now a badass.

ReenieHJ

I like that word....badass. Take control. You got this!!