I wasnt perfect

adoucet15

So today I cheated a bit, as in I had two drinks when I told myself no alcohol while dieting, cuz you know...sugar on sugar.

But Iheld myself accountable and added it to my food diary for the day.

Man oh man! No wonder you can lose a bunch of weight just by cutting back on the booze.

Anyway Although I slipped with a holiday drink, I made up for it with dinner and exercise and was still able to be under my calorie goal.

Not perfect but okay.

88olds

The good news is that calorie counting doesn’t have to be perfect to work. Successful weight loss is mostly about problem solving and persistence.

Best thing in your post I think-

“But I held myself accountable and added it to my food diary for the day.”

Good going.

A friend used to say- my body is going to track it even if I don’t.

tulips_and_tea

Good for you! There's no such thing as perfection so the sooner you get rid of that mindset the better. You did exactly what we need to do: try to find balance, learn from it, and move on.

Katmary71

Sounds like you did a great job at fitting it in! Life isn't about perfection, that is an impossible goal. Glad you logged, sometimes it's scary to do but it's interesting to see the data, especially when it's lower than we expected!