6 weeks in and then I fell off the wagon big time.

thompsonjames4046

Hi all, so the last 6 weeks I’ve been eating pretty well and not going over my deficit at all. Lost a stone so far which Is a great start for me. But this weekend I don’t know what happened but I seriously pigged out. I had takeaway two nights and ate loads of chocolate and junk, I even scoffed the leftover fries from my kids dinner plates 🤦🏼‍♂️. After eating so well since the start I couldn’t believe I was letting myself eat like that. Please tell me that it’s not just me this happens to?
Back on it today but I think my weekend of indulgence has probably ruined my chances of any weight loss this week 🤣🤦🏼‍♂️

shawnamee1

It was a blip...and is in the past. Everyone does it, the key is to recognize it happened and let it go. You are doing great from the sounds of it.

Jackie9003

It happens to the best of us so don't fret. One "relaxed" weekend isn't going to spoil all your progress, as you said it might just affect it for one week. The trick is to get straight back on to your plan so that the one weekend doesn't become a week, or worse.

yirara

A stone is about 14lbs, right? Thus you lost 2.3lbs per week. Which is a lot to be honest. While a binge in itself is not a problem in the grand scheme of things it might still be worth considering whether you eat enough. If your deficit is too big you're much more likely to binge as there's no space for treats.

quiksylver296

Do you have a menstrual cycle? Where were you in your cycle? I get like that 2-3 days before my period. I allow myself to eat at maintenance calories on those couple of days.

TaraM430

It’s only a relapse if you want it to be. No one is perfect. Those couple days do not cancel out the past 6 weeks of mindful eating. You’ve got this!

its_me549

The journey of weight gain didn't happen quickly, so the journey of weight loss won't happen quickly either. You can't be so hard on yourself. A stone, or 14 pounds, is a heck of a feat! That is amazing! Even if you don't lose anything this week, just think, it's better than gaining it all back. Just keep doing what you're doing. If you want to have those fries, have them. Next time just log them best you can and aim for a maintenance day instead of going way over. Or if you have a mess up day just brush it off because you're doing what a lot of people don't want to do... change.. I myself keep going from being extremely motivated, then I have a mess up day which then turns into a mess up two days, three days, etc. Sooner or later I am right back here logging all my food and starting over. Don't start all the way over. You're doing great! Just be strong and don't let a tiny set back get you down. Life is too short and we have to start taking care of ourselves.

anj32694

Let it go! Today is a new day. You got this!

Fuzzipeg

Take it as a blip, get back to your new normal. Your weight loss is good, possibly a little high depending on how much weight you have too loose.

May be, just a may be, you could recalculate your calorific intake in the directed set up and consider your exercise level. Children can increase your exercise level depending on their age. MFP tends generally to set women to 1200 calories and then you should add earned exercise calories. I wonder if you need more food on a daily basis which may leave you less exposed to temptation.

All the very best, great start. Wishing you every success.

hipari

Consider this: you're going to be on this wagon for the rest of your life. You need to fill your wagon with things you enjoy. Chocolate and french fries have their place in life (and in your tummy, clearly), and they don't need to be thrown out completely. Having a little bit of something like that regularly might even prevent a binge like this happening again.

thompsonjames4046

Thanks guys that’s great advice. I got back on it this week eating things I like but in moderation and within my calorie allowance and this morning I’m 2lbs down, hurrah!
I’ll take it as a blip I guess as long as I stick to eating things in moderation I can’t go far wrong. 💪🏻💪🏻

roger00022000

It happens. You felt a need for something and indulged it. Remember how you felt at the time and try your best to control it the next time it starts to emerge. Other than that, relax. You aren't the first one that has had it happen, and you won't be the last one either.

Luna_athena

I get it. I feel lost in the up-down of weight some days, but in the end the best you can do is be compassionate with yourself and push on.

jajenkins1978

It happens to the best of us! The important thing is you picked yourself back up. You can do this! It's not too late for weight loss this week either. Eat really clean and get some cardio work in a couple of days and I think you'll be shocked. Also, drink at least a gallon of water every single day.

Diatonic12

Carp614

Same story here. One big piece of pizza was all I was going to have. I ended up eating six! for no reason really. I just wanted it and did nothing to control the impulse. I'm not sweating it. Every day is a new day.

charmmeth

Same here: doing really well and splurged on chocolate at the weekend. (Partly because we had to cancel our holiday and that was very depressing.) A kilo back on (ca. 2.2 lbs.) Then I seemed to be stuck for a few days. However, I picked up a new and more challenging cardio routine this morning and voilà I have dropped that kilo and a bit more.

AnnPT77

I'm in the "there is no wagon" camp. I think some of you are not clearly differentiating the effect of normal, healthy fluctuating water weight/digestive contents (which is not fat, so doesn't much matter) from actual fat (re-)gain.

This is a good read, that may help keep those things in perspective:

https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations

Normal weight loss will have ups and downs on the scale, even when the hoped-for fat loss is perking along at a fairly constant rate, hidden on the scale by fluctuations in water/digestive contents.

This is what several months during my weight loss looked like (chart below). (Sometimes my loss was too fast. That was a mistake. Don't do that part. Trust me!)

The solid-line "hill" is my weight trend. The vertical lines connect daily weights to the trend. Look at how the daily weights jump all over the place, sometimes pounds up overnight. It works like that, even when it's actually working. Notice, too, that the trend moves up because of indulgent eating at US Thanksgiving (3rd Thursday of November, with my birthday in that general time as well) and at Christmas, but that those trend changes, too, are no big deal in the long run.



Secondly, even actual over-consumption of calories for a day or few is not as big a deal-breaker as you may think, for much the same reasons. There are some other factors that tend to make a big over-calorie-goal day have as big a long-term scale impact as the calorie level alone would make you think, as long as it's a rare thing. I'm not suggesting that you try to exploit that fact to have big "cheat days", but I am suggesting that you don't need to feel like a few days of actual overeating has "ruined everything" and that you should therefore totally give up. (If there were a wagon, totally giving up would be how to fall off it. ).

Along those lines, about the impact of *rare* over-goal eating, you might be amused by this:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10603949/big-overfeed-ruins-everything-nope#latest

Thinking of this sort of thing in terms of "failing" "falling off" "ruined", etc. . . . too much drama, for my taste. Log it (even if you have to estimate), learn from it (worth it? if not, how to do something different next time?), and move on with your path toward improvement. Everything will be fine, long term, if you do. Emotion, guilt, drama: Optional.

ashesfromfire

The best analogy anyone ever gave me for times like this was:
When you drop your phone, do you stamp on it with your foot because you already might have broken it anyway? Nope, you pick it up, dust it off, and do your best not to drop it. Still gonna happen from time to time, but we adjust and move on.
You've made great progress so far, keep making progress.
Congrats on getting this far!


A small thing to consider - Are you eating enough? Time I catch myself on a multi-day binge is usually a clue that I've been eating to little and my body is desperate for calories.