Stressed out by logging when accidentally eating too much

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  • Woodspoon
    Woodspoon Posts: 223 Member
    I just give myself 1 day off a week, usually fridays where I don't bother logging, but make extra sure to log and stay under all the other days.
    If you can't have a day off to be content, what's it all for?
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    The best thing about it is when you went over by a significant amount one day and still lose weight that week! That actually helped me to relax and helped me understand it's about what you do MOST of the time. You don't have to be perfect every day.
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    MFP is a tool to help you find balance in your diet. That's it, just a tool. If you go over, you go over. You know what to do differently tomorrow. Don't obsess, you're a work in progress and it takes time to find out what will work for you. :flowerforyou:
  • maz504
    maz504 Posts: 450
    When I have a bad day, I go to this article:

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/08/16/get-over-it/

    It helps me remember that it's okay and to get back on track!! :smile:

    LOVE THIS!! Thank you!!! :flowerforyou:
  • yasoyyo
    yasoyyo Posts: 15
    And someone wise once pointed out, "whether you log it into MFP or not, your body is logging it." So you're just lying to yourself if you don't log it.

    Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that - for me, the whole "not logging" thing is really only about keeping my mental state in a better place (because I find that my mentality towards dieting is really the main thing that decides whether I'll be successful or not). It's a tricky balance, though, trying to not be too perfectionistic as well as not getting too lenient.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    I log on MFP then take that number and input it into an Excel spreadsheet that I've created. It calculates my calories eaten and my calories burned (I get that number from my Fitbit) and then calculates my deficit (or non-deficit at times). That way I look at it on a weekly basis and not a daily basis. As long as I have more good days than bad, I'm okay.

    Maybe if you look at it from a weekly perspective and not a daily perspective it will help.

    You can also do this on the MFP App if you have a smart phone, at least look at the weekly numbers...

    OP try to remember that you have a calorie deficiit built into your daily goal, and even if you go over one or two days a week, you likely still are under for the week. And even if you are over for the week, you would have to be 3,500 cal over your maintenance (not your deficit goal - your maintenance level) to gain one lb. Not sure what you are set at today, but if you are set to lose a lb/week, that means you have a 3,500 cal deficit for the week built in. In order to gain a pound you would have to be 7,000 cal over the weekly goal.

    Perspective...
  • katiekakes68
    katiekakes68 Posts: 1
    When I see that I have gone over or know I want something that is an indulgence, I simply say to myself, " Looks Like I am gonna walk the dogs again". I just remember that if I am unhappy with the red numbers I have the power to reverse it. I am in control not my food.
  • TRIX5884
    TRIX5884 Posts: 318 Member
    When I see that I have gone over or know I want something that is an indulgence, I simply say to myself, " Looks Like I am gonna walk the dogs again". I just remember that if I am unhappy with the red numbers I have the power to reverse it. I am in control not my food.

    I like that...."I have the power to reverse it". It's so true - we all do. I guess it really is always in our "power" - good or bad.
  • skcardiog
    skcardiog Posts: 316 Member
    Tomorrow's another day. We can t change the past, but we are in control of our future. Day at a time .
  • Jenky85
    Jenky85 Posts: 190 Member
    This is one of the things I dislike about MFP...as soon as you even hit your calorie goal it turns red! I think it should give you up until 100 over before it turns red.

    As others have said...you should log regardless. As long as you're not doing it all the time you will be fine on your weightloss journey but by logging you are making yourself accountable and therefore less likely to overeat every day. :)
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    you can either stop logging, or stop overeating.

    don't give me any of this "accidentally" bull crap. when you overeat you know it.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Accidental?
  • rissa876
    rissa876 Posts: 38 Member
    I've done this before and even though I dislike looking at the red numbers, I just know that tomorrow and the next day to step up my game. Cravings get me in trouble, and that's when I need to eat a healthier alternative.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    A lot of times "Over" is really just "less under", but I've had my "I just ate 2x my calorie goal" days .. but even those, in the context of a week or a month are just a small blip on the radar. Log it, look at averages, and keep going ...

    One plus for me is that I can't really see red very well: The red and black look the same to me, so I don't get that visual slap in the face when I look at my ticker. I guess that makes it easier.
  • Neeters1969
    Neeters1969 Posts: 53 Member
    I feel the same way. I HATE seeing my calories in the red.

    I just log it and stay off the app for the rest of the evening. I'm not hurting anyone but myself when I'm not accurate with what I'm eating.


    This.

    Anita
  • freddi11e
    freddi11e Posts: 317 Member
    i log my 6k binges. i try and log everything. even gum. splenda. everything. sometimes its hard when i go out to eat, but i always go for the higher of the choices if trhere's more than one calorie input. it's just nice to be held accountable. like i cant cry that i'm not losing weight. i can just go back and see how many times i chose to sabatoge myself. idk.. i like it, cuz i easily forget when i eff up without it.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    Logging the "ugly" days is helpful to a) teach me where I went awry so I can do things differently next time, b) keep me honest and responsible about food, and c) remind me that perfection isn't sustainable and everyone has off days. You need to look at the big picture and focus on the future. You can't change yesterday.

    And if it helps you feel better I was 1900 calories over maintenance yesterday and my scale was only up a couple of pounds this morning (which is mostly bloating anyway, and isn't worth freaking out about since I can lose a few pounds just going to the toilet!). It also gave me heaps more energy for my workout this morning. The moral is that in the long term the blips don't matter.
  • MrsG31
    MrsG31 Posts: 364 Member
    Yes. I have actually just said screw it and not finished my logging for the day- often on Fridays, lol. When I first started MFP I logged everything, every day, but over time I started skipping weekends once I felt I had better control over portion sizes and knowing when to stop stuffing my face. It is so much easier for me to log and keep track of my pre-planned meals while at work.

    What bugs me even more the red numbers? The little message it gives you saying "if you eat like this every day you will weigh XXXX in X weeks" thanks. thanks a bunch.
  • icu814me2
    icu814me2 Posts: 212 Member
    Well, just log it anyway and learn from it. Plan ahead. I'm sure you have a smart phone with you 100% of the time, like I do. So if you "accidentally" get caught out in a situation you had not planned on, hop on the smart phone and google the calories for the food in question. Where there's a will there's a way.Feel free to add me if you want. :)
  • callas444
    callas444 Posts: 261 Member
    On my highest calorie day since I started mfp, I ate around 2,100 calories. Not a major splurge, but a splurge for me who rarely goes over calories. Even on that day where I felt like I ate so very much, my "if you eat like this every day, you'll weigh XXX in 5 weeks" was a LOSS. It was a 5 pound loss. It put things in perspective for me. I can have days where I splurge and I can still reach my goals. I'm not going to kid myself though, and I'm not going to avoid tracking it. I choose to eat, I choose not to eat. I choose to walk or not. I am in control of that and I own up to my choices.
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I know that if I don't log it I get into the mindset of "well damn might as well eat everything". Logging kind of reigns me in. Also not logging screws with my data and I'm a numbers nerd so that bothers me greatly.

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