HAVE YOU EVER WENT OVER YOUR CALORIE GOAL?

Stilllosing26
Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Have you ever went over your calorie goal? Cheat day? Over ate? Wasn't paying attention? What happened to cause you to go over, and how did you react? What did you do the next day to make sure it wouldn't happen again?
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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    I blew up.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Went over today, knew I was going to go over prior to having dinner and dessert, enjoyed every bite of it... logged it and moved on. Oh and took pictures of all the deliciousness!
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Usually happens once a week. Honestly since MFP builds in a deficit, going over occasionally won't kill your goals. Just recover the next day. If you're WAAY over (say 1000 calories or more) then you want to take stock of what you did wrong and try not to do it again (at least that same week) :D
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    Zero reaction....this is a lifestyle change and things happen. Your body fat does not tell time in 24 increments, it's about the overall picture. Now binging over goal, I have no idea because I do not suffer from that condition. The next day is a new day, I also pay more attention to my week goal.
  • koogabah
    koogabah Posts: 16 Member
    This is the path to the dark side.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I turned purple and starting singing La Marseillaise backwards.
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    A little too often lately. Not crazy over mind you, but...Tommorow's a new day
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    pfft - weekly at least
  • fificrazy
    fificrazy Posts: 234
    Just once, and I'm still paying for it 54 years later.
  • rak173
    rak173 Posts: 105 Member
    About 1-2 times a week. Sometimes it is due to a cheat day. Mostly it is because I get lazy with logging, these usually stay within 300 calories of my goal. I don't focus too much on those sort of days..just keep on going and stay to my plan and goals.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Treat the next day as a new day.

    "I failed a test once in college, but I still got my degree."
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    Yep
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    I went over once, on Easter, by like 200 calories. Hasn't happened again since.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    You remember the blueberry scene in the original Willy Wonka? It was kinda like that.
  • Anniebotnen
    Anniebotnen Posts: 332 Member
    Of course! I was hungry. I eat when I'm hungry - some days I'm hungrier than others. I figure that's my body telling me it needs food. Some days I'm under because I'm less hungry. No big deal.
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    Oh, heavens, yes. But look, if my goal is still 500 or 1000 below what I estimate I'm burning, I'm still on the losing side. Next day, I may come in 100 calories under. It's all good (as long as I don't go over much).
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    Yeah, if I'm hungry. If I'm not, I don't. Either way I'm still in a deficit from my maintenance calories, so why stress about it?
  • rbiss
    rbiss Posts: 422 Member
    All the time, no big deal.
  • PurpleCupcakes01
    PurpleCupcakes01 Posts: 141
    I don't stress about but I make sure I log every calorie. Sometimes seeing how many calories I consumed motivates me not to do it again.
  • AwesomeGuy37
    AwesomeGuy37 Posts: 436 Member
    Hope this help ease the minds of people stressing over the limit.
    Your calorie goal is a range, not a line.
    You only have to eat below that line to lose around what you entered in your goal loss.
    If, for example, you have a daily calorie goal of 1500 and have set your goal loss for 2 pounds per week, then your calorie range would be between your calorie goal and your maintenance. The range would be 1500-2500, in this case.
    Note: Eating more calories can show an increase on the scale.
    Stop the negativity.
    Stop obsessing.
    Stop going hungry.
    Enjoy your life and new lifestyle.
  • chadwick175
    chadwick175 Posts: 34 Member
    A few times but never by a giant amount
  • bekim123
    bekim123 Posts: 391 Member
    It happens, sometimes planned (special occasions) sometimes not. I'm in it for the long haul, so I just try to get back on track the next day.
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    Several times. I knew they would be higher. I ate the yummy foods and then moved on with my life. As long as I'm in a deficit for the rest of the week, I'm fine.
  • LauriePar
    LauriePar Posts: 257 Member
    Yes, of course. I think it would be safe to say everyone does once in a while.
  • itsadogslife
    itsadogslife Posts: 209
    My caloric deficit as per MFP is quite big compared to any calculations I've made using many different methods to find out my bmr and tdr. All have directed I need between 2000-2200 calories per day. Some days I'm more active than others, so I try and look at my week as a whole. I use MFP as rough guideline. If I wanted to lose the weight quickly I'd be more concerned with staying at or under my calorie goal every day, but since I'm more concerned over long term sustainability, and being happy day to day and not feeling drained or tired, I just aim for in and around my calorie goal, give or take 200-300 calories. I always exercise though, so I don't beat myself up over it. I have had 2-3 days in the last two months where I went and ate 3000 calories, but then I worked extra hard at the gym the next day and ate significantly less.
  • Lilly_the_Hillbilly
    Lilly_the_Hillbilly Posts: 914 Member
    I did once.
  • ccf_trainer
    ccf_trainer Posts: 86 Member
    It's not the amount of calories you should worry about if you go over. It's what's in those calories you should be concerned about (sugar, bad carbs such as flour-based foods, bad fats). If you are consuming enough protein during the day, as long as it's lean protein, you will be fine.
  • tycho_mx
    tycho_mx Posts: 426 Member
    yup, happens. You move on.

    Conversely, sometimes I am way under (1,000+ cal) on a day when I ride out lots. Still losing slowly but gradually (I don't have lots to lose, so it's reasonable right now).
  • MickeyCastello
    MickeyCastello Posts: 269
    You'd be hard pressed to find someone that hasn't on occasion. The trick is to call it a cheat day, and get right back on the wagon like it never happened.

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