EPIC FOOD FAILS- Indulge today? VENT POST it.

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  • dmaxma
    dmaxma Posts: 11 Member
    So timely! I have been cleaning up my diet and then -- last night... went out to dinner with friends. Had wine, burrata cheese, bacon wrapped fish with potato (yum!) and creme brulee. Seriously felt food drunk. Extra workout today!
  • Ohwhynot
    Ohwhynot Posts: 356 Member
    UUUGGGH. I'm nursing an almost 3 month old so my appetite is UNCONTROLLABLE! I'm trying to reel it back with some protein shakes but no matter how much water I drink or how much protein/fat I eat, I'm always starving! Last night I saved calories to go to CPK and have pizza and lettuce wraps but I was tempted by a strawberry margarita... and thus went over in cals cause I didn't do any cardio yesterday. Oh well. So worth it. :D
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    74lbs???? omg...talk about inspiration, and if donuts are pre lifting fuel then I'll fill up daily =)
    congrats on all your hard work!
    My only epic fails are the days I don't eat enough. I consider donuts to be almost the perfect pre-lifting fuel.

    Thank you! Actually got down to the end of my ticker before bulking, and currently recomping on around 3000 calories a day. I'm smack dab in the middle of my weight class and happy here.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    um, yeah.

    No.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Zero calorie noodles are an epic fail. Never again.

    Or pretty much anything from Walden Farms. *gag*

    or anything made of cauliflower to be something else.
  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    Not today, but 2 days ago...EXTREMELY stressed out and against my good judgement bought a medium size bag of kettlecorn. Told myself I would only eat half (so why not buy the smaller bag, right? Ha ha ha). I pounded that entire bag in about 10 minutes and enjoyed every morsel. Was pretty much within my cals for the day, although my carb macro was WAY high and protein too low.
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    Zero calorie noodles are an epic fail. Never again.

    Haha i tried those, they were so rubbery and flavorless it was difficult to even chew them.

    i heard they smell fishy. BLECH. no thanks.
  • ThatMouse
    ThatMouse Posts: 229 Member
    Zero calorie noodles are an epic fail. Never again.

    Haha i tried those, they were so rubbery and flavorless it was difficult to even chew them.

    i heard they smell fishy. BLECH. no thanks.
    They smell rubbery to me. And taste rubbery. And I thought I prepped them right... Never again.

    Found some black bean noodles, though - and as a lovely side-effect, they're really really filling! But they absorb sauce a bit too much for my taste. Leads to some nice flavour combos, though.
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    Zero calorie noodles are an epic fail. Never again.

    Haha i tried those, they were so rubbery and flavorless it was difficult to even chew them.

    i heard they smell fishy. BLECH. no thanks.
    They smell rubbery to me. And taste rubbery. And I thought I prepped them right... Never again.

    Found some black bean noodles, though - and as a lovely side-effect, they're really really filling! But they absorb sauce a bit too much for my taste. Leads to some nice flavour combos, though.

    but what do they taste like? not noodles i bet.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I'm all about the IIFYM method so I eat "indulgences" very frequently and make them fit.

    However, I get what you're saying. I didn't have a "fail" today, but last weekend I went on a trip with my husband and ate a lot more than usual. I also got in lots of exercise...but I still wasn't too proud of some of the choices I made!

    Probably the kicker for me was Sunday morning...we went for pre-zoo Dunkin Donuts. I had a terrible donut called "spring bouquet" or something like that, and a yummy Bavarian crème. Huge black coffee. We were gonna leave but a huge downpour happened so we just relaxed in the restaurant for a bit and I talked myself into a big ol' toasted coconut donut as well. That was awesome but totally unplanned and over the top, for me.

    Stuff like that doesn't really get me down though. The way I see it, my goal is to be thinner in a year than I am right now...but I don't really care if I lose a pound + in a week anymore as long as I don't get larger!
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    I ate a slice of triple chocolate creme cake for lunch.
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    I ate a slice of triple chocolate creme cake for lunch.

    that sounds like an EPIC WIN to me
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Rhubarb crisp and rhubarb upside down cake. mmmmmm love that rhubarb!!


    mmmmmm, me too. Strawberry-rhubarb noosa yogurt is amazing btw.

    I even love Mrs. Meyer's rhubarb SOAP...not to eat of course...to wash my hands with ;-)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    My last epic fail was making some 'chouquettes' (sugar puffs) for the kids and eating them all before I even picked them up from school. Oops. That was like 3 weeks ago. And I was over by 1000 or something.

    A medium fail was a couple days ago, I had too much protein cheesecake at lunch. Ended up skipping dinner because I wasn't hungry... then it hit me and I ate too much. So I was 200-300 calories over my TDEE. Should just have got a light dinner instead. Oh well.

    I also eat a lot of ice cream but it typically fits in my calories, so that's not a fail, more like a win.
  • rebelduck
    rebelduck Posts: 11 Member
    I've been craving proper fast food for a week or two, so I hit up Wendy's for lunch today. Spicy crispy chicken sandwich and fries — it was 900 delicious calories, full of mayo and grease, and made me nostalgic for road trips with my family. It'll probably be another year or two before I eat another one, so I'm not letting myself regret it. :)
  • ThatMouse
    ThatMouse Posts: 229 Member
    Zero calorie noodles are an epic fail. Never again.

    Haha i tried those, they were so rubbery and flavorless it was difficult to even chew them.

    i heard they smell fishy. BLECH. no thanks.
    They smell rubbery to me. And taste rubbery. And I thought I prepped them right... Never again.

    Found some black bean noodles, though - and as a lovely side-effect, they're really really filling! But they absorb sauce a bit too much for my taste. Leads to some nice flavour combos, though.

    but what do they taste like? not noodles i bet.
    They do, actually! They're just really fragile when you're handling them. I love 'em in alfredo sauce.


    Also - legit food fail. I forgot my chicken breast for my salad today. ;A;
    My... my protein! My hunger!
  • PinkyFett
    PinkyFett Posts: 842 Member
    I had 3 pieces of pizza and netted 1000 calories. Not sure how that's a fail?
  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
    I used to eat one , EVERY DAY for like 2 weeks .. just moved to Houston and discovered Shipleys donuts aka best donuts ever. So I went cold turkey for a month so today I was like screw it, might be my Friday donut special =)
    You went cold turkey. Never go cold turkey.
  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
    I went over my budget by 870 calories the weekend before last. Pizza and beer... Turned to whisky... Turned to shots... Turned to nothing and then a hangover.
    Adjusted it into my calories for the next two weeks though, so it's allll good.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I had one of those days that were full of bad choices.

    For breakfast, I had 1.5 sausage and cheese kolaches.
    Lunch was 1 maple glazed donut.
    Dinner is about to be a grilled chicken sandwich from Wendy's. And fries.

    It's rare that I go over my daily goal, but when I do I go all in.
  • ravenmiss
    ravenmiss Posts: 384 Member
    Only epic food fail is burning it!!

    I had breakfast at ikea, a hot dog also at ikea, then home and had a chinese takeaway with some salt and pepper chips and some snacks.

    I went over my calorie allowance by approximately 150calories, even with poor estimates for the takeout food I probably ate my TDEE.

    Fail? Nope, I am still alive, healthy and happy. I suppose a fail in weightloss sense would be to go 900 calories over every day for 7 days as that would make me gain weight.
  • bomftdrum
    bomftdrum Posts: 270 Member
    When I mess up it will be due to 2 king size Hershey with almonds.
    My favorite candy bar, I probably fit one in my goal every night.
  • saranne1015
    saranne1015 Posts: 180 Member
    in one sitting a couple weeks ago (that is, right when i first started), i had 12 cheese-filled ravioli, 2 bags of m&ms, 1 bag of white cheddar popcorn, and a pint of cherry garcia. so bad...yet so good...
  • Myfitfutureself
    Myfitfutureself Posts: 34 Member
    Olive Garden, bread sticks.....Alfredo sauce.......Pasta...........I FAIL
  • aserranzana16
    aserranzana16 Posts: 43 Member
    Not really fail, since I budgeted for it, but plan on splurging on movie popcorn with EXTRA butter tonight.
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    Not really fail, since I budgeted for it, but plan on splurging on movie popcorn with EXTRA butter tonight.

    I did that last weekend and the popcorn was good!!
    Today has been an eating out day. 2 tacos from jack in the box for breakfast and a cheeseburger from Farmer Boys for lunch. And I'm going out to dinner but I do have 700 calories left for the day without any exercise. Not a total failure but I don't like eating out that much, too much salt!
  • saranne1015
    saranne1015 Posts: 180 Member
    i don't know if this is weird, and i'm probably just hungry at the moment...but i have a cheat meal once a week, and on the day leading up to it, it is all i can think about. for example, right now, i'm thinking about an enormous burger with bacon, cheddar, and jalapeno, complemented with shoestring fries and a chocolate milkshake...i know i shouldn't reward good dieting and weight loss with a meal that will probably be around 1300 cals, but i'm weak! plus my reasoning is that when i get down to a plateau, i'll make the cheat meal once every two weeks, and so on. anyway...i just needed to confess.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    One time because I was attempting to "diet" I ate celery. Epic fail, waste of up-and-down jaw motion.
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    One time because I was attempting to "diet" I ate celery. Epic fail, waste of up-and-down jaw motion.

    That **** isn't even good with peanut butter on it...
  • jaychick
    jaychick Posts: 7 Member
    I ate a box of chocolates last night...while watching Extreme Weight Loss...lol


    I love this! Sounds like something I would do :)

    I think eating is not failing. Eating is the fuel that keeps us alive! We all spurge on different things. Log it, work out, and carry on!

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