What do you do when you screw up for a day?

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  • h82bfat
    h82bfat Posts: 77
    Yes, don't beat yourself up. Remember, you'd need to exceed your daily maintenance level (not your caloric goal) by 3,500 calories just to gain a single pound. If you want to keep yourself accountable, cut back 100 calories for the next 10 days, but don't do anything too drastic; that's simply not a maintainable long-term solution.
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    Chastise myself for the rest of the day, vow to get back on track tomorrow, and actually do it.

    If my cravings get out of control for more than a day or two, I fast for 24 hours and it gets me back on track, mentally, for a few weeks.
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
    Thank you for posting this up, everyones comments have been really helpful! I went over 1000 calories over on Friday after going to the local Beer Fest, i expected to but was shocked how much drink was calorie wise as i rarely drink! Finding it really hard to get back to my passion and concentration so these comments have perked me up a little :o) The line is drawn and ready to start a new week :)
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    usually? i brag about it. :laugh:

    but seriously. if you mess up one day, acknowledge it and move on. the next day (or the same evening), you go right back to normal. don't try to "compensate" for it.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Great advice here. I think it's important to log it, even when I go way over. Something about secrecy can breed shame which breeds worse decisions for me, so I have to be careful with that. For me, it's best to just own it and make that one meal or that one day mine for that time period. Deal with it, accept it, and don't let it affect my decisions later or tomorrow. Bad habit is to say "oh, I screwed up on Thursday, I'll get back on track Monday." I did that quitting smoking, too. It's all head games, excuses.

    Own it. Enter the calories. Move on.
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    One day isn't going to make or break any diet. 1,000 calories over translates to about 5oz of extra weight. That will come off again as you continue on your plan.

    (By the way, I LOVE pecan pie! I would have a hard time stopping at just a slice too!)
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