thanksgiving

DD0pe
DD0pe Posts: 34 Member
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
i over ate today i lose a good amount of weight but the holidays is so hard. im eating from smaller plates to help with portions. today i felt so sick because i been on a strict diet and i over ate today. i ate everything i could get my hands on it was horrible and good all at the same time.

i dont no if i can get back on track because i had flashbacks of how i use too be .... help!!!!!!!

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    It's just a day. Let it go. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a meal with family and friends.

    Tomorrow, do what you did the day before today. You're fine. I promise.
  • DakotaKeogh
    DakotaKeogh Posts: 693 Member
    What happened today is already in the past. Tomorrow is always a new beginning.
  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    It's just a day. Let it go. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a meal with family and friends.

    Tomorrow, do what you did the day before today. You're fine. I promise.
    yep just keep doing what you were doing to get the good results. you are doing great, keep it up!~
  • mwilke
    mwilke Posts: 378 Member
    I think that having a day to over indulge once in a while is healthy. I think that if you had the desire to begin the journey in the first place, you have the will power to continue even if you over ate for one day. I think you will be fine if you do go back to your normal routine.
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    It's okay. One day does not a breakdown make.
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    It's just a day. Let it go. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a meal with family and friends.

    Tomorrow, do what you did the day before today. You're fine. I promise.
    yep just keep doing what you were doing to get the good results. you are doing great, keep it up!~

    triple ditto
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I'm struggling too. I know this isn't going to be like every day. I know tomorrow will be better. Maybe I should have just stayed away from MFP tonight because I didn't feel guilty until I realized that so many of my friends managed to stay under today. And I totally blew it. :frown: I'm proud of them, but I'm mad at myself now. Oh well, lesson learned.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    It's just a day. Let it go. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a meal with family and friends.

    Tomorrow, do what you did the day before today. You're fine. I promise.

    This!

    Every day is a new day. Say that out loud every morning when you get up and every evening when you go to bed. Take each day at a time and get back on track.
  • fitacct
    fitacct Posts: 242 Member
    It's possible you didn't do as poorly as you think you did. I planned on counting today as a "cheat day" and ate normal portions for lunch and small portions of leftover Thanksgiving food for dinner. I even enjoyed a piece of pumpkin pie (with whipped topping) and a couple of sugar cookies. I just entered my foods for the day and I ended up consuming exactly my goal amount! So, I didn't do as bad as I originally thought I did! Just think of it this way...it was only one day and tomorrow you will be back on track! : )
  • LethaSue
    LethaSue Posts: 285 Member
    It would take 3500 calories in excess of what you normally burn, to gain a pound of fat. I doupt you went 3500 over what you normally do. So don't let something like one bad day mess up all the progress you have been making. Please don't let that be an excuse. You might slide back a quarter or a half of a pound from today, if you continued to eat that way, but one day will get burned away, and mixed in with the super good you have been doing. We are human and will make human kind of poor judgements on things we know better than to do once and awhile. Forgive yourself and get back on back of the winning horse first thing in the morning. Thats my plan.
  • WinnerNow
    WinnerNow Posts: 1 Member
    Today should not dictate tomorrow. Start fresh, I choose not to eat the leftovers tomorrow. Start the day with a plan. Don't forget to add some exercise. You can do it!
  • gumigal82
    gumigal82 Posts: 350
    It really is all right to have a day when your calories get a little high--especially if that day is a holiday such as Thanksgiving! :) Guilt and shame will only make it harder to get back on track tomorrow. I agree with the many--spend this time enjoying your family. (and yes, the treating yourself!)
  • HSingMomto7Kids
    HSingMomto7Kids Posts: 345 Member
    Just keep looking for your motivators here, and put one foot in front of another.
  • michelec64
    michelec64 Posts: 120 Member
    I'm shamelessly stealing a quote from a fellow MFPer who said she didn't get the way she was by eating on Thanksgiving, but by eating like it was Thanksgiving every day. One day will not undo all your progress, unless you let it turn into 2 days, then 3, etc. Just get back to your regular fitness and eating routine today, and focus on looking forward. Yesterday is history, don't dwell on it.
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