I had a horrible day today - almost 800 calories over my 136

coloschick
coloschick Posts: 61
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
I went and weighed in tonight and I had lost 3 lbs. Then I have been eating ever since. I have not had a night like this since I started. I guess I just needed to get it out of my system and hopefully tomorrow will be another day. I feel bad, but I still need to keep in mind I lost almost 15 lbs since Jan. 17th. I got the stomach flu last Thurs and Fri, and I have not felt up to exercising the past few days. Tomorrow, I am going to have to do the 30 Day Shred and walk on my treadmill and get back on track. Wish me luck!!!!!!

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  • SunnyAndrsn
    SunnyAndrsn Posts: 369 Member
    It's ONE day. Remind yourself of this. It was ONE day. That's it. Just shrug it off, forgive yourself, and move on.
  • Tanishbell
    Tanishbell Posts: 5
    Good Luck on the 30 day Shred. I plan to buy it and start this week. I almost put next week but there is no time like the present:) Don't sweat your calories too bad today. You had a bad day not a bad week. Just pick up tomorrow. :wink:
  • mama_beth
    mama_beth Posts: 23
    I don't know whether you can view my diary or not,but I have had on average two bad days a week and still managed to lose 14 lbs in two months. Trust me every now and again isn't going to hurt anything. If it makes you feel better try to average out where you went over through the week. So if you went over maybe you could stay under your goal around 50 calories or so a day to make up for it.
  • Skeebee
    Skeebee Posts: 740 Member
    Don't sweat it. I lost 2lbs last week and then got a dozen cupcakes with my husband at a bakery for free. Uh....YEAH!!! about 1000 calories over this past weekend. But, you realize it's ONE DAY!!! You move on and get back on track. It's a temporary weight, not a ball n' chain. :-)
  • Amberchalon
    Amberchalon Posts: 207 Member
    Tomorrow is another day--look at today as it is already past, my friend.
  • Skeebee
    Skeebee Posts: 740 Member
    Don't sweat it.

    Wait...yes...DO sweat it.....OFF!!! LOL. so bad as a pun.....I know....*hangs head in shame...:blushing:
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    Hey, I ate over 1800 calories OVER my already 1400 calories, and that is AFTER i added my exercise. So...over 2,000 over my daily goal. :)

    Started again today fresh :) We're all going to slip up, but we just have to acknowledge it, not beat ourselves up over it, and continue on.
  • medennison123
    medennison123 Posts: 191 Member
    ya brush it off. you got this
  • Crystal_Pistol
    Crystal_Pistol Posts: 750 Member
    It's ONE day. Remind yourself of this. It was ONE day. That's it. Just shrug it off, forgive yourself, and move on.

    Ditto! I was sick last week and was over a minimum of 1000cals each day, a maximum of almost 3000cals one day. I'm just saying it was one week. Keep it moving :wink:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Learning to accept crummy days like this and moving on to do better tomorrow is a BIG part of this learning process. It's so easy to tell yourself "this just proves that I'm hopeless, I can never lose weight".
    A much better message to yourself is "well, that wasn't very smart. How am I going to make tomorrow a good day?"
    I have had some horrendous eating days in the 405 days that I've been logging my meals on MFP but in spite of that I'm maintaining my 22kg weight loss. My theory is that I just have to make sure that there are more good days than bad days, and I have to keep monitoring what I'm eating and my bad habits and try to stamp them out, one at a time.
  • james_tew
    james_tew Posts: 18 Member
    I had a terrible week last week with just feeling completely buggered for the first 2 days and skipping 3 workouts. My food was crap although I was under my cal goal I just ate crap and didn't follow my plan. Made up for it in the last few days of the week with massive workouts and just used the first couple of days as my motivation to drag my *kitten* along to the gym and give it a flogging. One bad day isn't terrible. One average I give myself a cheat meal every wednesday night. It's been working for me. Pick your favourite food and eat it. Don't go stupid but enjoy it and don't worry about the cals. Shocks your body and gives you a boost knowing that you can still loose weight and enjoy life.

    Keep it up =]
  • smokinjackd
    smokinjackd Posts: 341
    Enjoy your day, lose the guilt, tomorrow is a new day. Once about every two weeks or less if I need it I have a blowout day. My best one I doubled my allowable calories and tripled my allowable sodium. The 5 week weight guess at the end of the day was enough to motivate me to stay on track for another couple of weeks.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    It's ONE day. Remind yourself of this. It was ONE day. That's it. Just shrug it off, forgive yourself, and move on.
    ^^this! You will do better tomorrow!
  • littleworm23
    littleworm23 Posts: 341 Member
    It's just one day. We all have them. As long as you recognize that it is not how you want all your days to be and you strive to change them you are going in the right direction. :)
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    It must be going around!! I had a crappy day today too.
  • stef827
    stef827 Posts: 215 Member
    I went and weighed in tonight and I had lost 3 lbs. Then I have been eating ever since. I have not had a night like this since I started. I guess I just needed to get it out of my system and hopefully tomorrow will be another day. I feel bad, but I still need to keep in mind I lost almost 15 lbs since Jan. 17th. I got the stomach flu last Thurs and Fri, and I have not felt up to exercising the past few days. Tomorrow, I am going to have to do the 30 Day Shred and walk on my treadmill and get back on track. Wish me luck!!!!!!

    I did the same exact thing today :( It doesn't feel good but tomorrow is a brand new day. I will also be doing 30 day shred and the treadmill :) Here's to tomorrow!
  • ginablackburn
    ginablackburn Posts: 5
    i understand exactly what you are going through...read my blog...I had a bad day today and I emotional ate when i got home. but I realize that it is in fact ONE day and I will get through this...you CAN GET THROUGH THIS !!!
  • peachied
    peachied Posts: 117 Member
    Oh hey! No worries! On my worst day I went over my calorie limit by 2,200. And you know what, I am not even mad or guilty about it now. What matters is that I keep working on my diet and exercise.

    No worries, don't sweat it, there is always tomorrow!

    Good luck on the 30 Day Shred. :)
  • scythe20
    scythe20 Posts: 10
    As Ms Stacey once told Anne Shirley, "Tomorrow is fresh and new with no mistakes in it." (or pastries).
  • luckyno1three
    luckyno1three Posts: 3 Member
    It may not be the best thing for your physical health (weight), but having one day to just treat yourself can do wonders for your mental health. Instead of being upset over going over your calorie limit, be happy that you can splurge once in a while and still make progress towards your goal! Working towards a weight goal shouldn't be a punishment, but a rewarding journey, and nothing says reward to me like a day of eating some of my favorite foods every once in a while!
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    What everyone else already said. It's just ONE day. It's a new day tomorrow. Start fresh. It's life. It'll happen (to most of us, anyway). It's not going to erase all your hard work. Just get back to it tomorrow. You can't change it, so move forward. It'll be OK :smile:
  • Chicketi
    Chicketi Posts: 10 Member
    The problem with many of those who try diets and fail is that they think every day has to be perfect; perfect food intake, perfect amount of water, lots of exercise. But realistically very few things in life are perfect and as everyone else on here has pointed out, it is just one day. The goal should not be to do perfect everyday but do your best and know that you will do your best tomorrow. Good luck and I'm sure you'll be back on track soon!
  • craziedazie
    craziedazie Posts: 185 Member
    As Ms Stacey once told Anne Shirley, "Tomorrow is fresh and new with no mistakes in it." (or pastries).

    :flowerforyou:
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,234 Member
    Good luck on the 30DS. Don't beat yourself up. We al lhave bad days. I once ate an entire box of chocolates in one sitting. I am still 70lbs down.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    We all have bad days love. Dont worry, either work it off today or if you're not feeling up to it, wake up tomorrow and start over again. Thats the beauty of life, you have (for many things) a reset button every morning!
  • coloschick
    coloschick Posts: 61
    Thanks for all of your support. I feel much better after reading all of your posts. I love MFP as I love to track everything I eat. However, what I love more is that I have a community of people doing the same thing that can help me when I need them. Thanks friends.
  • katzblood
    katzblood Posts: 41
    I wouldnt sweat it--its not bad to let your body have a little splurge to trick it into thinking its gonna get tons of food. I do spike days (check the spike84 group) where I eat twice my BMR each week and still lose weight :)
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