AFTER A BINGE, AFTER A MEAL OUT- READ THIS!!
TheLittleVoice91
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"HOLY ****! I'VE EATEN SO MUCH! IM GOING TO BE OBESE"
I bet you're thinking that. I know I have. But I read this and it put my mind at rest.
"Ok.
Stop.
Take a deep breath and put your thinking cap on.
I’m going to hit you with some wisdom, ok?
Take your weight loss calorie goal, and just toss that number out the window. We’re not going to talk about that right now. We’re going to talk about that minor (or major) freak out we sometimes have when we’re having a really good week, eating really well, then we lose our damn minds and stuff our faces with delicious delicious junk food.
2000 calories is about what your body needs to maintain your weight and keep all your organs doing all those lovely keeping you alive things that they do. Your body burns all those calories at rest. That means that while you’re sitting on your *kitten*, walking to the fridge and back, scrolling through tumblr, etc etc.. your body is making you breathe and make new cells and **** and burns those 2000 calories.
To gain a single pound, you’d have to eat another 3500 calories on top of those 2000. Thats 5500 calories. 5500 calories is a ****ing lot of calories, okay?
Lets take a look at what 5500 calories looks like.
One slice of a large pepperoni pizza from pizza hut is 330 calories. You’d have to eat a little over 2 entire large pepperoni pizzas to hit 5500 calories.
One crunchy taco from taco bell is 170 calories. To eat 5500 calories, you’d have to eat 32 tacos.
One double cheeseburger from mcdonalds is 440 calories. 12 of those is 5500 calories.
21 cheetos are 160 calories. 714 cheetos are 5500 calories.
Was whatever junk you ate probably a bad choice health-wise? Probably.
Did you ruin all your progress? No.
Did you even eat enough to gain an entire whole pound? Nooope.
Are you going to survive, drink some water, go for a walk or run in the morning, and forgive yourself? Yep. You are.
Know why?
Cause **** happens.
But we move on, and we stay determined.
Stop freaking out. Forgive yourself."
from tumblr
I bet you're thinking that. I know I have. But I read this and it put my mind at rest.
"Ok.
Stop.
Take a deep breath and put your thinking cap on.
I’m going to hit you with some wisdom, ok?
Take your weight loss calorie goal, and just toss that number out the window. We’re not going to talk about that right now. We’re going to talk about that minor (or major) freak out we sometimes have when we’re having a really good week, eating really well, then we lose our damn minds and stuff our faces with delicious delicious junk food.
2000 calories is about what your body needs to maintain your weight and keep all your organs doing all those lovely keeping you alive things that they do. Your body burns all those calories at rest. That means that while you’re sitting on your *kitten*, walking to the fridge and back, scrolling through tumblr, etc etc.. your body is making you breathe and make new cells and **** and burns those 2000 calories.
To gain a single pound, you’d have to eat another 3500 calories on top of those 2000. Thats 5500 calories. 5500 calories is a ****ing lot of calories, okay?
Lets take a look at what 5500 calories looks like.
One slice of a large pepperoni pizza from pizza hut is 330 calories. You’d have to eat a little over 2 entire large pepperoni pizzas to hit 5500 calories.
One crunchy taco from taco bell is 170 calories. To eat 5500 calories, you’d have to eat 32 tacos.
One double cheeseburger from mcdonalds is 440 calories. 12 of those is 5500 calories.
21 cheetos are 160 calories. 714 cheetos are 5500 calories.
Was whatever junk you ate probably a bad choice health-wise? Probably.
Did you ruin all your progress? No.
Did you even eat enough to gain an entire whole pound? Nooope.
Are you going to survive, drink some water, go for a walk or run in the morning, and forgive yourself? Yep. You are.
Know why?
Cause **** happens.
But we move on, and we stay determined.
Stop freaking out. Forgive yourself."
from tumblr
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I love this! I just may print this out and put it on my fridge... Thanks for this
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this was amazing!!! thanx for posting ! 0
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these are holy words!!!! I'll think about that whenever I feel I ate too much junk!!!
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Plus, those numbers only work if you were eating at maintenance the rest of the week. If you've been eating at a deficit all week, you'd have to eat even more - enough to wipe out your week's worth of deficit.0
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This is great! Definitely printing this off!0
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That rocks!0
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I like this! Makes me feel a smidge better about my wine intake and dinner out last night!0
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Haha love it
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I know this--but sometimes it's hard to *know* this. LOL! Good to see this thought on paper. 0
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AAHHH!! Can I get an AMEN!0
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love it! thank you so much!0
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Thank you!0
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Thanks for posting!0
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One of the best plateau breakers is to over eat with pizza every few weeks.
I'm not even kidding!0 -
Thank you 0
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This made me smile...and take a huge sigh of relief.
I appreciate you writing this and taking the time to do the comparison!0 -
Awesome! My attitude over the last several weeks has been just that. If I make a mistake, if I over eat and have one bad day....I move on to the next day, and do not beat myself up!0
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Love this, but now I'm craving 714 Cheetos!0
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Love this!!! Thanks For Sharing.. xoxo0
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BEST THING IVE HEARD ALL DAY
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thats great thankyou 0
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see now you just made me want cheetos.. lol
that is one thing that always ticks me off with people I work with.. they get so down on them selves for going over their calorie goals that they have set for themselves.. I tell them time and time again to not worry about it, it is actually ok to go over your calorie goals every now and then, you want to keep your body guessing and working for you... then I get the "well you don't have to worry about it, your in great shape" .. think I will just keep my mouth shut from now on and just walk away from them.... very aggrivating..0 -
Thanks for the numbers!!! It helps to put things into perspective. :happy:
Oh, and saving for later when I need it again.
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Thank you for that! I really needed to hear it!0
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Kind of puts everything in perspective, doesn't it? Great post!0
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Love that!0
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*love*0
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I was just thinking about this the other day. Basically since high school graduation, 16 years ago, I weigh 14 pounds more than I did at that time. I thought about it, and really, that is not that bad!!!!!! I only ate an average of 3,500 calories a YEAR over what I needed to be where I am at today. I am not a Failure afterall! How about that!0
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This was great. 0
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