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4th of July Binge!!!

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  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    I think its not as big of a deal as you believe. It happens to all of us, like everyone else is saying. a binge in a binge and you just gotta get back on track the rest of the week.

    If it makes you feel better I probably drank my calorie allotment for the day in beer. Not including food, I did eat but not a WHOLE lot.

    Now its 10 AM and I'm still not hungry at ALL lol I aint eatin till I am.
  • thinteacher
    thinteacher Posts: 25
    Many programs allow a "splurge" day. The key is to get back on the program and don't beat yourself up. I splurged yesterday also but did do a small amount of exercise but not enough for the splurge. At it again today....tomorrow is gone and today is here....
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    I went to Zumba in the morning so I could have a hot dog on the 4th without guilt. Didn't eat a hot dog but bratwurst and it was delish. Had 2 chicken wings some watermelon and a half of cup of macaroni salad. Oh and one bite of my daughters hamburger. We didn't have cakes and brownies and such so that was a blessing, not even any baked beans, which my daughter gave me hell for not making. I was up a lb this morning but TOM is visiting this week also I expected it.

    It's just one day, you can't let that get you down. You have to dig real deep, and I mean real deep, to not eat and enjoy yourself.
    Work on finding that will power for the next holiday but don't beat yourself up over what happened yesterday.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    You can fast if that makes you feel better. Fasting for one day will have about the same effect as binging for one day - That is, practically none.

    If overall you are eating on target, then I don't see any reason to feel concerned. If you've developed healhier eating habits overall, then that's really what matters here.
  • bbbsmama
    bbbsmama Posts: 96
    First, thank you for posting this! I ate SO bad yesterday!!!! I feel better now that I know I was not alone. I ate 2 bbq ribs, half of a grilled chicken breast and THREE rice crispy treats!!!! And I had cereal that morning. I was seriously depressed!!! But today is a new day, and we are all allowed to cheat every now and then.
  • MaryV34
    MaryV34 Posts: 32
    I would just move on from it. I went almost 200 calories over yesterday, but I am not gonna beat myself up over it. Today I am going back to my normal routine and going to increase my exercises the rest of the week to make up for the extra calories I had. Makes me feel better that others did the same thing.
  • AnitaVolpato
    AnitaVolpato Posts: 204 Member
    Shake it off! We had a barbeque yesterday and I "showed my *kitten*" I ate so much potato salad , mac and cheese.... everyone including my husband were laughing at me about it because I said "I can't eat too much". It was just too good. I am not beating myself up over it. I laughed it happens sometimes. I stepped on the scale and I gained 1 lb. It was all worth it... I will lose that pound and more in the next couple of weeks. Don't let food keep you from enjoying yourself. Life is too short....
  • epmck11
    epmck11 Posts: 159 Member
    I don't think it would hurt the OP to fast for a day after a binge like that. If you want, take a protein shake or two, but you ate enough that it might not be a bad idea to try to fast for a day and go way under your calorie goal. Then eat normal again starting tomorrow.
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