If you go over your calories one day....

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  • sparklelioness
    sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
    One of my biggest lessons has been what to do if a slipup happens, or i decide to eat more that my calorie allowance. Before, i'd try tovstarve myself for the next few days to "make up for it", which invariably led to me being starving and miserable, and or binging again. Or I'd think, "see, i cant do this, i have no willpower...I'm just going to go back to how i was eating before (eating anything i want) and try again in a few weeks. Or months.


    Now, I tell myself tomorrow is a new day. I might exercise a bit more, but i dont go crazy and try to "work it all off". And guess what-I'm losing :)

    Just start fresh the next day. Treat your body with love-it doesnt deserve to be starved OR to be stuffed with food again just cos you messed up yesterday. Love it, and it'll repay you.
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    Also, if you are in weight loss mode and you go over your daily calorie goal, as long as you are below your BMR, but above your calorie deficit goal, you are still OK.

    I think you mean to stay ABOVE your BMR and BELOW calorie deficit goal. :smile:
  • mrh0rnet
    mrh0rnet Posts: 26
    It depends how much I go over. I messed around Friday night and got caught out late and hadn't eaten so I had to bite the bullet and get something from Wendy's. Put me about 500 cals over for the day so instead of just cutting 500 cals out yesterday, I burned 400 calories in cardio and cut 100 cals out of yesterdays meal.
  • Taneil27
    Taneil27 Posts: 253
    Thanks all! I am eating normally today even after how much I went over yesterday. I think I will be OK. I just hate being on a roll and then do something like that. But man was it good and somewhat worth it, LOL :laugh:
  • HorganMom3
    HorganMom3 Posts: 63 Member
    Depends on a few things. How much over did I go? Is it my rest day/no worry day? What type of food did I eat: a bunch of junk, or am I over mainly on good stuff?

    I take this all into consideration, but no matter the answers I try not to stress about it too much and just take it day by day, being true to myself and doing the best I can.

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