I ate my diet last night!!!!!!

stormtruck2

Arrived home about 2245 last night, felt good. Wife gets home, I tell her I'm craving a cardboard pizza. "Throw one in, I'm hungry too" she repiles. I had calories left for the day so what the hell, one little square won't hurt me. I throw in a Tombstone Pizza, Frozen, 4 meat into our pizza oven. Volia, 13 minutes later its done. I slice it into squares, 3X4 cuts. I take it into the living room, give her a paper plate with two squares on it, from the middle. She does not really like the crispier outer edge. So I turn on CNBC, my favorite channel for business and some of their programs ie American Greed and How I Made my Millions. The show last night was on the creation of Pixar Studios. By the end of the show I look down and all the pizza is gone!!! Lorraine had 4 pieces, Casper the hungry ghost must have eaten the other pieces cause I only had two right?? Yeahhhhh righttttttt. I ate 80% of the pizza, calories out the window, fat too!! So what did i learn?

1) I'm a pig and absolutely no good? Nope, I just had a lapse and tomorrow is a new day.
2) I can eat any where. Nope. Living room is the family room, dining room is the eating room.
3) I can have a small snack while watching TV. Nope, see #2.
4) I can control what I eat. Yes, but only if I pay close attention to eating when I eat, and not eating unless it is time to eat.
5) I can rationialize eating a whole card board pizza. Yeah I can, but my heart still knows the truth.
6) I am perfect? Nope and my darling bride will tell you, and me the same thing.

So here it is the day after I cannabilized my diet. Back on that weight loss horse again after not being thrown, but falling off. Will I never fall off again? Nope I will, but I will try hard not too. A new day, a new 1250 calories to enjoy. Dine on, weight falls off.

azcat1281

I have overate on my diet too !!! At this moment I am very hungry and I crave a big plate of mexican food:-) But I will have a snack instead. If I had mexican food in front of me right now I am sure I would eat it all !!!! Lol So, you are not the only one, congrats on getting back on your plan. It's not a race, we just need to cross the finish line. Good Luck to you.......

BaileyP3

Hey Stormtruck2,

I just took a peek at your food diary...you need to eat more. For a man your height 1250 calories is low. You'll see a difference if you add calories and exercise. And don't beat yourself up over last night's pizza. It happens. Get up, dust yourself off and get back on track.

norcal_yogi

....sorry....i read the title as 'I ate my date last night'! lol...

flying_inside

I understand the missing pizza problem all too well! A small Domino's pizza for me is one serving, when I give in. Great attitude to have to acknowledge & move forward. Best of luck on your journey!

firstsip

Hey Stormtruck2,

I just took a peek at your food diary...you need to eat more. For a man your height 1250 calories is low. You'll see a difference if you add calories and exercise. And don't beat yourself up over last night's pizza. It happens. Get up, dust yourself off and get back on track.

My thoughts exactly.

Two things stuck out to me immediately: you were watching TV while you ate and you're eating LOW calories for a man at your height and weight. Both of these things can set you up for "binges," or at least eating more of something than you intended.

flying_inside

Hey Stormtruck2,

I just took a peek at your food diary...you need to eat more. For a man your height 1250 calories is low. You'll see a difference if you add calories and exercise. And don't beat yourself up over last night's pizza. It happens. Get up, dust yourself off and get back on track.

Agree w/this, too.

jaxxie

ok fine, I guess it's ok that u didn't eat 'ur date'/ Better luck next tongue...........like Shaun t says.........Dig Deeper!

ChristineS_51

Hey Stormtruck2,

I just took a peek at your food diary...you need to eat more. For a man your height 1250 calories is low. You'll see a difference if you add calories and exercise. And don't beat yourself up over last night's pizza. It happens. Get up, dust yourself off and get back on track.

^^^ THIS ++
When I saw your goal was 1250 I thought :noway: so went & checked your profile - for a guy; 5'11; surely you should be EATING way more. Probably not all pizza, but if it fits your target, once in a while, go for it. I see you haven't lost much; I suggest go in and fix your goals and let MFP calculate them for you, you don't have to eat so little - I eat that, and I am a 61 yo female, sedentary, at 5'6 1/2 (that half is very important!! :laugh:

Richie2shoes

It's so easy to do! Great attitude though, brush it off and move on.

The last time we ordered a pizza, we ordered a small instead of a medium or large, and a veggie lovers with ham instead of pepperoni. We also got a couple side salads. This is the only way I can control my cravings for pizza. If we get a medium or large, my wife eats 2 or 3 pieces and I polish off the rest.

peckish_pomegranate

Yeah I do this all the time. Just gotta pull those bootstraps on and start again the next day.

stormtruck2

ok fine, I guess it's ok that u didn't eat 'ur date'/ Better luck next tongue...........like Shaun t says.........Dig Deeper!

I didn't say I didn't, just don't know how to log it.

george29223

good lord man should be eating 2000 calories a day

swillybay

I like this attitude! If we beat ourselves after every slip-up, we'd never get anywhere. Someone told me - "it's not like you've committed a crime - you just ate too much one day. Be kind to yourself and tomorrow's a new day."

stormtruck2

The only reason I'm down 6 pounds is that I just returned to MFP a few days ago, after gaining 38 pound after surgery and three months off work. As for the 1250 cals, I set my goal at that. I drink a lot of meal replacement/protein drinks through out the day. I usally don't feel hungry because I graze all day and at work. I try to keep my protein/carb at 2:1. fats I try to get from nuts, olives, and oily fish. If I am at 1250 for the day and I am hungry, I go to the kitchen, get out the crackers and crack open some almonds, hazel, and walnuts. I figure first if I have to crack them open, I won't eat as many and it slows down my eating, rather than diving into a full bag. Slows down my eating and confines my eating to the kitchen and dining room. I shoot for 1250 a day, but feel no guilt if I happen to hit 1800. I try to stay in a range rather than a red line limit. If I feel hungry, I eat something, sometimes a whole damn pizza!!:laugh:

amnsetie

good lord man should be eating 2000 calories a day

this

labyrinth84

Definitely agree with some comments above. How can a man survive (without just storing fat) on such a low amount of calories?! Maybe re-calculate? I would've thought a dieting man would maybe cut to 2000 and no less. I'm not surprised you ate the pizza, you were starving!

Catlady87

If you eat your calories and exercise every day you could claw that pizza back in a week. It's all about balance.
I know at some point I'm going to go the pub, have 3 or 4 pints and then get a takeaway pizza. It will happen eventually. I also know that I'll do my best to have a similar attitude to you and not let it ruin my hard work.
As the saying goes - s**t happens. You've still got to clean it up, though!

kwentz1960

We have all done it! I ate 6 of these yummy chocolate candy truffles last week. Delicious! Then I turned the package over to see how many calories. 200 a piece. gulp. The next day I was very conscious of what I ate. Start again. That is really all we can do. I am a fan of a clean slate......:happy:

RhonndaJ

Must have been something about last night. ~tongue firmly in cheek~

I can only say that six hershey's kisses turned in to way too many last night.

Rolly187

We have all done it! I ate 6 of these yummy chocolate candy truffles last week. Delicious! Then I turned the package over to see how many calories. 200 a piece. gulp. The next day I was very conscious of what I ate. Start again. That is really all we can do. I am a fan of a clean slate......:happy:

haha, the cook on the ship i work on made profiteroles the other day, i smashed 3 in a row. Yes, it was totally worth it.
But i agree with everyone else in saying you arent eating enough calories mate.

mlb2661

Is is why I do not have that kind of food in my house...............First, they are to easy to eat........Second, way to much salt and fat.. I swear they put something in it to make you eat the whole thing.

donibars

ok...it was probably posted somewhere on here already but... men should be eating no less than 1500 calories per day. How you do it is entirely up to you...but if you go less than that your body goes into starvation mode...which means EVERYTHING you eat gets stored because your body thinks you're running out of food...which makes it 3x harder to lose weight. Try 1 week of eating at least 1500 calories and see how you feel Good luck!!

foleyshirley

Hey Stormtruck2,

I just took a peek at your food diary...you need to eat more. For a man your height 1250 calories is low. You'll see a difference if you add calories and exercise. And don't beat yourself up over last night's pizza. It happens. Get up, dust yourself off and get back on track.

My thoughts exactly.

Two things stuck out to me immediately: you were watching TV while you ate and you're eating LOW calories for a man at your height and weight. Both of these things can set you up for "binges," or at least eating more of something than you intended.

This!!

adambauerq

Been there done that like you told before forget about it and move on!

Graelwyn75

You honestly do need to eat more. 1250 for a man is insane and will be detrimental in the longterm.
I am an inch shorter than you, female, and lose weight on 1600, without exercise calories.
I cannot imagine eating 1250 for a female this height, let alone a male.
Also less likely to be successful longterm, losing the weight in such an extreme manner.
Try and get up to 1800-2000, in good nutritious stuff, and you will still lose weight just fine, it might even speed up.

rhonda4444

I came home last Friday, after having a GREAT day and proceeded to eat about 1200 calories or so-ON JUNK!!!! I was so upset I did not fill out my diary until the next day!!! We all will go there at some point!!!

rgohm

I like your attitude about going over. I have had a couple of bad days, going over by about 100 calories for 2 or 3 days in a row. I have decided tomorrow is a new day to get it right!