"ruined my diet"

edryer123 · January 2013

Well said!

Alissakae · January 2013

So well said! Thanks!

Fr3shStrt · January 2013

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OtiWanKenobi · January 2013

For me? Those days that I go over (and man, some days I am WAY over) I try to dutifully log it all, and then estimate how much cardio I'll have to do to compensate. If I can't compensate? I say my MFP mea culpas, go to bed at the end of the day and realize that tomorrow is another day and I will do better.

Conscious, accountable eating is a lifetime commitment. Diets are fads that can be ruined. I choose the former. What do you choose?

*Applause* Well said!!!! No lie, I get upset when people ask me if I'm on a diet. It's not a diet... I'm just eating sensibly and exercising just like every fit and lean person in the world. :-)

melodymedlin · January 2013

Very well said!

Thanks.
I always say if I eat that piece of cake thats ok. I'm not going to restrict to certain foods because its a life change not a diet!!!

cm1458 · January 2013

I love this!

Well said! :flowerforyou:

lyrical_melody · January 2013

AGREED! diets never work anyway....

jojojo909090 · January 2013

LIKE

IslandDreamer64 · January 2013

I've seen this phrase a lot recently and wanted to add my thoughts on this turn of phrase as I find that it is really defeatist, especially since it is often accompanied by the lament that "I feel like I should just give up".

Now here's the thing. MFP is a calorie counter, not a diet. There are no built in restrictions, no foods that you have to give up. Sure they have recommended calories, but at the end of the day the worst judgment you'll get from the program is an estimation of how much you'd weigh if you continued eating the same way you did for the next 5 weeks. If you eat 5000 calories in a day (that is not offset by exercise) and it tells you that you could gain 40 lbs? Don't eat that way for the next 5 weeks...you'll survive.

As such, there is no diet to ruin. So you go over calories some days, so what? everyone does! it's called life. There will always be invitations to go out with friends, temptations at the office, birthdays where you don't want to be the kill joy in the corner who makes everyone feel guilty for having a piece of cake. This program is a learning tool. It teaches you to be accountable while you figure out the weight loss techniques that work for you. The only "failure" is not logging everything and pretending that you didn't eat too much. You can lie to yourself, but your hips will know the difference in time!

For me? Those days that I go over (and man, some days I am WAY over) I try to dutifully log it all, and then estimate how much cardio I'll have to do to compensate. If I can't compensate? I say my MFP mea culpas, go to bed at the end of the day and realize that tomorrow is another day and I will do better.

Conscious, accountable eating is a lifetime commitment. Diets are fads that can be ruined. I choose the former. What do you choose?

Exactly! Also? I think I love you. You're so level-headed, that's such a rarity.

jitterbugg83 · January 2013

Thanks for this!

miracole · January 2013

I've wondered for a long time. What is that in your profile picture? ????

it's a sun star! it's related to a star fish, we found them in our crab pots when fishing off the coast of BC last summer and I HAD to take this picture (though my husband gagged) they're so cool!

UKMarjie · January 2013

And then a sensible comment was posted and I was shocked. No self-loathing and no hating on yourself or anyone. LOVE IT.

I totally agree. It has taken a while to get to this head space - hence the success I am having at making myself healthier. More than anything this is helping me to dial back some of my worst excesses as I can see what it is that I am doing when it is all written down on paper in black and white. No one has done this to me - it is the sum of choices I have made. An unhappy 20s involving excess of alcohol, food and depression (nothing most people didn't live) and culminating in living in my parents basement until I got back on my feet gave me some negatives (too much ice cream and not enough social outings) but it also gave me the opportunity to retrain and eventually meet my husband. Sure I got big in the process but I also got love and two kids along the way.

UKMarjie · January 2013

I've wondered for a long time. What is that in your profile picture? ????

it's a sun star! it's related to a star fish, we found them in our crab pots when fishing off the coast of BC last summer and I HAD to take this picture (though my husband gagged) they're so cool!

Knew what it was right away - sooo funny!

MaryB2 · January 2013

I've wondered for a long time. What is that in your profile picture? ????

it's a sun star! it's related to a star fish, we found them in our crab pots when fishing off the coast of BC last summer and I HAD to take this picture (though my husband gagged) they're so cool!

That's awesome!

miracole · January 2013

What about those that want to be elite?

That depends on your definition of elite. Am I elite because I run marathons? Maybe. To do my best doing so means I have to aim to eat 2200 calories a day (believe it or not that's weight loss territory for marathon trainers) and cut out unhealthy fats and snacks in favour of many carb based meals. It's a choice that I make. When I stick to it I have more energy, run harder (and swim harder and bike harder) and don't binge on bad foods. If I don't eat enough during the day I end up binge eating snack foods in the evening which leads to total junk food hangovers. But those days still happen, and I don't sweat them, even if I had 5 months of those days leading up to a marathon I'd still be able to run it, just not at peak performance. And crossing that finish line has always been enough for me!

For those who want to finish faster? the truly elite? they have to be prepared to dig deeper and find the motivation to have those days happen less often. And to them I say kudos!

philch4v13 · January 2013

I LOVE this I have only been here a little over a week and I have already seen this way to much! Everyday is a new one chuck yesterday behind you and step forward and don't look back.