Days like these I want to give up

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Dear OP: Here's something to keep in mind. What is your real TDEE? My own "goal" for the day is often 1500 calories. But my real TDEE is anywhere from 1800-2500+. For me, any day I eat my TDEE or less isn't a day I feel bad about EVER. Even going over your TDEE 1 day out of 30, won't cause weight gain overall in the long-term. There's no reason whatsoever to give up or feel bad. Just think about what made you choose that meal, and decide if you're going to make that choice again next time. Learn from this. Learn what your triggers and habits are. And then change them, so your "default mode" eventually changes, too. That's my thoughts about it.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    mmm wawa.. I miss wawa.. I'd kill for pork roll egg and cheese.. lol

    Get back on the horse! You can't change the past only affect the future!

    And sometimes you just gotta have wawa..

    I feel fat today becuase i upped my calories and actualy ate them yesterday.. not very hungry today.. Not good.. but one step at a time!! LOL
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member

    Today at lunch I thought I was choosing something healthier. I was at Applebee's with some ladies from work and I did the pick and pair lunch. I got the Fiesta Chicken Chopped salad and the Chicken Fajita Rollup. And a glass of water with lemon. Turns out that is 1,020 calories worth of food!!!

    yes.. gotta watch those resturants.. I went to outback and my salad was twice the calories of the steak! Figure that one out! LOL. It's about what they put in it and what they use to cook it with, not what they call it on the menu. Fitness and health is a learning process.. Obviously we all have a lot to learn or we woudln't be here. The people who know thier **** have been here awhile, but likely started out just where you are. I have since altered my selections at resturant and am a much better picker at them. Of course occasionally I gotta have boneless buffalo wings.. mmmmmm.. buffalo wings.. (clearly I am hungry for lunch!!LOL) If you know you are going, check out thier menu in advance.. most places like that post their nutirion online. Just be aware of what you are choosing. Step one is to recognize your personal issues. Step two is to correct them one at a time. All or nothing approach rarely works. Find what works for *you* and do it. Then find others who are doing what you are and chat it up.

    Also pre-log anything you can.. Mon-Thrusday I pre-log everything, Friday I leave dinner open as my guy makes those plans.. but I try to leave extra calories as he cooks like a southerner.. (read high fat, high caloires LOL) and weekends i log as I go, cause I neverk now what I am doing on them. I pre-log if I can on the weekend though. That helps me the most. You can always adjust if something comes up or something needs to change.
  • efirkey
    efirkey Posts: 298 Member
    If you go over your calories by 500 for the day, technically you will gain a seventh of a pound...big deal. You can make up for it tomorrow and the next day and the next.

    if you really feel bad about, then do some type of exercise that burns off about 500 calories. This should instantly make you feel better. Take a long walk.

    And if you are ready to quit over one bad meal you are not in the right frame of mind about this....try forgiving yourself and moving forward.

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