Dessert blowout and eating under cals the next day?

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  • Schann7
    Schann7 Posts: 218
    I'm glad I'm not the only one Schannn7 - so good at the time - regretted it a bit after!

    Oh well back to it - hopefully some wise people will give us some good advice :)

    I ate some pasta with an alfredo sauce I made for dinner as a side dish.. I didn't even think about checking the calories before I made/ate it... I had no idea how many calories cream had!!! Let's just say.. I went over by 1,000 calories! My dinner was a whopping 2,000 caloires alone! Would have only been 500 without that damn pasta I made! NEVER AGAIN! :angry: I think I am just going to start over today.... I don't think I can restrict 1,000 calories in a day! haha. I am going to start averaging out my calories over the week though.. starting today!

    i made an alfredo sauce with light laughing cow cheese, skim milk and parm cheese. tasted very good, and over whole grain pasta not too damaging incase you ever want alfredo sauce again

    Thanks! sounds good :smile:
  • metacognition
    metacognition Posts: 626 Member
    I am in the exact same place. I'm cutting to about 1200 - 1300 for the next two days (with regular exercise) to eliminate the excess. Nothing too drastic, but I'm plotting six crazy healthy meals a day at 200 calories a piece to make this doable with the least hunger possible. Then it's back to 1400, 1500, and my good 'ol regular 1600 per day.
  • sugarkane1234
    sugarkane1234 Posts: 51 Member
    I just try to plan ahead for the weekends a little. I'll eat 1400-1500 calories during the week, which is about my TDEE-20% (at sedentary) and not eat back my exercise calories. The more I work out during the week, the more I can indulge on the weekend without the guilt of going over my weekly goal. Of course, if I'm hungry during the week, I'll eat, but I usually end up with some "extra room" by the time Friday night rolls around.
  • PrajnaFaux
    PrajnaFaux Posts: 45
    I've been trying to hit an average. On exercise days I tend to run at -200 cals or so. On non-exercise days I go over by about 200. So it evens out by the end of the week.

    My husband and I are going out to lunch at a bbq place on Monday (we were given a gift card) and I've been debating this same issue though. There's no way I can eat anything there and stay within my calorie goals! So I'm just going to order what looks good, eat my regular meals for breakfast and dinner, and go back to my routine on Tuesday. I figure I didn't gain the weight by eating out once, so this one time won't set me back unless I let it become my regular way of eating again.
  • Sparlingo
    Sparlingo Posts: 938 Member
    Count me in as another vote for not restricting the next day. This shouldn't be an indulge/restrict cycle.. It introduces guilt, shame, etc. as the motivating factors. If I find cravings are getting a little out of hand, I give in within reason.

    If anything the next day, I might try to choose healthier foods to remind myself that that is important to me - but I don't restrict further.

    I might add a workout, though, if the overage was significant. Just makes me feel better. Perhaps that's no different than eating less to compensate, but it feels less damaging to my mindset to me somehow.
  • run_way
    run_way Posts: 220
    If you didn't go over your maintenance calorie level, I wouldn't worry about it. If you did, either eat a little less over a few days or do some extra exercise.

    This is usually how I approach it as well - as long as I'm not over my maintenance calories, I don't carry it over to the next day. If it is over that limit, then I try to eat extra super clean and may e shave off some calories, but no more than ~300

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