Is my week still salvagable?!?

What's done is done. Looking to cancel out the weekend is too big a goal, I think. But, you can make damned sure that the rest of your days this week are on target, so as not to do any more damage.

That said, you may be surprised at how your body deals with one binge in a blue moon.

Simple. Get back on track starting right now. You may or may not lose weight this week. That's irrelevant. What really matters is whether you create lifelong good habits.

Of course your week is still salvagable...it's on Tuesday. Like someone else said, dust yourself off and get back to doing what you had been doing. You'll be fine

That was me the weekend before. It was my daughters birthday, we went out a couple times and I just blew it. I just tried to make sure I did really well the rest of the week and didn't expect any loss. And I didn't, last friday I only lost like .2 lbs from the previous week, but I'm already seeing a close to 2 lb drop this week, so maybe that couple day binge actually helped out my metabolism!? Don't fret too much about it, consider it maybe a learning experience and move on. Good luck!

Don't try and "reclaim" those calories. Acknowledge it happened, sure, but treat every day as a new day and a new start.

I've tried to "save" calories in advance of a pig-out, and to "reclaim" them afterwards by eating less on subsequent days, or have logged things to future days so it doesn't look so bad... but I've come to the realisation that it's not a good thing to do, for me at least. When I start doing this it puts me into thinking "oh I can have that bag of chocolate, I'll just log it against tomorrow instead"... and then I end up doing that the next day, and the next... or I end up being really hungry and pigging out on the nearest sugary items regardless.

One day of over-eating isn't a problem, nor even two or three... it's a problem when it's every day or almost every day. That's the habit you need to try and break, or at least manage to very rare times, if you haven't already done so. Look forward, never back. That's what I'm trying to do!

First, stop hanging your head in shame. Food + shame are not a good combination.

Second, this:

So you went over ~3000 calories and your daily deficit is 1000 calories? That means for the week you were still under by 4000 calories. Sounds good to me, that's still a pound and some.

You haven't ruined anything, you're still on track to lose this week, and even if you weren't: it's just one week. Get back on track now, and make the week count. Don't try to make up for it by undereating for the rest of the week, because that will just make you feel more inclined to overeat again. Just eat better today, and tomorrow... and try to eat better next weekend too. It's not the occasional meal, day, or weekend that makes someone obese, or stops someone from reaching their goals. It's what you do most of the time that counts.

I don't know if you'll show a gain or loss this week, but my suggestion is don't get so hung up on one week. Look at the big picture. Even if you don't lose this week, you can still lose next week and the week after. Everyone has a bad eating day(s) now and then. It's just part of life. Move on.

So I had a baaaaadddd weekend food and exercise-wise. I ended up exceeding my calories by 939 on Saturday and 2339 on Sunday (yes I"m hanging my head in shame). It was the last long weekend so I completely indulged in too much food and too much alcohol. But I managed to dust myself off and get back on track yesterday and today.

However, I weigh myself every Saturday so I'm thinking that I am up by like a pound already. Is there a way to salvage this week and still show a weightloss?

I had 200 calories left over from Monday night. I only get 1300 calories per day so I can't drop it anymore. Even if I ramp up my exercise, I'm probably only looking at a deficit of 500 calories per day if I exercise everyday right - not enough to cancel out the weekend???

Ugh, feeling bad about myself and my lack of willpower!!!

Just skip your weight day and weight NEXT saturday. No harm, no foul and no hurry. Just pick up where you left off and learn from your mistake.

So I had a baaaaadddd weekend food and exercise-wise. I ended up exceeding my calories by 939 on Saturday and 2339 on Sunday (yes I"m hanging my head in shame). It was the last long weekend so I completely indulged in too much food and too much alcohol. But I managed to dust myself off and get back on track yesterday and today.

However, I weigh myself every Saturday so I'm thinking that I am up by like a pound already. Is there a way to salvage this week and still show a weightloss?

I had 200 calories left over from Monday night. I only get 1300 calories per day so I can't drop it anymore. Even if I ramp up my exercise, I'm probably only looking at a deficit of 500 calories per day if I exercise everyday right - not enough to cancel out the weekend???

Ugh, feeling bad about myself and my lack of willpower!!!

Just skip your weight day and weight NEXT saturday. No harm, no foul and no hurry. Just pick up where you left off and learn from your mistake.

I agree with this!! Give yourself a bit to reset. I went on a cruise a few weeks ago & went over often...I lost weight. Just deal with it & move on.

Your week is totally going to be okay! You just need to stick with your normal diet and try to exercises as much as possible. Never let a bad day bring you down. We are only humans and we sometimes just need a break! Don't do any crazy calorie cutting throughout the week, just do your normal "thing". You totally got this!

I am so glad to see this post! I had a great holiday weekend, but horrible calorie intake! The advice given has helped me too. Thanks for posting!

Your week is totally salvageable as a diet break. They're good for you, make the week a healthy maintenance week and go back to losing next week.

Or just pretend like the weekend didn't happen. Cortisol (from stress) does you no favors, so just chill out. Can't change the past, so just keep going and try to behave next weekend

No way you can exercise away too many calories. I learned this the hard way for 15 years.

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I too have had some terrible calorie intake days and have really felt bad later as I know the "damage" I have done to my body by endulging so much!!

Oh well tomorrow is always a new day!!