very VERY very BAD weekend.

We all have bad days, but try to plan ahead to make the best choice possible wherever you go! Think positive and don't give into those cravings (or just have smaller portions)! It's a mind thing..

hey, look on the bright side - it sounds like you had a kickin' weekend! so i'm all for enjoying the good times you had and bringing it back in check. it happens to everyone, but if you put all that down your gullet, at least enjoy it - make it worth it on some level! just remember next weekend that *this* weekend happened. and make sure you log it all...hard as that may be. and i so know what you mean about the movie popcorn - it has to have butter on it because that's how i roll. best of luck!

I hear ya. Had a pretty bad weekend myself; although I was unable to go out to eat due to another ice/snow storm; however, we have been snowed in for four days and it seems all I did was bake. I am going to wait another week before weighing in just to make myself feel better.

Maybe that is a good idea. Just skip this week in weighing in.

I do that, if I know I've been bad, I just wait an extra week before my usual weigh in...! I love how honest your post is, I had a weekend pretty similar myself though I am trying to get back on it today (detox teas are surfacing too...haha!). Stay positive, we all have weekends, weeks probably (!) like that sometimes (though not everyone will admit it ), I know I do regularly, weekends are my biggest downfall and it's my time of the month too. Mother Nature doesn't like healthy foods I decided!!!! xx

I had a train wreck myself on Friday and went on a 24 hour eating binge. The thing is to look at the BIG picture and not think, ok I am done with this dieting thing. Start afresh, right now! Make it a lifestyle change rather than a diet. Forgive yourself and move on. And when you have those days/weekends, try to make the time to do a little more physical activity even if it is lifting soup cans as weights during commercials....every little bit helps!

Also, if you know you are going to be eating out a lot, go into the restaurant knowing what you are going to order (a lovely salad or some baked chicken with veggie sides and try to drink water when at all possible). DOn't even pick up a menu to be tempted and if you have clued your friends into your goal, they should be supporters and encouragers rather than pushing you to make bad choices.

Don't dwell on your bad weekend; time to move on, so let it go and start afresh.


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P.S. I'm really not a mean person, I swear. That just sounds like how I used to be and it didn't work out so well and I don't like to hear other people doing the same thing.

P.S. I'm really not a mean person, I swear. That just sounds like how I used to be and it didn't work out so well and I don't like to hear other people doing the same thing.

Oh, chgudnitz, you're right.

While you may not have put it in the nicest terms, you're very right--ignoring bad habits will not make them go away. Whether or not you get on the scale is up to you, eApps, but you should at least try to understand WHY you overate. An Applebees chicken tender basket with fries is 1,000 calories and maybe 95% of your daily sodium. A grilled chicken salad, no croutons and dressing on the side is 550-700, depending on the dressing. Healthy choices are always available--figure out why you're not taking advantage of them.

Mistakes are things you learn from. If you're not learning from your mistakes, then they're just bad habits. If you don't have a plan for improving your lifestyle for good, you're going to have a very hard time losing the weight and keeping it off.

I agree with ch ... log it and weigh in. It may not be as bad as you think, or it may be worse. Either way, hold yourself accountable. Why Wendy's today? Why not subway? or a frozen meal? Don't wait till tomorrow. Trust me, there is always another tomorrow. Today is now. Do it now. I was going to start 'tomorrow' too. Several years worth of 'tomorrows' I am super hungry today too (not sure why) I had my normal breakfast, now I'm munching on some mini chinamon streusal rice cakes. On my desk I have 2 bananas, an orange and a pear and a fiber one muffin. If I'm still hungry, I will reach for those, not the vending machine. Don't wait till 'tomorrow' As for the movie popcorn - get a small with butter. I went last weekend, got a jumbo and only ate 1/2 and ended up being mad at myself later. A small will give you the taste without quadruple the calories/fat/etc .....

Good Luck!

I'm going to refrain my some of the more not as nice thoughts in my brain right now...

Get on the d*** scale and SEE what your fun over the weekend did. Why skip it? Why on Earth would you skip it? There are no 3 year olds in here that think becuase you don't actually see it that it doesn't exist, right?

What's the deal with after today? After today is tomorrow, will you be saying the same thing then? This is not a part time activity, it's being healthy for a better life.

Log everything you ate over the weekend. Everything. Log your Wendy's and butter dripping popcorn this morning too, so every bite you take of it today at least you KNOW what you're putting in your body so tomorrow when you wonder why you feel like crap at least you will have some idea.

I'm glad somebody said it...I was about to post something similar until I saw this reply.

Waiting till tomorrow is just another excuse. START TODAY!

I had a really bad weekend, but I still weighed this morning, gained .4#'s, not a lot, but still gained, which is not what I am trying to do, so this morning, had a SmartOnes Breakfast Sandwich and chugging water. As Master Jedi Yoda said, "Do or do not, there is no try." :smokin: Here's to a better week and an awesome Super Bowl weekend, I am gonna do very, very good this week so I can, in moderation, enjoy our Super Bowl Party. That all!! :drinker:

I have learned if I plan my meals(weekday & weekend) ahead of time, I tend to stick with them instead of going for the easy impulse of "lets go out to eat routine." Chili's is one of the worst places you could go too!! Start by bringing your breakfast, lunch to work and you won't have to worry about going out anywhere. As for the weekends plan your meals ahead of time so you can select the best & tasteful ingredients without all the calories. You would be amazed what you can throw in your crock pot or roaster. Good luck to you, I wish you the best but be careful. :happy:

Dont beat yourself up after having a bad weekend! And just because tonight is going to be bad, make a choice to have a healthy lunch, if you really want the popcorn, are you willing to give up Wendys. Hit the gym hard and you'll get yourself back on track. I agree with they guys on this one..if you miss the scale..you cant be accountable for your actions!

I truely believe everyone is saying there thoughts out of love! Please dont take them wrong! Most of us have been in the same spot and dont want to see you go down the same path!

Best of Luck! You can do it!

I'm going to refrain my some of the more not as nice thoughts in my brain right now...

Get on the d*** scale and SEE what your fun over the weekend did. Why skip it? Why on Earth would you skip it? There are no 3 year olds in here that think becuase you don't actually see it that it doesn't exist, right?

What's the deal with after today? After today is tomorrow, will you be saying the same thing then? This is not a part time activity, it's being healthy for a better life.

Log everything you ate over the weekend. Everything. Log your Wendy's and butter dripping popcorn this morning too, so every bite you take of it today at least you KNOW what you're putting in your body so tomorrow when you wonder why you feel like crap at least you will have some idea.

I thought it. You said it. OH and by the way...YOUR HOT! lol

Okay back to the subject. Hey girlfriend.....we all have bad days. 99% of bad days are unplanned, we give into temptation and then we come here to vent. We have bad days and we pick up the next day and move on and "plan" to do better. But from reading your post, you are PLANNING a bad day after your bad weekend, with the Wendy's and buttery popcorn, you already know ahead of time that is what you are going to do today......so why even come here to vent about a bad weekend if you are not going to stop? Again, we all have bad days, and on my bad days, I feel horrible so the next day I brush my shoulders off and go to the gym and workout like crazy even when I don't feel like working out. If you are serious about losing weight...make the right choices when you are "planning" your meals and snacks for the day. Good luck!

I'm going to refrain my some of the more not as nice thoughts in my brain right now...

Get on the d*** scale and SEE what your fun over the weekend did. Why skip it? Why on Earth would you skip it? There are no 3 year olds in here that think becuase you don't actually see it that it doesn't exist, right?

What's the deal with after today? After today is tomorrow, will you be saying the same thing then? This is not a part time activity, it's being healthy for a better life.

Log everything you ate over the weekend. Everything. Log your Wendy's and butter dripping popcorn this morning too, so every bite you take of it today at least you KNOW what you're putting in your body so tomorrow when you wonder why you feel like crap at least you will have some idea.

I thought it. You said it. OH and by the way...YOUR HOT! lol

Okay back to the subject. Hey girlfriend.....we all have bad days. 99% of bad days are unplanned, we give into temptation and then we come here to vent. We have bad days and we pick up the next day and move on and "plan" to do better. But from reading your post, you are PLANNING a bad day after your bad weekend, with the Wendy's and buttery popcorn, you already know ahead of time that is what you are going to do today......so why even come here to vent about a bad weekend if you are not going to stop? Again, we all have bad days, and on my bad days, I feel horrible so the next day I brush my shoulders off and go to the gym and workout like crazy even when I don't feel like working out. If you are serious about losing weight...make the right choices when you are "planning" your meals and snacks for the day. Good luck!

Completely agree, girl.

It's one thing to have a bad day (or two or three- if it's Christmas!). I had a bad day on Saturday, ate WAY too many calories and too much salt. Here's the thing, though: I STILL counted my calories and, while I just FELT like splurging, I still made sure my total calories for the day were at a maintanence level. That way the day wasn't a total write-off (I wouldn't gain)... I just wouldn't lose, either. Also, a cheat day now and again is fine but when it's two or three days in a row I start to wonder....

To echo what others have said, if you're serious about wanting to lose weight and keep it off (and get healthy):

1) Weigh yourself. Hold yourself accountable for the choices you make, good and bad. Take a look at what happens, and SEE what these bad foods do to your body and how they affect your weight. That in itself can be motivation enough to lay off the junk in the future.

2) If you absolutely MUST have the fatty, buttered stuff.... drink LOTS of water with it and keep your portions small. Buy a child's size instead of a large. Better yet, look up the calories online before you even buy it. IT may sound good now, but when you learn that there can be 1000 calories in a large, buttery movie theatre popcorn and you just might change your mind. I know that on occassions where I REALLY wanted to eat something, reading the nutritional information was more than enough to change my mind.

3) Plan ahead. KNOW you're going to Wendy's? Look up the nutritional information online. That way you're not stumped at the menu and can make a healthy choice ahead of time.

4) Salvage your day! Cheating once in a while is all well and good but just because you've had ONE treat doesn't mean the day is a write-off, that you should just eat whatever you want and 'start fresh' the next day. I've done this myself COUNTLESS times. Look at a cheat meal as what it is- a setback. Make a game out of trying to salvage it. Work out hard to burn the calories, tailor your meals for the rest of the day to keep your calorie count low, etc.

5) Equate calories in to exercise needed. This almost always helps me! For example, if I KNOW that I'm going to have to take an hour long walk, PLUS do a Jillian's Michael's workout, PLUS a half hour of Gold's Gym Cardio, and then a 10 Minute Trainer workout in order to burn off my dinner (in total: at least two hours), I'm probably going to be less inclined to stuff myself with bad food.


At the end of the day, we all have our setbacks. This is almost guaranteed! But there reaches a point where we need to stop saying, "Tomorrow I'll do better...."

I did that for nearly a year and it took me that long to lose 18 pounds. Every day it was a new excuse, some 'reason' why I 'had' to eat poorly. I would tell myself, "Well, I HAVE to eat junk food- I'm going to the movies!" or, "I HAVE to eat this food, it's free!" or "I'm at a party, of course I need to eat!"... and so on and so forth. I could make almost any day into an 'occassion' where it was necessary for me to eat poorly. There reaches a point where you have to just say that's it, tomorrow is today. If you're going to lose weight and KEEP it off, you have to make a lifestyle change. This means recognizing the bad habits we have now and changing them. Learning HOW to go to the movies without taking in a lot of unnecessary calories, etc.

I apologize if it sounds like I'm trying to lecture you- I'm not. I'm talking about my own experiences and the patterns I'm starting to notice in other people. At the end of the day, you're the only one in control of your own journey. These choices are yours to make. But I've been there. The bad choices I've made are what why I'm here today- and as much as I love the people here at MFP, I wish that I hadn't gotten myself to the point where it was necessary to make all these repairs to my health and body.