Feel like crap!, went over calories by 1000+

You've hit a bump in the road. Welcome to the club!! . One of our biggest problems is we beat ourselves up too much for one slip. How else to we learn but from these slips?? Tomorrow, plan to eat light during the day, drink lots of water, and take smaller portions of what your friend is serving. Explain to her just how much you LOVE her cooking, but you know, your stomach has really shrunk and you can only eat so much!!

I found a sign on the fitbie site that says" you didn't put it all on in one day, it will take more than one day to lose it" It sits on my frig and helps me think about what I'm doing. It's a one day at a time program, and tomorrow is always a new day. I don't beat myself up any more. I just plan on how to get back on track as soon as possible. I' finally figured out that I'm human, and I'm gonna make some mistakes!!

You really need to stop being so hard on yourself. You should be allow to indulge once and a while.

Two things I do when I have an event will be serving great food: I workout a little longer and harder that day or the next day. I also only eat half of what's on my plate, except for veggies.

You can do this!!

You really need to stop being so hard on yourself. You should be allow to indulge once and a while.

Two things I do when I have an event will be serving great food: I workout a little longer and harder that day or the next day. I also only eat half of what's on my plate, except for veggies.

You can do this!!

ONE more thing: I'm sure your friend is willing to support you and your healthy eating, just ask her.

First, take a deep breath. No one is going to die because you ate too much. Life happens, we all overeat. I went over by 600 calories yesterday for no good reason. Today's plan? Back on track, even though we're going to a harvest festival tonight where I will be tempted by all kinds of delicious fair food.

This isn't a race, a few days off plan isn't the end of the world. Make a plan for how and what you're going to eat today and stick to it as best as you can. Then track it and move on!

like someone said before, just eat small portions of the food provided. And you can always ask if you can take some home for later/leftovers. That would avoid hurting her feelings (I mean, if someone asked if they could take what I cooked home for more, I'd feel like they loved it).
Everybody has a bumpy ride along the road. One day of going over isn't going to throw you off. Unless you just throw in the towel and continue the rest of the week like that.

Try drinking lots of water and eating lighter before your party. You will probably still go over but maybe not as bad. But after this just get right back on track. We all have these kind of things pop up on us and instead of trying to eat different then everyone else we just enjoy ourselves for the day. The biggest thing is making sure you get right back on track. There will be more more of these days coming up so just try to be good on the days you can. Look at this as a life style change and not a diet and take it slow instead of trying to lose so fast and you will do just fine.

You've hit a bump in the road. Welcome to the club!! . One of our biggest problems is we beat ourselves up too much for one slip. How else to we learn but from these slips?? Tomorrow, plan to eat light during the day, drink lots of water, and take smaller portions of what your friend is serving. Explain to her just how much you LOVE her cooking, but you know, your stomach has really shrunk and you can only eat so much!!

I found a sign on the fitbie site that says" you didn't put it all on in one day, it will take more than one day to lose it" It sits on my frig and helps me think about what I'm doing. It's a one day at a time program, and tomorrow is always a new day. I don't beat myself up any more. I just plan on how to get back on track as soon as possible. I' finally figured out that I'm human, and I'm gonna make some mistakes!!

Well said. If you are going to get really technical 1000cal. isn't even a third of a pound. You can't undo it. But as was said," Tomorrow is a new day".

I just noticed your maintaining, I am too so just enjoy and look at it this way at least you know how to get it off now :}.

Okay. So you MAY have gone over your calorie count **TODAY**. But how is your weekly count looking? One day doesn't so much matter in the bigger scheme of things. A bad day is a bad day - but if you are dilligent on a consistant basis, then ONE DAY isn't going to make or break you. Take a deep breath, remember this is an everyday, lifelong journey, and you'll do better today.:flowerforyou:

Mourn it and move on.

It took WAY more than two days to put the weight on in the first place, so don't beat yourself up for it. Life happens and as long as you can make more good choices than bad, you're going in the right direction. Good luck!

I feel so upset and guilty, I know I went over my calorie limit by over 1000 calories today
I went out for my brothers birthday and had a chicken souvlaki which was covered in oil, and I had a piece of chocolate mousse cake which was heaps:( I feel so depressed, Plus tomorrow I have another birthday party to go to and I know I have to go over my calories because my friend and has cooked greek food especially for me and I can't refuse to eat food someone made just for me:(

I don't know what to do with myself, I feel like i'm going to gain so much weight and my healthy diet has been ruined:(

Live your life.

In the greater scheme of things, you're having a couple of days where you're not eating as well. That doesn't negate your progress nor will it remove the progress.

Worst case, it will set you back a day or two.

Sounds as if you don't do this habitually, so enjoy for the two days (yesterday and today, I think) and then go back to your usual habits, happy that the healthy eating is your habit now.

Good luck.

You can eat those things occasionally without sabotage. You have to really learn to control the portions. If you are on a 3500 calorie deficet per week then can safely eat over a couple days wiithout gaining that week as long as you don't go over that deficet. You should make sure you don't completely over do the fats though.