Ate pizza today...

hiyomi
hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
in Motivation and Support
So I just started dieting 4 days ago and today I ate pizza, it was 4 slices and I feel terrible about it D: It was mushroom stuffed crust, I didn't exactly go over my calories today and I exercised as well but it feels as though I'm cheating already. When do you guys feel guilty about what you ate? And was it okay for me to eat a stuffed crust pizza 4 days into dieting even though I exercised for the day and didn't go over my calories?

I know this sounds like a stupid or attention post, but I am serious about it, I feel guilty lol Should I or am I overdoing it?
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  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    No need to feel guilty. it was within your calorie goals.
  • Colorfan
    Colorfan Posts: 230 Member
    Man I sure could go for some pizza...
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    Eat it, log it, and move on. Don't order pizza again tomorrow.
  • eandrsmom
    eandrsmom Posts: 119
    You are on day 4 of the rest of your life. Your numbers look good, so you are fine. And the days when your numbers don't look good, you wake up the next day and make different choices. :-)

    ETA: And if it makes you feel any better, I just enjoyed a fabulous peanut butter sandwich for a bedtime snack! YUMMY!!!!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    If you didn't go over your calories...what is it you feel guilty about? Actually eating something you like? No need to feel guilty. Food is not the enemy. NO food.
  • lookgreatfast
    lookgreatfast Posts: 106 Member
    It happens..part of the journey. The good thing is you stayed in your calories and exercised.
  • windyleal
    windyleal Posts: 20
    Eat it, log it, and move on. Don't order pizza again tomorrow.

    I agree...it isn't sensible for daily eating but occasionally it is not a big deal.
  • j1wright
    j1wright Posts: 286 Member
    I always feel guilty.......

    I had pizza today too, homemade pepperoni. Yummy.

    I have lost more weight then intended and ate pizza every Friday night during the weight loss process. Friday night is always homemade pizza night at our house. I am not giving up tradition. :)
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    YUM.
    enjoy your pizza.

    This place has helped me view food differently...I hope it does for you as well
    no guilt necessary.

    here is what I do

    EAT
    SMASH (weight training)
    REPEAT
  • Sailatsorf
    Sailatsorf Posts: 161 Member
    I live on campus and eat pizza almost every day because it is the only decent food the cafeteria serves that I can force into my mouth. As long as you limit yourself to one slice (or two on a good day when you're not snacking much), it's just fine to have pizza. :)
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    Enjoy the pizza. I usually have an entire large pizza to myself every weekend.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    So I just started dieting 4 days ago and today I ate pizza

    Yummy!
    I feel terrible about it

    Why? It's food. You didn't donkeypunch a nun, you ate pizza. Get a grip.

    , I didn't exactly go over my calories today and I exercised as well

    Then congrats! You will lose weight if you continue this.

    but it feels as though I'm cheating already.

    Eating pizza and hitting your nutritional targets is not cheating. It's called winning. Congrats on being a baller.

    When do you guys feel guilty about what you ate?

    Never.

    But hypothetically let's say I went into a senior home and they were serving tacos, and Leonard was sitting next to his oxygen tank, about to take a bite of his taco, and I slapped him in the back of the head, knocking the taco into the air, whence I catch said taco and take a bite.....

    I'd feel guilty.

    Other than that, no.
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    Eh don't worry about it...I've had pizza the past 3 nights and it's fit in my calories...
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member

    But hypothetically let's say I went into a senior home and they were serving tacos, and Leonard was sitting next to his oxygen tank, about to take a bite of his taco, and I slapped him in the back of the head, knocking the taco into the air, whence I catch said taco and take a bite.....

    I'd feel guilty.

    I dunno, man. I like tacos, too. even from the bell. but senior home tacos? that's pushing it, isn't it?
  • LittleMiss_WillLoseIt
    LittleMiss_WillLoseIt Posts: 1,373 Member
    Did someone say pizza? No seriously though, if it fits in your calories range don't feel guilty. It's definitely a plus that you worked out Eating at a calories deficient plus exercising will equal weightloss!! :D
  • faceoff4
    faceoff4 Posts: 1,599 Member
    Eat it, log it, and move on. Don't order pizza again tomorrow.

    Well said. It happens to all of us and its ok to splurge from time to time. Dont feel guilty, just move on and eat healthy and get back on plan. Its ok really!
  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
    I eat whatever I want if it fits into my calories (most of the time). Enjoy your pizza!
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    I eat whatever I want daily, as long as it fits under my calorie goal. Occasionally I go over my calories. I've lost 27 pounds since August.
  • metacognition
    metacognition Posts: 626 Member
    If you didn't go over your calories, guess what? It's not cheating! You are still going to lose weight.

    No food is banned, just focus on your calorie counts. I just finished up an ice cream and there is no guilt whatsoever.

    Good nutrition is important and there is nothing wrong with a splurge every now and again.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    If eating food makes you feel guilty, you need to seek counseling, as that's a very unhealthy mental state.
  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    I have to say you didn't eat the whole pizza while sitting on the couch doing nothing, you're up and moving, you've burned calories. You don't want to do it everyday but on occasion even once a week isn't bad at all. You're staying within you're calories and doing good. Don't feel bad...be thankful you're changing. Keep at it and do your best.
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    I ate a bacon cheeseburger and fries at lunch, and half a pizza at dinner, with ice cream and cookies for dessert. Over my calorie target by about 1000? I am ready to smash some lifting personal records tomorrow.

    Feeling guilty? What a waste of emotion.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Feeling guilty over breaking a dietary rule often sets up a cycle of restriction/binge. Allow yourself some flexibility and if you are worried about what you will eat in the future, plan out tomorrow's menu today and make sure you carry food with you so you don't make poor choices while doing errands or something. But, you were within your cals so really you should feel great that you didn't let a lapse in food choices turn into a full-blown binge. This actually means you are further along than many of us, so feel pleased, not guilty!:smile:
  • OMG_Twinkies
    OMG_Twinkies Posts: 215 Member
    I made love to a jar of peanut butter earlier. Don't judge me.
  • hiyomi
    hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
    All you guys are so supportive, I have friends here making fun of everything I eat. They don't do it to be mean, its just the way they are. But like ANYTHING I want to eat if its like chips or ice cream they are like "What happened to your diet?" and I tell them its in my calorie range for that day and they always say its not all about the calories and blah blah blah I know it ISN'T about only calories, but I tell them I exercised and haven't eaten too much fatty foods in the week and they just respond with "wasting that exercise you did today". It makes me so angry sometimes >.< They don't think I'm serious about losing weight :(
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    Stop sabotaging yourself with feelings of guilt.
  • wjimenez10869
    wjimenez10869 Posts: 81
    It's all good, the fact that your making a conscious effort to watch what you eat is a great start. Even if you gone over your calorie count for the day it would of been fine. Tomorrow you start fresh and have a nice healthy day. I had pizza today but I knew I would exercise on a day a norm don't to kind of offset it the yummy but not so good food :smile:
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    Yum! The kids and I are making pizzas tonight :D

    Rather than treating it like a diet... treat it like the lifestyle change it is. Enjoy your food and eat within your goals. You'll be fine :)
  • nogoldilocs
    nogoldilocs Posts: 87 Member
    Pizza is awesome, enjoy.

    I'm more concerned about the goal you mentioned on your profile of wanting to lose 20 lbs in 5 weeks. If you approach this like a crash diet you will not be able to sustain it. Just try to eat a balanced variety of foods, exercise and stay within your calorie goals and you'll get there. Slow and steady...
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    When do you guys feel guilty about what you ate?

    I only feel guilty when I eat mindlessly, because I'm bored or upset or something, and I'm not eating for the body I want to have. Or if I overeat/binge. But there will just be days where you eat 4 slices of stuffed-crust pizza. You are not on a diet, at least you shouldn't be, so try to factor it into your calorie goals (if not for the day, then for the week) and move on.
    But like ANYTHING I want to eat if its like chips or ice cream they are like "What happened to your diet?" and I tell them its in my calorie range for that day and they always say its not all about the calories and blah blah blah I know it ISN'T about only calories, but I tell them I exercised and haven't eaten too much fatty foods in the week and they just respond with "wasting that exercise you did today".

    Your friends are just uneducated about the process. Tell them you're not on "a diet", you're just trying to make healthier choices in your life. Sometimes that means eating small portions of pizza or chips and keeping in your calorie goal, and sometimes it means eating more fruits and vegetables. NO ONE can poke fun at you for making healthier choices :wink:

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