A very non-success success

lol im sorry but i didnt even know it was possibe for mpf to tell u that. lol. again im sorry, anyways, stay with us. im kinda hittin a bad patch here myself. ive hit a plateu and im discouraged. and on top of that i baked cookies and been eating yesturday with dinner and today with bfast. sigh

Seeing this made me log my bad day yesterday, and I will defo be making smarter choices when it comes to alcohol from now on.... Thanks for this post like you I also needed to see it!!

It would be so nice if I was able to lose weight without logging what I eat, but I can't. This happened when I was a member of weight watchers. At first, I tracked everything that went into my mouth, but then I stopped. I also did their on-line program and the same thing happened. I like the fact that mfp gives you an idea of what your weight would be if you ate over your recommended daily calories. Now we just need to be honest and track EVERYTHING! I hope I continue to keep up with the food diary---my success depends on it. Don't beat yourself up over an off day - you need those every now and then, both psychologically and physiologically.

That is a victory. Hopefully, you will now see that one off day hasn't ruined you and is not a reason to give up.

You absolutely did the right thing. I have been doing this for a year, and didn't log a couple of bad weekends while was away. But I learned that I SHOULD, and I looked at how many days in a year I really blew it, and logged it...it was about 25 days. And I still lost 55 pounds in a year, because I got right back to it. I see the gain from those days, I see the loss when I got back to it. It's all there, and you learn in the process. Sometimes I think it's worth that extra food, and most times it's just NOT. You're on the right track.

Way to get back on track! What great choices you're making!

I've realised that for me to create a new sustainable lifestyle, I do better giving myself a special indulgence day per week and I've gone over daily cals by 1000! However I compensate over the entire week by being more active. Even with my indulgence days I've lost 5 lbs in 16 days, and the best part is that I'm eating in a more sustainable way I can maintain for the rest of my life - healthfully but also no deprivation - treats in balance with nutrition and exercise. Much more reasonable than bouts of great binges and restrictions. I lost 50 lbs before MFP and now am losing the final 80 before switching to maintenance.

It would be neat if you experimented with what works best for you and shared with us!

Also, if you're interested in learning more about how people manage emotional eating, there's a great book called 'food: the good girl's drug...'

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I personally don't think that one bad meal or day is going to seriously hinder your process, especially if you've eaten clean all week. I actually reward myself one cheat meal a week, but only if I stayed within my calories for that week and gave 100% in all of workouts! I find when I allow myself to indulge in a craving for the week, whether that craving is a really good hamburger, a stack of pancakes, or some Haagen Daz Dulce de Leche ice cream, I don't binge or fall off the wagon completely, and the scale is friendly to me when I weigh in! LOL! Good luck to you!!!