Bad weekend, how do you start fresh?

I'd be willing to wager that everyone else has done this.

There's no trick to starting fresh. That was then, this is now. Just start again. You can't go back in time...so don't dwell, just move on.

Today is a new day. Make better choices. Easy-peasy.

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I went crazy on Sunday. What helps me stay on track is recording everything I eat no matter if it is an off day or not- seeing all of it there (and the #s that go with it) really help me get motivated to make healthier choices the next day.

I think once you have found your real motivation, thinking of that should always help.

i did the same thing
i just wrote it all out so i could face it and reminded myself that today is new and i reminded myself of my goal and what i'm going to do to achieve it.

You just do it. It's Monday a new day, new week. Don't do what you did the last week that got you off on the wrong foot. You know what's bad & what you shouldn't have. Were all grown adults here for the most part, lol. You know what needs to be done. Now do it.

Part of the journey here is falling down once ina while. You just pick yourself back up, dust yourself off can continue on. Don't dwell on what you did, don't beat yourself up. It's over and done with. You'll be much happier to with yourself for getting back on track than if you spent the day beating yourself up. And besides, dwelling on it will only get you down and you'll be more likely to fall down again.

I to have days like these & I to feel bad for myself then I hear other's struggling as well & it makes it not so bad, I pick up back 2 were I need 2 be..... reminding myself that there's always a new day up ahead...........

Just done the same myself...... BUT have 'forced' myself to exercise and am going to stay under my calorie limit today, tomorrow am going to aim for my goal input and output.

Have joined a couple of groups on here and hope to regulate my tendancy to undo any good work - if it was easy we wouldnt need to diet would we?

I havent even recorded my weight this morning, my next recorded weigh in will be the same as my last "oh dear not lost anything lately!" lol!!!!:laugh:

Good luck, let us forget how crappy we can be and let us be pleased that we are trying to sort out our weight issues! :flowerforyou:

Great advice in the comments above. I'd also want to add that once you cheat or eat over your calories on any meal (lunch, dinner, snacks, etc.), don't tell yourself you'll get back on track tomorrow or Monday! Get back to clean eating and counting your calories the very same day for the next meal (when you're hungry) and adjust your meals to make them lighter. Don't sabotage your progress by thinking that if you screwed up one meal, you can eat anything on that day. :noway:

This is actually exactly the very best trick that skinny people (who are not on any crazy diets) follow-- they know they can participate in parties, be able to have a glass of wine or dessert knowing there is a next day when they are going to eat lighter and not feel guilty about it. Remember, it's all about the balance and in order to gain 1 pound you need to eat extra 3500 calories. So I hope you didn't eat 35000 calories and did not gain 10 pounds overnight :laugh: So, relax. You are just fine! :happy:

This was a really bad weekend for me too. There were so many things going on, and everything revolved around meals, so there were tons of delicious, but very unhealthy foods.

Even though I don't like to see how far I went over my calorie totals on weekends like this, I know its important to see how those kind of meals will affect me (which is shown clearly through the comment that pops up after you complete a daily food entry. Where it says if every day were like today, in 5 weeks you would weight ___.)

I also realized that if I had been entering all of this information daily instead putting in everying this morning from Friday night - Sunday night, I would have been so disgusted that I wouldn't have continued eating the way I did.

Even though its hard, I find motivation for more self control through seeing how what I ate today will affect me down the road, so I really like that assement they give you are the end of the day.

But I also think its important not to get discouraged. Every day is a new opportunity and only you can decide what you will do.

I always eat poorly on the weekends, but as you biuld habits of choosing better foods it gets easier. A friend of mine says "its not how many times you fall that counts, its how many you get up."

I'm guilty, too, of letting this weekend's celebration eating get out of hand. We went out to eat for Mother's Day, and since I ordered the grilled salmon and broccoli, I started eating those delicious rolls that were on the table. When I got home I logged my food and was shocked to find that each roll had over 200 calories, and I had eaten 3!! That's just one example, because my extended family was here for the weekend and every meal from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon was a special occasion. Right now I regret some of my choices and I am thinking ahead about how next time I can modify my choices and come in healthier while still enjoying a few treats. Live and learn. That was some yummy food, but not on my plan!

I always go grocery shopping sunday or monday and load up on healthy stuff. I pick out yummy meat and fruit so I am excited to eat that stuff during the week... i cut it all up so I can't blame it on laziness and then I am set!!