I have broke my diet.. I am so discouraged.

Exercise it back off, and get back on track. The next few days watch your calories, get some more walking in and burn those calories.

Think of it like this. Every journey has its rough spots and the journey you are on to a healthier you is no different. The best thing you can do is to put it in the past and start again tomorrow.

Hi !

Congrats on walking 12 miles in 12 days, that is very impressive ! Good for you, you should be very proud.

Now, about the slip-up. Please, don't worry too much about it and don't let it bring you down. We are all humans here and temptation is everywhere, if we give in from time to time, that's time. It's actually healthy to have a few slip ups here in there as long as you keep going with myfitnesspal and exercise.

Don't worry about it too much, it happens and will happen again (hopefully, not too often!). What we have to do now is look at the bigger picture and keep doing what we are !

One of the best ways to look at eating isn't by having a "diet" - but a way of how you always eat.
If you are like me, you're human & like to have things like ice cream from time to time.
I probably eat the best/ most healthy out of anyone I know, & I absolutely would eat some ice cream right now if it was in front of me.
It's OK to have those things - just look at the bigger picture: What do you want to eat like most of the time? Can you do that? If yes, then go for it! And then you won't feel so bad when things like this happen.

Hello everyone. I have been doing so good lately.. I have walked 12 miles in 12 days.. and that is a BIG accomplishment for me. But today... i caved in. I had ice cream & chips, and ate at Wendy's. I feel so bad about it, and i could use some helpful advice on how to get over it.

First, congrats on the walking Second... Slip ups happen, ok? I'm only a week in, and I've had like one or two pretty big ones :P Realize that everyone makes mistakes, and all this does is make you human like the rest of us. What you do is: a) think about what made you eat, what you were feeling, b) how to stop that from happening again and how you can do better next time, and c) forgive yourself and move on. We're all pulling for you

No, you didn't break your diet.

You know why? This shouldn't be a diet. It should be your life. granted, you need to learn self control, but just get back up and keep on going. Quitting isn't an option.

Tomorrow is a new day, and you can still make good choices today!

This. Just think, you used to eat like that all the time, but now you don't; you are exercslng, and you know that some things are better choices than others - so you have already begun this new life. :flowerforyou: Don't let one day de-rail you. We all fall off sometimes, just get back up again, think about what caused you to go overboard, and plan to not do it next time. I am a firm believer in still eating things you love sometimes - just within your allowance and not all the time.

Up and at 'em!

Shake it off and move on to the next day. We are all human and we all hit the pot holes in the road once in a while. Its ok. It is life. I agree with everyone else.....I do not call this a diet, I call it a journey on the way to a better me.

Do not deprive yourself of the things you love or you will find yourself having more of these days. Find ways to satisfy those cravings without going overboard. If you love ice cream (as I do), try some of the Skinny Cow stuff. It is really good and low in calorie. Then have some a couple days a week so you do not feel deprived.

You can do this. You are so worth the effort

You need to have days like this on the rare occassion, they are good for you because otherwise it's going to get a bit boring being perfect every day for the rest of your life isn't it? So don't think of it as the day you broke your diet, you took a little break and get back to it tomorrow! You're doing great, keep up the good work!

First of all - how many calories did you take in overall for the day? I can eat that crap on the daily if I plan my calories out right. So it's not the end of the world. Don't freak out and beat yourself up mentally - that will just create a bad cycle and you'll really fall off the wagon. Tomorrow is a new day. Heh, you might even find you LOSE weight by throwing a little cheat day in there!

Think of it as a reward for all your hard work in the past week. A cheat day is OK once in awhile.

If anything you should be encouraged with what you've done.

No, you didn't break your diet.


You know why? This shouldn't be a diet. It should be your life. granted, you need to learn self control, but just get back up and keep on going. Quitting isn't an option.

Tomorrow is a new day, and you can still make good choices today!

Diet? What diet? Exactly as this poster says. I refuse to use the word diet, which instantly has me craving a gallon of Haagen Daas with fudge. Nope, no diet. Just choices to eat different foods than I used to and to keep track of them. For me, it's a life choice. I eat better (mostly, but I'm not perfect--who is?), I exercise more. You've made quite an accomplishment doing the 12 miles in 12 days. So you had ONE high-calorie day. Big whoop. Move on, get back on track. Next time the cravings start, give in to them--just don't go wild.

Went out with my son yesterday to Tijuana Flats (did you know that ONE of those cookie dough flautas is 720 calories? O_O I found out a bit too late...). I gained back a pound. ONE pound. No big. Am I still down by over 14 pounds from my start? Yup! So, I go on with my life. There is no need to punish yourself, just get back on track. Are you getting your 13th mile in 13 days today?

And as the_dizzle says, you will actually increase your weight loss by having high calorie days once in a while. Look it up--I did. If you constantly have low calorie days, your metabolism will re-set itself to that calorie goal, making it harder to lose weight without "starving" yourself, at which point, your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto fat like a miser holds pennies. Keep to your calorie goal for the next few days, do your walking, and you watch--it'll show in a positive way on the scale. Do not throw out the baby with the bath water, please!

Oh, and look at all the "ONEs" in my post. Remember the song? "ONE is the loneliest number"? You used to eat like that every day, probably without exercising--am I right? Now you ate ONE day and you exercised. You'll be fine. Honest. You can do this. You didn't gain all that weight overnight; you won't lose it overnight. But a year from now, won't you be glad you slowly changed your life for the better?

Someone once told me that dieting is like a car. Your in your car driving along and you get a flat. you deal with the one fat tire and dont slash all four tires. Basically it means that we have slip up because were human and its better to deal with one flat tire then 4 slashed tire. Believe me it souns better then its written. Yesterday on the message boards people were talking about how a "slip up" has made them loose weight because it tricks the body. Who knows.

Take one day at a time and be just be happy. Lots of Luck!:flowerforyou:

If you are counting calories, as most do on MFP, there is no such thing as a "slip up" or "going off your diet". I go out to eat all the time but I plan ahead. I'm going to Cracker Barrel for breakfast with a friend @ 8 a.m. Some of their breakfast offerings come in at 1300 according to the MFP Database. I scrolled through till I put together what I am going to order BEFORE I LEAVE THE HOUSE!! I've decided I will have 2 whole grain pancakes (220cal), Vermont sugar free syrup (20cal) and 2 slices of bacon(86cal). Total for my breakfast will be 326 calories. That's acceptable to me. In fact, I might "live dangerously" and get another slice of bacon for 43 calories!! My daily calorie count is 1,500 so I've got 1,160 to go before bedtime. I'll make it. When I look at food at home or in a restaurant I mentally count calories. I also carry a small note pad in which I have planned meals for the restaurants I frequent the most and know how many calories I am eating instead of worrying about "slipping up". FYI, I have lost 1.5 pounds a week since I started in October. It isn't a diet....it's counting calories. If you pig out early in the day, you don't get dinner. simple!!

you are fantastic for doing all that walking. Lots of people have cheat meals, whether they log them or not. Like a few have said, this is a marathon not a sprint, and you need to think in terms of long term, sustainable changes. You aren't going to never have ice cream or Wendy's again in your life, so thinking in terms of cheat meals or planned cheats is better. If you eat those things every day then it's going to be hard to meet your calorie targets and lose weight. However that doesn't mean you can never have them. Just keep it in moderation. Either have planned cheat meals every now and then, or have small portions that you fit into your calorie goals. An all or nothing mentality is not sustainable. However being "good" most of the time then indulging once in a while will help most people to stay on track in the long term. Personally, I follow the 90% rule, which means if 90% of what I eat is healthy, then the other 10% won't hurt me. I try to keep that 10% within my calorie goals.