What to do when you over eat

Just start logging the next day and move on. If I over eat sometimes I'll undereat the next day by a few hundred calories, but usually not the equivalent amount that I was over (well, if I was way over). And I still try to eat above my BMR. (If you don't know what your BMR is, there is a calculator in the apps section of MFP.)

ETA: And a lot of times I just accept that I messed up and eat normally and within my calories the next day. One day of slipping up won't mean much in the long run. Although you might see a spike on the scale, but that's usually water weight from increase in salt (we never seem to randomly binge on healthy foods...)

I try to figure out as close as I can how much I ate, but I don't worry too much about how much over I go (although it is an eye opener at times). I look at it this way, I am not going to stop doing the things I enjoy. If I am good about what I eat 5 days a week, it is better than the 1 or 2 days a week that I was before. If you deprive yourself from all that you enjoy, you will never be able to keep it as a lifesytle.

Most delivery places have their nutritional value posted on the internet. You can also at least eyeball how much wine you put in your glass and put in "red wine, x ounces."

i work my butt off over time all week, then i drink like a fish all weekend,.
works for me.

I don't worry about it. For me, it's about my overall diet and fitness, not what happened on an isolated day. I'm also starting to see that I'm eating more intuitively these days...after 6 months of logging and a complete dietary overhaul, I find that I just naturally make adjustments these days and that my internal fuel gauge seems to be functioning properly these days. I've noticed that when I have a "bad day" (like the BBQ we had this past Saturday) that my body will naturally crave veggies and fruit and overall lighter fare the next day or two. I don't even really have to think about it anymore.

I'm to the point now that I'm considering eating intuitively for awhile rather than logging. I'm pretty close to maintenance and with my diet being what it is, it's pretty difficult for me to go over my maintenance level of calories on any kind of routine basis...heck sometimes it's difficult for me to hit my 2,200 gross calories per day (to lose 1/2 Lb per week) without adding a bit of junk food.

These responses are the reason people are fat! "Don't worry move on", "one day won't ruin your plan" etc. If a woman indulges on weekends, she can very easily undo everything she has worked for throughout the week and then some. If one's TDEE is 2000, and one is eating at a 500 calorie deficit all work week, thats 2500 cals under. If one then eats 3500 calories a day over the weekend (which is very easy to do drinking wine and ordering pizza), that puts her at a 500 calorie surplus for the week. The responses to her question should be, "Stop indulging on the weekends". The question shouldn't be how or whether to log it, it should be, how can I stop doing it.

Your talking extremes. I doubt anyone is saying it's okay to eat 7000 calories every weekend. But even if you did, chances are you would only maintain. 500 calories through a week is well within the margin of error.

These responses are the reason people are fat! "Don't worry move on", "one day won't ruin your plan" etc. If a woman indulges on weekends, she can very easily undo everything she has worked for throughout the week and then some. If one's TDEE is 2000, and one is eating at a 500 calorie deficit all work week, thats 2500 cals under. If one then eats 3500 calories a day over the weekend (which is very easy to do drinking wine and ordering pizza), that puts her at a 500 calorie surplus for the week. The responses to her question should be, "Stop indulging on the weekends". The question shouldn't be how or whether to log it, it should be, how can I stop doing it.

Your talking extremes. I doubt anyone is saying it's okay to eat 7000 calories every weekend. But even if you did, chances are you would only maintain. 500 calories through a week is well within the margin of error.

I know its an extreme example, but I see so many people on here complaining about there inability to lose weight as they say things like "I watch what I eat 'for the most part'" and "I ususally only slip up on the weekends". Unless you log EVERYTHING you binge on over the weekend, you will not lose, becasue it's very very easy for the cals to get into the 3000-4000 range if youre not careful. I think those forgotten days are the number one reason for peoples faulure.

The weekends are the hardest for me. I lose track of the food I consumed, with friends over drinking wine and ordering pizza I get lost. Should I guest how many calories I consumed and eat less the following day?

I find the best way to track things like weekends is to pre log.... If you know your having a takeaway and wine with friends, log it before you go out. That way, you will see how much you are over before doing it - it may put you off having dessert! Also, it may spur you on to workout that little bit longer/harder to make up for going over xx

If it's a once a week lapse, I don't care and move on. If it happens twice in a row; I generally fast on the following day.

Yo tambien.

These responses are the reason people are fat! "Don't worry move on", "one day won't ruin your plan" etc. If a woman indulges on weekends, she can very easily undo everything she has worked for throughout the week and then some. If one's TDEE is 2000, and one is eating at a 500 calorie deficit all work week, thats 2500 cals under. If one then eats 3500 calories a day over the weekend (which is very easy to do drinking wine and ordering pizza), that puts her at a 500 calorie surplus for the week. The responses to her question should be, "Stop indulging on the weekends". The question shouldn't be how or whether to log it, it should be, how can I stop doing it.

Your talking extremes. I doubt anyone is saying it's okay to eat 7000 calories every weekend. But even if you did, chances are you would only maintain. 500 calories through a week is well within the margin of error.

I know its an extreme example, but I see so many people on here complaining about there inability to lose weight as they say things like "I watch what I eat 'for the most part'" and "I ususally only slip up on the weekends". Unless you log EVERYTHING you binge on over the weekend, you will not lose, becasue it's very very easy for the cals to get into the 3000-4000 range if youre not careful. I think those forgotten days are the number one reason for peoples faulure.

I agree with you for the most part.

I go over some days, probably once or twice a week. However, I am careful to make sure that my weekly average is correct. I ate at almost maintenance one day last week and was still under for the week. I log everything.

I don't think it's too bad an idea to be over one day as long as you make sure it averages out. I don't tend to agree with the "it's just one day, move on" thought process. One day can ruin your deficit for the week.

I have a custom food called "OMFG Why?" which is worth 500 calories. When I go crazy or just miss logging, I run a quick estimate and enter the calories in increments of that.
Then start fresh the next day, usually with extra water.

These responses are the reason people are fat! "Don't worry move on", "one day won't ruin your plan" etc. If a woman indulges on weekends, she can very easily undo everything she has worked for throughout the week and then some. If one's TDEE is 2000, and one is eating at a 500 calorie deficit all work week, thats 2500 cals under. If one then eats 3500 calories a day over the weekend (which is very easy to do drinking wine and ordering pizza), that puts her at a 500 calorie surplus for the week. The responses to her question should be, "Stop indulging on the weekends". The question shouldn't be how or whether to log it, it should be, how can I stop doing it.

I didn't get fat because I indulged once a week or even two. It was years of overindulging almost everyday. I would think that is also the case for many others

I agree with you for the most part.

I go over some days, probably once or twice a week. However, I am careful to make sure that my weekly average is correct. I ate at almost maintenance one day last week and was still under for the week. I log everything.

I don't think it's too bad an idea to be over one day as long as you make sure it averages out. I don't tend to agree with the "it's just one day, move on" thought process. One day can ruin your deficit for the week.

While it may wipe out a deficit for the week, what's the problem with that? You stay the same for one week. If you don't let it become a habit and don't use it as an excuse (well, I ate like crap yesterday, I might as well have this 1500 calorie meal because the whole weekend is blown), then you can control the problem. But, if you're 2000 over, and you decide to cut 500 calories from your next four days, you might be hungry, and then (possibly) it could lead to binging. At least it does for me. It's not the end of the world. I recognize what I did, and move on. The guilt associated with trying to fix a mistake isn't worth it to me.

Of course, everyone should do what works best for them and I'm not saying that my way is the best for everyone.

I should have been more clear when I said that. For me, moving on from going over for a day will lead me to feel like I already messed up my week and I'll be sloppier with calories. If I can "fix" it, I feel a lot better and am more likely to do well the rest of the week and still lose the same amount of weight come the end of the week.

I always used to go over on the weekend as well. Then I started attending Weight Watchers and my weigh in day is Monday.

Guess which two days are now my best??

The weekends are the hardest for me. I lose track of the food I consumed, with friends over drinking wine and ordering pizza I get lost. Should I guest how many calories I consumed and eat less the following day?

Yeah, or just exercise a little more to burn off the extra.