How to regroup after a really bad eating day>

michrdavis
michrdavis Posts: 3 Member
edited January 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I was terrible yesterday! And once I start eating bad food, I just figure I already messed up so I should keep going. I'm trying to regroup today, but having a hard time. How to bounce back and get back to eating well??

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I just do it - every day is a fresh start, an opportunity to make healthy choices. Take it!
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    Just because you eat 1 bad thing doesnt mean you should just PILE ON! Everyone slips but you can't lose a WHOLE DAY to temptation.

    After a bad day I try to start my day out with a workout and lots of water to try to flush out all the salt and whatever other crap you had the day before.... don't let 1 day turn into 2... you can do it!
  • dymaxxion
    dymaxxion Posts: 9 Member
    Just get back to what you've been doing. Crazy bad eating days happen, it helps to log it all for accountability.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    I find the key is NOT to punish yourself for a bad day, and NOT to try to be "extra good" to make up for it. Just draw a line under it and start afresh, do whatever you would have if you'd kept to the eating you'd planned the day before and move forward. Every day is a fresh start - good luck!
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    I find the key is NOT to punish yourself for a bad day, and NOT to try to be "extra good" to make up for it. Just draw a line under it and start afresh, do whatever you would have if you'd kept to the eating you'd planned the day before and move forward. Every day is a fresh start - good luck!

    This... I just do what I would normally do the next day rather than trying to starve myself or workout too much to make up for it. That just creates a roller coaster that isn't good either.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Sob.

    Take a cold shower and scrub yourself while listening to Celine Dion's 'All by Myself'
  • CrimsonDiva7
    CrimsonDiva7 Posts: 171 Member
    I try to forgive myself first (ish happens) then get in a solid workout and amp up my water intake. You will bounce back no worries.
  • KtotheD78
    KtotheD78 Posts: 58 Member
    Sob.

    Take a cold shower and scrub yourself while listening to Celine Dion's 'All by Myself'

    LMAO OMG
  • Ashwee87
    Ashwee87 Posts: 695 Member
    Sob.

    Take a cold shower and scrub yourself while listening to Celine Dion's 'All by Myself'

    BAHAHAA :laugh:
  • fyoufat
    fyoufat Posts: 85
    I am the exact same way and sometimes I feel so bad about the day before it moves into the next day and I will mess that day up to. This is how NOT to loose weight lol. I think what helps me, such as today, is to first thing work out the next day-that way I feel like I have started the day out right and all the gross toxins from the gross food the day before-feels like they sweat out almost. Eventhough I find it really hard to get up and move after a day of binging-you have to make that first step.
  • thingeringer
    thingeringer Posts: 241 Member
    I find the key is NOT to punish yourself for a bad day, and NOT to try to be "extra good" to make up for it. Just draw a line under it and start afresh, do whatever you would have if you'd kept to the eating you'd planned the day before and move forward. Every day is a fresh start - good luck!

    I believe this is wonderful advice.
  • Armyantzzz
    Armyantzzz Posts: 214 Member
    Everyone has a bad day here and there. Don't beat yourself up!! Just get back on track and you'll feel better in a very short while!!:smooched: :smile:
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    Start looking at calorie deficit on a longer term than daily. I look at mine weekly. If I want to lose a pound a week, I have to be at a 3500 calorie deficit for the week. If I have a bad day, I have 6 days to make up for it, not one day. If I know ahead of time I'm going out for a couple of drinks or to a restaurant where healthy choices are minimal, I save some calories up through the week so the splurge won't hurt me.

    I still look at my daily numbers to keep me in check but my main focus is cumulative throughout the week. It has taken a lot of stress off of me. This is a lifestyle, not a diet. If you freak out every time you over indulge, you will be a wreck all the time.

    All of that being said, don't get crazy and eat it up 4-5 days a week and then starve yourself the rest. Just try not to fret when you have an overconsumption day.
  • kleonard42
    kleonard42 Posts: 204 Member
    Bump for later.....I need to read this one! Thanks for posting it and I hope you get the guidance amf support you're looking for!
  • littlebutnice
    littlebutnice Posts: 83 Member
    Bump
  • Mrsallypants
    Mrsallypants Posts: 887 Member
    I do this when stressed out, whether it is about finances, relationships, chronic pain, whatever the stressor i tend to go for the bad foods (ice cream with fudge topping) and mess up my macros.

    The way to deal with it is deal with the stressor somehow, find a way to relax (self-hypnosis, massage, meditation, deep breathing, yoga, progressive relaxation, take a light walk, stretching, sex) that doesn't revolve around eating.

    Of course there should be at least one meal a week where you don't count calories (or eat maintenance, not overeat) and eat the forbidden foods. That way you'll stay psychologically motivated and have something to look forward to, it's not bad for your metabolism too.
  • YourLotusFlower11
    YourLotusFlower11 Posts: 90 Member
    I had a bad day calories and food choices wise yesterday rather to just give up I am gonna make sure I work out today and rehidrate my body appropriately. It was just one day don't make it the rest of your life. This a new healthier you, keep your good work don't throw it all away.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    I was terrible yesterday! And once I start eating bad food, I just figure I already messed up so I should keep going. I'm trying to regroup today, but having a hard time. How to bounce back and get back to eating well??


    if i drop an egg on the kitchen floor i don't then through the rest of the carton on the floor.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    I was terrible yesterday! And once I start eating bad food, I just figure I already messed up so I should keep going. I'm trying to regroup today, but having a hard time. How to bounce back and get back to eating well??

    maybe you should start eating good food, and then since you're already eating good food just keep going?

    you are falling to your knees, lying down in the gutter and dragging yourself down an alley.

    most people just trip, regain balance and go about their day.

    give it a try.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    That's why you log. If you eat one bad thing and log it, you'll see it's not the end of the world, and if you go for a walk or whatnot you might actually be able to burn it off.

    And that's why I think clean eating is so dangerous. Too easy to say 'oh no, I ate a cookie' (which would probably totally fit within your daily calories in the first place!) then binge.
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