guilt trip

bspikes86
bspikes86 Posts: 61 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I cant help but feel guilty about eating back my burned calories. I understand the math of mfp. But when I see that i consumed 2, 000 alories I feel terrible and think "how can I lose weight eating that much?".
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  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    But that is what they are there for if you use the MFP method, if you do not want to eat back exercise calories I suggest you figure out your true TDEE and then eat a 20% deficit from that and do not eat back exercise calories since they will be figured in.

    Read this and learn some more about how all this works.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Remove guilt from the equation. This is about diet and food, not religion.

    Besides, if you have completed your calculations correctly then there is no reason to worry.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I typically don't eat back my calories burned. Instead, I calculated my TDEE and eat those calories (they include the calories I burn with workout in my TDEE). I enter 1 calorie burned for my workouts purely to keep track of my workouts.

    This way, I don't have to go up and down on my calories and it gives me a nice and neat target for daily intake. Maybe this can be useful to you too.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    I do not think the food will hold it against you if you eat it.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Guilt and logic aren't 'instinct'. I have lost on 2400kcal, however illogical that may seem.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    If you are working out, and calculating your exercise burns using a hrm, Op, then there is no reason to feel guilt.
    Also, I suggest ignoring the 98 Ib troll who suggested your instincts are correct, and follow the general consensus. I lose weight eating 2000 calories, because I am very active, the same way plenty of others on here have lost weight eating 1800-2000, because they are very active or weight train.
    If you would be more comfortable eating the same amount daily, then just find your TDEE(which figures in your overall activity) and take off 15-20%.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Guilt and logic aren't 'instinct'. I have lost on 2400kcal, however illogical that may seem.

    ^this
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Guilt and logic aren't 'instinct'. I have lost on 2400kcal, however illogical that may seem.
    If you are working out, and calculating your exercise burns using a hrm, Op, then there is no reason to feel guilt.
    Also, I suggest ignoring the 98 Ib troll who suggested your instincts are correct, and follow the general consensus. I lose weight eating 2000 calories, because I am very active, the same way plenty of others on here have lost weight eating 1800-2000, because they are very active or weight train.
    If you would be more comfortable eating the same amount daily, then just find your TDEE(which figures in your overall activity) and take off 15-20%.

    ^This. And what BeachIron said too.
  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    lol
















    NO.
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    Remove guilt from the equation. This is about diet and food, not religion.

    Besides, if you have completed your calculations correctly then there is no reason to worry.

    Exactly.

    I use TDEE but eat 2100 calories a day and lost 3 lbs (not on purpose) last week.

    Food is fuel. Don't feel guilty about fueling your body.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    I lose at 3,000 calories a day, you are greatly mistaken.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    No. Just no.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    But the calories you earn through exercise are the tasty ones!

    By your "logic" I should feel 1.5 times as guilty as you as I've eaten over 3,000 calories today. As I'm still in deficit for the day I'm more likely to feel proud that I've burned a whole stack of calories by hard work rather than sitting on my backside watching TV.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Guilt and logic aren't 'instinct'. I have lost on 2400kcal, however illogical that may seem.

    This. Please do not entangle yourself in thinking one must feel guilty in order to lose weight. This is a fitness site, not a self-flagellation one.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Not everyone has a goal of weighing 98 pounds.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I cant help but feel guilty about eating back my burned calories. I understand the math of mfp. But when I see that i consumed 2, 000 alories I feel terrible and think "how can I lose weight eating that much?".

    How about you lose the guilt, and stop looking at anything but net calories. That should solve the problem.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Guilt and logic aren't 'instinct'. I have lost on 2400kcal, however illogical that may seem.

    This. Please do not entangle yourself in thinking one must feel guilty in order to lose weight. This is a fitness site, not a self-flagellation one.

    Wait, what? I was sorely misinformed.

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  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    hmm. I'm only 5 ft tall and can lose on 1800. So no I don't feel guilty. Neither should you.

    You need to fuel your workouts. And your hair, skin, nails, and organs are pretty important to maintain too ya know.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    hmm. I'm only 5 ft tall and can lose on 1800. So no I don't feel guilty. Neither should you.

    You need to fuel your workouts. And your hair, skin, nails, and organs are pretty important to maintain too ya know.

    At 5' you should be eating 1200 calories per day or you will get bulky
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    What everybody except for that one crazy person said. *nods* true story

    Good luck with it!
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    hmm. I'm only 5 ft tall and can lose on 1800. So no I don't feel guilty. Neither should you.

    You need to fuel your workouts. And your hair, skin, nails, and organs are pretty important to maintain too ya know.

    At 5' you should be eating 1200 calories per day or you will get bulky
    I only have one place thats bulky. And thats cause I squat. TYVM whierdoh :tongue:
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    Instincts are what cause humans to naturally eat as much food as is available to them. Instincts, developed over millions of years by every animal to take advantage of every food source they can access is exactly why people, and any other animal given access to easy food, become overweight to begin with.

    Following instincts is what got a lot of us to where we are and are what we work to subvert each day.

    TL;DR Don't follow your instincts, try logic instead.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    hmm. I'm only 5 ft tall and can lose on 1800. So no I don't feel guilty. Neither should you.

    You need to fuel your workouts. And your hair, skin, nails, and organs are pretty important to maintain too ya know.

    At 5' you should be eating 1200 calories per day or you will get bulky
    I only have one place thats bulky. And thats cause I squat. TYVM whierdoh :tongue:

    :love:
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Remove guilt from the equation. This is about diet and food, not religion.

    Besides, if you have completed your calculations correctly then there is no reason to worry.
    This. Many people get caught up in the idea that enjoying food is some sort of sin and the only way to be healthy is to make yourself miserable by eating foods that suck and/or feeling hungry and miserable all the time. (And then they come on the forums and sneer at all the people who eat good foods in moderation and enjoy life.)
  • bspikes86
    bspikes86 Posts: 61 Member
    If you are working out, and calculating your exercise burns using a hrm, Op, then there is no reason to feel guilt.
    Also, I suggest ignoring the 98 Ib troll who suggested your instincts are correct, and follow the general consensus. I lose weight eating 2000 calories, because I am very active, the same way plenty of others on here have lost weight eating 1800-2000, because they are very active or weight train.
    If you would be more comfortable eating the same amount daily, then just find your TDEE(which figures in your overall activity) and take off 15-20%.

    i think that is the problem, i am not using a HRM i am entering it into the MFP. i am going to get my bodybugg up and running so that it will be accurate. thanks
  • rebeccabrennan90
    rebeccabrennan90 Posts: 2 Member
    I used to feel the same way and when I did eat something I wasn't supposed to I would end up just eating everything in sight because I thought "What the heck. I'll restart monday." My mom actually ended up being a distributor for a health company called It Works and I bought a supplement called Fat Fighters. What they are supposed to do is soak up fat and carbs after you eat so it doesn't actually enter your system. It's not like Alli, where you crap your pants. When I get the occasional urge to eat something bad, I just pop a fat fighter afterwards and I dont feel nearly as guilty. Ive been taking them for about 3 months and Ive lost a good amount of weight considering I have slipped up a couple of times.
  • shannashannabobana
    shannashannabobana Posts: 625 Member
    if you have completed your calculations correctly then there is no reason to worry.
    Indeed. I will say that I am not confident in MFP's calculations, so sometimes I leave room. *(I am also not confident in my level of OCDness, so my calculations are probably wrong too!). But I definately eat back a chunk of them unless I'm just not that hungry that day.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I think your instincts are correct.

    I'd say that, considering the OP has lost 30 pounds while, I assume, eating back her exercise calories you'd be just as wrong as her guilt.

    OP: If it ain't broke, don't doubt it.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I used to feel the same way and when I did eat something I wasn't supposed to I would end up just eating everything in sight because I thought "What the heck. I'll restart monday." My mom actually ended up being a distributor for a health company called It Works and I bought a supplement called Fat Fighters. What they are supposed to do is soak up fat and carbs after you eat so it doesn't actually enter your system. It's not like Alli, where you crap your pants. When I get the occasional urge to eat something bad, I just pop a fat fighter afterwards and I dont feel nearly as guilty. Ive been taking them for about 3 months and Ive lost a good amount of weight considering I have slipped up a couple of times.
    You should probably see someone about that. It's not a healthy way to deal with food and sounds like it could lead into more dangerous territory.

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