Recovery after massive cheat...anyone???

Hi.
Put it behind you and remember how cross it made you after you had eaten it.
Good luck.

It's not cheating, it's eating. You don't need to "recover" or atone for this. Just carry on as normal. Fasting for a day because you ate too much chocolate only sets you up for a really bad relationship with food where you alternate between over-eating and punishing yourself for it. You haven't failed, you just ate a bit more than you intended to. Carry on as you were. Your success doesn't rest on what you eat on isolated days, it's all about how you eat on a daily basis. If you are prone to eating more than you intend to, then look at ways of preventing that happening in the future.

Oh man I'm in the same boat I ate six tim tams (aussie chocolate) and a big glass of chocolate milk (although I've heard it's good for recovery after a workout).. I don't feel sick I just feel bummed that I went way over...

Count your macros and eat to your macros and you won't cheat.

Dont worry your body wont even notice that you had a cheat meal or day as it's only the once.
Your metabolism wont change so quickly because of it.
You've actually given your self a reset and restart for fat loss.

Don't beat yourself up about it. I read somewhere that ( basically unless you are some kind of elite athlete) ... 80/20 works best for most people -- if you eat well and exercise 80% of the time , and "expect" that you will slip up 10-20% of the time , then us mere mortals don't fall off the wagon every time we slip up. 1 "bad" day out of 14 frankly sounds like a lot better than most could manage to me.

I did this last night big time! Worse than you!! But felt physically ill and soooo crappy after :explode: but today I woke up back on track, did a crazy big work out And ate really well lots of water!!!! Feeling ok again now.

Damage is done so move on and you'll be fine if your back on track!

As my old coach would say....shake it off.

Don't worry about it, one day is not going to make or break reaching your goals. If you have averaged a 500 cal deficit for the last couple of weeks and then go over by 2000 (probably nowhere near that but it's a round number) you've still realized a 5,000 cal deficit over the 2 week period.

People aren't perfect, don't set impossible standards for yourself and don't punish yourself for one little slip.

This is a good way to look at it.

I'm having a tough time at the moment but I keep going as I think even if I'm over my goal by 2-300 cals a day, I'm still 2-300 cals below maintenance so I should still lose, just slower.

Good luck!

Hi guys,
I'm a massive chocolate lover. I ate a entire block of cadbury black forest chocolate. I haven't cheated on my diet in 2 weeks (1500 calories a day + 300calories burnt off on most days). I feel really sick. Can someone please tell me how to recover after a massive cheat like this? Do I have to fast the next day?

1500+300 cals burnt off as in 1500-300=1200 cals? I'd eat a chocolate bar to!


Looks delicious btw

I thought this was going to be about overeating for weeks and gaining 10+ lbs. One candy bar is nothing to worry about. It's what you do afterward that counts. I hope you don't let unnecessary guilt get in the way of enjoying a treat.