binge last night
oklahoma_cowgirl_51
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ok.... so i did really good yesterday, but i started my day hours earlier than i usually do, and ate more calories early in the day than normal. i got home last night around 7, ate dinner, which is early for me, and met my calorie goal. after this... i went on a total binge. i feel sick, like i've just undone all of my hard work. i probably consumed 1600 calories over my calorie goal last night.... peanut butter, a few oreos, some chips, a couple biscuits, and a diet coke. anyways, i know i messed up and today is a new day, but i'm getting ready to go on vacation next week, and i need some advice on recovering from this episode? lots of water? cutting more calories the rest of the week? more exercise? what would you guys do? thank you for your help. i really need some encouragement right now!
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You know last night wasn't the greatest, that's the first step. Just remember it's just one day of binging and you can bounce back from it. Kick up your workout routine and flush your body with water is what I would reccomend.
Also I find that when I get the late night cravings that start calling out to me, I grab a piece of gum or paint my finger nails or brush my teeth. Those help curb or smash my cravings, if all else fails, go to bed early.
You can do this!
Jenn0 -
i should have just gone to bed last night.... but it was so early. i think i was so tired from starting my day some much earlier than normal my cravings were crazy! thank you for that!0
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Well first and foremost you're right. Today is a new day and you have to move forward with making the right decisions from here on. Having said that, you shouldn't have any of those things in the house for you to binge on. I know that if I had cookies, chips, and soda in my house I would be tempted to binge as well. It's within anyones power to slim down and make healthy decisions. Just don't make it more difficult on yourself by having unhealthy food within your reach. You can do it girl! Work out extra hard today (cardio) and burn a few extra calories. Good luck!0
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You need to get rid of those extra calories. So if you think you ate 1000 extra (or whatever) yesterday, you can work them off or eat a little less over the next couple of days to even yourself out. (work off 500 and eat 250 less for the next 2 days) .
Or.....
You can forget it happened and today is a new day :-)0 -
sometimes its good to have a 'blowout' ive had one this week and weighed 2 days later losing 2lbs!
its good that you know its not good to do it, and thats definatly the good thing about it!!
Just dont worry about it too much and carry on with your plan
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You know last night wasn't the greatest, that's the first step. Just remember it's just one day of binging and you can bounce back from it. Kick up your workout routine and flush your body with water is what I would reccomend.
Also I find that when I get the late night cravings that start calling out to me, I grab a piece of gum or paint my finger nails or brush my teeth. Those help curb or smash my cravings, if all else fails, go to bed early.
You can do this!
Jenn
DiTTO!! This is exactly what I would say :-)0 -
i know! live with my family, and usually i can do really good resisting by making sure that i have healthy options in the house... but, i didn't last night... any advice on shaving off that 1600 calories this week? extra exercise? cutting more calories the rest of the week?0
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you may be right... i have read that if you do this every ONCE in a while, it can sometimes boost your metabolism because it's not used to having to process that many calories. this could be totally wrong, but i believe i have read this before. and this is something i rarely do...0
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i think i'm going to work out harder over the next couple of days and shave off a couple hundred calories...0
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Love the nail painting idea! Any kind of thing that makes you focus on looking and feeling good - pluck your eyebrows, sort out your wardrobe - anything but sitting in front of the TV eating.0
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Do you have a gym that you go to? Sometimes you can take a class like a kick boxking or step that will burn a lot of calories and it's something you've never done before.0
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i do have a 24 hour gym i go to, but unfortunately they don't offer classes0
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i do have a 24 hour gym i go to, but unfortunately they don't offer classes
Maybe try a different machine you've never tried before....like a spnning bike, or get in the pool and swim a bit (if they have a pool). You might be surprised how many calories you could burn doing an exercise you've never tried before. 0 -
I would say that a binge is never a good thing and wont boost anything but we are all human and we all make mistakes. So keep the food clean clean clean workout maybe push yourself a little harder. ALso dont let being on vaction an excuse to binge. People do it all the time. You can make good choice and still endulge with in limits. So lost of water with some pure lemon juice that will help flush the body. Hopefull this helps0
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that is helpful! thank you!0
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I totally agree with you about keeping away unhealthy snacks in the house. Even if you have kids you should try to keep healthy snacks at home. My kids don't miss want they don't ever have, they just got used to not having junk in the house. Now they want to eat all of my healthy stuff.....lol...they don't drink soda, instead they love Chrystal light....instead of oreos they will eat wheat thins or some kind of healthy crackers.0
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i just feel so disappointed!!!!!!!!! ugh! and i thought that last night when i was stuffing my face too. man... i'm gonna hate myself for this tomorrow!0
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i dd write down on paper what i need to do to shave these calories off over the next few days!0
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It must have been something in the air...I did the same thing last night...I bought those 100 calorie snack packs so i could still indulge with my love of salty snacks and chocolate every once in a while...and I sat there and ate waaaay more of those than just 1. I'm starting to realize I can't have even those in the house because there's no point in buying the snack size if you're going to sit there and eat them one after the other. I'm going to try to portion out the few I have left and then just not replace them. Only get healthy snacks in the house from now on...I'm just going to start today with the attitude that it's a new day, and don't do that again!!0
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I wouldn't cut back too far the next day after a binge, maybe only drop 1 snack or something. If you drop too many calories for the next day you might not be able to help yourself and binge again because you are so hungry. The other day my daughter ate five french fries and she thought she should skip supper to compensate. Your body needs so and so many nutrients to survive and I think that is why we binge sometimes, your body needed something, but we grab whatever is handy and keep eating because it wasn't what the body ordered so the brain keeps eating.0
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it happens to the best of us....I usually don't try to beat myself up as it usually makes me more focused and determined the next few days to do a little more at the gym and eat extra extra clean...but what I do when I wanna eat some garbage at night...I'll tell myself that I can have it in the morning and of course in the morning I'm not trying to start my day with a bunch of junk so it's easier to pass in the am than in the pm...sounds silly but it works for me ( most of the times) dont beat urself up...it's still not enuff to gain a pound. 0
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We all make this mistake. Don't be so hard on yourself. If you keep yourself focused on the mistakes you've made in the past you will be to busy to focus on the future. 0
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thank you for that! that was the most helpful thing i could have possibly heard today! thank you thank you thank you!0
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you may be right... i have read that if you do this every ONCE in a while, it can sometimes boost your metabolism because it's not used to having to process that many calories. this could be totally wrong, but i believe i have read this before. and this is something i rarely do...
Since you said this is something you rarely do, I wouldn't worry about it. When it becomes a pattern then you may have a problem on your hands. I can understand how you feel after a binge, it's awful, but you can't beat yourself up about it. I agree to increase your water intake and do some extra cardio this week if that will help you feel better.0 -
honestly, i have a goal that i want to get to, and i get SO close, about to the weight that i am right now, and i just can't seem to go any further than this? i end up going on a binge or gaining a couple pounds back and trying to lose those couple of pounds, but i just have hit a wall. i would love to get to 115, and would even be happy with 118, but i am just stuck at about 122 or 123.... i'm just stuck. and i know getting to where i'm going on a binge is not good.0
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I am right there with you. I went to the store last night and came back with a bag of potato chips. After my husband ate a few I got comfortable to watch the end of Big Brother. By the time I realized what I had done I had an empty potato chip bag in my hands.:noway: I like you felt terrible but today is a new day. I can not undo what I did last night and neither can you. Just start fresh today and push that water. As I always say the disgrace is not falling off the wagon it's when you lay there and let the wagon keep running over you. Jump back on that wagon and lets start again. It was a learning experience. Best wishes for a abetter day.
Kaye0 -
thank you! that was really encouraging! i just went and burned like 700 or 800 calories at the gym, so i'm working on undoing some of the damage!0
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The math is on your side today. You have a what? A 500 calories deficit built for you by MFP; yesterday and today you are eating at your maintenance level, not big deal. 1600-1000=600. You did the extra workout. 600-800= -200, Now you have a 200 calorie deficit for the two days. I love the math. Mistake corrected and no harm done.
If you find yourself in this spot of bother again, I do something that works for me, I'm not saying it will work for you, but it works for me. I get myself the treat and I get something healthy like tomato or a green bean. I eat the treat and then I eat the other healthy thing. Somehow not having the last taste in my mouth be the flavor of the treat can keep me from multiple trips to the kitchen.
I hope you feel better soon. Keep looking and moving forward, your weight loss goal is in the future not the past.0 -
well i love math too! thank you!0
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Well, We've all been there.....time for a new day and new challenges. Don't beat yourself up and don't get down - time to move forward and assessed what you learned. If you think you took in an extra 1600 - you can excercise for the next 7 days and burn at least 230 calories and you will be even at the end of the 7 days.
You can do this - New day starts NOW..... 0
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