Yesterday was not good

From what I've gathered about dieting...a bad day every once in a while is a good way to keep your body guessing. If you body gets comfortable with your routine then your weight loss will slow. Also, 450 over for the day isn't going to mess up the progress you've made. You may not loose any weight for a day or two but in the grand scheme of things...you'll be alright. :happy: When I do bad days I do them up big! Yesterday was a bad day for me and I was a little over 2,500 calories. Yesterday morning (before the damage :laugh: ) I weighted in at 163.0 and this morning I was 163.6 so I'm not really worried about it. Get in the gym and do your normal thing and just keep trucking away!! :flowerforyou:

My only suggestion would be to plan ahead. If you know will have a day that you will go over calories, then cut your calories by 100 in the five to seven days before..... and increase water and exercise after the extra calories.

Hopefully, as the months go by you will get emotionally stronger and that day wont trigger your brain to eat. I think as you continue to lose weight, you wont want to overeat and undo all your hard work.

Stay strong.... you can do it!!

I have weekends that I actually choose to not be concerned about the calories and exercise. I usually do try to do some exercise on those days and i also try to eat healthy - but I don't actually always succeed. I do then do more exercise the day before a weekend like that and the day following to try to compensate for the additional calories. As others have indicated the body can get used to the "routine" of weight loss, so mixing it up a bit is okay. Just work to not go over calories by too much and remember to increase your exercise if/when you realize that one of those days is coming up or has occurred.

Most importantly, remember this is your journey. YOU ARE IN CONTROL of what YOU do. You get to decide how much you eat, what you eat, how much you exercise, what kind of exercise - it is all about YOU!!! So, be gentle with yourself when it is necessary and be tough on yourself when you need to be.

Blessings

Vickie

i don't think it will throw you off track. yesterday i had an orange julius and then frozen yogurt for dessert! i only had 3 calories left over after exercising and thought i would be way up today but i was actually down .8 oz. so it might be a good thing every now and then!

b/c of certain family situations, there is one day a month where I know that I'm going to end up going over on my calories and I know its going to be extremely emotional and I'm an emotional eater. Nuff said on that. Needless to say yesterday was that one day for me, compared to other times I did good, only over 450 calories for the entire day.
So I was wondering if today can I make up for it? How bad is 450 extra calories if it is only once a month?
And any other advice would be great.
Unlike in the past though I'm determined to keep going forward and not let one day destroy me.

Blimey, personally I wouldn't worry about 450 calories PER MONTH! It would be a different matter if it were 450 extra calories per day mind :laugh:

However, if it bothers you that much, set aside one extra day per month where you will go on a long walk and walk off 450 calories.

I say WTG on being so strict the rest of the time to be honest!!!

My only suggestion would be to plan ahead. If you know will have a day that you will go over calories, then cut your calories by 100 in the five to seven days before..... and increase water and exercise after the extra calories.

This is what I was going to say, maybe not exactly but just try to be a little under for the day before and after. It will even out. Also, if you can go for a walk in the morning or the evening you won't even have to worry about it. The walk doesn't have to burn all the calories you ate, just close the gap a little. =] Good luck, you can do it!

450 calories a month isnt going to hurt. Like everyone has said if it were a day or week it might be a concern. It will also keep your body guessing. I usually have what I call "guilt free days" I still stay with in my calories but I sneak in a meal or an item I have been craving. If you dont do a cheat day and you pretty much stay within your calorie goal any other time its not going to hurt. The problem you would see is if you were going over you BMR. That is when you will start packing on the pounds.