What to do after a MAJOR cheat day?
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Judging from your pictures maybe its time you stop looking at the scale so much. At this point are you still trying to lose weight?
Maybe your issue now might be something people here on mfp can't help you with. Just sayin.
I'm not trying to lose, but I'm sure not trying to gain, which I have. If anything I'm trying to lose the 2 pounds I've gained back.
What's your height and weight?
5'4 and 110. I used to be more toned and my stomachs muscles were more noticeable but after my weight gain, my stomach has become more flabby if that's the word.
Your weight gain? The 2 pounds? Made your stomach flabby?
So what? You had a day where you ate a lot. You only live once. Forget about it. Start tomorrow as usual.0 -
Quitting is clearly the best option.0
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I think you need to get right on the scale and face the consequences of binging. There is no such thing as cheating; you cheat yourself out of success, that's all. You have lost weight already, and you know exactly what to do. It's a life change not a diet. Good luck.
This might be the worst advice I've seen all day...0 -
Quitting is clearly the best option.
Quitting? Where did I say quit? I said it doesn't matter, because it's not like you can undo it. She's lost weight, so she clearly has a daily routine that supports a healthy weight. So you just accept that you can't undo today and go on with your life tomorrow.0 -
Listen at 5'4 110 you don't need to worry about 2 measly lbs. If you want to feel not so "flabby" then maybe go start doing strength training.
You will not weigh 110 lbs every day for the rest of your life and attempting to do so by beating yourself up may very well leave you with an ED.
Yep...
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east very few calories the next day. just a couple hundred to get you through the day.
Or how about no?0 -
Well, you have a few options.
Accept it and move on, staying the course.
Eat a couple hundred calories below over the next several days to average it out.
Increase your cardio/weight lifting activity to offset the calories injested.
Or a combination of the above.
Also, it is important to address the underlying issue of WHY you binged if you do it with any frequency. Is your calorie goal too low? Are you restricting your foods and cut out your favorite treats completely? Lack of planning?0 -
east very few calories the next day. just a couple hundred to get you through the day.
Or how about no?
yes is better.
its a great way to minimize the damage from such a huge binge.0 -
I HAD THE SAME KIND OF DAY :"( OR MAY BE EVEN WORST ONCE I TOUCH A CHOCOLATE BAR EVERYTHING GOES TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET. I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A SERIOUS MATTER THOUGH NOT JUST SOMETHING I CAN DUST OFF AND WALK AWAY NO MATTER HOW MUCH I DUST IT IS GOING TO FOLLOW ME...I NEED JESUS HELP TO OVERCOME IT HOWEVER IT IS HARD TO GIVE IT UP :"(0
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You look back at the delicious day you had and back to your calorie goals as normal.0
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Doesn't it suck, how easy it is to go way over the day's calories? Just got back from Sweet Tomatoes and easily ate 1500 calories in just one meal and I don't even feel stuffed.0
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That was a lot of food...wow! You seem to be small already, maybe you should ask yourself what could have prompted you into eating all those different things. Think about what was going on in your life that few days, that sent you "there" and work it out. Yes, we all have a extra something every now and again, but you really went over the top...You have lost a lot already and you seem to be at a good weight.0
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east very few calories the next day. just a couple hundred to get you through the day.
Or how about no?
yes is better.
its a great way to minimize the damage from such a huge binge.
No it's not, it's worse than stupid.
it turns your diet into something you can borrow against, like your visa card. what's the balance on your visa card? is it zero?
Hell no.
Forget it. Start over. New day, clean slate. NEVER carry anything over mentally or physically from the day before's diet. Every day is a new day.
to pay back calories to the binge you had last week is to create the next deficit and thus create the next binge. It's turning a relatively flat line with a tiny bump in it into a total rollercoaster whose dips and hollows will only get more and more extreme over time.
It's psychologically insane, it's physiologically insane. it's completely barking mad. Never do it.
There. Do you think I said that clearly enough?0 -
I've just come off a whole weekend of "cheating". Far too much wine, fried foods, cream-filled stuff and no exercise (apart from dancing into the wee hours)...didn't track a thing, didn't sweat it...I had a guilt free BALL!!
The fantastic thing about having a life pass on the MFP Train is I know I get right back on it. Toot toot!!
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Been on here for 11 days now and have also had binge days. They happen, just treat the next day as a regular day. Start again. Being healthy isn't over, and this setback is only a one day setback. I'd also add a little extra exercise, if you can.0
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east very few calories the next day. just a couple hundred to get you through the day.
Or how about no?
yes is better.
its a great way to minimize the damage from such a huge binge.
No it's not, it's worse than stupid.
it turns your diet into something you can borrow against, like your visa card. what's the balance on your visa card? is it zero?
Hell no.
Forget it. Start over. New day, clean slate. NEVER carry anything over mentally or physically from the day before's diet. Every day is a new day.
to pay back calories to the binge you had last week is to create the next deficit and thus create the next binge. It's turning a relatively flat line with a tiny bump in it into a total rollercoaster whose dips and hollows will only get more and more extreme over time.
It's psychologically insane, it's physiologically insane. it's completely barking mad. Never do it.
There. Do you think I said that clearly enough?
thats loser/quitter talk.0 -
I haz two questions:
1) where the hell did you put it all??
2) is chicken salad cheating?0 -
I haz two questions:
1) where the hell did you put it all??
2) is chicken salad cheating?
1) I'm a bottomless pit. I can out eat my 50 year old father.
2) yes, considering it had mayo in it.0 -
My advice would be to be aware that with all the sugar you will likely have some pretty strong cravings over the next few days as the sugar leaves your system. Just be aware that it will occur and then you can not fall prey to the cravings.
LOL WUT?0 -
I haz two questions:
1) where the hell did you put it all??
2) is chicken salad cheating?
1) I'm a bottomless pit. I can out eat my 50 year old father.
2) yes, considering it had mayo in it.
How is eating Mayo cheating?0 -
I've just come off a whole weekend of "cheating". Far too much wine, fried foods, cream-filled stuff and no exercise (apart from dancing into the wee hours)...didn't track a thing, didn't sweat it...I had a guilt free BALL!!
The fantastic thing about having a life pass on the MFP Train is I know I get right back on it. Toot toot!!
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This one has the Smarts
Good call. You still have to live your life. 0 -
Was this a special event of some kind? The variety of foods seems like a standard "was at a party/holiday/someone's house" type deal. It happens; it's good to enjoy yourself every once in awhile.
If it was just at home, I'd ask--why so much? How many calories are you eating usually? A day like that, if you just didn't feel satisfied/full, could be a binge brought on by chronic undereating.
Regardless of EITHER reason: you shouldn't feel like you'll have a "complete breakdown" from stepping on a scale. Your weight does not define you as a person, and certainly shouldn't hold control over your mental state. Even if you were just exaggerating with that phrase, your other statement that your "weight gain" (which is water retention, not pure fat, I guarantee) affecting your vision of yourself seems a bit suspect.
It might be a good idea to talk to someone if you feel you have control issues (either "too in control," or too "out of control") with food, particularly since you are young and very clearly at a healthy weight.0 -
I've just come off a whole weekend of "cheating". Far too much wine, fried foods, cream-filled stuff and no exercise (apart from dancing into the wee hours)...didn't track a thing, didn't sweat it...I had a guilt free BALL!!
The fantastic thing about having a life pass on the MFP Train is I know I get right back on it. Toot toot!!
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This one has the Smarts Good call. You still have to live your life.
LMAO I love it!0
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