upset & discouraged :(

Yep, we've all been there! Think of the positives from yesterday...you had a healthy breakfast & lunch, you walked and you spent time with friends on a holiday!! Sounds like you are starting over today and ya know what, holiday binging is expected:) This one day is not going to define how you are as a whole....stay positive, love yourself and your friends!!

Great post OP and excellent advice which I'm going to remember as I too tend to stumble and hiccup on a regular basis! Thank you everyone! :drinker:

You're aware. That's good. Here's a great rule of thumb I tell my clients.

You can have a bad day, a bad week and even a bad month, but if you stay pretty consistent, you'll never have a bad year. It happens.
Lots of people have great intentions when it comes to certain events, but sometimes you have to let loose. Don't have negative feelings towards food. When one does, they fight temptation every day. Always better to figure out how you can fit those foods in that you like within reason.

Just chalk it up to one bad day then get back on track.

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Love this!

Sorry, didn't have time to read all of the responses, so, if what I say, has already been said, please forgive me. I am having a few health issues right now and can't read too much, so with that out there;

I see many very positive choices you did put forth! First of all, you identified and awkowledged how you were feeling when you got up that day.

Next, you fueled your body properly both by starting with a healthy breakfast, bringing a good lunch!!

You avoided the candy and other junk at work throughout the day.

You walked to the party at your friends house, after working!! That is big right there!!

You planned ahead and brought something you could eat, if you CHOSE to!!

This is the variant. Life is about choice. You should NEVER beat yourself up over food, as that IS unhealthy and will lead you to feel that things are 'forbidden' or 'off limits' and when I do that, I am over it!!! You need to accept, that some days, you will amaze yourself withhow easy it is to stick to exactly what/how/when you want to eat and some days life just happens!!!

Food is fuel. Nothing else. It's not evil, not an enemy or something to fear!! You did SO many GOOD things throughout your day!! Does that mean to continue to undo good progress in one night? No of course not, but maybe instead of going, thinking you wont partake of any party food, you go in with a plan of 'calories to spend'. Fix a plate you can then munch on throughout the party, being a tray of fresh vegies as dipping those saves a lot of calories over chips, have a glass of wine as a spritzer with diet 7 up or soda water mixed in, so that two glasses of wine is actually only 1!!

Make a plan that allows you to induldge within reason and I find I usually do not overeat as much as I would have!!!

And remember all the good things you did and build on those successes!!

LEARN from it and move on. Use the info to reflect back on what your temptation triggers are ... You didn't have a bad day - you had a bad few hours. From what you shared, the rest of your day leading up to the party was full of great choices. With the holidays coming up you may be faced with other party temptations. Reflect back on what didn't work for you this time and change your plan of attack for the next time - even if that means the plan is to let yourself enjoy the food presented, but within moderation. Sometimes when we give OURSELVES permission to indulge, it is no longer so tempting. Good news is, I guarantee you will have another opportunity to practice ... and it sounds like the rest of the time you are doing well with making good choices. Focus on that and congratulate yourself on all the other small successes throughout each day.

You're human- it happens!!! And don't think of it as what it will mean for the future- it will only turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy (that's totally happened to me). Positive thinking is important in this process. Move on and leave it behind you

That's just one day. When you realize this is a lifestyle change it will become a bit easier. You will learn to adjust to days like this. You will also learn it's not always what you eat it's how much of it you eat. The only thing I have changed in my food selection is: 1) I try to make the chips Lays Lights...if I can find them! 2) The Ice Cream is now sugar free.

I have been on here for 994 days...it takes time to get this down and we all have our own pace. Just keep reminding yourself why you are doing it...commit to readjusting when you have days/times like this and understand that it take 90 days to create a habit.

Best of luck!

One thing I learnt in this journey to a healthier lifestyle is that... we are only human. Old habits are difficult to break, so instead of seeing what you did later on in the day as an indication that you failed overall, see it as progress. Afterall, you made good choices for the first half the day! You have to give yourself credit for that. Because otherwise, would you have done before you embarked on this journey? No! So yes, you are doing well and I applaud you.

Another thing is that you have to learn to give yourself a break. Be firm with yourself, but be forgiving too. Look at the positives of the day instead of focusing on the negatives.

Trust me, that was your first setback, and it won't be your last. Learn to accept that you did it, and then pick yourself up and move on!

You will have bad days and bad meals. This is about your life and lifestyle, it is not black or white, all or nothing.

Beating yourself up will only make you feel worse. Write what you wrote and move on. Today is a new day.

Even Fit people make poor choices sometimes, You're not alone on this.