i hate myself right now

Well around here we call that a cheat day. So yeh you cheated and you fessed up and told us about it. It's okay our relationship isn't over. We forgive you and I believe we can get past this together

LOL, don't beat youself up. It happens and you learned from it which is good. It's when you continuously do it all the time where you will start to see issues. You will be fine just get right back to your regimen and all will be good.

Hope that helps,

Cheers

Tof

Put it behind you, it's in the past and nothing you can do about it now.

From here on out, accept that there will be both good days and bad ones.
Make it your goal to aim for having way more good days than bad and you'll end up ahead of the game.

Up your daily calories so you don't feel deprived and then you won't be so inclined to go crazy like that. It's one day, you'll be fine.

I, too, have those days, so do not hate you for yesterday. Today is a new day, a new start. I cannot tell you when it will be out of the system, but it will be. Just go back on track. If you fall, get up and keep going! When I have those attacks of binge eating I always find a culprit. I either had a super-busy day, could not fit in proper meals during the day, just had regular snacks, but just snacks, so I feel famished at night and eat too much! Yesterday was one of those days. The only thing that safed me from overeating was that I got terrible stomach cramps after eating too much for dinner. Otherwise I would have continued eating. Another reason for me to overeat is when I am tired. Then I could eat all the time. It looks like I am eating in order not to fall asleep. A third reason is that sometimes I limit too much what I am eating. Always the same breakfast, the same low-calorie staples for lunch and dinner and for snack. Sooner or later you crave different food...if you are lucky you go for healthy different. If you are like me, you will go for chocolate, candy, cheese.....I try to have more variety in my food. And I try to leave some extra calories at night available for some sweets like some licorice or celery and peanut butter. Do not hate yourself! It will just make it worse, believe me. I have beaten me up several times. I have a hard time losing weight, my metabolism seems to have come to a stop now that I am hitting menopause, no matter how much I watch what I am eating, how much I am exercising, I do not lose any weight...so I get frustrated....and then I eat....I would be black and blue by now. Just try to find the culprit for your need to eat yesterday and try to learn from it. If you do not find it, do not make a big deal of it! Restart and GO!

Today is my 70th day on mfp. I've done pretty well with my willpower and have stayed under my daily calories most every day. If I've gone over its never been by a whole lot. But yesterday ...oh my gosh I went crazy. I don't know what happened! I ate everything I could lay hands on and at the end of the day I had went 3000 calories OVER my daily allowance. That's a total of 4200 calories in one single day. I feel terrible and ashamed of myself. I know its just one day but I feel like I've really let myself down and undone some of the success that I've worked so hard every day to achieve. How do I get over it and get back on track? And how long will it take for yesterday to be out of my system? I didn't weigh today but I feel like I've gained 10 lbs. Which I know is silly. But yesterday has really shown me how easy it is to fall off the wagon. And that really scares me.

Hi there.

Let me brush your emotions to the side for some science.

Eating 4200 calories in a single day is 700 calories PLUS 3500 calories.

It takes 3500 calories ON TOP OF YOUR TDEE to make you gain one pound of fat.

Your TDEE is far greater than 700 calories.

Thus, you will not gain one pound of fat.

Whatever the scale says, it is water weight. Get back on track, eat appropriately today, do not restrict yourself, drink plenty of water.

And Relax. Science wins in the end.

How do I get over it and get back on track?

In my opinion, you just did! Do what you did on those other 60+ days.
And another thing; the world is hard enough on you without you adding to it. Give yourself a break and see yesterday for what it was, a rarity and no longer a habit. Your new habit is eating better and living better.

Pay attention to that post! She knows what she is talking about.

You know what I LOVED about your post? You knew EXACTLY what you ate. You logged every calorie. That is amazing. Most people when they go over stop logging and just give it up.

So, I know you "hate" yourself right now, but be positive in you still logged it and took accountability for what you did. I would say this is a win in your column. Your habit is there of logging.

Now, own it, and try not to do it again! We are only human after all!

I did this at around the same point as you. The week after I had my biggest loss! So just take it how it comes !

The good news is that one day of overindulgence won't hurt you. Shake it off, and move forward. No harm done. You're still doing great and making progress, and one day of going over your calorie intake isn't going to change that.

That being said, be sure to keep an eye out for a pattern. If days like these continue, you might need to reevaluate your diet to figure out if something else is going on. Is it because you're not getting enough calories? Are you depriving yourself of some important nutrient? Or is is psychological? I'm not qualified to diagnose you and I'm certainly not trying to scare you, but binge-eating disorder is a thing, and it's categorized by compulsive overeating. If that's what you're dealing with, you may want to seek out help for that.

But that's a worst-case scenario, and I HIGHLY doubt that's the case. You had one day of the monster munchies. It happens to everyone. Please don't hate yourself for being human.

bump for later.

Drink lots of water! I'm guessing your sodium is off the charts and that's why you feel like you've gained 10 lbs. It's ok to have a cheat day but know that the days following you need to stay hydrated and get back on track to minimalize the effects.

You didn't do ANY damage. All you did was PAUSE for a day. Just get right back on track and carry on! If it takes longer, it takes longer. As long as you are moving in the right direction overall, you are doing AWESOME! :drinker:

You're only defeated if you stay down. You realize that you made mistakes and now you are more cautious for the next day. Don't give in just because you had one bad day! Just get right back on track and try to figure out why you were eating like you were on your mess-up day. Trust me, we have ALL been there.

Well...things happen. There are 365 days in a year. You have 364 days to make up for what happened. Just stay the course the majority of the way and you will make it.