so you accidentally ate over your intake

goku89
goku89 Posts: 160
in Health and Weight Loss
and its only 8pm!

this happened as my lunch for work was botched so i ate out at taco bell but forgot which food has the least calories (not a whole lot to choose from)

anyways what do you do? you can't just starve yourself till midnight lol
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  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Make the best choices you can for the rest of the day without sitting around starving yourself.

    Plan better tomorrow. Start over fresh. No single day will ruin your diet.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    or borrow two hundred calories from tomorrow(you can even log it on tomorrow)....your body will never know.

    promise.
  • nightshutter
    nightshutter Posts: 54
    ^^^^ what she said. There is no reason to starve yourself. A mess up here and there isn't going to ruin everything.
  • mereditheve
    mereditheve Posts: 142 Member
    Why don't you catch up on some sleep? Or treat yourself to an evening walk? I am over on my calorie intake for today so I did another 30 minutes of yoga and am going to go for a 4-mile walk. It's not the end of the world if your calorie levels fluctuate from day to day -- that's normal. But if you are like me and just need to keep yourself motivated, the best thing is to just keep moving! :)
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    or borrow two hundred calories from tomorrow(you can even log it on tomorrow)....your body will never know.

    promise.
    thanks i'm eating some cereal right now...
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.
  • waytobeduck
    waytobeduck Posts: 82
    and its only 8pm!

    this happened as my lunch for work was botched so i ate out at taco bell but forgot which food has the least calories (not a whole lot to choose from)

    anyways what do you do? you can't just starve yourself till midnight lol

    i would just eat super low cal, load up on the water, and mentally chastise myself for being an idiot.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.
    Is Michigan a building? j/k
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    its almost midnight not sure how much i'll eat before i sleep
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    and its only 8pm!

    this happened as my lunch for work was botched so i ate out at taco bell but forgot which food has the least calories (not a whole lot to choose from)

    anyways what do you do? you can't just starve yourself till midnight lol

    i would just eat super low cal, load up on the water, and mentally chastise myself for being an idiot.

    Srs? I hope not.
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.
    Is Michigan a building? j/k
    university of michigan is...but i'm not there...if i was i'd be running laps i GUESS
  • waytobeduck
    waytobeduck Posts: 82
    and its only 8pm!

    this happened as my lunch for work was botched so i ate out at taco bell but forgot which food has the least calories (not a whole lot to choose from)

    anyways what do you do? you can't just starve yourself till midnight lol

    i would just eat super low cal, load up on the water, and mentally chastise myself for being an idiot.

    Srs? I hope not.

    i'm totally serious. it serves me right for being an idiot. i won't die from eating low cal lmao. does it offend u, yeah?
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.
    Is Michigan a building? j/k
    university of michigan is...but i'm not there...if i was i'd be running laps i GUESS
    I hear ya. I live in Ontario and we just got dumped on....14" of snow in 6 hours......
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.

    poppycock. bundle up and head outside.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    and its only 8pm!

    this happened as my lunch for work was botched so i ate out at taco bell but forgot which food has the least calories (not a whole lot to choose from)

    anyways what do you do? you can't just starve yourself till midnight lol

    i would just eat super low cal, load up on the water, and mentally chastise myself for being an idiot.

    Srs? I hope not.

    i'm totally serious. it serves me right for being an idiot. i won't die from eating low cal lmao. does it offend u, yeah?

    No it doesn't offend me. There's merit to the idea of just not eating for the evening and learning a lesson from it but the way you phrased it wades in to territory I don't like- which is punishment and restriction after you make a mistake. There's many people that already have messed up relationships with food when they end up on this site and I personally believe pretty strongly that one of the keys to success is building a healthy relationship with food. I don't really like to attach any negative feedback to any choices I make- I prefer the 'learn from the mistake and move on' method.
  • mereditheve
    mereditheve Posts: 142 Member
    It's 8 degrees here and snow on the ground, but I still went for my walk. Pretty sure it's about the same temperature where you are. Trust me, it'll be cold at first, but it'll encourage you to just walk faster!

    Part of working out and being fit is getting outside of your comfort zone. You will be surprised at how much you're actually capable of if you stop telling yourself you can't.
  • allen_ac
    allen_ac Posts: 64 Member
    I 'accidentally' ate over my intake for the whole week , anywhere between 200-800 more than planned

    Still am hovering around the same weight, even a little less, no biggie bro! lol

    One day is nothing, just don't be like "oh well i went over, screw it" and binge your face off
  • creativerick
    creativerick Posts: 270 Member
    Skipping one meal is not starving yourself.
  • hurricanegirl13
    hurricanegirl13 Posts: 109
    No it doesn't offend me. There's merit to the idea of just not eating for the evening and learning a lesson from it but the way you phrased it wades in to territory I don't like- which is punishment and restriction after you make a mistake. There's many people that already have messed up relationships with food when they end up on this site and I personally believe pretty strongly that one of the keys to success is building a healthy relationship with food. I don't really like to attach any negative feedback to any choices I make- I prefer the 'learn from the mistake and move on' method.

    QFT

    I, being one of those people with messed up relationships with food, give kudos. +1 million
  • serenity56
    serenity56 Posts: 79 Member
    Damage control! :)

    1) Work out to make up for it! Go for a run. If you can't go out, do cardio indoors if you can! Find some workout vids on YouTube and get moving for half an hour or so.

    2) Try to make the rest of your meals fairly low-calorie the rest of the day... salads are always a good bet because veggies are like -nothing- and you can have a really generous sized, filling salad without making a big dent calorie-wise. Just make smart choices about the 'extras' you put on it (cheese, seeds and nuts, dressing, etc - good stuff but calorie-dense, so go light on them because they add up fast).
  • serenity56
    serenity56 Posts: 79 Member
    Also don't beat yourself up about it. An off day here and there probably isn't a huge deal in the long run... just make smart choices, don't beat yourself up (stuff happens!) and get off to a better start in the morning. :) One of my biggest obstacles is dealing with 'bad days' properly. It's really easy for me to get discouraged and give up because I 'failed' and went super over for one reason or another. So the above suggestions are what I am trying to do instead of reacting badly like that. Hope it helps you, too!
  • kaypee65
    kaypee65 Posts: 120 Member
    First, I live in Alaska and walk outside every day.

    I overate yesterday. I turned on the kinect and did some dancing :-)

    My alternative is to remember that My Fitness Pal resets at midnight, even if I slip up today, I'm going to be there tomorrow fighting for my good health.
  • pds06
    pds06 Posts: 299 Member
    Kiss the day away and start again tomorrow. You can drink a ton more water, add some lemon to help clean the gastrointestinal track.
  • ThriceBlessed
    ThriceBlessed Posts: 499 Member
    8 PM? I'd go to bed early and not have to worry about it. But then I get up at 4:30 in the morning so 8:00 isn't too terribly early for me, just a couple of hours before my usual bedtime.
  • jennpaulson
    jennpaulson Posts: 850 Member
    I didn't accidentally go over... I knew it was going to happen... again. I have just been feeling so hungry the past few days but I'm not stressing about it. I'll get back to normal in a few days.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    or borrow two hundred calories from tomorrow(you can even log it on tomorrow)....your body will never know.

    promise.
    No offense intended, but what's the point of logging it in tomorrow? To fool yourself that you didn't eat it today? :wink: :smile:

    Seriously, OP, don't worry about it. If you go over you go over. It's not the end of the world.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I'm usually out of calories at 7pm, heck sometimes at 6pm... It's an appropriate time to stop eating... so I don't really get your question.
  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    8 PM? I'd go to bed early and not have to worry about it. But then I get up at 4:30 in the morning so 8:00 isn't too terribly early for me, just a couple of hours before my usual bedtime.

    I was thinking the same. If it is 8 pm, you should probably just go to bed. Brush your teeth so you won't want food so much. I'm not sure what your daily schedule is like (like, if you work night shifts or something), but getting enough rest is important to weight loss, too.
  • Mama_Jaxx
    Mama_Jaxx Posts: 15 Member
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.

    I often march/jog in place in front of the TV if I can't go outside for a walk.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    i can't walk outside i'm in michigan.

    I often march/jog in place in front of the TV if I can't go outside for a walk.

    Ditto.

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