FEELING LIKE I'VE RUINED IT

I think this happens to all of us. The important thing is to get back on track right away...like today. Don't do what I have done. I blow it for a day...eat way too much. Then I get so disappointed with myself that I overeat the next day, and the next and next and pretty soon a few weeks have gone by! Some good advice several people have given me is concentrate on the big picture. How did you do over the entire month? Work on eating right and exercising well 90% of the time. That's great that you've lost 2kg and are eating right and working out. How many days did you successfully do that? Your blowing it for 1 day is a very small percentage of the time. Focus on how well you did the majority of the time...which is that you're doing great!

Just get back on it. Don't say "I'll get back to it tomorrow" get back to it today, tonight.

Make a plan for the next week, write all your workouts on a calendar and cross them off every day once you complete them. It's super satisfying to check off every day and see yourself really making progress.

It is ONLY 25 minutes. Remind yourself, it's only 25 minutes. You probably spend longer in a day watching TV commercials in total than you spend doing T25.

Don't get too worked up, take it day by day but the first thing is to get back on it, right now.

I second the get back on track quickly train of thought. Get a glass of water, have a raw, healthy snack, get some exercise. It doesn't take long to remember how good these things make you feel.

Yep, start NOW to turn things around. You can't change what you regret, but you have all the control in the world over your next steps.

I know how you feel I had 2 BAD cheat days this week and I feel bad but don't worry just get back on track you feel bloated from all the sodium but eat healthy again and the weight will drop right back down!

I have had days like that--this weekend has not been good due to my husband having surgery. I have to do this for life, not just for a couple months, and the only way either of us can move forward is to just move forward and realize that bad days are just a part of life. It is just a blip in the radar. So let's just move on from here and keep making progress. You can do it!

And don't expect to lose 2 kg every week.

This sounds just like me!! Im sure every on on here has had off days or even weeks the important thing is that you have realized what is going on and your doing something about it. Its like everyone on here says start right now not tomorrow but the next time you eat make sure its healthy and you will be back on track in no time. Keep it up you will be fine!! :happy:

i failed many tests while in college.


i still managed to graduate.

i guess ill workout today anyway,and tomorrow i will eat clean right before waking up...

That could be your problem right there. It's very hard to log accurately if you're eating in your sleep.

Seriously, though, it's not about meeting some theoretical "perfect" workout and diet regime every minute of every day. If you have a bad day or an indulgent meal or even a stressful week that throws you off your goals, that doesn't wipe out all you've done before (think how bad it would be if every day since you started had been a "bad" day), and it doesn't control the future.

And if you've set a deficit calorie goal, remember that going over it doesn't mean you're adding weight that day, if you're still below maintenance. And if you're above maintenance for the day, it doesn't mean you're adding weight that week, if you're still below maintenance for the week. And if you're above maintenance for the week, it doesn't mean that you're wiping out all of your losses since you started (assuming you didn't just start, and that you've lose more than a couple of pounds already). Pick yourself up, don't beat yourself up, assess for any useful lessons, and move on.

I think most everyone has had days like that. But unless you ate 7700 over your maintenance calories, you still weigh less than you did two weeks ago. One day is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Over time you just have to come out ahead.

Letting go of the past and 'mistakes' you made can be really hard. But I think that is the most necessary thing. Just think about making better choices in the present and the future. But no one can be perfect in some ideal diet and weight loss. There will be missteps and setbacks but you're not gonna ruin everything with a few mistakes. Like Kid President says, "We all mess up sometimes. The biggest mess up? Not forgiving each other's mess ups." Apply that to yourself! Forgive yourself and congratulate yourself on what you have already accomplished.

Lastly maybe interrogate why you had an overindulgent day. Was there free pizza and cake at work? Did you have a really busy day with no time for food prep so you ate McDonalds for lunch and dinner? Were you obligated at a family social event to eat all your granmas and aunties and cousins signature dishes? Were you emotionally eating because of sadness, anxiety, or boredom? If it's something like that, you can address the root cause.

Anyway, don't give up! I believe in you.

you only ruin it if you give up.