I just ate 3000 cal for lunch without knowing!

chubbyyummymommy
chubbyyummymommy Posts: 13 Member
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I went to my mom's house for lunch with my kids and ate close to 3000 calories in one sitting and did not even know it! I knew it would be a lot but 3000!!!! How do you come back from that????
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  • squiggysmama
    squiggysmama Posts: 76
    you get up, put your feet on the floor and start a new day tomorrow. Unless you die in your sleep, you get another chance tomorrow.
  • kateangel2312
    kateangel2312 Posts: 242 Member
    I do this every week but for the day
    maybe, yep just get back on it
  • chubbyyummymommy
    chubbyyummymommy Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks. I love the unless you die in your sleep comment. I don't know if it was suppose to funny but it gave me a chuckle, I have twisted sense of humor.
  • chubbyyummymommy
    chubbyyummymommy Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you. I guess I have no choice but to keep going. Still can not get over the 3000 though! The stuff must be made with pure lard.
  • mary659497
    mary659497 Posts: 484 Member
    Exercise
  • fknlardarse
    fknlardarse Posts: 210 Member
    Just out of interest what did you eat?
  • freddi11e
    freddi11e Posts: 317 Member
    i ate 4565 on mothers day. im still alive. bloated but alive :)
  • lswatson111304
    lswatson111304 Posts: 80 Member
    Aww its always hard eating when other people cook you just have no idea how much bad stuff goes into your food. That's a ton of calories for one meal though! What was it? All you can do is keep going. Don't worry about what has already happened and do better tomorrow, and the next day and the next day. Also, try to log before you eat. Even if you guess what it will all be from the database it still gives you an idea!
  • zagemeel
    zagemeel Posts: 5 Member
    Yes , I would like to know that too. What did you eat?
  • VoodooSyxx
    VoodooSyxx Posts: 297
    I'm not judging, but how does one "accidentally" eat 3000 calories? Were they servin up cinnabon or somethin?

    ETA: I had a Taco Bell Holocaust happen the other day and ended up eating around 1400 calories of it. It sure wasn't an accident though. I knew exactly what I was doing.
  • LilyBentley2013
    LilyBentley2013 Posts: 25 Member
    Honestly, like everyone else is saying, just try, try again tomorrow. Every two or three weeks I will intentionally eat that kind of stuff, and if your intake is normally low, you'll get to the toilet tomorrow and the damage will be gone.

    Normally I eat around 1200 or less, then I'll splurge on a Big Mac AND brownies or pizza in the same day on that 2/3 week mark.
  • salvationsdying
    salvationsdying Posts: 205 Member
    Id like to know what you had too lol.

    At any rate log before you eat, it helps a lot. Work out a bit tonight if u can to burn it off. Also tomorrow is a new day. :) you can start over
  • craziedazie
    craziedazie Posts: 185 Member
    Was it delicious at least?

    Don't worry, it was a learning experience. When I go to my in laws I have to take small portions because their meals have a billion calories.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    First off, if it was me I'd go and do some exercise - use those calories as fuel to power a decent workout.

    Even without that, I'd not worry - I doubt you're more than 1000 over your TDEE.

    Treat it as a 'reset' to mix it up a bit and keep your body guessing.

    At the very worst, you might have put a third of a pound of fat on.
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    Was it delicious? In that case, what you do is log it and remember to take a much smaller portion of it next time, and make sure to get in extra exercise if you know it's on the menu.

    If if wasn't that delicious, log it and remember not to eat it again.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Over the course of a day this seems bad. A week, not so much. A month; and it's nothing.

    Assuming your normal lunch is 500 cal, and you change NOTHING else and eat normally tonight and the rest of the week, you'll lose eh .. about 3/4lb less this week than you would have if you didnt have the 3000 calorie lunch.
  • lizfreakinm
    lizfreakinm Posts: 29 Member
    You'll be fine! You'd be surprised how many calories can be in recipes and how small the portions are. I would just throw an extra work out day in the mix and start new tomorrow. 3,000 in one night isn't going to make you gain all the weight you've lost back. Just keep at it! :]
  • mnashp
    mnashp Posts: 19 Member
    i'm with everyone else: dying to know what happened!

    i ate out the other day with my daughter and practically fainted when i figured up the calories later. So i understand the shock. I felt greasy and nasty the next day, so i used that as a warning flag for the next time i forget myself and walked extra that day.
  • pentrox
    pentrox Posts: 1 Member
    These things happen sometimes. Tomorrow is an opportunity to do better. :smile:
  • MonaLisaLianne
    MonaLisaLianne Posts: 398 Member
    Tomorrow is another day. Now you know that EVERYTHING you eat counts. I had a wake-up moment like that, too, when I realized that one of my favorite week-end treats was about 3500 calories. LOL Now, IF I have it, I weigh it on my digital scale, and walk my tushie off to make up for it. =)
  • squiggysmama
    squiggysmama Posts: 76
    Thanks. I love the unless you die in your sleep comment. I don't know if it was suppose to funny but it gave me a chuckle, I have twisted sense of humor.

    It was ;)
  • carliekitty
    carliekitty Posts: 303 Member
    Now i'm dieing to know what you ate as well!
  • yafashelli
    yafashelli Posts: 112 Member
    Just start over tomorrow! We all need an "off day" once in a while! :):flowerforyou:
  • hollyhopes2
    hollyhopes2 Posts: 5 Member
    Go for a walk :)
  • DanieRCC
    DanieRCC Posts: 332 Member
    What was the meal?!? Inquisitive minds want to know.
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    I went to my mom's house for lunch with my kids and ate close to 3000 calories in one sitting and did not even know it! I knew it would be a lot but 3000!!!! How do you come back from that????

    What did you eat, exactly?
  • Maritill
    Maritill Posts: 146 Member
    Start chasing the kids around the house and get yourself moving even if onlly for a little while. I try to stay around 1200 cal./day but I am also tracking the sugar and sodium as well. It must have been good. Bring along a measuring cup set so you can see how much you should be eating of it. Have a great weekend. We all make these mistakes. Just start again tomorrow.:smile:
  • Rachifloon
    Rachifloon Posts: 129 Member
    Part of me is starting to think this is a troll but...

    WHAT DID YOU EAT?! :tongue:
  • lee91356
    lee91356 Posts: 330 Member
    its possible you were calculating on the high end - I know when I'm bad I do that - and you didnt "really" eat 3000 calories. But even if you did I can see how that happens if you were just sitting around the table and there was food and snacks.

    Next time either dont have sugary drinks (if you did as a little was of helping) or the best advice is get up and get away from the kitchen/ table or general area where the food is, or another thing is to help serve and clean and eat last. I find that the later two reduce my temptation to eat if I'm away from the food or busy serving and. At family events I always do that and even admitted to thats why I remove myself from the food once I finish eating.
  • AKNMHunt
    AKNMHunt Posts: 168 Member
    I wanna know!!!!!

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