OMG (typical eating in the movies story)

Hmmm (hope this comes out the right way) Sounds like you had preplanned to cheat and eat those things, or you would have eaten as normal for the day?

Perhaps eating your normal meals, you would have felt full and resisted the need to fill up on those things!

In the end, it's only a bit of popcorn and a snack, do extra exercise tomorrow, learn from it, move on from it.
If you can't have a bit of freshly cooked popcorn, what can ya do?? lol

I knew I could slip, so during the day I ate veggies (1 avocado for breakfast, 2 cucumbers for lunch and 90g cashews for dinner.)

Yes, honestly, it does rather sound as if you set yourself up. First, you mentally prepared yourself to binge at the movie...you knew you were probably going to do it, and tried to prepare yourself for it, which sort of gives you permission to do it. Second, you physically set yourself up as well by eating so few calories during the day that you were probably starving by the time you got there.

I hate eating anything noisy during a movie, as it interferes with catching all the nuances of sound. I might miss something because of crunching! If I think I'm really going to want a snack at the movie theater, I sneak one in rather than buy the exorbitantly priced crap there. That way I can have something much more reasonably healthy and not even be tempted by the candy counter.

Go on a big run / walk today / tonight...and I mean a big one.

Properly tire yourself out.

The effort / pain will serve as punishment for your scoffing activities yesterday - but will also do something to compensate for the calorie intake.
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At the end of the day, EVERYONE binges occasionally - don't feel too bad for doing it OCCASIONALLY.

But work your *kitten* off to pay for it ;-)

Go on a big run / walk today / tonight...and I mean a big one.

Properly tire yourself out.

The effort / pain will serve as punishment for your scoffing activities yesterday - but will also do something to compensate for the calorie intake.
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At the end of the day, EVERYONE binges occasionally - don't feel too bad for doing it OCCASIONALLY.

But work your *kitten* off to pay for it ;-)

Punishment? For eating? Really?



While it is a good idea to increase your activity on a day when you have excess calories, it's very unhealthy to begin viewing exercise as punishment, and eating as a punishable offense.

Punishment? For eating? Really?

Alright Stark, control your self.



for the humour deficient i was being cheeky

For gods sake do NOT punish yourself. Yes, go for a run/walk/exercise to earn yourself some calories but it's not a punishment! Jesus tap dancing christ...

RDJ. Robert.Downey.Jr.

He is so much cooler now that he has cleaned up and started kung fu. Kind of a role model for me. A hot, hot role model.



Also, I agree that it's ok to have a snack at the movies. It was always a special treat growing up, and it makes the experience more nostalgic for me. For myself, I try to stick to ONE thing when I do indulge. Or try one of those kid's packs they sometimes have. You know, a normal *actual* portion of popcorn with an 8-12 oz. drink and a lunch bag sized sweet (usually gummie bears).

It might not be your first choice, but at least it really IS the smallest size option they have. Another calorie-saving (and wallet saving) move is to just buy the kind of candy you want (in a single serving pack) and at the store then split it in half at home and put the other half in your purse to nibble after you have some of your popcorn. Another strategy is to buy the smaller bags of popcorn and only eat 1/3 or 1/2 (my cue for myself is when I notice I am REALLY thirsty for that soda) and then fold the top down on the popcorn and put it on the floor next to my seat. Sometimes I take it home and reheat it the next day. Sometimes I just throw it away. Either way I decide, I just shaved off about 1000 potential calories for that day but still got to have the nostalgic experience.

Ultimately, if our new eating styles don't fit in with our lives, and give us the kind of lives we really want to live, nothing of this will pay off in the long run. My advice for next time? Eat healthy meals, earlier, and think about why you really want to be healthier before you go to the movie. Not only will you feel fuller, making it easier to make healthy choices, but whatever choices you make you will feel more at peace with. It's easy to put down the popcorn when you are coming from a place of self-care and self-love.

One last thing, I know it's hard to think about eating half a package of candy. Look at it this way, though--it's like you get to have treats 2 days in a row without feeling bad about it. Studies have shown that most of the pleasure in food comes from the first three bites. Even chocolate! If I get a slice of cake (which I only do 3 or 4 times a year, and make sure it's REALLY GOOD, like from my favorite bakery cake) then I will have a few bites, or 4 or 5, then put it in the fridge so I have it to look forward to the next day...and maybe the next day, too.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents, and those strategies have really helped me feel good about portion control, especially around emotional eating like going to the movies, or special occasions, or even just when I see a really, really lovely cake.

Good luck!

At the movies last night I ate a small tub of Ben and jerry's, chocolate brownie ice cream, a small tub of caramel ice cream and a small bag of popcorn.

And I hit my calorie goal and my macros.

And I didn't starve during the day, I had a bacon, egg and tomato roll for breakfast. Turkey wraps for lunch, a snack before I ran and a protein shake after my run before the film. The trick is to pre log, go on a day you have a few more exercise calories and take your snacks with you so you know exactly what you are eating.

You can still eat all the deliciousness at the movies, you just have to do a little pre planning. Don't punish yourself for enjoying the food last night (I see that that poster was joking but sadly people do suggest that all the time) just learn from the experience. :flowerforyou: