i went 3500 calories over my goal

amirahdaboss
amirahdaboss Posts: 921 Member
in Success Stories
Why is this a success story, you ask? because i logged every last bite i took that day, which I have never managed to do before. Also, who knew a 5'6 19 year old girl like me could eat almost 5000 calories? go me! (not promoting doing this on a normal basis though)

- back on track tomorrow, gotta love religious holidays :)

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  • butlersoft
    butlersoft Posts: 219 Member
    Well done for posting.

    A lot of people would consider the overeat as a massive fail and would fall off the wagon permanently.

    Remember ... 3,500 is - at most - a 1lb true gain.

    You can get that off again in a week or so.

    Tomorrow is a new day :-)
  • Raaynn
    Raaynn Posts: 47 Member
    your body might hang onto a bunch of the carbs but flush a lot of fat. its probably not even a 1 lb gain, I used to fall off the wagon completely after a day like that but now I just smile and think about how yummy it was and keep on keepin on. As my 12 year old son says, slow and steady wins the race.
  • wannabe1959
    wannabe1959 Posts: 80 Member
    I have feeding frenzy days periodically. I think it does help keep you in perspective to log all of it, no matter how much or what. It actually makes it feel a little more satisfying to your cravings (I think!). Then climb right back on that calorie counting exercising horse and continue the journey. good luck!
  • CanadaChick74
    CanadaChick74 Posts: 59 Member
    I also log everything, even the odd rare over day. You're only trying to fool yourself if you don't.
  • cahf
    cahf Posts: 137 Member
    Great job logging it! I'm also trying to be completely honest and log everything - on Saturday I had 3500 calories and didn't work out. On monday I had lost 4 pounds - go figure?
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    good on you for logging it all! a lot of people give up if they have one day where they eat more than usual - you keep going, and i applaud you :)
  • tracied30
    tracied30 Posts: 22
    Great job logging it! I'm also trying to be completely honest and log everything - on Saturday I had 3500 calories and didn't work out. On monday I had lost 4 pounds - go figure?

    Because weight loss and gain is not something that happens in a 24 hour period (immediate). The 4 pounds you lost could have been from activity a week previous to the binge.
  • amirahdaboss
    amirahdaboss Posts: 921 Member
    lol i have decided to stay far far away from the scale for the next few days
  • CagedBirdSings
    CagedBirdSings Posts: 34 Member
    I agree with you - that's a success story for sure! I am doing the same since logging on MFP. I told myself that this was not about being perfect - it was about me being realistic and finding what works for me. And I promised to give myself time to do this - no set time goals because that doesn't work for me.

    Anyway, glad to see this post under Success Stories!!!

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