Feeling bummed- I ate chips

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  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Oh, I had waaaay too many potato chips today too!
    Adjusted the rest of my food for the day & am soldiering on.
    Noted that I shouldn't do that again.
    Being over a little bit isn't going to screw you up.
    What's more likely to be a problem is the sodium holding onto water.
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 850 Member
    I used to eat an entire 12 oz bag of chips in one day. With dip. Doing this sort of thing regularly made me obese. Doing it once in a while had no effect.

    Move along, nothing to see here.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    Unless the OP meant 25-30 family sized bags of ruffles potato chips I'm gonna suggest that he's holding on too tightly and need to loosen his grip on the reins a little bit.

    1. It's just food
    2. It's not even a lot of food
    3. There are no magical foods that instantly make you fat
    4. Even if there existed magical fat creating foods, eating a handful of them on one day wouldn't make a damn bit of difference

    +1

    Also, I eat chips almost every day. Most days it's a reasonable amount that also fits my macros :wink:
  • Peloton73
    Peloton73 Posts: 148 Member
    20 - 25 ruffles?

    You're taking this way too seriously.

    I was expecting to read they ate a whole family sized bag.

    I used to house a giant bag of Ms. Vickie's jalapeño flavored kettle chips weekly. *sigh* I miss them.
  • kdhamner
    kdhamner Posts: 309 Member
    I ate chips today too - but they were within my calorie range and all is well. You are okay :)
  • humptydumpty40
    humptydumpty40 Posts: 21
    I wouldn't call it a slip-up. You ate some chips and life goes on. 20 chips wasn't the whole bag, right?:laugh:
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    Stay Calm. The Chip Evacuation Squad is on their way.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    "Balance" that's what you want…it isn't a win or lose situation. Just log them…Don't beat yourself up over food..it gives the food control over you. You have control over it… So, do what you need to do to hit your calorie goal. If it means exercising for a half hour to work them off if you've gone over.. do that.:flowerforyou:
  • asciident
    asciident Posts: 166 Member
    I've lost 175lbs sweetie, and I eat stuff like french fries, pizza, ice cream, and other things I like, I just don't go crazy with them. I didn't cut ANYTHING out of my diet. I knew that was a recipe for disaster. Now, if I sit down and eat an entire carton of ice cream, yeah, that's a problem. Or if I drink a two liter of Mountain Dew, instead of a small Mountain Dew, there's a problem. I've learned to drink/eat the proper portions, and I've done well. If you start freaking out over eating realistically, you're setting yourself up for failure. Log your foods, do your best to keep things balanced, and don't beat yourself up for having things you do enjoy, just keep them within portion size. You'll find out that things do fit, and you'll be able to enjoy more than you realize, lose weight, AND live a healthy lifestyle. Best wishes to you!

    This is an important lessons for everyone looking to lose weight :) Food is not an enemy, there are no "bad" foods. Eat what you like, just make it fit your calorie/macro goals. Portion size is everything.
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    I slip up. Heck I had an entire year and a half of slipping up. A day of slipping up only messes you up if it turns into 18 months of slipping up.

    Log it, remember that its ok to splurge now and then, and move a little bit more tomorrow.

    Gluck :)
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I eat chips several times a week. The only time it hurts my progress is when I eat so many that I go over my calorie goals.
  • emmietoby
    emmietoby Posts: 172 Member
    please don't be so hard on yourself !!! you'll be fine . i agree with everyone here
  • Kate7294
    Kate7294 Posts: 783 Member
    I had chips today too. Only I planned for them like I do quite often.

    Are you cutting out the foods you love? If so, why? That is what leads to things like this.

    For the most part ya. Like pizza, haha. What has helped me big time are my meal replacement shakes (gnc lean shake 25) I basically use it in replacement of what could potentially be a bad choice. An example being at work we have the food truck show up at 745am and the old me would get a big greasy breakfast burrito and the new me drinks a replacement shake. I figure if I cut out bad foods that I used to enjoy I eventually won't miss them. I've learned I can have healthy food that tastes delicious.

    If you love pizza try making a veggie pizza on a whole wheat pita. I eat these usually once a week. You could possibly find a lower calorie pepperoni option. I didn't care for the turkey pepperoni myself. Though could use some of the lower calorie deli ham cut up too. Oscar mayer makes some that are only 30-45 calories a slice. Eat one with a big salad. Make a pita sandwich and eat a serving of chips.
  • Ehecatl915
    Ehecatl915 Posts: 30
    I believe you will be fine. Chips aren't that bad, its not like you ate 25 cheese cakes. If you feel real bad then go take a walk or swim and work the calories off. You have to live with reality, its not a diet, you should be eating for a way of life and you have to add in things that you know you can't live without forever. Just stay empowered and keep it going on.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I eat chips all the time - hasn't set me back. As others said, log it and move on.

    I also eat pizza, burgers, ice cream, drink alcohol - in moderation and these things fit into my goals - at least most of the time. Even with being over my calorie goal at least once a week, I still make progress. This is life - I'm living it, enjoying the things I love wile still staying fit and losing the fat. :drinker:

    Don't be bummed!
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    There are no "bad " foods. What is wrong with eating ruffles? They're good! Just log it and adjust your cals for the day as needed.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I have lost nearly 9 pounds in the past 3 weeks and I don't know why but I ate probably 20-25 ruffles today. I hope this does not set me back. It happened and I need to continue to push forward. Anyone else slip up and found it didn't really affect any of your past progress?
    There is nothing wrong with chips. I have some up in the cabinet for when I want chips. I grab my food scale, measure a portion (or a portion and a half!) and eat my chips.

    Everything in moderation.
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I had chips today too. A 66g bag for 360 calories. My first real treat in 101 days. They were cinnamon bun flavour. Suprisingly good. Log them and carry on.
  • FitnFeistyLyness
    FitnFeistyLyness Posts: 757 Member
    we dont make slips. no such thing we make choices. you ate the chips you owned it . log it and carry on with your day.. IF chips are a bad choice for you make the next thing on plan.. . dont look at it like you blew it. so you can eat whatever.. moderation not deprivation.. you will be fine. you got this!

    no beating yourself up.enjoy life..
  • losingdays
    losingdays Posts: 19 Member
    'don't let a cheat meal turn into a cheat day' - BOOM! that's really struck a chord for me, thank you! Gonna store that little nugget of wisdom away for the next day I feel like throwing the baby out with the bathwater due to having 'accidentally' eaten some junk food haha :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I had chips today too. A 66g bag for 360 calories. My first real treat in 101 days. They were cinnamon bun flavour. Suprisingly good. Log them and carry on.
    Sounds delicious! What brand?
  • cece5300
    cece5300 Posts: 48
    I ate sweet n salty pretzels today. 2 servings! ENJOY YOUR FOOD. Losing weight doesn't mean "Never eat good food ever again." I've slipped up WAY too much this week but you log it and you move on!
  • Supertact
    Supertact Posts: 466 Member
    Diets over
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    If that is what constitutes failing a "diet" then I would fail every day :wink:
  • skittle316
    skittle316 Posts: 128 Member
    My last slip up was 2 weeks ago, I had 2 samosas and moved on. I didn't mind it cause I knew that i learned next time not to eat them. Another slip up was fried onions, had a few rings realized they weren't as good as i thought and now I'll never eat them.
    Mistakes are good to learn from, unless you force yourself to eat something you know is bad. Just keep your head held high and move on.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    You messed up a little. Lifestyle changes aren't easy, but they're worth it in the end.

    They don't say, "Bad habits are heard to break" for nothing. :)

    Let it go. Move on.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Please ignore the odd people saying you messed up. You DIDN"T mess up. You just ate some food. Log it and all is ok.
  • starryphoenix
    starryphoenix Posts: 381 Member
    I ate a whole slice of cake because it was my niece's birthday a few days ago. I was only a couple hundred from my calorie limit. I just waited a while and then went out for a walk. I did not gain anything back. In fact I think I lost half a pound.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I wonder if you would have stopped at 25 before you made a change?

    And yes log and make it work ...80:20
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    even if i ate the whole bag of chips (which i have done from time to time over the past 2 years…) it hasn't derailed my overall life.

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