Ate a massive pizza and too scared to get on the scales

cat_monster
cat_monster Posts: 51 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Like the title says, it had double pepperoni and extra cheese. 12 inch.

What do you do when you've messed up?
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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you ate a pizza, you didnt kill someone!

    so dont get on the scales if you dont want to...
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    Just move on. It's one day and there is nothing wrong with enjoying food. You have to look at your calories over a week. One day will not stop anything.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Log it and move on, its over, today's a new day.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Like the title says, it had double pepperoni and extra cheese. 12 inch.

    What do you do when you've messed up?
    Why have you messed up? Did you enjoy it? My guess is yes. You just carry on with the next day one Pizza wont destroy you or your progress. Life happens events happen. Sometimes we want a pizza or even shock horror some chocolate. Don't vilify yourself for living
  • richardstock1
    richardstock1 Posts: 10
    Don't worry. Just make sure you eat slightly less over the next few days to keep your weekly goal.
    Or up your exercise a little to compensate.

    We all do it, I have :)
  • DR2501
    DR2501 Posts: 661 Member
    12 inch isn't massive lol... its fine, just skip the scale this week.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    All this guilt tied up with eating food (which we have to do to live, btw) is really unhealthy. Log it, move on. Try and work some of your favorite foods into the mix each week. Otherwise, the guilt is going to kill you. (Not literally, of course.)
  • lamps1303
    lamps1303 Posts: 432 Member
    5 words for you:
    Don't Stress And Move On.

    So you ate a pizza? Everyone has the odd 'cheat' meal once in a while. It won't have any affect on your progress long term.
  • GatorDeb1
    GatorDeb1 Posts: 245 Member
    Sooooo..... DON'T get on the scale for a few days? :)
  • cat_monster
    cat_monster Posts: 51 Member
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.

    2100 calories, not even a full pound.

    Not a big deal, get on the scale, if you weigh yourself everyday you already know your body fluctuates.
    I bet you will be within your normal range.
  • skilvington
    skilvington Posts: 40 Member
    Don't beat yourself up about it, it's done. . . Maybe try and work out why you ate it, and how you can make a different choice next time.

    Many people will say don't weigh every day, as there are natural fluctuations in your weight, so just because the scale has gone up, doesn't mean it won't be down the next day. Weekly weighing gives you a much better overall view of what is going on.

    Your pizza doesn't mean you have failed/done bad, you are just human. Move on and focus on today, tomorrow etc.

    Good luck x
  • JessGWise
    JessGWise Posts: 7 Member
    I ate a whole pizza Sunday, and it was delicious. Just chill. Eating a pizza isn't going to make you gain 20 pounds overnight. Hell, a 2000 calorie pizza as adowe pointed out, doesn't even equal a full pound gain. You'll be fine. Keep on keeping on!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.

    Make sure you understand the body has natural water weight fluctuations. Even if you gain a lb today it could be gone tomorrow.
  • Female_On_Fire
    Female_On_Fire Posts: 104 Member
    Stay away from the scale and just start over. Every day is a new day.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    Overeating something like pizza or anything really carby will also replenish glycogen stores so don't be shocked if you are 2-3lbs heavier. A pizza has a lot of sodium so that will also contribute. I found when I had a binge day, I'd over eat maybe 1500-2000 calories I'd immediately gain 2-3lbs which we all know is physically impossible as 1lb or fat = 3500 calories. Don't *kitten* the bed, move on and it may do you good to see the 3lbs fall off over the week so you know for next time that you didn't "ruin everything" Remember, it's not fat... a lot of things contribute to scale weight so just keep on keeping on.

    ETA: I've smashed 2000 cals in 30 minutes before :) IT HAPPENS to everyone lol
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    I punish myself with a double cardio that day followed up by 3 days at 1200 calories.

    Just kidding.

    I log it and move on.
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    I had pizza for dinner last night too, it was delicious.

    Take a few days off the scale and up your water intake. The pizza itself isn't going to make you gain a ton of weight, but the water weight you'll hold because of the high sodium content will. Even if the pizza was 2100 calories, you wouldn't have gone over your TDEE enough to put on even 1lb of fat. So relax.

    Also, if you're binging like that, it can be a sign that you're having too big of a caloric deficit each day. Remember that eating to your BMR is important for over all health.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.

    then you should know weight fluctuates for a number of reasons....
  • litsy3
    litsy3 Posts: 783 Member
    Even if it was 2100 calories, if you hadn't had the pizza, you weren't going to eat 0 calories, were you? So not only is it not even a pound extra, it's not even 2100 calories 'extra'.

    Now I want pizza.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    You would likely weigh more even if you had a small piece. BUT it isn't fat. It is likely due to the salt, or possibly because it isn't all through your digestion system yet, etc. Log it and move on. If you have this much freak out about weighing then you probably shouldn't weigh every day.
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    Ok so put it behind you and start again asap. But you might as well know that Just eating a a big pizza will not make much difference to a single days' weight increase in terms of fat. If the scale did go up it would be mainly water retention from all the salt in the pizza and that can go the day after.

    Find out how many calories in a pound. I think its about 7000 or something. Anyway its a lot . So lets say you put on a single pound of weight. Is that something to get upset about. You need a bit of perspective.

    More importantly worry about why you ate so much pizza in the first place. WEre you hungry. WEre you upset? What was going on. YOu need to avoid whatever that situation was so it does't happen again or your diet will be over in a flash.

    I hope that's not your cat in your photo. Its hideous to see what people do their animals. The cat will surely have diabetes and die of over feeding.
  • cdl42
    cdl42 Posts: 41
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.
    Listen my friend you will be fine. We are not defeated by one big splurge. Not to mention that is not as bad as you think. One of the worst things is too much guilt. Get backon track and hold on tight. You've got it in you to do this so do it and remember you are not alone. I have been there so I speak from experience. Besides who's the pretty kitty? You are so get over it and focus on the great work you have done.:drinker:
  • cdl42
    cdl42 Posts: 41
    Apparently it would have had 2100 calories!

    I'm one of those people who weighs themselves every day.
    Some days I can get that much out when I floss my teeth he he he. It really is not as bad as you think.
  • Eoghann
    Eoghann Posts: 130 Member
    Okay so let's put the panic attack aside and look at the facts.

    - As others have mentioned there aren't enough calories in that pizza to add more than 2/3rds of a pound in fat to you.
    - If it's weighing on your mind you can easily add and extra bit of exercise to the rest of the week to cancel most of it out.
    - When you get on the scale you may see 1-2lbs of short term gain, but it's not fat.


    Eating a 12" pizza isn't a problem. Eating a 12" pizza every day... that might be a problem.
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    Drink alot of water and just don't weigh yourself for a week. Water weight alone will give you a crazy number on the scale.

    Try to imagine what you ate as fuel and use it to fuel some workouts.
  • tabicatinthehat
    tabicatinthehat Posts: 329 Member
    I suggest you get on the scale. Avoiding the problem is just going to lead to other "bad" behavior. I'm not saying that eating the pizza is the worst thing ever, but it is to you. You feel like you've cheated and you have no self control. Make yourself live with the consequences. Work those extra calories off or adjust them for the rest of the week. Whether or not you get on the scale won't change anything. Whatever damage is done, it's still done.
  • TaraPara22
    TaraPara22 Posts: 17 Member
    It's fine. Honestly. We all need a so called reward day. All I'd do is instead of having a reward once a week, just go a week without a reward more than, let's say 400 cals. It shouldn't make too much an impact, and everydays a new day.
  • sherambler
    sherambler Posts: 303 Member
    You just got to forgive yourself and move on. I had a horrible week last week....gaining about 4 lbs and that weight has already come off this week. My horrible week started with pizza and went down hill from there. I let the pizza slip-up get me down and I stayed down the rest of the week. Accept it and move on. I wish I had. If you're still having a really hard time moving on...then try your best to eat at the lower end of your allotted calorie range for the next couple of days to make up for it so it evens out a bit more.
  • SarahRenee82
    SarahRenee82 Posts: 18 Member
    FORGIVE YOURSELF!!! Life happens....do not beat yourself up. Just dust yourself off the next day and get back on track.

    I went to our county fair last night and completely over indulged on fried everything, and my pants still felt too loose to wear when I got up this morning. One bad day will not ruin all of your hard work!

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