bad eating day... what next

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  • msalperson
    msalperson Posts: 4
    Absolutely right - I had such a day yesterday,which is why I'm on this board! It's my first day of posting to the community after seven weeks following MFP. It was only my 2nd "bad" day out of 48, which is pretty good! After my first four weeks on MFP, I added South Beach Diet to my eating plan, so that I was taking out most "bad" carbs. The weight loss has been slow but steady - about one pound a week, which I think is a good way to go. I'm back on my regular routine today but took out one of the regular proteins from my breakfast to reduce the calories. The hardest thing about my current situation is that I've just returned to teaching and won't have the same opportunities to go to the gym, but I'm going to have to figure this out!
  • _imperfextionisbeauty_
    _imperfextionisbeauty_ Posts: 266 Member
    Log it and move on.

    Agreed ... Can't be perfect all of the time ????! One day is not make it or break for any goal.
  • parrillr
    parrillr Posts: 16 Member
    Lately I've been having bad days of 4,000 cal a day once a week for the last month and still loose 0.3-1.5lbs a week. It's all about what you do long term :)
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I logged my Little Caesars crap-fest earlier in the week. Like I ate 2 days worth of calories almost. It was horrible. Then I hopped on the scale this morning and I had still lost 2 pounds. I didn't let one horrible day take me down the next. I made wiser choices, drank a crapton of water, and didn't go over my calories for the remainder of the week.

    No point in kicking my own *kitten* over one meal or one day. There are many other meals and days ahead of me to do better on.
  • scookbey
    scookbey Posts: 84 Member
    I had a bad day yesterday..ate almost 3 cups of moose tracks ice cream--it was so bad. I worked out and then ended up eating the exercise calories (i know :( but TODAY I am back on track! Getting in some fruits and planning out my meals so that I won't go over my calorie goal. Just bounce back from the "bad day" and move forward to better days.
  • megcorey
    megcorey Posts: 49 Member
    golope wrote: »
    I can relate. I went to a wedding this weekend and the first day I didn't follow my plan, but wasn't too far off. The second day I ate like I had no limit. I know it was in part because I drank too much at the reception. Who doesn't want to follow up a night of drinking with a giant breakfast buffet? I ate fruit, pecan roll, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage and french toast with syrup. Then the wonderful bride and groom brought out pizza for lunch for everyone (this was a 2-day wedding) and of course I had 3 slices of that and a bowl of chocolate covered pretzels. Go big or go home, right? lol UGH! When I got home and tracked all that I'd eaten over the weekend, I realized that colorie-wise, I'd eaten the equivalent of 2 1/2 days of calories in one day. This morning, I weighed myself and found that I'd gained back the 4 lbs. that I'd lost just by screwing up those 2 days. I feel so depressed having basically thrown away the hard work that I'd done to lose those 4 lbs. I'm back on the plan today, but its difficult to get back once you fall off. At least for me. When I get depressed about having screwed up, it kinda makes me say - Whatever, I guess I'll just be fat the rest of my life. I know thats a horrible pitty party for myself. So I'm back on the wagon now and I hope that you can work through your bad day and get back at it too. You're not alone! :)

    Thank god im not alone!!! No wedding but my husband and son were on a trip so mama was free i ate and drank awful nd gained back 5lbs i hate myself rite now
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