What is the most you have gone over?
Karleyyy
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I am not feeling all that great about myself right now. I have been going over on calories way too much lately, and though I lose weight each week, it isn't enough for me because I know that it should be more. I see people going over by a hundred or so and going on about how horrible they did, so I was wondering how much you have gone over?
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When I have a completely free day, I have been known to go over by 1000-1500 calories. I stopped logging those days because it only made me feel bad and I wanted the mental break from it too.
I may have a week that I don't lose, but it doesn't last long before I'm back on track.0 -
I've had one day where I doubled my calorie goal and another 2 where I had 50% more than my goal, weight still came off until this past 10-14 days where I've had more sodium / processed stuff as life was happening but I'm refocusing. When they happen I log them so I can go back over my "history" here and see what happened based on my calorie intake.
With my weight reaching what it did I know that these high calorie days used to be much more common via nutritionally empty processed junk.0 -
I also tend not to track on my free day, but have been known to go over 300+ at times, I just try and do the exercise to counteract for what its worth.
Try not to get too down on your self when you go over, tomorrow is a new day to start a fresh. Try starting the day with a plan, then if you deviate from your plan a little maybe it won't be quite a bad
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I don't think it's a good idea to go way over. On days that I go over, I still try to stay within my 'maintenance calorie' limit. No more than 500 over my goal+exercise calories. I also try to ensure I log everything all days, over or not. "Free" days are anything but - you pay for them. I practice daily indulgences and very rarely feel the need to binge since I haven't been depriving myself of anything.0
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I went 3,104 calories over last Friday & 3,427 over the next day. I was on vacation & I said the hell with it. I worked out hella hard this week. I jumped on the scale today, and gained like 1lbs. I laughed and told myself, YAY that's not that bad.
Maybe I should have not ate the entire buffet, but I'm still a WIP.0 -
I went 3,104 calories over last Friday & 3,427 over the next day. I was on vacation & I said the hell with it. I worked out hella hard this week. I jumped on the scale today, and gained like 1lbs. I laughed and told myself, YAY that's not that bad.
Maybe I should have not ate the entire buffet, but I'm still a WIP.
You're a Woman In Power? 0 -
I've only been tracking it for about 2 weeks and I haven't gone over on my cals yet, but I've gone wayyyyy over on my sodium. 2000 mgs over today. Which is really bad because I have high blood pressure.0
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the most I have gone over is 250 calories and that was on valentines day......I try very hard to stay within my calories0
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I've gone over like 10 calories and then up to 650 calories. Don't feel bad.....it just takes getting refocused and back on track! I would still log it and then see where you are really going over, and make small changes from there =D Best wishes!0
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Just to clarify I don't sit in the fridge and eat all day on my free day!! I'm not under any illusions that I don't pay for the food I consume 0
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Well I had Chinese take out one weekend....enough said.
But I just chalk those days up to an indulgence. Like a wedding or any other event where healthy choices are few and far between. That is life, it happens. Just may have to work a little harder the following week. No big deal. Just try to make those days few and far between as well. 0 -
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i went way over last sat night, probably by 1000 or more.
i ended up having the 2nd best weightloss week ive ever had.0 -
I just started last friday on 03-11 n I've went over a few times by prob 1,000-1,500. I felt horrible, I'm a recovering bulemic so seeing those numbers sadly made me puke. But even if I go over by a few hundred I still get dissapointed with myself but not nearly as much. I realize that I'm new at this and I'm learning, so it'll take some time to change my old ways. Plus I changed my goals from losing 2 lbs per week to 1 lb per week n it upped me from 1,200 cals to 1,420 cals....I know it may not be be quickest way to lose weight but on 1,200 i was so hungry all the time and i just kept going over and it made me so upset and increased my bulemia habits. So this way I can eat a little more and not feel so horrible for right now.
No matter what though, I think we all get a little too obsessed with the numbers from my perspective, even if u go over 100 cals ur still prob way below what the # of cals per day that u used to eat b4 u started MFP was. So I say one step at a time, and we're only human...we're bound to have a few "cheat" days here or there esp. if we go out to eat or something and go over our goal cals, point is to realize how many cals those foods include and learn how to make smarter, healthier choices in the future.
I'm nowhere near an expert on this subject but this is just my point of view because I know I've beaten myself up over these things and that's not really healthy, u just need to learn from ur mistakes.
Hope this helped a bit =o)
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I just started last friday on 03-11 n I've went over a few times by prob 1,000-1,500. I felt horrible, I'm a recovering bulemic so seeing those numbers sadly made me puke. But even if I go over by a few hundred I still get dissapointed with myself but not nearly as much. I realize that I'm new at this and I'm learning, so it'll take some time to change my old ways. Plus I changed my goals from losing 2 lbs per week to 1 lb per week n it upped me from 1,200 cals to 1,420 cals....I know it may not be be quickest way to lose weight but on 1,200 i was so hungry all the time and i just kept going over and it made me so upset and increased my bulemia habits. So this way I can eat a little more and not feel so horrible for right now.
No matter what though, I think we all get a little too obsessed with the numbers from my perspective, even if u go over 100 cals ur still prob way below what the # of cals per day that u used to eat b4 u started MFP was. So I say one step at a time, and we're only human...we're bound to have a few "cheat" days here or there esp. if we go out to eat or something and go over our goal cals, point is to realize how many cals those foods include and learn how to make smarter, healthier choices in the future.
I'm nowhere near an expert on this subject but this is just my point of view because I know I've beaten myself up over these things and that's not really healthy, u just need to learn from ur mistakes.
Hope this helped a bit =o)
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Unplanned (i.e. something prevented me from getting my workout I went over my calorie goal simply to be able to eat dinner that night) - yesterday was the first time I ever had an unplanned over day and I was just under 300 over (but still had a 549 calorie deficit to what I actually burned, so I was over my MFP goal only)
Planned (i.e. dinners out w/friends, vacations, or when I go to Disneyland I eat from about 9am until I finally leave the park at midnight) - last Saturday we were in Disneyland for a friends engagement and the hubby was determined to "beat" the last time were in Disneyland as far as how many calories I was able to consume. I was over my MFP goal by 6,077 calories and had a calorie overage to what i actually burned that day of 4612 calories. I have a collage of every single thing I ate that day, if you want to see what 7,277 calories look like. lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfchild59/5525055307/0 -
Planned (i.e. dinners out w/friends, vacations, or when I go to Disneyland I eat from about 9am until I finally leave the park at midnight) - last Saturday we were in Disneyland for a friends engagement and the hubby was determined to "beat" the last time were in Disneyland as far as how many calories I was able to consume. I was over my MFP goal by 6,077 calories and had a calorie overage to what i actually burned that day of 4612 calories. I have a collage of every single thing I ate that day, if you want to see what 7,277 calories look like. lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfchild59/5525055307/
That is so awesome.
On a planned free day (once a week) I make a good effort to eat 500-1000 over.
On on day that just ends up being a bad food day, it's probably around the same range, but I would try to keep it to ~300 over. I wish I could query the data I've logged and find out
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Karley, no reason to beat yourself up. If you're consistently losing week after week then you must be on the right trajectory. Of course, there's always room for improvement. If you want to get more strict about things, just do it. But if you stayed at the same consistent pace, you would still get to your goal. It doesn't seem like you've lost control. You've made great progress and I know you're keeping at it.0 -
I think about 50 calories over is my high, I've only been over for 2 days this year since I've started.
If I'm desperate to eat something I know will take me over, I go to the gym first and 'earn' the food I've craved.0 -
i went over by about 700 yesterday but then busted my butt for an hour to try to even it out lol0
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Probably about 4000-5000 calories.
Back in my cycling training days haha. Lately I've been averaging 2500-3000 calories per day though. 0 -
I had 6500 calories on one day in december that is why I gave up the cheat days becaus when I had them it was on0
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I went 3,104 calories over last Friday & 3,427 over the next day. I was on vacation & I said the hell with it. I worked out hella hard this week. I jumped on the scale today, and gained like 1lbs. I laughed and told myself, YAY that's not that bad.
Maybe I should have not ate the entire buffet, but I'm still a WIP.
You're a Woman In Power?
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The most I've gone over since starting MFP is about 1800 cals . I won a free meal at TGI's, with cocktails and everything, and hell, I made the most of it :laugh: .
I try not to do it often, but hey, in my opinion there really is nothing wrong with it every now and then (as long as it really is just every now and then). I'd normally only have about 4 or 5 nights out per year, so if they are blow-outs, it's really not a lot in the grand scheme of things.0 -
I think my maximum is about 1700 cals over and can quite easily get about half that on a bad day. Most of the time though, if I can see I'm going to go over a bit, I'll try and stay within what I need to maintain so no more than 500 over, or if there's time I'll fit some more exercise in to work it off.0
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I went 3,104 calories over last Friday & 3,427 over the next day. I was on vacation & I said the hell with it. I worked out hella hard this week. I jumped on the scale today, and gained like 1lbs. I laughed and told myself, YAY that's not that bad.
Maybe I should have not ate the entire buffet, but I'm still a WIP.
You're a Woman In Power?
LMAO..I think he meant Work in Progress....tee hee hee0 -
I don't think it's a good idea to go way over. On days that I go over, I still try to stay within my 'maintenance calorie' limit. No more than 500 over my goal+exercise calories. I also try to ensure I log everything all days, over or not. "Free" days are anything but - you pay for them. I practice daily indulgences and very rarely feel the need to binge since I haven't been depriving myself of anything.
I think its a great idea to go way over. Matter of fact, I do it once a week on purpose. Usually on Saturday I eat around 2.5-3x more than my allowable calories that I have set. I do it as part of the spike diet. Its a great way to avoid the dreaded diet plateu.0 -
I've gone over by like 500 or so but that's only when I log it. When I know I'm going to eat way too much, I don't log it cuz I just don't want to know.0
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never 1,000(that I can think of) maybe 800 or something - Kelsey's restaurant, LOL. But I think on those days from now on(far from fewer) I will limit my overall Lunch and Breakfast intake to average them out. I know when I might go there to eat I usually work out that day anyway, so the caloric intake is maybe 200-400, even when I choose Salad over fries, wrap over hamburger. restaurants aren't really the best place for Low Calorie Menu Items.. (Don't get me wrong - there are, but they are a place to indulge a little).
It's funny, I went to Kelsey's either this or last month, and I was tired of my Wrap and Caesar Salad, so I had a sandwich (which was 150 less cals than the wrap) and sweet potato fries! Well.. as I am waiting I am feeling kinda bad for choosing them. Then low and behold the waiter says to me as he's dropping the plate infront of me,
"I'm sorry about the fries, I will have more brought out" - I think they thought the portion wasn't as per usual and I am on the other hand just giddy - it was a perfect(NORMAL) portion - so I waved him off smiling saying it was a great portion(and it was
So sometimes your off/cheat days can work out.. And even on them I try and still make A-Okay choices.
But last over-calorie intake was Monday. Shamrock Shake, once a year, 'nuff said. Lol.0 -
When I have a completely free day, I have been known to go over by 1000-1500 calories. I stopped logging those days because it only made me feel bad and I wanted the mental break from it too.
I may have a week that I don't lose, but it doesn't last long before I'm back on track.
Ditto.0 -
I feel like I should clarify that my average planned overage is typically about 200-300 after exercise. The Disneyland day was truly a day of gluttony and excess and by no means anything standard it common. It was simply my highest overage.
But I stay really strict on myself and make sure to not have random or unplanned overages so that I can enjoy planned days without guilt. And my planned days usually fall only once or twice a month, if that, depending on friends and families celebrations.0
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