What is the most you have gone over?

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?

ahaha good one! :laugh:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I subscribe to this method. I've been over 1,000 or so already, I logged it but I also think that taking a break from logging is good to keep you from burn-out. Let's face it, we don't always want to be on top of our game and that's O.K. Just make sure to get back IN the game!

i went way over last sat night, probably by 1000 or more.

i ended up having the 2nd best weightloss week ive ever had.

I have gone over at least a 1000 on a couple different occasions, if not more. But it's usually no more than once a week, and I've actually found that if I have a "spike day" once a week, I might go a pound up, but then I'll go two or more down. Doesn't work for everyone for sure, but I'm just figuring out what works for me, and thankfully, spike days are the trick!

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.

I subscribe to this method. I've been over 1,000 or so already, I logged it but I also think that taking a break from logging is good to keep you from burn-out. Let's face it, we don't always want to be on top of our game and that's O.K. Just make sure to get back IN the game!

Heck yeah!! I could have easily said what you did in response! We must be besties or something!!! *fist bump*

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.

I agree. This is working for me too.
I am a binge eater and now am using it to my advantage.
I have rules though. I'm only allowed to eat foods that are in the house and I keep NO junk in the cupboards.
I eat pretty clean and my body seems to know what to do with the extra food.
If I binged in the past, I always felt so guilty and bad about it especially because of the choice of foods I'd pig out on.
Now, it's a release valve and I don't feel bad about it at all. It feels good and the next day it barely shows up on the scale and a couple of days later, I'm usually down to a lower amount of weight.
I broke through a plateau doing this but I didn't realize that there was a method to the madness.
Now that I know, it's another tool in the box to use.

And there was me beating myself up for going over by a couple of hundred the last couple of days after being so good all week. Going to a engagement party tonight with a buffet and allowing myself a few alcoholic drinks for the 1st time in a month.. I was on the verge of a calorie meltdown. I was actually starting to worry I was about to put all the weight I had lost back on.

And then I read this thread. I feel enlightened! Thanks for all the advice. x