What is the most you have gone over?

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