ALREADY FAILED? AFTER ONE DAY?

You have failed NOTHING!!!

It was an honest mistake, and one that we've all done. It's ok, it really is. End today the best way you can and remember that tomorrow is a fresh day.

The good thing about this program is "it is not a pass fail class" You need to change your menatilty and embrace the life change you are about to make and realize it is the progression of many small steps that will get you to your goal.

You need to plan for those weak moments and do better next time.

You didn't fail, unless you just quit all together for good.
The thing is, that is how you learn. It takes time, as you are logging, to see how easy it is for you to go over
Or what foods, times of day, and emotions cause you to go over.
I learned that eating at night was my hardest challenge. This site taught me to even out the calories more, working out earns me more, and to eat a bigger dinner later.
If I wanted an extra night time snack, I'd get in a workout.
This is about learning how to work your calories and how to get fit.
Just because one day you go over is NOT failure.
Do you think everyone who loses weight doesn't have a day where they go over?
Heck I have one of those per week! Just keep going.

You've only failed if you decide that you give up and aren't going to try again. Everyone has days where they don't make the best choices. Try again tomorrow. Once you make a habit of picking the right foods and being healthy, it becomes easier. It just becomes your routine.

You really didn't fail. As long as you are honest with yourself you won. This is better than eating and not reporting.

You did NOT fail. You just fell off the bandwagon. Just get back on it girl. This has happened to all of us I bet. Just don't get discouraged and keep going...pretty soon you won't be craving "junk" so much.

You have not failed.

We all have days like that, whether its the first or 101st. Just remember, perfection is annoying to the rest of us! Give yourself a break and keep going. You'll get there! Before you feel too bad, think of this...the last time I went off the rails it was with an over 500 calorie chocolate turnover! See? You didn't do so badly!

Last night was 31 cent scoop night at Baskin Robins to support the local firefighters. I had some, I dont feel bad. My FAVE is the Daqueri Ice. YUMMY!! Why feel bad? Feel bad if you eat an entire bag of chips or a tons of ice cream and deny or ignore the fact that you had it. Move one from it and know that having "bad" things are ok IN MODERATION. I earn mine by working hard and never losing sight of my ultimate goal.. To be healthy....

You didn't fail you just ate some chips and now your feeling guilty about it. Log it ,work it off and move in it happens! Don't beat yourself up over a few chips.

Don't count it as a fail.. just a learning experience! I gave in to the urge for Snickers Easter Eggs today so my dog gets the benefits of a longer walk after dinner! Just balance your food choices out with some extra cardio and you will be fine!

First off, I'd like to share a bit of advice... Would you say something like that about a friend, especially to their face? Not too likely! Then why treat yourself that way?! Relax, stop being so hard on yourself and, like the above poster said, track it and move on. So you went over a couple hundred calories?! In the grand scheme of things, that's not a big deal and not evern something that'll make you gain weight (unless you do it several times every day...).
And if you're really that concerned about it, go for a walk and burn the calories off...

Now, on to your question... Here is the secret to my sucess this time around - NO DEPRIVATION! Guess what I had with lunch today? That's right, a bag of chips that was about 200 calories. But what else did I do? I had a light breakfast and lunch and some healthy snacks and I got to the gym to burn some calories so that I could have them without going over. I also eat pizza every week - and no homemade light stuff either - good old Dominos regular crust and I have wings too! I've lost 55 pounds this way. And trust me, if I tried avoiding things like chips and pizza for the last year plus, I might have lost at first but there's no way it would've stayed off because I would've given in and eventually quit. I know because I've tried that method before and it simply does not work.

Not that I've rambled on...here it is in a nutshell

Don't think of it as a diet to lose weight, think of it as a permanent change. You will be eating chips again at some point. Just find a way to fit them in to your day!

You might want to try considering that no foods (or most foods anyway!) aren't completely off limits. You just learn to eat treats in moderation.

It takes a lot to go from eating things like potato chips and other junk/comfort food to eating healthy.

I had to spread everything out in weekly goals and set up a system of rewards to finally work everything out with my tastebuds, my impulses, and my body.

If you'd like to take a look at what I set up as weekly goals and rewards, go here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/fireflyastoria/view/goals-rewards-etc-91818

I've actually found that settling in to any of the healthy activities has actually allowed me to get ahead of my set goal schedule! But it took some time. I first registered on the website back in November and I've had a couple of times where I would get discouraged because I was trying to instantly convert to a healthy lifestyle and couldn't do it. Now that I've set easy goals that aren't about losing a certain amount by a certain time but by healthy activities that WILL allow me to lose weight, I feel happier about it all and I've kept up for four days straight instead of dropping in for a couple of days, getting hungry, and leaving again because I'm embarrassed that I'm not doing well.

As the above posts have said you have not failed. But don't make the mistake of NOT eating the next day. You need your allotted calories. Just post it and move on to day 2. You can do it.