Went 1000 calories over my budget... WOW!

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JonahUsin12
JonahUsin12 Posts: 12
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I'm just recovering a binge... I been eating clean and all for the last week... after gaining fat back.


Tonight I relapsed lol... and I am so frustrated. I had a Glazed do nut from Dunkin Donuts and a apple pie from McDonalds.

Tomorrow I'm back on track... will this make me gain weight?

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  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,732 Member
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    I look at it this way:

    First, it takes 3500 extra calories to gain a pound. That doesn't mean above your goal, that means above your maintenance calories.

    Second, your daily goal is probably set to around 500 calories under maintenance...you eat at a deficit, right? So if you eat 1000 extra calories today, then you've essentially just wiped out a 500 calorie deficit for today and yesterday. So...you'll get to your goal two days later. If your deficit is 250, then you'll get to your goal four days later.

    It helps to keep it all in perspective. If I really just have to have something, I do. I make sure that it's something I love, and I savor every bite. It's not a race, and it will be much easier to get there if you stay sane. Personally, the occasional splurge is part of keeping my sanity.
  • ankdworak
    ankdworak Posts: 336 Member
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    Feel free to add me for support. ankdworak
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    This is not a binge per se.

    You overate.
  • JonahUsin12
    JonahUsin12 Posts: 12
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    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    I look at it this way:

    First, it takes 3500 extra calories to gain a pound. That doesn't mean above your goal, that means above your maintenance calories.

    Second, your daily goal is probably set to around 500 calories under maintenance...you eat at a deficit, right? So if you eat 1000 extra calories today, then you've essentially just wiped out a 500 calorie deficit for today and yesterday. So...you'll get to your goal two days later. If your deficit is 250, then you'll get to your goal four days later.

    It helps to keep it all in perspective. If I really just have to have something, I do. I make sure that it's something I love, and I savor every bite. It's not a race, and it will be much easier to get there if you stay sane. Personally, the occasional splurge is part of keeping my sanity.

    Thanks for the input...
  • JonahUsin12
    JonahUsin12 Posts: 12
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    ankdworak wrote: »
    Feel free to add me for support. ankdworak

    Thank you I will do.
  • JonahUsin12
    JonahUsin12 Posts: 12
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    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
    This is not a binge per se.

    You overate.

    Yeah that sounds more like it...
  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
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    As long as your weekly calorie totals come in under your goal, you'll keep losing weight. A day here or there isn't going to derail you.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    JonahUsin12 wrote: »
    I'm just recovering a binge... I been eating clean and all for the last week... after gaining fat back.


    Tonight I relapsed lol... and I am so frustrated. I had a Glazed do nut from Dunkin Donuts and a apple pie from McDonalds.

    Tomorrow I'm back on track... will this make me gain weight?

    One doughnut and an apple pie isn't a binge... It's just over eating...
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
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    That's not a binge. I'll happily go 2,000 calories over.

    You won't die.
  • ithrowconfetti
    ithrowconfetti Posts: 451 Member
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    Don't look at it from a short-term perspective. If you've been eating "clean" for the past week, and creating a calorie deficit, then just know that a single apple pie and doughnut are unlikely to offset that deficit at all. Don't worry about it.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    1000 calories is not a binge, you just ate extra today. Log it and move on.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
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    JonahUsin12 wrote: »
    I'm just recovering a binge... I been eating clean and all for the last week... after gaining fat back.


    Tonight I relapsed lol... and I am so frustrated. I had a Glazed do nut from Dunkin Donuts and a apple pie from McDonalds.

    Tomorrow I'm back on track... will this make me gain weight?

    What? Getting back on track?

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