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    overdid it last night....

    Posts: 429 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    So i went to the work holiday party last night, went in with the best of intentions, planned on not standing by the food so i wouldn't overeat.... unfortunately even the best laid plans fail.... i went in and started nibbling and trying everything and going for seconds and sometimes thirds... then there was the dessert table.....

    In the past, after a night like that, i would just say the hell with it and what's the point and i guess it doesn't matter anymore or i'll restart next week.....HOWEVER today is a new day, i allowed myself to go the party, guilt free, and i had fun and didn't stress... i am back on track today and i can officially say i am in the right frame of mind to lose weight the right way this time :smile:

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    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      Good for you!! that is exactly how it is done!! Forget tomorrow, today is a new day.
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
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    • Posts: 429 Member
      rabbitjb wrote: »
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      LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      queenliz99 wrote: »
      Good for you!! that is exactly how it is done!! Forget tomorrow, today is a new day.

      Huh-forget tomorrow? Did you mean forget yesterday? Or have you figured out how to time travel?
    • Posts: 215 Member
      good for you. I know the feeling and I am slowly learning not to throw myself down the staircase if I miss a few stairs.
    • Posts: 9,603 Member
      Good for you!

      This is real progress!!!

      Go you!!
    • Posts: 219 Member
      yes yes! good for you! same thing happened to me: went to a company happy hour on monday planning to just sip on soda water and socialize, and i did good on the water, but then the cheese fries came out and... yeah. so i jumped on the treadmill after and started anew the next morning.
    • Posts: 15,151 Member
      awesome job!
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      edited December 2014
      elphie754 wrote: »
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      Huh-forget tomorrow? Did you mean forget yesterday? Or have you figured out how to time travel?

      Clearly not enough coffee :# Now where did I put my crystal ball.
    • Posts: 36 Member
      Good attitude, just stick with it.
    • Posts: 1,390 Member
      Seriously, one day does NOT make a meaningful difference, unless you let the guilt eat you up. I think your attitude is very health.
    • Posts: 7,574 Member
      queenliz99 wrote: »
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      Clearly not enough coffee :# Now where did I put my crystal ball.

      Lol I knew what you meant but couldn't resist
    • Posts: 386 Member
      Sweet!!!
    • Posts: 5,762 Member
      Excellent! See, and THIS is exactly what people mean when they say things like, "I wish I thought like a "skinny" person who eats normally and doesn't stress about food.", or "I wish I could be like so-and-so who eats whatever they want and don't gain weight." It's NOT that they eat whatever they want. It's that they use the balanced approach REGULARLY as you noted in your OP. Make this a habit!
    • Posts: 9 Member
      leooftheyear, that is exactly what I have been doing for years! Saying "f it!" and then going back to bad habits - thing is, each time I do that, I gain even more weight.

      So, this time, I stopped myself from thinking one "over-do-it" ruined an entire day/weekend/week...last Friday it happened and I just went home and picked up where I left off telling myself it's ok - now back on track! It's hard though.

      Sometimes, I almost feel like I use it as an excuse to "cheat" more you know?

      Stasia

    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      Congrats on moving on! This is the key: know yourself, and don't sweat one day, just move on. cheers
    • Posts: 219 Member
      just had chipotle catered at work which coincidentally came with a couple of boxes of tiff's treats... i ate 2 cookies.

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    • Posts: 429 Member
      anastasiaobrien wrote: »
      leooftheyear, that is exactly what I have been doing for years! Saying "f it!" and then going back to bad habits - thing is, each time I do that, I gain even more weight.

      So, this time, I stopped myself from thinking one "over-do-it" ruined an entire day/weekend/week...last Friday it happened and I just went home and picked up where I left off telling myself it's ok - now back on track! It's hard though.

      Sometimes, I almost feel like I use it as an excuse to "cheat" more you know?

      Stasia

      completely agree, one bad meal used to throw off entire days/weeks for me.... i'm so glad that this time i said F**K IT but i'm right back to tracking, the mental thing is so much harder to overcome than the eating & tracking :smile:
    • Posts: 258 Member
      edited December 2014
      That's awesome! This is how you get things done! well done to you OP, and thanks for sharing.
    • Posts: 429 Member
      c4rtr4t wrote: »
      just had chipotle catered at work which coincidentally came with a couple of boxes of tiff's treats... i ate 2 cookies.

      gl7asi30bm2f.gif

      I LOVE CHIPOTLE!!! but now it's more of a treat for me :smile:
    • Posts: 1,276 Member
      I think you did the right thing. I wonder how much better a lot of our habits would be if we did not let an outraged sense of perfection throw us.

      Congratulations.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      I went to a party last week and did really well with the appetizers and dinner.
      Appetizers: carrot sticks,
      Dinner: fruit, shrimp stir fry and noodles.

      Then came dessert. I was very good and had my ONE piece of jello cheesecake. Then somehow that turned into three!
      Whoops. Came home, regretted nothing, and my weight is down this week.
    • Posts: 215 Member
      cjames010 wrote: »
      I went to a party last week and did really well with the appetizers and dinner.
      Appetizers: carrot sticks,
      Dinner: fruit, shrimp stir fry and noodles.

      Then came dessert. I was very good and had my ONE piece of jello cheesecake. Then somehow that turned into three!
      Whoops. Came home, regretted nothing, and my weight is down this week.

      Jello Cheesecake..mmmmm
    • Posts: 1,941 Member
      I went to a xmas party this past weekend, and the food was catered. had a full dinner plate of dinner, and a full dinner plate of dessert.

      REGRETS NOTHING.
    • Posts: 1,941 Member
      Im still a glutton, dont let the size 0 pants fool ya.
    • Posts: 8,488 Member
      Ours was a whole weekend do at a hot springs resort! I ate and drank like the devil, logged it as best I could, came home weighed +2.5lb, shrugged.

      I was back to my normal weight by Wednesday. An unexpected hooray there.

      Isn't it wonderful when you can let go and know you will get right back to it the day after - it makes all those celebration meals so much easier.
      Cheers, h.
    • Posts: 148 Member
      \o/

      Exactly. Seems like the less you sweat those days, the less they push you to double and triple down on indulging since you "blew it" anyways.

      The better I get at brushing off those "off" days, the more pleasantly surprised I am at my weight loss when I think I had a bit of a "bad" week.
    • Posts: 266 Member
      Mine was last night. 2 hrs of free open bar, so I had a few things I don't normally get. Ignored the pasta & pizza stations,the sliders & mashed potato stations, did have the roast duck & a couple of pieces of cheese, (& other stuff!) in addition to a couple of tiny pastries & a chocolate/mini m&m covered pretzel log. Also had fresh berries & raw veggies.
      Didn't eat as much as I usually would, enjoyed what I did. Not sure if I managed to log everything, but I'm significantly under my calories today, & not feeling hungry.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Yeah, I honestly believe that if you don't treat it as this bad, bad thing and just say, "oh well" and move on, you're better off. I think the guilt and beating yourself up over eating something you "shouldn't" or eating a little bit more than you should is what does it.

      The worse you let it make you feel, the more discouraged you get and it turns into a domino effect whereby you then feel hopeless and like what's the point.

      I have promised myself to try a new way of thinking. One cheat or one meal or even one day of going "off diet" isn't going to ruin the whole thing. As long as I am as well-behaved (consistently eating well) most of the time, I'll be ok. I just have to avoid the binges.

      S

    • Posts: 158 Member
      I did the same thing yesterday with my work Christmas party. I was doing fine till I saw the dessert table and before I knew I had a whole plate of just dessert lol. I ate the whole plate and went for seconds like a boss! I am back on track today.
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