I ate just ate 30 donut holes and 3 bowls of popcorn

adowe wrote: »

zyxst wrote: »

603reader wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

log them

then go back to weighing and logging your food to hit your calories

and explain to me what a donut hole is please

I've had a 20 pack of Timmies, and that's no 20 pack of Timmies.

It is if you know the owner!

HAHAHA

jchall2009 wrote: »

Don't feel bad because you can allow yourself to have a cheat meal once a week as long as you log the calories and move on from there. You don't have to feel guilty just make sure the rest of the week you eat clean and log your calories. Next time I'd suggest eating them in moderation

You don't need to "eat clean" to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain weight.
Donuts can be eaten daily in moderation as long as they are a part of a balanced diet and within your calorie & macro goals.

Based on this post and your profile, it sounds like you have some mental health stuff to work through with a professional.

Let me tell you, I know a thing or two about losing control and bingeing. (No, spell check, I REFUSE to spell that "binging"). It's okay to make mistakes, and while you should NOT beat yourself up and make yourself feel like poo, I do think it's good that you're regretful - perhaps that will make it easier in the future to avoid the binge or at least keep you off a binge for longer than you might normally. Who knows?

Log your calories just like any other day - and be 100% honest about them. We may be tempted not to always log honestly, but just because we choose not to log certain foods doesn't mean the foods aren't taking a toll on us.

If you want to "make up" for it, but not outright starve yourself, do a little math. Multiply your everyday goal by 7; subtract the number of calories you had today; now divide that number by 6. This number, provided it isn't dangerously low, is a goal you can stick to for the next six days. So say my goal is normally 1600, but after dinner at the steakhouse with Hubby, I had 2200 calories today and NO exercise. I will probably feel a little defeated. 1600 x 7 = 11,200; 11,200 - 2200 = 9000; 9000 / 6 = 1500; so 1500 = my reduced daily goal for the upcoming week. Even though in this scenario I went a full 600 calories over my goal today, I only need to do 100 less every day this week to feel like I've made up for it.

As anyone else can, will, and some have already said to you, make sure you aren't giving up all of your favorite foods. That's a sure way to binge in the near future. Personally, what helps me is planning all my day's meals in the morning (some people plan the night before). I plan my breakfast, lunch, dinner, and often healthy snacks. Sometimes I'll skip a meal in order to plan for a dinner out with my husband. Other times I may skip lunch or halve my breakfast in order to plan for a tasty milkshake after dinner - which means I get to satisfy my sweet tooth without feeling guilty or going over my goal.

This isn't an easy thing for us to do, not one bit. Let me tell you, as you grow, as you learn new tools and methods to keep you going, and even as you make MISTAKES, it gets easier. But it only gets easier if you use what you've learned, both from your mistakes and the mistakes of others.

you wont stay at your goal weight eating like that but you know that. Today is a new day, make better choices, maybe squeeze in some extra exercise. Dont deprive yourself of your favorite things, just enjoy them in moderation and make sure you log them/ leave room for them in your daily numbers!

britishbroccoli wrote: »

Based on this post and your profile, it sounds like you have some mental health stuff to work through with a professional.

Seconding this.
Get help.