Ugh! I feel alittle guilty! Possibly went over my calories today!

Log it and move on. This is about a new lifestyle, which means, life happens!

One day won't make you gain fat. You may have some extra water weight for a day or two but it will subside.

You plan to do this for life, right? You're going to have days where you enjoy yourself and go over. Just log it, and move on.

Add extra minutes to your work out to make up for it. But one day won't make a difference. You'll be happy again tomorrow if you meet your calorie goal

tkouns2015 wrote: »

What are you referring to?

If your post is serious

tkouns2015 wrote: »

Why would I not be serious? What's wrong with feeling guilty?

I feel guilty too sometimes. Especially when I just started out. But you had a special dinner planned. You enjoyed yourself, I hope. Even if you when over maintenance you won't GAIN weight. You might simply lose .5 lbs less this week than planned.

Are you kidding? I know I went over tonight. Indian curry with nan, pie and ice cream for dessert. Don't worry about it. It's only one night. Enjoy it.

tkouns2015 wrote: »

Thank you! I thought for a minute you were being negative towards me! I have been doing so good getting such good results I didn't want one night of eating out ruin my progress !

I'm a little bit of a witch, but I have a good heart. These posts do get a little tiring after awhile. But I do want you to know you're fine. Anyway, I have to keep telling myself that too. I'm planning on eating above maintenance tomorrow

tkouns2015 wrote: »

Thank you! Also it was my valentines dinner!

And there will be birthday dinners, holidays, vacations, anniversaries, weddings - as someone else said, life happens, and it's part of learning to accept that some days we're going to be over - no guilt.

That doesn't mean stuff-your-face-until-you-can-barely-move over in cals, but being a bit over goal once in awhile isn't a big deal. Heck, I'm probably over at least once a week, and I never feel guilty! Depending on what your goal and settings are, even a few hundred over goal and you're likely still in a deficit, or at least around maintenance cals.

Any gain you might see on the scale tomorrow is likely going to be water weight. Salty foods, alcohol, etc can contribute to showing a gain on the scale, but you're not suddenly gaining fat overnight from one dinner out. If you're obsessed with the scale, take a break from it. A better tool is a tape measure - if you're not already, start tracking your measurements every few weeks. Often you see results there while the scale is busy messing with your head, showing every little normal fluctuation. True story - I went six months with the same 2-3 lbs up and down on my scale - dropped a full pants size during that time.

Let go of the guilt. Eating food should not be attached to feelings about being good. Having more food than you planned happens.
Start over again the next day.

MFP is meant to be a lifestyle change. That means its meant to last you for a long time. Part of that means a better relationship with food. You had a meal for a very good reason (not that you need one) just live with it and cut yourself some slack or if you have to, fit it back into your plan. Feelings of guilt over food are a waste of time and undermine your enjoyment of it. Keep it in perspective. Was it really 3500 calories more, even if it was thats just 1lb.

Its less than 10 calories a day till next Valentines day.