In Need of Advice..

eagles11
eagles11 Posts: 4
edited September 18 in Motivation and Support
Yesterday some of my friends and i went to dinner at Olive Garden.. :sad:
Its hard to be a college student and not usually have good food so i told myself i would splurge a little. I felt okay about it and ordered the lunch portion and didnt eat it all. Until dessert came along..
Today i looked online to find the calorie count of the food i had and it turned out i had ate 2400 CALORIES IN ONE MEAL! ahh! is there anything i can do to get those calories back other than have a daily deficit and work out? I knew that wasnt a good idea.

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  • eagles11
    eagles11 Posts: 4
    Yesterday some of my friends and i went to dinner at Olive Garden.. :sad:
    Its hard to be a college student and not usually have good food so i told myself i would splurge a little. I felt okay about it and ordered the lunch portion and didnt eat it all. Until dessert came along..
    Today i looked online to find the calorie count of the food i had and it turned out i had ate 2400 CALORIES IN ONE MEAL! ahh! is there anything i can do to get those calories back other than have a daily deficit and work out? I knew that wasnt a good idea.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Unfortunately you can't get those calories back hehe...you've eaten them and now they're being used to power your body. Just get back to your normal routine. Don't try to make up for it with a huge deficit or something. If you want to do a bit of extra exercise, you can, but there's no reason to punish yourself and harbor a bad relationship with food. We all have days of high calories. Just keep in mind that, even if you did eat 3500 calories over your caloric needs in a day, you still wouldn't gain an entire lb of fat because some of your calories have to go toward digestion. You're not going to completely fall off track because of one big meal. :smile:
  • cltimes2
    cltimes2 Posts: 47
    Yep. Today is a new day! Just get back on track, eat right, drink lots of water. And savor the memory of that great dessert. No point in beating your self up. It's done! Now, pay attention to today :happy:
  • rockymtnguy
    rockymtnguy Posts: 140
    Well you came to the right place, I'm full of advice. :bigsmile: Honestly I think you'll be fine, your awareness regarding this has been heightened, and you know knowledge is power. Plus if you havent had your cheat day, chalk it up as that and like everyone has mentioned today is a new day. Have a great weekend, and don't get discouraged, look for the positive out of the situation, apply when necessary, and discard what didn't work for you last time. :smile:
  • Stepho84
    Stepho84 Posts: 23
    Yesterday some of my friends and i went to dinner at Olive Garden.. :sad:
    Its hard to be a college student and not usually have good food so i told myself i would splurge a little. I felt okay about it and ordered the lunch portion and didnt eat it all. Until dessert came along..
    Today i looked online to find the calorie count of the food i had and it turned out i had ate 2400 CALORIES IN ONE MEAL! ahh! is there anything i can do to get those calories back other than have a daily deficit and work out? I knew that wasnt a good idea.

    I did that same thing when I consumed a chocolate malt from Oberweis (someone bought a round of them at work). I went home and researched the calories. Turned out the shake was 1200 calories which was also my daily limit!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Unfortunately you can't get those calories back hehe...you've eaten them and now they're being used to power your body. Just get back to your normal routine. Don't try to make up for it with a huge deficit or something. If you want to do a bit of extra exercise, you can, but there's no reason to punish yourself and harbor a bad relationship with food. We all have days of high calories. Just keep in mind that, even if you did eat 3500 calories over your caloric needs in a day, you still wouldn't gain an entire lb of fat because some of your calories have to go toward digestion. You're not going to completely fall off track because of one big meal. :smile:

    (song, you are too funny! :tongue: )

    "....no reason to punish yourself and harbor a bad relationship with food," is my new favorite saying. I never heard that before. You are so much help to all of us, and you work out a ba-jillion hours a week, and you study. My hat is off, girl!

    And, yes: one meal or one day or even one week do not "Ruin" everything. This is for life, so start again!

    The goal is ahead, not behind.

    ~Cheryl
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Unfortunately you can't get those calories back hehe...you've eaten them and now they're being used to power your body. Just get back to your normal routine. Don't try to make up for it with a huge deficit or something. If you want to do a bit of extra exercise, you can, but there's no reason to punish yourself and harbor a bad relationship with food. We all have days of high calories. Just keep in mind that, even if you did eat 3500 calories over your caloric needs in a day, you still wouldn't gain an entire lb of fat because some of your calories have to go toward digestion. You're not going to completely fall off track because of one big meal. :smile:

    (song, you are too funny! :tongue: )

    "....no reason to punish yourself and harbor a bad relationship with food," is my new favorite saying. I never heard that before. You are so much help to all of us, and you work out a ba-jillion hours a week, and you study. My hat is off, girl!

    And, yes: one meal or one day or even one week do not "Ruin" everything. This is for life, so start again!

    The goal is ahead, not behind.

    ~Cheryl

    LOL @ a 'ba-jillion hours' :laugh: sure feels like it sometimes! I'll really start complaining when October approaches and I'm getting ready for my first comp. :tongue:

    I also like "The goal is ahead, not behind." I will definitely pass that on. :smile:
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