what to do? I just eat too much all the time :'(
Shora1234
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What should I do if I ate too much (finished my calorie intake and much moreee) and it's just lunch time?
I also have a big holiday dinner...
I also have a big holiday dinner...
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Log it, move on.0
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start again tomorrow. life will happen. try not too go to crazy this evening. holidays can be stressful when your dieting but u can't stop living. plan a good workout tomorrow morning and u will feel better0
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Just remember to log it. I regret not logging all my bad days because I'm starting to see a pattern in the ones I did log.0
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You have a choice. You can exercise to counter some of the excess and eat responsibly at your holiday dinner (just because it's there dosnt mean you have to eat it), or you choose to take the day as a loss and eat since one day can't do much.
I think the big question is why are you not planning your food to ensure your success. This is one day and dosnt count for much, but if you don't choose take control in your every day life you will fail.0 -
Thank you...
I'll do my best!
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What should I do if I ate too much (finished my calorie intake and much moreee) and it's just lunch time?
I also have a big holiday dinner...
Log it all and then anlyse what you are eating, what was helpful and what maybe was less nutritious and less filling for the calories taken.
You will then need to figure out a strategy that enables you to spread your calories over the day.
Set yourself a realistic target.
It takes time and patience to get your eating habits right.0 -
It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!-6
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It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
Op please don't do this!!! This is dangerous and will more than likely end in binging on anything and everything you can get your hands on.0 -
It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
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It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
agree with others. this is an extremely bad idea. just eat to what mfp tells you. good luck!0 -
Usually I do plan what I am going to eat but today its passover and I can't eat anything that I'm used to, and that's what confused me.
I didn't really followed what I put in my (huge) mouth so I can't log it. Yet, next time I will. Ohhh!0 -
never2bstopped wrote: »It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
Op please don't do this!!! This is dangerous and will more than likely end in binging on anything and everything you can get your hands on.
Maybe she meant that just in terms of her drinking. I did the same. I stopped all the juice, soda etc. I hated water and had to get used to it and now I love it. I still ate but I drank a lot of water.0 -
It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
I have found my tastebuds have changed SOMEWHAT, though I never went on a week-long fast. I think they have just naturally changed since changing some of my habits. Now that I only drink soda on a very rare occasion, I find it difficult to drink. Same with McDonalds French Fries - I used to love them! Now, I find them much too salty and can only stand to eat half of a small serving.
What you did is dangerous and has no business being suggested on MFP.
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The first question is whether you have a reasonable calorie target. Your diary is not open, but you are young and only have 12 lbs to lose--if you asked for 2 lb/week (which is far too aggressive) or possibly even 1 lb/week, depending on your height, MFP will give you 1200. You do not need to eat 1200 or anywhere close to that to lose weight. You'd be better off just figuring out how you want to eat in maintenance and then cutting 10-20% off of that.
If you do use the MFP calorie target, change it to 1 lb or .5 lbs, and remember that MFP doesn't include workouts, so you'd log workouts and get some additional calories (a lot of people cut these calories back some). We can give you more specific advise on this if you are interested and want to share your calorie target weight loss goal, height, and exercise.
Beyond that, logging and seeing how many calories you are eating (even if they bring you over) and what foods leave you hungry vs. not is a positive thing, even if at first you see that you are having a hard time sticking to the goal (assuming it's a reasonable goal, again). That's how the MFP tool teaches us. You will be able to adjust and reduce portions of things with lots of calories and increase portions of things with fewer or focus more on foods that you find are more satisfying. Experimentation is really helpful.0 -
Usually I do plan what I am going to eat but today its passover and I can't eat anything that I'm used to, and that's what confused me.
I didn't really followed what I put in my (huge) mouth so I can't log it. Yet, next time I will. Ohhh!
If it's just one day than in the long run it won't make a difference. You may see a gain over the next few days but it will mostly be water weight. Your loss for the week may be less than it would have been but nothing that will stop your overall progress.
You don't get skinny eating salad for a day, and you don't get fat indulging for a day. One day does nothing it is what you do the rest of the year that decides your progress.
You may want to get in some activity today just to help from going into a food coma, it helps me....0 -
never2bstopped wrote: »It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
Op please don't do this!!! This is dangerous and will more than likely end in binging on anything and everything you can get your hands on.
Maybe she meant that just in terms of her drinking. I did the same. I stopped all the juice, soda etc. I hated water and had to get used to it and now I love it. I still ate but I drank a lot of water.
I wish I could believe this is what she meant!!0 -
Usually I do plan what I am going to eat but today its passover and I can't eat anything that I'm used to, and that's what confused me.
I didn't really followed what I put in my (huge) mouth so I can't log it. Yet, next time I will. Ohhh!
Oh, I didn't notice that.
Don't worry about it--you'll adjust to the rules after today, and enjoy the holiday dinner.0 -
Thank you
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What caught my eye were the words "too much all the time" and you don't seem to know why. Instead of "just log it and move on" because it sounds like this is a continual issue, maybe you should think about eating as you have been, log for a few weeks, and then analyze it.
Do you eat to much because you are bored? Tired? Stressed? Depressed? Content? Didn't plan your meals and ate what ever you had around? Do you skip meals and then are "starving", causing you to overeat? Are there certain times of the day that you tend to want to eat and you aren't hungry at other times? Do you have cravings for certain foods (like peanut butter you can sub with some PB2 or chocolate and you can sub with dark chocolate?) that trigger overeating? Are you noticing that you tend to eat a lot after exercising?
Once you figure out your eating patterns you might have an easier time coming up with a plan to eat to fit your goals.0 -
What should I do if I ate too much (finished my calorie intake and much moreee) and it's just lunch time?
I also have a big holiday dinner...
figure out what is causing you to eat so much... are you tired? stressed? eating too much sugar? or maybe you are using artificial sweeteners? for me I have a problem with over eating when I consume diet beverages that contain aspartame... diet coke, diet sprite, diet Snapple tea, clear America sparkling water... etc
STAY AWAY FROM ASPARTAME IT IS HORRIBLE FOR EVERYONE!!! GOOGLE THE SIDE EFFECTS.0 -
It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
Omg I can second this. I used to hate water but have been consuming nothing but water for the past three weeks. Added a flavor enhancer today and was astonished that I did not like the too sweet taste of it. Definitely seeing progress in my lifestyle change...now to see progress in my body lol.-2 -
angelgreathouse9 wrote: »STAY AWAY FROM ASPARTAME IT IS HORRIBLE FOR EVERYONE!!! GOOGLE THE SIDE EFFECTS.
...no.
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never2bstopped wrote: »It may sound weird, but when I first decided to get serious about losing weight I drank nothing but water for a week or so. It totally reprogrammed my taste buds. Some things that I used to crave were simply too sweet or salty for me to fully enjoy. That helped me to embrace and appreciate the flavor of more natural and whole foods. Your start "binging" on the good stuff and enter the Guilt-Free eating zone. Good luck - you can do it!
Op please don't do this!!! This is dangerous and will more than likely end in binging on anything and everything you can get your hands on.
Maybe she meant that just in terms of her drinking. I did the same. I stopped all the juice, soda etc. I hated water and had to get used to it and now I love it. I still ate but I drank a lot of water.
I too thought she was talking about beverage selection apart from (in addition to) food.0 -
do cardio. I eat a lot of donuts on Friday but do a lot of calorie burning cardio to counter the donut calories. Works out well.0
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Um, why is it a bad idea to drink nothing but water? I basically drink nothing but water and coffee. Not having juice and sodas hasn't killed me yet.
Edit: oh wait, I tell a lie. I mix my protein shakes with milk. Still not seeing why water is bad.0 -
drinking nothing but water means eating nothing which is bad. The body needs nutrition/energy not just water.0
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Larissa_NY wrote: »Um, why is it a bad idea to drink nothing but water? I basically drink nothing but water and coffee. Not having juice and sodas hasn't killed me yet.
Edit: oh wait, I tell a lie. I mix my protein shakes with milk. Still not seeing why water is bad.
It sounded like she was advocating NOTHING (ie no food...nothing) except water for a week.0 -
Planning ahead helps me, as does weighing food (at home), logging everything I eat, and staying aware of my calorie goals.
On the weekdays, before I go to bed I have already logged what I will eat the next day. It really helps me a lot.0 -
Okay, well, since no one seems to have considered asking the OP to clarify what she meant, let's start with some remedial English. From Webster's Dictionary online at:
drink
verb \ˈdriŋk\
: to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow it
: to drink alcohol
: to put (yourself) into a specified state by drinking alcohol
So no, drinking nothing but water does not mean eating nothing. We can see this as we go back to the dictionary and look up the meaning of the word "eat":
eat
verb \ˈēt\
ate \ˈāt, dial or British ˈet\ eat·en \ˈē-tən\ eat·ing
Definition of EAT
transitive verb
1
: to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
2
a : to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating <expenses ate up the profits> <gadgets that eat up too much space>
b : to bear the expense of : take a loss on <the team was forced to eat the rest of his contract>
The word "drinking" in no way implies inclusion of the word "eating." Drinking means drinking, it does not mean ingesting. Similarly, eating also means eating, as defined above; it is not inclusive of all acts of ingesting, which is the reason "eating and drinking" are separated as distinct concepts in the English language.
Words have meaning. You cannot simply assign any meaning to them you choose and expect to effectively communicate with other people. If someone uses a very common word that most of us learn by the age of two, and you misinterpret it, that is completely on you (and possibly your mother), and does not mean that the OP's suggestion was bad.0 -
You know what - on the other hand, never mind. I'd rather believe I just fell for some grade-A trolling than believe that there are native English speakers and voting adults in this world who literally do not know what the difference is between eating and drinking. I'm not sure my faith in humanity can withstand that kind of a blow today.0
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