Ate ice cream, can I burn it off?

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Missycvt wrote: »

I feel better now not so much guilty anymore. However I do realize I didn't have 1/2 cup, I had like 2 1/2 cups! Or maybe more. Whatever. I understand it is ok and next time portion size only. I ate a balanced breakfast and lunch. Mainly was a homemade spring mix salad with cucumbers and tomato, 1 tsp ranch, 1 tsp mild shredded cheddar, and chicken fajitas from boneless skinless chicken breasts. Had a snack was a small peach like I said. That's all I have had besides the ice cream. My goal is 1380, and now I'm at 1080. Even with the 600 calories of ice cream. Still have 300 left for dinner. Better make it a light one. I am mostly sedentary and haven't really worked out since last October. I hope to have the motivation to start again with a balanced diet. Thanks for all of your responses.

Hey Missy - what brand of ice cream was it?

psulemon wrote: »

Missycvt wrote: »

I feel better now not so much guilty anymore. However I do realize I didn't have 1/2 cup, I had like 2 1/2 cups! Or maybe more. Whatever. I understand it is ok and next time portion size only. I ate a balanced breakfast and lunch. Mainly was a homemade spring mix salad with cucumbers and tomato, 1 tsp ranch, 1 tsp mild shredded cheddar, and chicken fajitas from boneless skinless chicken breasts. Had a snack was a small peach like I said. That's all I have had besides the ice cream. My goal is 1380, and now I'm at 1080. Even with the 600 calories of ice cream. Still have 300 left for dinner. Better make it a light one. I am mostly sedentary and haven't really worked out since last October. I hope to have the motivation to start again with a balanced diet. Thanks for all of your responses.

Ice cream once in a while or even daily may not be a bad thing, but if yu are eating 1/2 of your calories in ice cream often, I would question your ability to hit an adequate protein goal. And as NoIdea101NoIdea mentioned, getting a food scale would be ideal as you will be more accurate with your logging.

Also, if you want to be able to incorporate the treats a bit more, adding exercise can help you do that. And you will get all of the other benefits of the exercise.

^Pretty much all of this. I'm old and short so have a pretty low calorie budget ... I only get to fit in ice cream on days I exercise.

There's nothing inherently wrong with ice cream, though. Just learn from what happened this time, and move on.

Do get a food scale, plan for your ice cream, and don't be too restrictive in your food choices. One thing that jumped out at me in your initial post, OP was the "might as well finish it". That sort of thinking usually goes along with the idea that you HAVE to give up certain foods when you diet.

Well, you see where that got you. You feel like you ate too much ice cream (even though you kept to your daily calorie budget, you ate half your day's worth of calories in ice cream). That wasn't the best plan.

If you don't put any foods on a "naughty" list and allow yourself permission to enjoy anything in moderation, things like this won't happen. You can plan for a small portion of ice cream in the future, fit it within your daily calorie budget, and still lose weight.

mamapeach910 wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

this thread needs

So, on a scale of 1-10, how good are these?

12.8

Oh, my, a closed thread has been re-opened! Thank you MFP!

I might have to go shopping today. I don't think they have Mars bars here in the States. I just looked. There are mini Snickers ice cream bars.

I can fit 90 calories in most days.

Definitely going shopping.

EDIT: CRAP! THEY MAY CONTAIN WHEAT!!!!!!!!

mamapeach910 wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

this thread needs

So, on a scale of 1-10, how good are these?

I have 3 boxes in the freezer. Portion controlled heaven.

TimothyFish wrote: »

Is it possible to burn it off? Yes. Is it necessary? No.

what he said.
I had gelato the other day but I walked while I ate it. and I was still under my calorie goal.

don't feel guilty even if you were over your calorie goal, just walk it off (or exercise of your choice) or do nothing and do better the next day.