CHeating on a diet and getting back on track

TabbyAustin
TabbyAustin Posts: 2 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok I have been doing so well on my diet and all of a sudden I fell off track so what I want to know is how do you get back on track with calories do you do more or what I mean I did horrible now my scale is broken I have to get another one it was a good one too I feel so defeated please help

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  • TrailBlaznMN
    TrailBlaznMN Posts: 37 Member
    How did you get off track?
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited September 2015
    Well you get back on track by doing what you did before... you just do it.
    TrailBlaznMN wrote: »
    How did you get off track?

    And welcome back TrailBlazn, ;)
  • TrailBlaznMN
    TrailBlaznMN Posts: 37 Member
    Thank you kind sir :#
  • hayleycharper
    hayleycharper Posts: 51 Member
    Hi, most people will have a bad day now and then and go off track but it's how you deal with it that counts.. Come back fighting ;) x
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Just go back to doing what you did before - don't feel the need to "make up" for the slip by punishing yourself.

    It is what you do consistently over time which will largely determine your success rather than what you do on occasion.

    Stick at it and you'll be good.
  • Chasity6
    Chasity6 Posts: 183 Member
    I agree it happens to all of us I am in the same boat. I let Labor day holiday cheat, lead to a whole holiday weekend of cheating. I usually allow myself whatever I want to eat once a week but since Labor day it is hard for me to get back on my paleo inspired plan. I have been staying under calorie goal most days but I have started allowing myself to eat processed crap again and I can tell by the way I feel. I am moody, sluggish and irritable. Something I wasn't when eating a cleaner diet. I am finding it hard to get back to a cleaner eating pattern because I am wanting sugar in the form of sodas, candy and cookies. I love the post everyone "Just do it like before". That is my motivation today not junk and take it one day at a time. Also no cheat days for a couple of weeks so I don't landslide again. We can do this Tabby you recognized that you were struggling that is the first step and you realized it before it snowballed int to more pounds to lose. You got this.
  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    Just pick up where you left off and let your mistake go. Try not to do it again because you see how difficult it is to deal with.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    umm this is the gaining forum, so I assume you are trying to gain weight, yes???? not really sure how you can get off track when you are bulking …unless you are gaining too fast...
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    umm this is the gaining forum, so I assume you are trying to gain weight, yes???? not really sure how you can get off track when you are bulking …unless you are gaining too fast...

    That was what I was thinking. Or you had a few low calorie days when you meant to eat more?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    umm this is the gaining forum, so I assume you are trying to gain weight, yes???? not really sure how you can get off track when you are bulking …unless you are gaining too fast...
    Thinking is was a mistake. But when the OP carifies i can move if necessary.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Perhaps you should try to not be so restrictive with your "diet". If you have problems sticking to it, you're going to run into this problem again and again. Try incorporating the foods you enjoy in smaller portions into your calorie goal.

    Your ticker shows you're trying to lose, so one way to enjoy smaller portions is to focus on nutrient dense foods for the majority of your intake, and then add in smaller "treats". I go for full flavor, quality options that I can feel satisfied with when I eat it in smaller portions.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    auddii wrote: »
    Perhaps you should try to not be so restrictive with your "diet". If you have problems sticking to it, you're going to run into this problem again and again. Try incorporating the foods you enjoy in smaller portions into your calorie goal.

    Your ticker shows you're trying to lose, so one way to enjoy smaller portions is to focus on nutrient dense foods for the majority of your intake, and then add in smaller "treats". I go for full flavor, quality options that I can feel satisfied with when I eat it in smaller portions.

    Great advice. I know a lot of people reach for 2 lbs a week but many find its too restrictive, leading to binges. So many will find its more beneficial to go at a slower pace. I know i do whatever i can to get more calories because even at 2400 or so, i can still find myself wanting more food...
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