Help ive messed up

marellasorella947 · May 2016

Ive completly fudged up my diet, ive began eating more and more and istopped logging for a while.. how do i stay on track????

cmriverside · May 2016

We've all been there. Start fresh right now.

rickc74 · May 2016

You have to want to do it, and stick to it, no one can really help you on that. Know that the way to get results is simple (not easy), and if you stick to logging, and making sure you eat less calories than you burn, you'll have results. A lot of days, I plan my meals out for the day in the morning, to make sure I stay within my calories. Makes it a bit easier.

dlcshan · May 2016

I try to eat lighter in the morning so that when dinner meal comes, I can make sure I have enough left for the cooked meal I make for everyone. I also estimate the amount of calories in the meal while I'm cooking it before the official tally afterwards so I know how much I can take, usually leaving a little left to fit in a treat afterwards.

It can also help to find ways of adjusting the foods so that you can eat more volume for the calorie amount. For instance, I really like Creamette's 150 calories pastas. the same weight pasta is only 75% of the calories and it has a LOT more fiber so it is more filling as well. I also discovered that I don't necessarily need to use oil to cook chicken for mixing in to chicken helper/casseroles since it doesn't really need to be browned. So I can just cook it and if it starts sticking, add a little water. Just taking out 1 T of oil, is 120 calories which quickly adds up.

One big thing that has helped me is knowing that as long as I watch the calories throughout the day, I still can have my treat at the end (I love sugar!). I just now make sure I savor a smaller amount rather than scarfing a larger amount. Like taking a couple minutes to eat one PB cup rather than scarfing a 4-pack in the same time.

I've also discovered if I involve myself in an activity (even if it's just an online computer game) that makes it difficult to keep going to get food, I eat a loss less just because I don't want to interrupt what I'm doing. I also make sure to only take that small amount and put the rest away so if I want more, I have to really want more so that I stop what I'm doing and do the whole process over again. Sometimes, I am just too lazy for that and I don't eat more.

Finally, the most important thing to realize is that a bad day is just that. ONE day. Overeating on one day doesn't ruin everything. In fact, unless you go completely insane, one day of overeating is only likely to set you back a day or two in the overall loss journey. And it could have no effect if you slightly lower the rest of the week to compensate for the overage or even better, do some extra exercises to burn it off instead. My only really bad day so far involved me being parked in front of the honey-roasted peanut dish at a party (they just tasted soooo good). But to make up for it, I just toddled out in the middle of the party to do a somewhat quick 1.9 mile walk of the peaceful neighborhood I was in. Nobody even realized I had left, they just thought I was in the bathroom or something, and I felt better about eating the deliciousness and in the end, I burned about what I ate for the day, breaking even and then continuing the next day as if nothing had happened.

kmbrooks15 · May 2016

So you messed up. Pick yourself up and start fresh. We've all been there, and the only real answer is to just move forward from here. Start logging again and get back on track.

RicMackie · May 2016

You are a human. We are all imperfect. We try - we succeed - we fail sometimes. It happens. The measure is what we do when we stumble. We learn, yes? Then we do better the next time. If your best friend came to you and said to you what you said above, what would you tell him/her? Now....go look in the mirror, look into your own eyes, and say the same thing - and say it outloud. This stuff is hard! We are learning. Be kind to yourself!

rsclause · May 2016

Just understand how this lapse has set you back and erased much hard work. Get back to logging and eating at a deficit to start making progress. Vow not to repeat this behavior. We are not perfect but if we understand what is important we have the ability to succeed.

Carlos_421 · May 2016

Breath.

Start again.

Live.

richardgavel · May 2016

Remember, this is a lifestyle change, not something you're going to do for a few months. You won't be perfect for the rest of your life, so learning to recognize bumps in the road and getting back into gear quickly is a skill you'll need to develop anyway. So to some degree, this will end up being a good thing because you'll have confidence that you can maintain the good habits even when thrown a curve ball.

Mavrick_RN · May 2016

When YOU decide you're ready, we're here loggin' and bloggin'. No magic, just a decision an adult makes for themselves.

I have a goal of wanting to log in the success forum that I am at a healthy weight and still enjoy food without exercising myself to death.

SezxyStef · May 2016

start again.

make a deal with yourself...want it and do it.

i've logged everything for 3 years...except for times I didn't have internet access and sometimes even then I would prelog what I knew I was going to eat.

The good, the bad, the ugly...it gets logged.

upoffthemat · May 2016

Everyone has times that aren't great, just realize that this a long term process and there will be ups and downs. If you fall, get back up.

Learning to forgive myself is the most important thing I have done to help sustain weight loss.

ljashley1952 · May 2016

You can start fresh every single day. If you mess up for a day, week, month...whatever, it doesn't matter. You just begin a new day with making good choices. I recently got back to checking-in and logging after being very inactive over the winter and early spring. I get hit hard with seasonal depression and yet, I can start again.

ASKyle · May 2016

Start over, log everything, don't lie to yourself. Eat a whole pizza? Log it, balance it out throughout the week. Just keep going.

AnnPT77 · May 2016

Log everything, even if you go over goal. Review your diary, think about strategies that will help you stay on track. Then put that day behind you, and move on.

Experiment with the timing of your meals/snacks, and the foods you eat (within a healthy range) to find what's most tasty and satisfying to you within your calorie goal. Gradually improve your way of eat, to get the most tastiness, satisfaction, and nutrition you can.

When you decide to change your behavior, play the new behavior over in your head a few times to rehearse it, then do it in real life.

If you have a bad moment, catch yourself before it's a bad meal. If you have a bad meal, get back on track before it's a bad day. Just get back on your healthy track as soon as you possibly can, put the past behind you, and move on, staying on track as much as possible. The majority of your days determine the majority of your progress.

Get enough sleep if at all possible; it will help.

You can do this.

kirstinethornburg · May 2016

pre plan your meals and find your big why why you want to loose weight and keep it off. Write yourself a note and post it somewhere to remind you to log your meals daily and find a work out routine that you will stick with.

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