Will one binge derail me ?

One day will not derail your weight loss unless you let it. Look at your deficit over the week rather than on a daily basis. It helps put one day being over into perspective.

Go burn some of the calories off. I'm having to do that today too.

Only temporarily, if at all. Just move forward

Lillyloooo wrote: »

been on track all week but tonight ive blown it ! It's hard to think ive not blown it all now ?????

Absolutely NO. We literally cannot eat one meal that can cover 2, 3 days. After 2 days you'll be at a huge deficit again.

No way. You're human. Tomorrow is a new day, so just pick up where you left off.

One or two days is not going to blow it. You have to remember this is a long-term process not a short-term Sprint.

To put things in perspective in March I went on a 4-day vacation to Florida. My weight was approximately 250 pounds. I ate too much I drank too much but I had a great time. There were one or two days where I probably drink my calorie limit for the day. Don't recommend you do it everyday but you have to remember this is a lifestyle change it's not a diet. I firmly believe that for this process to succeed you have to make it enjoyable.
Today my way to the approximately 223 pounds.

No. That was yesterday and it's over now. All you can do is make a plan to eat better today.

I think that kind of all-or-nothing thinking is the biggest issue I've had in the past: "oh I've lost the plot now, there's no point in even trying, see I knew I could never lose weight and this just proves it".
Whereas I know damn well that as long as I have more days when I make better choices around food and exercise then I'll be OK in the long term.

Welcome to your new lifestyle. You will have binge days or meals...you're human. It's how you react to them that's important. Shake it off and move on. Once you train yourself to do that, your relationship with food begins to change. You are in control...you can savor every last morsel of a binge and get right back on track. If you know you're going to have a binge day, try to squeeze in extra exercise in the days leading up to it and bank your deficit calories. I'm doing that for this weekend, knowing I'll be over my calories on Saturday. Good luck...you can do this.

I had a 2 day binge a few weeks ago. It happens. Take it one day at a time. One pound at a time. And don;t let one or two days derail you from your overall progress best of luck!

Lillyloooo wrote: »

been on track all week but tonight ive blown it ! It's hard to think ive not blown it all now ?????

Well, in order to boost your metabolism, I would advise that you allow for one cheat meal (not a whole day though) per week. Try to set some reasonable limit for your calorie intake that day, but let your body feel it doesn't need to keep some fat / muscle.
As an example, last weekend, my daughter had her birthday party (yes, the whole weekend). We ended up going to a restaurant on the Sunday. That was my planned cheat meal. I ordered a Chicago Grinder Calzone (about 1200 calories for one pizza), plus a 250ml glass of red wine (about 190 kcal). I finished with a reasonable piece of the birthday cake. (I'd say about 200 kcal). I had a few fries and a few chicken goujons. (All recorded on MFP).
I ended up with a calorie intake for that day of about 2500 for a BMR of 2000. (Breakfast 400 kcal / Lunch 2000 kcal / I wasn't hungry for dinner).
Guess what? Next day, it had the courtesy to not show up on my scale !
By the way, I've been doing it every week since 1st Jan (with some short periods of rest). I've lost 66 lbs so far.