Cheat Day Regrets
akern1987
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Went super overboard yesterday while I was off and home by myself. I just couldn't stop with the junk food and snacks and now (at work and feeling oh so regretful) I feel sick to my stomach (no surprises there). Anyone else go a a little crazy this holiday weekend...I can't be the only one! #regrets #backontrack
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I regret and do it again every weekend1
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lol, glad I'm not alone in that! Thanks kanaada
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Can you not keep those foods in the house for a while? And, if you plan to have "cheat" days, perhaps suspend that? It's hard to tell from your post if you were planning a cheat day as many here do, or if you just went off plan. But if you do have planned cheat days, maybe they don't work well with you.2
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Went super overboard yesterday while I was off and home by myself. I just couldn't stop with the junk food and snacks and now (at work and feeling oh so regretful) I feel sick to my stomach (no surprises there). Anyone else go a a little crazy this holiday weekend...I can't be the only one! #regrets #backontrack
I can't have those foods around because once I start I can't stop -- and no, eating a little on a regular basis has never worked for me.
I have a question. If you need the need to mow through the junk food and snacks, are you getting enough fat in your diet? It helps me to add avocado to salads, for example.0 -
That's a good question, I think so? I try to eat a pretty good balance, but maybe I'll try to incorporate some more good fats in. I know I have been under the fat goal since I've started...never thought that was bad until you said that. Thanks!
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Can you not keep those foods in the house for a while? And, if you plan to have "cheat" days, perhaps suspend that? It's hard to tell from your post if you were planning a cheat day as many here do, or if you just went off plan. But if you do have planned cheat days, maybe they don't work well with you.
Hi Sabine_Stroehm, yeah I planned it, but I didnt plan to go that crazy! That was a mistake, but the food that I bought was all just for one day, so I told my BF to take whatever wasnt opened to his office and to give it away (or eat it himself just not in the house!). (there was a lot of ramen and cheese doodles involved, lol)0 -
I made cookies for my day off. I was experimenting with a recipe and while I created 2 dozen things that look like peanut butter cookies they, I'll just say, aren't even close. Undaunted, I had 4 and met all my nutrition goals for the day with a thousand calories to spare, so I guess not.1
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I used to think eating well during week was ok then have cheat days on weekends. Nope. Was blowing out my weekly cal limits. But weight loss is a long game so if there's a long weekend coming up who cares. It's one or two days of enjoying yourself. In reality u can't do that much damage in one day!!! If u go back on the scales and they up its prob water retention from the influx of salty processed foods and alcohol! It's if u doing it every weekend it will slow down progress...0
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I had a couple of BAD eating days over the weekend but I started fresh on Monday and got back on track with eating a small bowl of plain chili (no cheese, no crackers, no toppings) for my daily meal.0
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WorkingToBeSkinny wrote: »I had a couple of BAD eating days over the weekend but I started fresh on Monday and got back on track with eating a small bowl of plain chili (no cheese, no crackers, no toppings) for my daily meal.
That's not back on track k, that's back to severe restricting which will lead to binging again. If you eat more than 500 max calories a day you'd lose more as you wouldn't be binging so much plus you'd be so much healthier.3 -
Went super overboard yesterday while I was off and home by myself. I just couldn't stop with the junk food and snacks and now (at work and feeling oh so regretful) I feel sick to my stomach (no surprises there). Anyone else go a a little crazy this holiday weekend...I can't be the only one! #regrets #backontrack
Get back on track this week and you'll feel much better! Maybe try running or walking, increase that cardio to burn the extra influx of calories. That always helps me!0 -
Maybe you should switch from having a whole cheat day to just one cheat MEAL a week. Trust me, you won't feel as guilty and whatever you're eating will be more enjoyable.2
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But cheat meals taste soooooo good.0
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I always count my calories on a "cheat day". That way I know how much I've set back my weekly deficit.
Also on cheat days I never go past my TDEE so I actually never set back my weekly deficit.
Count your calories even on cheat days and don't go past your TDEE, that way you won't regret anything.1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »WorkingToBeSkinny wrote: »I had a couple of BAD eating days over the weekend but I started fresh on Monday and got back on track with eating a small bowl of plain chili (no cheese, no crackers, no toppings) for my daily meal.
That's not back on track k, that's back to severe restricting which will lead to binging again. If you eat more than 500 max calories a day you'd lose more as you wouldn't be binging so much plus you'd be so much healthier.
Yeah, I agree with that.
Comparing this time (where I've successfully lost 130+ pounds) with the last time I tried calorie counting, the biggest change was that I set a much higher goal for myself. The maybe counterintuitive thing was I actually lost weight faster this time, in spite of a significantly larger goal, because this time I have a goal I realistically hit consistently, versus restrict-and-binge where I'd alternate between periods of very low and very high calorie days.1 -
Went super overboard yesterday while I was off and home by myself. I just couldn't stop with the junk food and snacks and now (at work and feeling oh so regretful) I feel sick to my stomach (no surprises there). Anyone else go a a little crazy this holiday weekend...I can't be the only one! #regrets #backontrack
The guilt is far worse for you than extra calories from going "overboard".
It's really not a big deal and it won't ruin your progress.
Also it can now be part of your success if you choose to learn from it. Look back subjectively to why you lost control to begin with. What were you feeling before and during? Including the weeks and days before.
Find your weakness and triggers, then instead of avoiding them, master them and take control over them.
Guilt tends to follow an uncontrolled action and we tend to lose control when we are feeling deprived.
Realize that 1 bad day can not ruin 6 good ones just like one good day can't fix 6 bad ones.
Forgive yourself and take pride in what you've already accomplished and be excited for what you will accomplish.0 -
This is pretty much my view too.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Can you not keep those foods in the house for a while? And, if you plan to have "cheat" days, perhaps suspend that? It's hard to tell from your post if you were planning a cheat day as many here do, or if you just went off plan. But if you do have planned cheat days, maybe they don't work well with you.
Maybe limit yourself to a cheat 'meal' if you do plan to keep having them, it's vey hard to have a cheat day and not just go all out on all the foods!!
(I know, I used to do it!)
Good luck!!
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Cheat meals imply just giving up on your calorie goals and just going nuts. After I've been logging my meals, I realize how quickly those calories add up, and how quickly they can destroy a weeks worth of progress!! However, it's not feasible for me to give up my favorite foods entirely. If I am dying for pizza I will go to the pizza place and have A slice rather than order a whole pie. If I have the whole pie at home with me I'm gonna eat way more then one slice.
So by changing my habit of calling up for delivery, I'm having my "cheat" and reaching my goals with no set backs!1 -
I got orange chicken and steamed white rice from a Chinese place near my apartment. I don't regret eating it for dinner, but I regret that the portion size was so huge that I ended up also having it for breakfast and lunch the next day, because I didn't want to waste the money
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Peanut butter....I can eat it all day long. Most of the time I just don't buy it. It's a double edge sword though...as a train for marathons; it's the best carb to give my body fur easy calorie carb access.
Sooo on the long holiday week end...a teaspoon here, there and again add up.0 -
I hate the term "cheat meal/day." It implies there is good and bad food and you start associating certain foods with guilt. That guilt puts stress on your body, which is worse than the food, and effects digestion. Just slow down, take the time to enjoy the meal so you don't wolf everything down, and move on.0
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i definitely know how you feel. i usually eat pretty healthy or clean but every once in a while i will have a cheat meal that turns into a cheat day. i literally can't stop eating no matter how hard i try to stop. i feel so sick and stuffed afterwards and i tell my self i will never do that again and i always do lol...0
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I had to rid my kitchen of a lot of junk. I do it everytime I start back at eating right again. I just remove it completely.0
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