You're over your calorie limit after lunch - what do YOU do?

i would work out to compensate (and so i could eat dinner) and drink a lot of water.

Don't let it get you down too much! It's only one day! Work out a little extra if you have time, drink plenty of water, and start again tomorrow!

If I'm being totally honest here, which I am, I would still have a sensible, small dinner and chalk it up as a "cheat" meal. It's a special occasion, your daughter was in town.

Just remember that this is only one meal. Get right back on track to whatever you have been doing that is working for you.

Get in your regular exercise then eat a light supper and make sure to drink plenty of water. Its okay to go over calories occasionally, just don't get into a habit of it. For future out to eat trips, it often helps to check out the online nutritional guides of the restaurant that you are going to so that you can prepare what you would like to have. That is what I usually do. I have been on vacation for the past several days, eating out about twice a day, but haven't gone over my 1460 daily cal limit yet. Good luck to you! I just wouldn't skip supper if I were you, I think that you will get overly hungry and then have difficulty not overeating tomorrow.

I'd go to the gym to minimize the damage and then eat veggies (salad) for dinner with water. If I'm still over, oh well, it's only one day and I can start fresh tomorrow.

Remember, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon.

I agree with everyone else. Definately eat because you'll probably get hungry. Don't over do it but don't punish yourself for a cheat meal and hop back on tomorrow. You can cheat now and then

I'd eat dinner as normal, and treat tomorrow as a new day! treat this as a lifestyle and not as some sort of extreme regime and roll with the punches :-) as long as you eat sensibly for the most part, nothing bad will happen!

Hahahaha well the devil on my shoulder would eat whatever I wanted (and probably drink a good bit, too), since hey, I already am over for the day, why try to salvage a lost cause?

The angel on my shoulder would see if there's something fun that me and my (hypothetical) daughter could do together that would burn *some* calories - go for a walk, take a Zumba class, whatever, then try to eat lean but filling things for the rest of the day (a giant, veggie-filled salad, greek yogurt, a high-fiber snack bar, whatever). I would end the day over calories, but not beat myself up for it, and be glad I still made some good, healthy choices throughout the day.

The real me vacillates somewhat between that angel and that devil, depending on the day and my mindset. But don't we all?

Have a normal dinner - nothing huge, just what you would normally have Like you said, what's done is done. The best thing you can do is get back on track with your next meal. One splurge meal with your daughter won't throw you off track. As far as exercise goes, just keep on with your normal schedule.


Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

THIS

I would eat a normal dinner, get in a little extra workout if you have time (but not a kill-yourself type -- just a moderate one), and get back to normal tomorrow. One day isn't going to ruin your week, and chances are you probably didn't even go over maintenance calories, so it won't make you gain (maybe some water weight if your meal was high in sodium, but that doesn't count). Don't freak out about it. Just carry on as normal.

It really would depend on how I'd been doing the days previous to the "blown" day. If I'd been really good, I'd just chalk it up to a good time and move on. I might hit the exercise bike or the sidewalks for an extra 20 minutes to help burn off a few more calories, and I might not depending on my free time that evening.

If I knew I'd been going over recently, I'd probably eat a very small dinner full of veggies and lean protein and get in that extra workout time with a very small snack after the workout so I wouldn't be ravenous later that night.

I'm of the mind that I'm doing this as a lifestyle. Special times with families happen and are a normal part of my life. I don't want to miss them or not enjoy myself because I might not lose 1/2 pound this week.

Have a normal dinner - nothing huge, just what you would normally have Like you said, what's done is done. The best thing you can do is get back on track with your next meal. One splurge meal with your daughter won't throw you off track. As far as exercise goes, just keep on with your normal schedule.

This.

In the past, I have been guilty of really all or nothing type thinking. If I blew a meal, the whole day was blown, and heck, maybe the whole week was blown too.

One of the things that I'm working on is just accepting that this is a life long process. I kind of blew it at a special dinner at my parent's house last night, but instead of letting that set me off course for days or weeks, I'm just back to it today. I think that's what you have to do - just accept that what's done is done, and move forward in a healthy normal way.

Smart people!!! Seems you got affirmation about dinner. Light with lots of water and knowing you enjoyed lunch with your daughter!