Just ate over 1000 cals of Graham crackers :(

Raegold
Raegold Posts: 191 Member
edited November 21 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Ugh! My kids don't start school until next week and they are driving me CRAZY!!!! So obviously when I had two seconds alone without them, I ate over 1000 calories of Graham crackers. Not sure where to go from here... I guess low carb the rest of the day? Sigh....
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  • Raegold
    Raegold Posts: 191 Member
    Just want to mention that it didn't seem like over 1000 calories at the time... only realized when I went to track in MFP
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Ah, yes...I do this occasionally. I just try to eat less throughout the rest of the day, but if I go over my calorie goal I'll cut the next couple of days by 250cal or so and add a mile or so to a run later in the week.
  • ISweat4This
    ISweat4This Posts: 653 Member
    What's done is done, just keep moving forward.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    What to do? Log it and Come up with a p!an for what you will do different next time! Maintenance is a series of adjustments.
  • pmnelson1
    pmnelson1 Posts: 2 Member
    Start prepping food for tomorrow. Move on
  • nvpixie
    nvpixie Posts: 483 Member
    It'll be okay. If it were me, I'd eat a nice big salad with low calorie dressing for dinner and start anew tomorrow.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    Log it, learn from it (even if it's just how many calories per cracker!), forgive yourself and move on.

    That^^
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    If it's feasible, maybe aim to eat at maintenance today and start fresh tomorrow. So if your weight loss goal is 1 lb/wk for example, going 500 Cal over for the day just gets you to maintenance.
  • Mezzie1024
    Mezzie1024 Posts: 380 Member
    Oh, man -- in my pre-Celiac days, I loved graham crackers! My parents would only let us have one a day, though. I'm a little envious right now. :)

    On topic: what everyone else said. It happened. Move on. At least it was something tasty. :smile:
  • Loser_53
    Loser_53 Posts: 34 Member
    It's a lesson learned and time to move forward. You will know better the next time.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited August 2017
    Raegold wrote: »
    Ugh! My kids don't start school until next week and they are driving me CRAZY!!!! So obviously when I had two seconds alone without them, I ate over 1000 calories of Graham crackers. Not sure where to go from here... I guess low carb the rest of the day? Sigh....

    It happens. Try and figure out if there was a particular trigger: were you stressed? Was it because they just were there? Were you hungry and didn't want to take the time to fix a meal? If you can figure out where your mind was at at the time, perhaps you can take steps to not do it again.

    If it was just a matter of mindless eating, remember to weigh out foods first. You you want a graham cracker or two? Weigh them out, log them so you know what you are eating, and enjoy.

    Regarding the day, OK, so you wiped out a couple of days deficit. Log it and move on. 1000 calories is only going to break the weight loss routine if you do not move on from it and get back in the groove. I don't try to make up for it because that seems to start a binge-restriction cycle. I DO try to be as accurate in my logging for a couple of days and try to drink a bit more fluids, especially if I overate on carbs.
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    High five on the graham cracker blowout! That's awesome!

    On the bright side, at least you didn't slather them in Nutella, or nestle them lovingly around a piece of chocolate and marshmallow hot off the fire. I just discovered s'mores using chocolate graham crackers this summer. Mmmm, graham crackers are the best.

    Since your kids are driving you nuts, this would be a great excuse to get them out to the park and do some running around with them for the week, or take them hiking, swimming, or on a long bike ride. Get in a few games of tag and you will make up for the crackers while delighting and wearing down your unruly rascals.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Eh I had a blowout on breakfast biscuits on Saturday night. Decided to take the whole box of individual 4 biscuit packets in so as not to wake my boyfriend who sleeps in the kitchen/living room when he stays. And yeah. I got through 5 of those packets which was about 1100 calories. I did cycle the next day for a few hours fortunately but yeah. Not a common occurrence for me these days. It might be because I had built up quite a big deficit the previous 6 days. Can't deny that mini binge got me a few easier bike rides in. Made a huge difference lol.
  • SmithsonianEmpress
    SmithsonianEmpress Posts: 1,163 Member
    LOL! I've done that with cheez-its, and skinny pop...just keep it moving sister...youll be fine
  • kjurassic
    kjurassic Posts: 571 Member
    This thread is making me smile (thank you! ) but also making me hungry! I think I'd kill for a graham cracker about now!
  • Polo265
    Polo265 Posts: 287 Member
    SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »
    LOL! I've done that with cheez-its, and skinny pop...just keep it moving sister...youll be fine

    I've done with cheez-its too. LOVE them. They are definitely a binge food for me.
  • swim777
    swim777 Posts: 599 Member
    Polo265 wrote: »
    SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »
    LOL! I've done that with cheez-its, and skinny pop...just keep it moving sister...youll be fine

    I've done with cheez-its too. LOVE them. They are definitely a binge food for me.

    Mm cheese-it's!! I can't even buy them! I'm definitely one of those people who has to have individually packed snacks... trying to buy stuff I like but not love!!
  • msnomar
    msnomar Posts: 16 Member
    My coworker made "slutty brownies" for everyone the other day :neutral: I know that feels. But according to this: mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/calories/art-20048065
    it will take roughly 3500 calories to equal a pound. Worst case: you'll have a minor bump on your tracker, but just pick up tomorrow and it'll be fine :)
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