Feeling guilty
elliemae1981
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Wanted to take a salad to work today but for some reason the salad I had went bad so I went to a local convience store to get one and they didn't have any made and didn't have time to wait so I just grabbed a chicken sandwich. Didn't realize it was 770 calories! I think that I just really messed up. My calories are 1,520. I never get to that usually eating just a little over a 1,000 except for yesterday I logged over 1,300. Feeling guilty about the calorie amount of this one sandwich. Guess I need to make sure the salad I have in my fridge is good the night before.
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It happens, try not to beat yourself up about it!
The most important thing is overall consistency. Sure, you may be over your goal today, but as long as you jump back on the horse tomorrow, it will be a minimal blip in your long weight loss journey.3 -
Do you mean that your calorie target is 1520, but you usually just eat 1000? Whether it's undereating or bad logging, it has to stop, along with the food guilt. Maybe you can make and bring a sandwich from home to better control your calories, and still eat food you enjoy.20
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Food should not make you feel guilty. And you should be eating 1520 either every day or averaged out over the week. 1000 is way too low for the vast majority of people.14
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I'm a busy person so that's the amount I usually eat. Especially with the holidays I'm busy getting things ready. Yesterday I brought a sandwich and cottage cheese from home which was 300 calories. I just wanted a salad but the kit I got went bad. Would have made a sandwich but ran out of sandwich bags. Going to the store tonight to get more supplies.8
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How many pounds per week are you losing?0
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elliemae1981 wrote: »Wanted to take a salad to work today but for some reason the salad I had went bad so I went to a local convience store to get one and they didn't have any made and didn't have time to wait so I just grabbed a chicken sandwich. Didn't realize it was 770 calories! I think that I just really messed up. My calories are 1,520. I never get to that usually eating just a little over a 1,000 except for yesterday I logged over 1,300. Feeling guilty about the calorie amount of this one sandwich. Guess I need to make sure the salad I have in my fridge is good the night before.
If you've been routinely under your goal, being over your goal today is probably a good thing. Goals are set for a reason. You are supposed to meet them.14 -
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Last week was 45
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moosmum1972 wrote: »elliemae1981 wrote: »I'm a busy person so that's the amount I usually eat. Especially with the holidays I'm busy getting things ready. Yesterday I brought a sandwich and cottage cheese from home which was 300 calories. I just wanted a salad but the kit I got went bad. Would have made a sandwich but ran out of sandwich bags. Going to the store tonight to get more supplies.
Eating 1000 a day isn't healthy....you know how to eat more otherwise you wouldn't be here so take some of those foods and add them if you value your hair, healthy skin and not ending up ill with malnutrition. Being too busy to eat is a naff excuse...you can make up calories with that 700 calorie sandwich very easily.
I do it all the time with no issues. I take vitamins to make up for it. I will bump up my calories a little more after the holidays which will allow me more time to prepare foods myself. I also tend to eat less around the holidays on purpose to avoid holiday weight gain. Thanksgiving I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain any either so must be doing something right. Right now I rely on the barcode scanner on mfp and last night I ordered out and mfp had the restaurant on their list so I was able to add what I ate off that menu. I just thought that calorie amount for one sandwich was horrible.13 -
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I also have ulcerative colitis so I try to control my diet by limiting fats as much as I can otherwise I end up taking residence in the bathroom0
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When I have a uc flare I eat much less or nothing at all. This diet is also to try and eliminate those flares so I don't have to go without eating at all.1
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elliemae1981 wrote: »moosmum1972 wrote: »elliemae1981 wrote: »I'm a busy person so that's the amount I usually eat. Especially with the holidays I'm busy getting things ready. Yesterday I brought a sandwich and cottage cheese from home which was 300 calories. I just wanted a salad but the kit I got went bad. Would have made a sandwich but ran out of sandwich bags. Going to the store tonight to get more supplies.
Eating 1000 a day isn't healthy....you know how to eat more otherwise you wouldn't be here so take some of those foods and add them if you value your hair, healthy skin and not ending up ill with malnutrition. Being too busy to eat is a naff excuse...you can make up calories with that 700 calorie sandwich very easily.
I do it all the time with no issues. I take vitamins to make up for it. I will bump up my calories a little more after the holidays which will allow me more time to prepare foods myself. I also tend to eat less around the holidays on purpose to avoid holiday weight gain. Thanksgiving I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain any either so must be doing something right. Right now I rely on the barcode scanner on mfp and last night I ordered out and mfp had the restaurant on their list so I was able to add what I ate off that menu. I just thought that calorie amount for one sandwich was horrible.
Taking vitamins cannot make up for not eating enough calories.
I'm not sure what you mean by the statement that you "do it all the time with no issues," but you can't always tell if you're hurting yourself just by how you feel in the moment.12 -
elliemae1981 wrote: »Wanted to take a salad to work today but for some reason the salad I had went bad so I went to a local convience store to get one and they didn't have any made and didn't have time to wait so I just grabbed a chicken sandwich. Didn't realize it was 770 calories! I think that I just really messed up. My calories are 1,520. I never get to that usually eating just a little over a 1,000 except for yesterday I logged over 1,300. Feeling guilty about the calorie amount of this one sandwich. Guess I need to make sure the salad I have in my fridge is good the night before.
With MFP you are supposed to eat all the calories you were told to. Eating 200-500 under your goal- and the minimum recommended calories- regularly and saying you feel guilty for eating a higher calorie food item that still left you under your goal is not a healthy path.
You didn't mess up or do anything wrong eating a 770 calorie sandwich that fit your calorie goal.
You are messing up by undereating regularly.
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Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.22 -
How tall are you, OP?
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TavistockToad wrote: »Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.
Had doctors tell me the same thing. But I always felt like crap after eating what they reccomend. I end up more tired and end up constantly in the bathroom. Eliminating fat is the only thing that helps uc and if eliminating fat also means less calories and I don't feel sick and weak then it's worth the low calories to feel normal. I occasionally eat something with more fat but I end up feeling sick. This is more than for weight-loss, it's to control a major health condition. I just know what my body can physically tolerate.9 -
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elliemae1981 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.
Had doctors tell me the same thing. But I always felt like crap after eating what they reccomend. I end up more tired and end up constantly in the bathroom. Eliminating fat is the only thing that helps uc and if eliminating fat also means less calories and I don't feel sick and weak then it's worth the low calories to feel normal. I occasionally eat something with more fat but I end up feeling sick. This is more than for weight-loss, it's to control a major health condition. I just know what my body can physically tolerate.
You can still eat more calories that are low fat.8 -
elliemae1981 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.
Had doctors tell me the same thing. But I always felt like crap after eating what they reccomend. I end up more tired and end up constantly in the bathroom. Eliminating fat is the only thing that helps uc and if eliminating fat also means less calories and I don't feel sick and weak then it's worth the low calories to feel normal. I occasionally eat something with more fat but I end up feeling sick. This is more than for weight-loss, it's to control a major health condition. I just know what my body can physically tolerate.
5'4 197 pounds. Down from 290 pounds. Goal is 110-115 pounds2 -
kommodevaran wrote: »Do you mean that your calorie target is 1520, but you usually just eat 1000? Whether it's undereating or bad logging, it has to stop, along with the food guilt. Maybe you can make and bring a sandwich from home to better control your calories, and still eat food you enjoy.
This. It's not a healthy relationship with for not a good mindset to have. The goal is the goal for a reason. You don't get bonus points for severely undereating. And you're in for a stressful time having so much guilt associated with your food choices.9 -
elliemae1981 wrote: »Wanted to take a salad to work today but for some reason the salad I had went bad so I went to a local convience store to get one and they didn't have any made and didn't have time to wait so I just grabbed a chicken sandwich. Didn't realize it was 770 calories! I think that I just really messed up. My calories are 1,520. I never get to that usually eating just a little over a 1,000 except for yesterday I logged over 1,300. Feeling guilty about the calorie amount of this one sandwich. Guess I need to make sure the salad I have in my fridge is good the night before.
don't feel bad if you go a little over because stuff just simply happens. the only real time you want to worry about your goal is if its constantly happening and not a one type deal. But feeling guilty does you no good just take it as a learning ex. But if possible i'd make my own salads with a little prep time to make sure you have a back up in case something happens. But only three salads in advance not a weeks worth sense a weeks worth would wilt and damage the nutrition of the remaining. home made salads normally are lower in calories and depending on what you add into it can be packed far more than lettuce salads you get at the store.
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FYI- 1500 is the GOAL.
You should strive to hit that goal- not "eat under it"
don't feel guilty- you are doing nothing wrong.6 -
At 5'4" and 197 lbs you could and SHOULD be eating more. If you've gone low fat, you really should replace the loss of those calories with more protein or carbs.10
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moosmum1972 wrote: »elliemae1981 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.
Had doctors tell me the same thing. But I always felt like crap after eating what they reccomend. I end up more tired and end up constantly in the bathroom. Eliminating fat is the only thing that helps uc and if eliminating fat also means less calories and I don't feel sick and weak then it's worth the low calories to feel normal. I occasionally eat something with more fat but I end up feeling sick. This is more than for weight-loss, it's to control a major health condition. I just know what my body can physically tolerate.
Then you need to let your doctor know you are starving yourself.
Stopped going to the doctor, they were doing nothing for me. Expensive meds and diets I couldn't tolerate. Making me even more sick causing me to get dizzy and fall causing injuries. When I'm not busy I eat 1,100 to 1,200. I don't mind eating 500 in one meal, but one item being that high in calories bothers me. It actually had more fat than I allow in my diet and have been to the bathroom several times today. So its been a big mistake all because I was in a hurry not to be late for work.11 -
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I was just like you, eating way under, I also dealt with anorexia for the vast majority of my life. Even though I have recovered from anorexia, I still struggle with the mentality but I have gotten better. I know it is scary to see such high numbers when it comes to calories and honestly you will make every excuse in the book as to why you are eating less. Now, that’s not to say that sometimes some foods don’t make us sick because it does, but you can add other foods that can be better for you. Eat more fruits, low calorie treats, but do not eat below what the goal is. You will lose so much nutrients, regardless of vitamins you are taking. Make that goal important because your body needs you to do so. Stop punishing yourself, you will be miserable quite frankly. Then once you reach that weight, it will not be sustainable because there is no way you can go on everyday life eating so little. All that hard work will be for nothing and you will gain all the weight back plus more. So as everyone has said, eat at your calorie goal and do not feel guilty. There shouldn’t be any guilt from properly nourishing your body. Also, at your height, your goal weight is wayyyy under and at the lowest frame so you should reconsider it.9
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moosmum1972 wrote: »elliemae1981 wrote: »moosmum1972 wrote: »elliemae1981 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Stop trying to justify undereating.
It's not healthy.
Had doctors tell me the same thing. But I always felt like crap after eating what they reccomend. I end up more tired and end up constantly in the bathroom. Eliminating fat is the only thing that helps uc and if eliminating fat also means less calories and I don't feel sick and weak then it's worth the low calories to feel normal. I occasionally eat something with more fat but I end up feeling sick. This is more than for weight-loss, it's to control a major health condition. I just know what my body can physically tolerate.
Then you need to let your doctor know you are starving yourself.
Stopped going to the doctor, they were doing nothing for me. Expensive meds and diets I couldn't tolerate. Making me even more sick causing me to get dizzy and fall causing injuries. When I'm not busy I eat 1,100 to 1,200. I don't mind eating 500 in one meal, but one item being that high in calories bothers me. It actually had more fat than I allow in my diet and have been to the bathroom several times today. So its been a big mistake all because I was in a hurry not to be late for work.
If you continue to eat under 1200 we cannot give you advice apart from eat more because vlcd are against mfp guidines and cannot be discussed or encouraged.
A vlcd is 800 calories a day, get your facts straight18
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