Just ate 500 cals of chocolate and candy

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  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    Sounds like you wanted comfort food, which is common when you feel ill or when females are at a certain point in their cycle. As others have said, factor in some treats daily/weekly and also check out the diet break/refeed thread. A one off 500 cal whoops is no biggie, neither is a day at maintenance cals.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    It happens. Sometimes seemingly for no reason. You just move on. You mentioned you have been on a large deficit. That can screw with your hormones and inhibition, especially if those candies were something you haven't allowed yourself for a while. Note it down and see if there are any similarities next time it happens to avoid it happening more often (and yes, it does happen to every dieter more than once, the only difference is the frequency).
  • StevefromMichigan
    StevefromMichigan Posts: 462 Member
    Maybe next time you get the urge, only buy one candy bar so that you can limit the damage ;)
  • greyhoundslim
    greyhoundslim Posts: 1 Member
    edited February 2018
    Yep, I have had that experience. It's not that I'm hungry it's more like a craving and the hand keeps reaching out for another and another. The only way I can manage it is for me to never let anything in the house that's going to tempt me - so I have to treat myself like some bad child with no discipline - because if the temptation is there there's no stopping me. So I've given up bashing myself up about it afterwards because it does nothing useful, I just try hard not to buy anything that's going to tempt me. But that's just me. Chin up, I think you're doing so well. Best wishes :-)
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    It looks like you're pretty far under your calorie goal (860ish, 1870ish) in the days leading up to candy fun time, so I doubt you've set yourself back at all - even if you're trying to account for overestimated calorie burns from a FitBit or whatever.

    You might just be hungry and not eating enough after big workouts?
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    500 calories of chocolate doesn't sound too bad, it could have been much worse.
  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    trimi1104 wrote: »
    I looked at your diary, the only thing I notice is except for minimal amounts (one small bell pepper and a slice of onion) for breakfast that looks like pork-mince/egg scramble you have no vegetables at all.
    I'm not counting those two clementines, fruit is sugary, it's not a vegetable in my book.
    Everything else you eat is either pasta laden with fat or some sort of baked goodie. It may fit your calorie goal but it's absolutely awful in my books to eat like that. I'd clean up that diet, less crap and more veggies. The binge was probably triggered by not being full enough, veggies fill you up. Fat laden pasta doesn't.
    trimi1104 wrote: »
    I looked at your diary, the only thing I notice is except for minimal amounts (one small bell pepper and a slice of onion) for breakfast that looks like pork-mince/egg scramble you have no vegetables at all.
    I'm not counting those two clementines, fruit is sugary, it's not a vegetable in my book.
    Everything else you eat is either pasta laden with fat or some sort of baked goodie. It may fit your calorie goal but it's absolutely awful in my books to eat like that. I'd clean up that diet, less crap and more veggies. The binge was probably triggered by not being full enough, veggies fill you up. Fat laden pasta doesn't.
    trimi1104 wrote: »
    I looked at your diary, the only thing I notice is except for minimal amounts (one small bell pepper and a slice of onion) for breakfast that looks like pork-mince/egg scramble you have no vegetables at all.
    I'm not counting those two clementines, fruit is sugary, it's not a vegetable in my book.
    Everything else you eat is either pasta laden with fat or some sort of baked goodie. It may fit your calorie goal but it's absolutely awful in my books to eat like that. I'd clean up that diet, less crap and more veggies. The binge was probably triggered by not being full enough, veggies fill you up. Fat laden pasta doesn't.

  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    Trimi1104, hi, I’m new here. Would you mind sharing how you can see another person’s diary/log?
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,142 Member
    deimosphoebos wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Had you been thinking, not planning, but thinking about such things in the few days before?

    Actually, not at all. To be honest, I have been a bit fluey the last 24-48 hrs. It was all of a sudden. I had a great breakfast, lunch packed, but right before walking into the office I stopped by the store and bought the candy and chocolate. Almost like my body said, I need this now. It was weird.

    Anecdotal, but I know my best friend who rarely eats sugary stuff (she's more of a savoury snacker) will get cravings for sugary food just before she gets a cold or a chest infection.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Your human.
    It happens to many of us.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    You indulged, enjoyed and now let it go and get on with life.
  • raymax4
    raymax4 Posts: 6,070 Member
    deimosphoebos wrote: »
    I've been consistently losing, logging and making great progress, but this afternoon I gobbled up a bag of Swedish berries and 3 turtle chocolate squares. The total calories eaten are approximately 500, so not to painful on my daily calorie intake.

    I'm curious as to what caused this strange urge/binge. My diary is open, I am generally eating well, and had a hearty breakfast (high in protein and fats) not 2 hours ago.

    I wouldn’t count 500 calories of chocolate a binge.
    If you kept it in your calories what is the problem?
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    My 'danger zone' for sweets like that is right after lunch. I can eat a breakfast that satisfies, and am usually ok after dinner, but even increasing my lunch cals for a bigger meal I get single minded about the mini snickers and whatever is in the cupboard right after. Sometimes you give in, sometimes you can override it, log it and carry on, adjust dinner if necessary.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    I'm not sure I understand the question are you never planning on eating turtles and Swedish berries again?

    Indefinite High deficits eventually break. You may want to visit the refeed and diet break thread. Re examine the size of your deficits. Start thinking more about maintenance. And start laying the groundwork for the slower road ahead.

    The less fat you have available to lose the slower the loss and the more lean mass gets lost together with it...

    This.

    You've probably been operating under the false assumption that you have to punish yourself to lose weight.

    That's the fastest way to burn out long before you reach your goal (and/or suffer health problems).

    Relax and enjoy your favourite treats in moderation. 500 calories hardly even counts as a binge.
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
    Mslmesq wrote: »
    You’re about to get your period.

    Love this! And to add on, we all feed our cravings or have a sweet tooth for something really sweet every once in a while.
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