Cheat meal advice
SugarAndSugar
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So i was planning to have the all u can eat Korean Bbq at 5pm but people were waiting so i ended up eating at like 8:30pm and finished at around 10pm. After i got home i felt really drowsy but i also felt really fat and weighed myself to see that i gained 10-12 pounds. Pheww. This cheatmeal was after a workout that i did from 12 to 1pm. Any advice on what to do next and how to burn fat?
Clarity: I already had my cheat meal almost an hour ago.
Clarity: I already had my cheat meal almost an hour ago.
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Why are you still weighing yourself after you eat?8
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If you're trying to lose weight, why are you eating at all you can eat restaurants? "Cheat meal" doesn't mean go hog wild and binge on food.
You weigh more because you have food in your stomach. You didn't really gain 10 pounds of fat - that would be 35,000 calories, and it would take a really dedicated person to eat that at one sitting. My advice for what to do next is to go back to the number of daily calories MFP says you are supposed to be eating, and do whatever exercise you enjoy doing enough to do it every day. Don't try to punish yourself by "burning off" your cheat meal, just don't do that anymore.7 -
You haven’t gained 10-12lb. A lot of that “gain” will be food sitting in your digestive system. But I agree.... don’t weigh yourself after eating a big meal!
Log it, so you have it in your diary to look back on..... even if it puts you way over on calories- it still will make you accountable. Then get straight back on track- eating up to your calorie goal, weighing and logging etc. Exercise too, if that’s what you’re doing.... just get back on track.
Depending on how far over your calories you were, will determine whether or not this cheat meal has had much of a negative impact on your loss this week. That’s where the learning comes in.... if it was just a one off, I wouldn’t worry too much.... if it’s happening regularly though and is impacting your weight loss, you might want to reevaluate whether or not cheat meals are worth it for you- for some people, they make them work, for others, they prefer not to. Depends what works for you and keeps you on track with your goals.2 -
Leannep2201 wrote: »You haven’t gained 10-12lb. A lot of that “gain” will be food sitting in your digestive system. But I agree.... don’t weigh yourself after eating a big meal!
Log it, so you have it in your diary to look back on..... even if it puts you way over on calories- it still will make you accountable. Then get straight back on track- eating up to your calorie goal, weighing and logging etc. Exercise too, if that’s what you’re doing.... just get back on track.
Depending on how far over your calories you were, will determine whether or not this cheat meal has had much of a negative impact on your loss this week. That’s where the learning comes in.... if it was just a one off, I wouldn’t worry too much.... if it’s happening regularly though and is impacting your weight loss, you might want to reevaluate whether or not cheat meals are worth it for you- for some people, they make them work, for others, they prefer not to. Depends what works for you and keeps you on track with your goals.
I cant log it. I can either put it as "meat" or assorted meat. This is because MFP doesnt have all the meats or items i ate at the specific resturant0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Why are you still weighing yourself after you eat?
How long would it take to go back to normal0 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Why are you still weighing yourself after you eat?
How long would it take to go back to normal
Why would you think I'd know that?4 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »Leannep2201 wrote: »You haven’t gained 10-12lb. A lot of that “gain” will be food sitting in your digestive system. But I agree.... don’t weigh yourself after eating a big meal!
Log it, so you have it in your diary to look back on..... even if it puts you way over on calories- it still will make you accountable. Then get straight back on track- eating up to your calorie goal, weighing and logging etc. Exercise too, if that’s what you’re doing.... just get back on track.
Depending on how far over your calories you were, will determine whether or not this cheat meal has had much of a negative impact on your loss this week. That’s where the learning comes in.... if it was just a one off, I wouldn’t worry too much.... if it’s happening regularly though and is impacting your weight loss, you might want to reevaluate whether or not cheat meals are worth it for you- for some people, they make them work, for others, they prefer not to. Depends what works for you and keeps you on track with your goals.
I cant log it. I can either put it as "meat" or assorted meat. This is because MFP doesnt have all the meats or items i ate at the specific resturant
You can add foods. Also, I find it hard to imagine there aren't some Korean food items already in the database. Lookup a recipe or two for the types of foods you ate (not from health food blogs) and put them in the recipe builder.
If you don't want to log it, don't. But it's possible.4 -
Advice:SugarAndSugar wrote: »So i was planning to have the all u can eat Korean Bbq at 5pm but people were waiting so i ended up eating at like 8:30pm and finished at around 10pm. After i got home i felt really drowsy but i also felt really fat and weighed myself to see that i gained 10-12 pounds. Pheww. This cheatmeal was after a workout that i did from 12 to 1pm. Any advice on what to do next and how to burn fat?
Clarity: I already had my cheat meal almost an hour ago.
-Stop weighing yourself at odd times. Weigh yourself only first thing in the morning.
-Stop cheating, both the meals and the mindset.
-Stop eating so much that you feel drowsy.
-Take some of that emotion and all the morality out of food and eating.
-Stop boasting about and rewarding yourself for exercising. Exercise for fun and good health.
Fact:
-Your body burns energy/calories 24/7, and it takes in energy when you eat. If you eat more than you burn, the excess gets stored, as glycogen and fat. When you eat less than you burn, your body eats from those stores, what and as much as it needs.
-You can't change the past.
-You can choose to do differently in the future.
This behavior is your normal. Advice: Read and absorb the advice people give you.SugarAndSugar wrote: »How long would it take to go back to normal6 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »Leannep2201 wrote: »You haven’t gained 10-12lb. A lot of that “gain” will be food sitting in your digestive system. But I agree.... don’t weigh yourself after eating a big meal!
Log it, so you have it in your diary to look back on..... even if it puts you way over on calories- it still will make you accountable. Then get straight back on track- eating up to your calorie goal, weighing and logging etc. Exercise too, if that’s what you’re doing.... just get back on track.
Depending on how far over your calories you were, will determine whether or not this cheat meal has had much of a negative impact on your loss this week. That’s where the learning comes in.... if it was just a one off, I wouldn’t worry too much.... if it’s happening regularly though and is impacting your weight loss, you might want to reevaluate whether or not cheat meals are worth it for you- for some people, they make them work, for others, they prefer not to. Depends what works for you and keeps you on track with your goals.
I cant log it. I can either put it as "meat" or assorted meat. This is because MFP doesnt have all the meats or items i ate at the specific resturant
Can't is dead, won't is buried right beside it.
Of course you can! It is called make it a guesstimate add 15% in quick calories make a note in that section et voila logged Not perfect tight logging I agree but logging it you can!
As to how long it will take to get rid of it? I don't know depends on you and your next few days, how much water you are retaining etc etc etc. But chances are a day or 2-3 should get most of it out of your system again.
Plenty of water and don't weigh after a meal as you literally are carrying that meal in your digestive system.
Always weigh at the same time for comparisons3 -
dutchandkiwi wrote: »
Can't is dead, won't is buried right beside it.
@dutchandkiwi - I love this!
Will definitely be stealing it for use on my teenagers.
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