Ok..I'm not panicking (this post may be riddled with sarcasm) - We had to have a meeting with other people and it was set up at a brewery. Ok....no problem. I can deal with that. I just needed to make decent food choices. One of the guys we were meeting with was already drunk when we got there and he is just a treat when he's drunk. In order to get through the meeting without a fight, my husband ordered a plate of buffalo wings for the two of us to share in the hopes that we'd pay more attention to the food than the guy. It worked.
Then, the waiter came to take our order. Me (not really thinking about it because I was irritated) ordered one of my favorites; fish and chips. Little did I know until later when I looked it up, a standard restaurant order of fish and chips is between 1,300 and 2,300 calories PER ORDER! Needless to say, I went somewhat over my calorie budget.
I am sure I am not the first person this has happened to and this is usually where I get frustrated and fed up and quit. I'm not quiting but how do others in this group deal with mistakes like this? More so, how do you deal with the feelings of guilt and feeling like a major failure? I'm asking for a friend, of course.

mellane30 wrote: »

Ok..I'm not panicking (this post may be riddled with sarcasm) - We had to have a meeting with other people and it was set up at a brewery. Ok....no problem. I can deal with that. I just needed to make decent food choices. One of the guys we were meeting with was already drunk when we got there and he is just a treat when he's drunk. In order to get through the meeting without a fight, my husband ordered a plate of buffalo wings for the two of us to share in the hopes that we'd pay more attention to the food than the guy. It worked.
Then, the waiter came to take our order. Me (not really thinking about it because I was irritated) ordered one of my favorites; fish and chips. Little did I know until later when I looked it up, a standard restaurant order of fish and chips is between 1,300 and 2,300 calories PER ORDER! Needless to say, I went somewhat over my calorie budget.
I am sure I am not the first person this has happened to and this is usually where I get frustrated and fed up and quit. I'm not quiting but how do others in this group deal with mistakes like this? More so, how do you deal with the feelings of guilt and feeling like a major failure? I'm asking for a friend, of course.

I had to accept that this is a journey like life and there will be missteps. Beating myself up got me nowhere. I figured out what caused the misstep and how I could deal with that the next time so I could prevent a repeat. One big thing for me was accepting there are no bad foods. You just have to eat them in moderation.

I am glad you are not going to quit. That tells me there that you are a winner.

1/23
15,380 steps

mellane30 wrote: »

Ok..I'm not panicking (this post may be riddled with sarcasm) - We had to have a meeting with other people and it was set up at a brewery. Ok....no problem. I can deal with that. I just needed to make decent food choices. One of the guys we were meeting with was already drunk when we got there and he is just a treat when he's drunk. In order to get through the meeting without a fight, my husband ordered a plate of buffalo wings for the two of us to share in the hopes that we'd pay more attention to the food than the guy. It worked.
Then, the waiter came to take our order. Me (not really thinking about it because I was irritated) ordered one of my favorites; fish and chips. Little did I know until later when I looked it up, a standard restaurant order of fish and chips is between 1,300 and 2,300 calories PER ORDER! Needless to say, I went somewhat over my calorie budget.
I am sure I am not the first person this has happened to and this is usually where I get frustrated and fed up and quit. I'm not quiting but how do others in this group deal with mistakes like this? More so, how do you deal with the feelings of guilt and feeling like a major failure? I'm asking for a friend, of course.

I don’t think you should feel at all guilty. I never feel guilty about what I ate, I think that it can lead to an unhealthy view of food. Instead I acknowledge my choices I made and I try to identify if I would want to make a different choice if faced with similar circumstances. In some cases I wouldn’t. I like tasty food and calorie dense food and I plan to continue to eat the things I like for the rest of my life. I just don’t eat that way all the time anymore. in other cases I realize that I really didn’t enjoy it, or I made choices without thinking and in that case I create a mental plan of what I would do instead of faced again with the same set of choices. My choices either speed up or slow down my journey, but it never comes to a stop because I stay committed to the journey. All you did was slow down a little bit tonight. You ordered something you enjoy, and hopefully despite the irritation of someone else you had a nice time with your husband. Your very next meal you can get right back on track for your journey. Food does not make you a failure. Also believe it or not will power is actually a finite resource in us. There has been research that when under stress will power in an individual will only last so long, so don’t beat yourself up. You have already won if you just carry on with your own journey.

UTMom81 wrote: »

Thursday Weigh In (What happened to Thursday? How is this Friday already???)

Previous: 168.4
Current: 167.4

Steps:
1/21--10,571
1/22--6,531
1/23--8,109

It's been a crazy busy week. Sorry I've been MIA a couple days. I'll have to go back and catch up with everyone's posts. Happy Friday everyone!

Great loss this week!! Congratulations 🎉

Overdue weight ins
@kizer4
@SereneRose
@Fizzzy1
@shushuria

Friday Weigh in
@carolynsivik
@Hilogirl2018
@blueunicorn125
@jennt817
@Kres567

Hilogirl2018 wrote: »

Hi, all! Pleased with this because GIRL SCOUT COOKIES are in my house:

Hilogirl2018
Friday weigh in
Week 3
PW: 126.2
CW: 125.2

Awesome loss with that temptation!

Hi everyone!!
Pw-142.2 last week
Then mid week- 143.6
CW-142.1
My body is really stuck here! Haha...Oh boy!! I think it has to do with my thyroid...getting any lower will definitely be a struggle so that is my goal!! I want to work past this challenging point to make it to the other side! My goal weight it 136 I think but that was a short term goal. It felt that was achievable. I’m happy I did not make 128 my goal weight. That is my stage two goal weight!!! Hahah!😊
Happy Friday!
I’ll update my steps this week...this week was a low stepping week- a lot of meetings and working late ....boo hoo!!!😩
Watch out weekend here I come! I am going to make a few yummy meals and start lifting tomorrow!!! Woohoo!!!
Happy Saturday Eve!!!
Jenny Jenn Jenn

Steps
1/24/20
19,540

Hello, Saturday weight in 276. That's 2lbs this week- nice and steady!

CW: 276
PW: 278
SW: 285

Steps for 1/24 = 11,117

Friday Check In

Calories: over.
Exercise: helped my daughter move furniture and stuff all over her place. I’m exhausted and sore.
Water: not enough but not too bad

Goal for Saturday:
Get back in the groove with my eating
Do an outdoor walk or a bike routine
Begin meal planning for the week

Overdue weight ins
@kizer4
@SereneRose
@Fizzzy1
@shushuria
@carolynsivik
@blueunicorn125
@Kres567

Saturday’s Weigh ins
@FormerlyFit48

Username: Kres567
Weigh in week: week 4
Previous weight: 214.8
Current weight: 216

Goals for today:
1. Workout this morning - walk run on my treadmill
2. Log everything

Saturday check in

Calories: over
Exercise: none
Water: reached goal

Week 4 goals
1. 8500 steps Monday to Saturday
2. Log all food
3. Get to gym twice
4. Walk minimum 30 minutes a day Monday to Saturday

Unfortunately, the binge monster hit tonight. My logging is very inaccurate today as result. I have worked really hard at overcoming binges but sometimes it bites me in the butt. Tomorrow is a new day.