I really overdid it today on my eating

I am terrible around that time also, BUT very good the rest of the time. At least you got in a great hard workout today! Thats a big plus!! Log it all in your journal if you can.

Tomorrow is a new day...and Im sure you'll fine :flowerforyou:

Oh Sweetie!!

You have come so far and accomplished so much, I don't think that this will do any harm.
As long as you know it was "wrong" and not to continue down that path, Im sure tomorrow will be a better day.
Believe me, I know!! I feel like so guilty and see the fat growing on me after 3 cookies.
i just work my *kitten* off the next day.

Plus....I think you DESERVE IT!!!!! Congrats on your weight loss:flowerforyou:

Everyone else is right! Don't think of it as messing up for a day, think of it as celebrating a special occaision (with cake and ice cream, it sounds like celebrating!). Special occasions are just that: special. It isn't every day, and it isn't all the time. Indulging once in a while has actually been shown to be REALLY GOOD for people who are trying to loose weight, because it makes it feel not so much like dieting but like a real lifestyle change that they (we) can stick to! Today happened; I bet it was fun. You worked out, and you'll be back to normal tomorrow, and that's fine. Don't beat yourself up about one off day, because that can make you feel like "what's the point, I already screwed up," and lead to more indulging. Rather be happy that you had something to celebrate with people that you care about. Because really, I'm new to the site and I'm so impressed with how well everyone is doing and how much everyone cares about getting healthy! It's awesome. :bigsmile:

Oh honey please,,, relax. You gotta live.

You're at goal? You've lost 42 pounds? Well that's worth an ice cream sunday any day :happy:

I was weighing myself every day and fretting every time I piled a little back on and just generally getting upset over it. Then I realized something...

I am not on a diet. Diets end. I have made a change in my lifestyle that I will maintain. At one time I weighed 270 pounds. That's way too much. Today I weigh 236 pounds, which is still too much, but light years better than where I was. I sleep better, I feel better, I have 10 times the stamina I had (Literally - 10 times. Measured).

So - I have already succeeded. I had hoped to get to 210 pounds by my birthday July 7th. Well I relaxed. I might make it, I might not. But even when I screw up a day I'm still doing fine - and if I hit 210 on August 7, well that's Ok too. I already won, and I'm not going back to where I was, and one slippy day isn't going to screw me up.

It isn't going to screw you up either. You know how to control your weight - you've proven that. If you put 3 pounds back on you'll peel 'em right back off.

Relax - It's Ok. We're all pulling for you.

I'm in the same boat! lol I over ate as well... and like you... was with family. That tends to happen so easily when you're with people and food... the two go together well but can result badly. I definitley overate especially for breakfast when we went to a restuarant... downed 4 biscuits with eggs, juice, granola, milk, sargum, bacon... you name it! I'm not even going to begin to say what i had for lunch and dinner... So don't feel too bad, we just have to learn to control ourselves especially at get togethers

can i vent too??? OMG! I totally doubled my recommended caloric intake yesterday... i was stuck in the car on a road trip so i didnt get a chance to work out, and my friend stopped at a fast food place and i was like YUMMY! apparently a bacon ultimate cheeseburger is equal to my total daily calories. what the hell was i thinking?

Everyone goes through an occasional day of eating too much, and I, too had my "cheat" day today, with an outing with family and friends to a local brewery tour, and then to a treat that I don't have too often... a good, authentic mexican restaurant... (in my city, these are right down from the brewery!) But, I had a lot of fun, and only ate half of my portion, taking the rest home to enjoy another day. Still a lot of calories (and I haven't logged the beers I tasted yet) but I did take a walk with my dog this afternoon and did a little other exercise.

Like many, many have said, don't beat yourself up on one day.... this is a lifestyle change and celebrations and outings happen. Tomorrow is a new day to start fresh!

don't worry about it, one day isn't going to make or break you :flowerforyou: These last 3 weeks have been so trying for me! I've been so sick, and am on my second round of antibiotics now (for 2 different things). It's really hard to keep counting, and I have just been trying to do maintenance. You look great and one day of overdoing it isn't going to change that, just try not to make a habit of it :flowerforyou:


ps- tam you look great! The baby bump is coming along nicely!