How often do you???

I havent fallen off the "wagon" so far because there is no wagon..we are human we make mistakes ..we also have the ability to make better choices next time...its when you keep making them...thats when issues arise....go for a walk....when youve eaten too much and make the next meal better...:drinker:

Rarely. I've been at this for 3.5 mos and I've only gone over a lot a few times - once because I didn't check ahead of time for what cals were in the food, and we ate out... second and third times was just because the food was so good and so high cal, worked that off in the gym later those days... and this weekend, I had cake a few times and knew I was over my cals but that was a choice I made, and it was not a screwup but a choice. (We had a big party.)

It's easier if you log your calories ahead of time for the whole day, so you know how much and when you can eat. And if you go over, work it off at the gym the same day.

A trick I learned for days when I'm not working out and the cals I"m allowed is very low, is Smart Ones microwave meals. They're between 200-300 cals usually and I eat that and fruit for lunch and that makes all the difference for me in being able to stay within cals. Sometimes I eat them for dinner too.

I work out nearly every day just so that I can eat and be satisfied, it's very hard on days I don't work out to stay within cals. When I work out a lot, I am not as hungry and barely can eat the cals I'm supposed to. Not sure why that is. But when I don't work out, I feel like I'm starving all the time and it's extremely difficult to eat right.

I did yesterday...In April, I was doing really well, but I was also part of the "No late night snacking" challenge on this site, and it kept me motivated. After yesterday night, when I snacked 1000 cal on junk food to make me feel happier (it didn't, btw), I joined again the May challenge and I won't eat after 8 pm. I know if I do that, I will be better off!!!!
It happens, don't beat yourself up, but let yourself remember how "bad" it felt, instead of good. It will help you next time! When do you eat too much? Overall, or certain times of the day, or in certain situations? It will help you if you figure out (like me, I eat at nigth to get rid of stress...like it helps......)

Good luck!!

i have gone over once or twice but they were accasions when I didn't have much control over the food ,like my in-laws house. So I just make sure I eat really healthy and do a little extra on my work out. I think more than anything it has to do with balance. We all will go over at one point or anther but if you balance it your body will recover and there won't be any long term stuff to deal with.

But you have to find the tricks that work for you. I know that if I eat good I can have dark chocolate because its good for me and has less sugar than milk. I have found that I love yoga and not much else in the way of work outs so I just throw my heart into it. That's all it really takes finding what you love and going for it.

More then I should, but since I'm eating a 1000 less then I would to maintain my current weight, I'm still doing good as long as I only do it occasionally. (the only advantage to being fat is I can eat like a horse and not gain weight :laugh: ). all I know is I'm still losing weight so I don't beat myself up to much. One thing I would suggest is to continue to enter EVERYTHING you eat into your journal. It will help you identify any patterns there might be. From the reports I've noticed that I'm having more days with a surplus then I did at first, which helps on the days I do go over.

Good luck,

hi everyone,

Had a bad day today, went way over my calories probably by 1000!

How often do you guys fall off the bandwagon??:huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

It must have been the day. I went over by 509!:embarassed:

For me, I cracked another plateau, and rewarded myself. It was on purpose, sort of.:blushing: The only thing I wasn't over on was sodium, so at least I won't fight water retention. That being said, I was still under my maintenance calories, just not my goal calories. If I were you, look at those, and see how much over maintenance you were, then get back on the horse.

I've gone over by as much as 2000 in one day, easily.
You try to fix that day, if you can. Go for a walk... or run... or 5 hour workout to burn off those cals.
Or if you are a late night eater like me and there is no way to go for a midnight jog while the kiddo is in bed, you lament the day and vow to do better the next day, and the next and the next and the next.

One day won't make or break your weight loss.
But 'one day' can't happen a lot or it will greatly inhibit your weight loss, imo.

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