beating myself up

I beat myself up too. Like today I drank coffee and found out I was over my sugar intake by double and saturated fats with just putting one thing in my mouth. A big Wtf moment. So after finding out my diet was blow for the day I ran seven miles... Ate half a slice of deli cut chicken, a string cheese, and a couple of cheese cubes. I find myself doing this multiple times a week. Even though with my slip ups like today or going over my calories by a few hundred I've lost a few lbs n I've only been on here for 15 days. So... Bottom line. If you slip up don't punish yourself. Try to plan your next day out more carefully and remember just being aware of what ur eating as oppose to before when you ate whatever chances r ur going to still loose the weight. I've also heard its good to switch things up so your body doesn't get use to it.... Good luck!

know you are not alone. We all slip and most of us if not the majority of us beat ourselves up over it. Just take it one day at a time. Today I went over my calories, and it was worth every bite! So tomorrow, I will get back on track. I find once a week, or every 2 weeks or whatever, is NOT going to kill me for indulging in something I really wanted.

I always beat myself up when i go over a few hundred calories. I almost never go over but when i do i sit and worry about it. I wish i didn't but i am not sure how to stop myself from beating myself up. it is very frustrating.

Remember, you always need to stay POSITIVE, no matter what!!
Being negative is useless and only leads to negative results.
When you slip up, don't wait until the next day to get back on track.
Rather get back on track on your next meal.
Again,stay positive and you have already won half the battle!

on the bright side, if it's only a few hundred, you could walk that off in half an hour!

A couple of hundred calories in the big scheme of things isn't that bad, just make sure that it's not on a daily basis that you're doing it

No point in worrying too much about it, it'll just stress you out and that in itself can hinder your weight loss!

I have gone a few hundered (sometimes thousand) a couple times a week and I have lost 56 pounds in 5 months. At first It bothered me too...but I finally realized that just because I was going over didnt mean that I was no longer dieting. I know every one always says it but tomorrow is a new day, and it really is. I now try to exercise if I go over, I dont always have the time but I do what I can. Youve got this.

Sometimes I will put in food before I eat it to check to see how close I am to going over. You can then subtract it and chose to eat something with less calories so you don't go over.

I do this too! It's one important way MFP is helping me learn to make smarter choices for myself. If I decide to go over, I'm in control of that choice, and it's not all random and feeling powerless like before.

I usually allow myself to go above or below by up to 300 calories. Most days I'm slightly below, so I figure weekly it balances out the days that I'm over.

i went over my sodium yesterday and a few carbs...some days it is just going to happen the next day is a new day you can do this and dont beat yourself up.

I always beat myself up when i go over a few hundred calories. I almost never go over but when i do i sit and worry about it. I wish i didn't but i am not sure how to stop myself from beating myself up. it is very frustrating.

Pick yourself up and start again tomorrow. Nobody's perfect.

Try to look at the big picture... 200 calories over in a day may seem like a lot. But, if you are eating at a deficit of 500 per day, that's a 3500 calorie deficit for the week. So, taking 200 calories from that; you are still at a 3300 deficit for your week! NOT A BIG DEAL! :flowerforyou:

I very rarely go over on calories but do keep tipping over the edge regarding my sugar intake and this makes me feel so bad about myself.
we both should go easier on ourselves but it is easier said than done , right?

Just remember that you are still going in the right direction. It isn't the only day or the worst about over that you have eaten throughout your life. In comparision it is still great progress and give yourself the credit for making the effort. Don't sabatage yourself by beating yourself up. Don't let it thow the baby out with the bath water either. Tomorrow is a new day. You have the power to make better choices.

Beating myself up for it is my therapy. I feel like crap if I do it one day and try that much harder the next day not to do it. I mean, all the nice comments "don't beat yourself up over it" are all nice and dandy but in reality you should be really beating yourself up for it. You made a mistake now make it better. People don't get where they need to be by lying to themselves. Fight for it. Overcome it and challenge yourself the next day to win it. You can do it.

If I go over one day I stay a little under the next. It's called zig zagging your calories. Keeps the metabolism guessing and up to par.