I just messed up completely.
lizziegrace10
Posts: 46 Member
I'm embarrassed to even write this, but I wanna see reactions and stuff. My mum (always been overweight and thinks me 'skinny' at 145lbs) bought me a tub of Ben & Jerrys ice cream. I was well under my calorie goal today so thought I'd have a little bit as a treat. I've just sat ere and ate THE WHOLE THING. It's like 1000 calories. Ugh.
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and what should you do the rest of the day???
Get back on track and don't sweat it. :flowerforyou: I have been there done that with something similar.0 -
You could run it off? Or at least walk some of it off.0
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It's okay, just get back to it tomorrow!
Maybe have a talk with your mom about being more supportive? Like not buying you a tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream when you're trying to lose weight. The first week is difficult, this is where you need the support the most.0 -
With weight loss, sometimes it is two steps forward, one step back. or, another way to put it is baby-steps. Instead of beating yourself up over this one mis-step, look to your successes! Negativity will do nothing for you, except probably make you feel worse and go to the foods that comfort you.
You should inform your mom NOT to buy you ice cream again. Make sure she understands how important it is that you have her support. Also, make sure you portion your food and eat it in a bowl, not the tub, which makes it easier for one more bit to become the whole thing.
Cheer up, it is okay to make mistakes! It is important to LEARN from them, so you do not repeat the offense.
Good luck!0 -
Take a walk or do some other type of excercise. TForget about it. It done nothign yu can do but start fresh tommrrow. There are people who will sabatoge what yu are doing. They usually say" Oh little bit of it won't hurt." Yes it will.0
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We've all been there, done that. Don't sweat it! Excerise a little harder and eat a little less tommorow and you will be fine I promise.
If we never had slip ups we wouldn't be human! I slip up on a regular basis. Darn food. :P 0 -
Well, my advice is "don't make a habit of it". But since it's done, don't stress about it either. If you're going to eat 1000 calories of ice cream at least enjoy it! And then ... Don't make a habit of it.0
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I agree with everyone. You did NOT mess up completely. Just log it and move on. Maybe take an extra long walk after dinner. Maybe even take your mom with you and talk to her about how you are trying to make healthier choices. You will be fone. Just keep plugging along.0
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Nothing you can do now. Tomorrow's another day. Hope you enjoyed it. If your mother is deliberately or unconsciously undermining your weight loss efforts, you might want to think about how to address that in the future.0
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blowing it for a moment does not equal blowing it for the day. Be mindful of what you eat the rest of the day, get some exercise, and finish out the day acknowledging the mistake AND LEARNING FROM IT.
Tomorrow, that ice cream is already gone, so start fresh.0 -
Something similar happened to me Tuesday. There is nothing to be done now, so I am just moving forward and not using it as an excuse to give up completely and trying extra hard the rest of the week.0
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ballance it out tomorrow 0
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there are just some things I can't eat at all or I over eat them. think of it as a lesson learned, therefore worth the calories. don't let anyone bring ben and jerry's into your house from now on, and today -- be nice to yourself, you deserve it, and you learned from it0
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1000 cals thats doable get on the cycle and kill it 2 hours!!!!
GO GO GO0 -
Get over it ... and get back on track. Nobody is perfect ... so, just learn from the mistake and move on!!0
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No problem! Chin up! We all mess up periodically. More importantly, get back on track.0
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Yum.
Don't worry about it.
Go for a walk once you come down from the sugar high.0 -
Mistakes happen. Go for a long walk and shake it off.0
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That is the attitude that always made me give up. Don't give up! Tomorrow is another day. This is a life change. When you mess something up in other areas of your life, you start over! I had a bad day yesterday. I ate a couple of cookies and mac and cheese and was thinking "damn, that was a bad day". But this morning I woke up and weighed myself and I still lost 2 lbs! Just because you feel you erred doesn't mean it will make everything worse. Just keep it up and don't beat yourself up because THAT'S what will make you fail.0
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I agree with everyone else. Don't give up. Take a walk and get right back on track! It happens to all of us.0
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No you didn't. We all mess up. Ask anyone who has been super successful on here and see if they've been perfect. I can guarantee you won't find a single person who hasn't gone over their calories at a minimum once in a while. Learn a lesson from it, talk to your mom about bringing temptation foods into the house (I've had to have many, many, many conversations with my fiance about mac and cheese and chips!!) and learn to control your portions and make sure Ben and Jerry's is a once in a great blue moon treat for yourself (I wouldn't completely eliminate anything - you'll just crave it more and more and give up!). You're doing something great for yourself - that's the first step!! Great job :flowerforyou:0
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No point stressing about it, try and think more longterm rather than here and now, and realise you will balance those 1000 calories out over time. Life is too short as it is, without beating yourself up over a tub of ice cream. I got through 2 loaves of fruit bread with honey one time, and yes, I temporarily gained weight but it soon went again. Hence, think longterm. As long as you don't make a habit of it, and just splurge occasionally, you will be fine as you will balance it out on your better eating days.
PS - I also noticed your topic on struggling to meet your daily calorie goal...
So if you have been in deficit anyway on some days, then I don't imagine this will affect you. Just consider it as making up the deficit from those other days, and maybe as a reminder of why you do need to try and reach your daily calorie goal... it might keep you so full you can resist the ice cream better, hehe.0 -
IT HAPPENS. Don't beat yourself up! The best way to counteract that, and make yourself feel better, is to get some (or additional) exercise in.
And even if you can't, IT'S OK to have a high calorie day here and there.0 -
Remember that weight loss and weight gain is not affected by one day. Water weight gain is, but not fat gain. It is the number of calories you consume over a longer period of time that have impact on actual fat loss or gain. Remember that one pound is 3,500 calories, and you burn more then half of that just going about your day! The only way this Ben & Jerry's mishap would actually negatively impact your progress is if you either kept on doing it or if you let it stop you in your tracks.
You have the control here! :O)0 -
They usually say" Oh little bit of it won't hurt." Yes it will.
No, it won't.0 -
i love this attitude - i was supposed to be quoting the lady with the horse picca but it didnt work .... now i just look silly. 0
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One day of high calories does not a weight gain make
Think about it - it didn't take you a day to gain all the weight, so why now? Why this one day of splurge? Do NOT feel bad. If anything your metabolisms probably revved up and burnign that ice cream thinking woah what is this lol!
The great thing about this journey is everyday we start a fresh. Today wasn't my healthiest but so what? I managed to do some exercise and I know all week I ave been SO good so thats something. Today has been my 'cheat' day LOL so it just means watching myself this weekend
the same for you! You messed up, so what, we are all human, it means NOTHING in terms of fitness - this is a life change not a diet. Sure if was a diet you 'messed up' because diets aren't good and are temporary. But this is life and we all eat naughty things and have slip ups, everyone does!!!
Think about how far you have come, and plan your food and exercise for tomorrow to excite yourself and envision your goal even further! Also maybe ask your mum next time to skip the ice cream, if its not in the house you won't/can't eat it!0 -
Wow, you admitted your mistake IN PUBLIC! That's accountability! Great job! Learn and move. Next time maybe you can escort it to the freezer in the basement.... or the trash when your Mom isn't looking... Maybe plan what you can do next time the icecream appears.. Sounds weird but better to be prepared. You are amazing for being so honest and you noticed your mistake. Great progress!!!!!!0
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I ate out, just this week, for most of the day. Chick fil a milkshake, taco bell, cookies, doritos, and I went home and logged it all in. I knew it wasn't going to be good but I am ashamed that I ate over 3,000 calories.
I agree with Sofitthomas! Very well said.
and yes, I would ask your mom not to buy any more tubs of the ice cream. Or you could ask her to buy the smaller cups of them, the ones with about 2 servings in them. Like this: http://www.icecreamsource.com/Java-Chip-Frappuccino-Cup_p_952.html0 -
It happens.
My Weight Watchers leader always says, "If you drop a glass and break it, you don't open your cabinet and break all the rest of them. Sweep it up, be more careful next time and move on".
If you have time for a walk or run, it might make you feel better.
You are human --- forgive yourself and do better next time.0
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