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why did I do it? 2,500 calories yesterday

shinybonnie
shinybonnie Posts: 357
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Oh man oh man, I feel so bad.... Last night, I went out to eat with my husband to a new restraunt. I won't tell you what I ate, except that I ordered exactly what I wanted (including desert!), but only ate half of my entree and half of my desert... BUT STILL I was over my calories by more than 1,000!!!! The entire meal was almost 2,000.... I felt so sick, I went straight to bed almost as soon as we got home, and I haven't felt at all hungry today. I was thinking about just not eating anything today and fasting. What do you guys think I should do?
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  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    You still need to it today. Just get back on the horse, today is a new day. I would suggest though working out longer than usual today, and maybe not eating quite all your exercise calories. Other than that, just chalk it up to being human.
  • savvystephy
    savvystephy Posts: 4,151 Member
    Just keep going today like normal. Eat normally, and just take yesterday as a bad day. It's okay to splurge once in a while - as long as it's not all the time. :wink: You'll be okay.
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Start fresh today. You need to eat, otherwise you're going to shut down your metabolism. So, just eat at least 1200 calories of healthy foods and exercise a little more than usual if you're so inclined.
  • AlannaPie
    AlannaPie Posts: 349 Member
    Forgive yourself and move on :)
  • dothompson
    dothompson Posts: 1,184 Member
    Go back to NORMAL healthy eating. You can't correct one poor eating episode (over-eating) with another poor eating episode (fasting). Stay within your calories and get some exercise. Drink lots of water. You'll be fine.
  • birgithooker
    birgithooker Posts: 68
    Don't starve yourself today. I hear you though. I pigged out yesterday for lunch, okay and snacks. I just decided this morning that it's a new day. Get back on that horse!
  • kimmyb11
    kimmyb11 Posts: 2 Member
    I think that you should start this day anew and fresh! We all fall down, just get back up girl and get it right today...
    Peace and Love
    Kimberly:flowerforyou:
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    Everyone deserves a splurge once in a while. 1000 calories isn't even 1/3 of a pound.

    Like everyone said, just eat well today and exercise a bit more. :flowerforyou:
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    I agree with the folks above! Today is a new day! And who knows, you might just 'shock' your system like SHBoss talks about, and get it losing weight more quickly again!!
  • EKarma
    EKarma Posts: 594 Member
    You're okay Honey!. Today is today and tomorrow is long gone away...
  • alligator1970
    alligator1970 Posts: 52
    I did that last weekend one day. Just start over today. It did nto seem to make a huge difference. We all do it....:blushing:
  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    Everyone deserves a splurge once in a while. 1000 calories isn't even 1/3 of a pound.

    Like everyone said, just eat well today and exercise a bit more. :flowerforyou:

    I hadn't even thought about 1000 calories being only 1/3 of a pound. That puts a different perspective on a bad eating episode.
    I'm happy to see that everyone is agreeing that just getting back on track, and not fasting after a bad meal
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I know we sound like a broken record, but NONE of us eat perfect all the time.

    Just think about competitive athletes. They spend their entire lives getting ready for a performance, and then on that day, their brains fall out, and they have a bad day. Like they shake it off, we have to shake it off and move on.

    Today is another day to get better, and become healthier.
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    ya, my knee-jerk reaction is to starve myself in response to over-eating... The last thing I want to do is exercise more! :sick: :laugh: But I figure that is probably the better thing to do...
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    Everyone deserves a splurge once in a while. 1000 calories isn't even 1/3 of a pound.

    Like everyone said, just eat well today and exercise a bit more. :flowerforyou:

    Actually, if you went over by 1000, and 500 of that is deficit, then you only went over your maintenance by 500, and that is only about 1/6 of a pound. You probably wont even notice it by tomorrow if you drink lots of water today and exercise a little more. :happy:
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    Thanks guys :) I appreciate the encouragement.
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