HELP! I went over my daily calories!
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You know you done f**ked up, right? GAME OVER for you!0
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Help!!
So I went 77 calories OVER my daily limit the other day and now I am truly scared that I have messed up my weight loss for the entire week. I have been really really good about it otherwise, but unfortunately I forgot to measure my pasta yesterday and I ate entirely too much with dinner!
Can anyone tell me from personal experience, will this little extra mess up my weight loss this week?! I really hope not. Thanks, for the help as always.
Oh good freakin' Gandalf. Go for a freakin' walk and do some freakin' reading about calories and deficits etc.0 -
Someone posted this yesterday, after someone binged on 7 brownies. (Sounds delicious....) It really puts things in perspective.
"Ok.
Stop.
Take a deep breath and put your thinking cap on.
I’m going to hit you with some wisdom, ok?
Take your weight loss calorie goal, and just toss that number out the window. We’re not going to talk about that right now. We’re going to talk about that minor (or major) freak out we sometimes have when we’re having a really good week, eating really well, then we lose our damn minds and stuff our faces with delicious delicious junk food.
2000 calories is about what your body needs to maintain your weight and keep all your organs doing all those lovely keeping you alive things that they do. Your body burns all those calories at rest. That means that while you’re sitting on your *kitten*, walking to the fridge and back, scrolling through tumblr, etc etc.. your body is making you breathe and make new cells and **** and burns those 2000 calories.
To gain a single pound, you’d have to eat another 3500 calories on top of those 2000. Thats 5500 calories. 5500 calories is a ****ing lot of calories, okay?
Lets take a look at what 5500 calories looks like.
One slice of a large pepperoni pizza from pizza hut is 330 calories. You’d have to eat a little over 2 entire large pepperoni pizzas to hit 5500 calories.
One crunchy taco from taco bell is 170 calories. To eat 5500 calories, you’d have to eat 32 tacos.
One double cheeseburger from mcdonalds is 440 calories. 12 of those is 5500 calories.
21 cheetos are 160 calories. 714 cheetos are 5500 calories.
Was whatever junk you ate probably a bad choice health-wise? Probably.
Did you ruin all your progress? No.
Did you even eat enough to gain an entire whole pound? Nooope.
Are you going to survive, drink some water, go for a walk or run in the morning, and forgive yourself? Yep. You are.
Know why?
Cause **** happens.
But we move on, and we stay determined.
Stop freaking out. Forgive yourself."0 -
This is the kind of thinking that will derail you. Calorie counts in general are not perfect. You might see a calorie count in the database but unless you actually had it tested in a lab the counts are pretty close but not exact. Then there is the guessing that comes from portion sizes. Is it a small apple or a medium apple. Do you always log exact measurements in everything you consume such as the gram weight or total ounces for what you are logging? No one can be perfect enough to be sure about 77 calories in the course of a week.
I guess what I am really trying to say is if you get so wrapped up in the tiny little details you lose sight of the big picture and that is where you will get stuck and feel frustrated by the whole process. Try not to sweat the small stuff as they say and keep doing the best you can each day. Expect small setbacks and be prepared to keep on trying.
I agree100% ^^^^^^0 -
Unforgivable. The MFP goons will be at your door to take you away shortly.0
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Considering I give myself 100 calories either side of my "goal" then it is obvious that I am in the camp of "don't worry about it". I have lost 30 lbs this way without much issue at all. Relax and stop thinking about it!0
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Help!!
So I went 77 calories OVER my daily limit the other day and now I am truly scared that I have messed up my weight loss for the entire week. I have been really really good about it otherwise, but unfortunately I forgot to measure my pasta yesterday and I ate entirely too much with dinner!
Can anyone tell me from personal experience, will this little extra mess up my weight loss this week?! I really hope not. Thanks, for the help as always.0 -
You are just fine !! Relax and enjoy !!! It's not gonna derail anything. You won't always be right on count or under. We all have days (sometimes weeks) where we go over. And many of us will have "cheat" days... or cheat meals. Don't be so hard on yourself and enjoy the journey !!0
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Howdy. I wouldn't stress about it at all. Don't get too hung up on calories. Worry more about trans fats. 0.5 grams is the RDA I beleive. Plz correct me if I'm wrong anyone. Calories are a bit more forgiving. 77 cals over, just walk up and down ur stairs afew times. If u have a high metabolizim ur grand too,u'll burn it off easy. Don't forget these are just guide lines. Different things work for different ppl. I'm 33 and could still eat chocolate all day and not gain a pound but I prefer the good food in life. As I said you'll be fine. Don't worry. :-)0
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Help!!
So I went 77 calories OVER my daily limit the other day and now I am truly scared that I have messed up my weight loss for the entire week. I have been really really good about it otherwise, but unfortunately I forgot to measure my pasta yesterday and I ate entirely too much with dinner!
Can anyone tell me from personal experience, will this little extra mess up my weight loss this week?! I really hope not. Thanks, for the help as always.
Oh good freakin' Gandalf. Go for a freakin' walk and do some freakin' reading about calories and deficits etc.
First post EVER and I love her already.
WIN! ♥0 -
Burn those 77 calories with an extra walk! Go go go go!0
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You are overreacting big time! You will be FINE
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Hi....you shouldn't worry about going over once in a while. I have lost 30 pounds with the help of this site and for the last month I have been stuck.......hit a major plateau! So, I have been eating over (by more than you) and I am not gaining any weight. I think our bodies need time to adjust and if the calories do flexuate by a couple hundred or so you will still be just fine. Also, go to the TOOLS page here on myfitnesspal and look up just how many calories you need to just live. Look up your resting calories which are the calories you body needs to simply function and as long as you don't eat over that many calories a day, you will be just fine. For example, my calorie total to lose weight is 1200. My body uses 1644 to keep me alive, lol, so as long as I don't go over 1644 I think I am doing good and I am still producing a calorie deficiet each day! Good luck!0
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Yes you are doomed forever.
Not sure if serious.
DOOMED!!
...........nah 77, don't lose sleep. I did "Body for Life" back in 2001 and the author encouraged having a "cheat day" every now & then, I agree and so far it's workingbout ok 0 -
I am writing this post from a table at Champps sports bar and grill where my wife is hosting a meetup group.
At this moment, I am 932 calories over thanks to a guacamole burger and onion rings.
I will go home, hop on my bike or go for a jog and eliminate a bunch of it if not all of it,. If I don't get it all, I'm not going to worry about it. Even if I didn't do another thing, its only a quarter pound in the long run and I can work that off over the next few days, worse case scenario,
Current plan, work it off tonight on the bike.
:bigsmile:
By the way, I am now at 55 pounds lost in the past five months (despite my ticker below, which has not been kept accurate.)0 -
Banished to hell for eternity!
NOT!
You're fine ... 77 calories is a negligible amount. Relax!0 -
77 is okay, I doubt that is over your maintenance.0
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That is not that much, dont worry about it.0
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Changing your lifestyle doesn't happen without moments like these. Learn from the experience and move forward. It is hard to let these days go but that is what you have to do. You might be surprised and still lose for the week, but if you don't, don't give up. Tomorrow is a new day and another opportunity to eat right. Hang in there, you will be fine. ; )0
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WOW. Thank you everyone for the very supportive and informative comments.
I know it's hard to understand how I would think 77 calories would completely derail me, but I'm sure how all of you can understand desperately wanting to lose weight and wanting to see a consistent weight loss every week. I was really dissapointed in myself for going over. Admittedly, I know nothing about how weight loss works really so this has been very eye opening.
I see now that as someone put it 77 calories is "a drop in the ocean" lol or something like that. I understand that I should be looking at my overall week and not just one single day.
Promise to do that from now on. Thanks again and good luck to all of you on your personal weight loss journey as well. 0 -
Help!!
So I went 77 calories OVER my daily limit the other day and now I am truly scared that I have messed up my weight loss for the entire week. I have been really really good about it otherwise, but unfortunately I forgot to measure my pasta yesterday and I ate entirely too much with dinner!
Can anyone tell me from personal experience, will this little extra mess up my weight loss this week?! I really hope not. Thanks, for the help as always.
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I hope that helps. Good Luck! 0 -
Are you for real? -- It takes 3,500 calories to make up a pound. 77 is nothing. It's burned off by like getting off the sofa to go to the bathroom. :laugh: Relax.0
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We are not machines only so much in every day. We are human with human feelings and mistakes and must give ourselves the ability to forgive a little indulgence we eat to live and do enjoy food. just don't just overboard too many times.0
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I don't think it would actually be that hard, especially in a restaurant. Creamy pasta, bread and butter, dessert, a couple mixed drinks... It'd be pretty easy to hide lots of butter, oil, cream and cheese in that.it takes 3,500 extra calories to gain a pound. no one can eat that much food in one setting.
But yeah, no worries, OP.0 -
You probably burn that many calories over the week totalled together from things you don't think about, like chasing after somebody briefly or walking briskly. Don't sweat it you're fine 0
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I went 2000 over one day a few weeks ago. Still lost weight! Could have knocked me over with a feather.0
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Are you seriously fretting over 77 calories? If you have a dog, walk the dog for 20 minutes, and boom you're probably back below your limit, and your dog will thank you for it too.0
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I don't think it would actually be that hard, especially in a restaurant. Creamy pasta, bread and butter, dessert, a couple mixed drinks... It'd be pretty easy to hide lots of butter, oil, cream and cheese in that.it takes 3,500 extra calories to gain a pound. no one can eat that much food in one setting.
But yeah, no worries, OP.
Read some of the Eat This, Not That books... it is NOT hard to hot 3500 calories while eating out. A full rack of ribs at Outback (no sides) is 3,021 calories. Cheesecake Factory's Bistro Shrimp Pasta? 2,819 calories. California Pizza Kitchen's Thai Crunch Salad with Fresh Avocado? 2,238 calories. So, not hard at all.
I will be willing to admit it. When I was younger (and dumber) my family would go to Chili's. I would get a burger (1310 calories), a chocolate shake (690 calories), and we would shard a queso and chips (855 for half). That comes to 2,855 calories right there! That is about 1200 calories more then I eat in a DAY now... and that is one meal and we have not even added in dessert if we wanted it!0 -
Just remember, OP, it's MATH not MAGIC.0
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The easiest way I can think of to burn 77 calories is doing 150 jumping jacks. Every 100 is 50 calories burned, so.. maybe even do 300 and feel super good about yourself! It takes all of 5-10min.
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