I've just overindulged and now I'm 1800 calories over my limit. Can you tell me something to ease my guilt?

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Bla0705@reddit

You have to eat 3500 over your daily maintenance amount to gain a lb. Don’t worry about it and tomorrows a new day

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Meanwhile, I only need to look at cake and I gain 5lbs!! [I gym/swim 5 days a week, walk the dog daily, and eat a healthy diet, yet I’m still not losing weight… Sometimes, the struggle with middle-age metabolism changes is real!!] 😭

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FluidLikeSunshine@reddit

Have you had your thyroid checked recently?

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Correct-Holiday-6972@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/6eg5ek9c7n5f1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52811e51dab7d26ac6fd88a862edfeb296ec8d11 Awaiting results for thyroid and hormones!… I mean, I’m not sure why I’m getting downvoted, I ran 5k on Weds in 39mins \[my pb is 33mins but I took a monster hilly route to train for Ben Nevis!\], I climbed the National 3-Peaks, an 11hr hike, last year… I’m not just a takeaway-dweller complaining that I’m fat - I’m an active person that’s gone from a size 8uk to 14uk in the last 2yrs. Some people don’t need to consume 3,500 over to gain weight. Some of us are struggling despite doing everything right. It’s not an exact science. Bodies are weird 😔

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stickyjam@reddit

The downvotes are because your story on the surface is seen in 100s of comments, and maybe you do have a reason undiagnosed but consider the amount of posts, and you'll get why saying 'im the unique one' has people downvoting. With most conditions with an extreme diet you'd also lose weight, I assume you've tried myfitnesspal logging?

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XLeyz@reddit

Dog tax. *Now*. Pretty please?

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Correct-Holiday-6972@reddit

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Olsky@reddit

Maybe diabetes? White carbs could ruin you if you’ve been running a deficit and still gaining weight

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Correct-Holiday-6972@reddit

My Dad is type 1 diabetic so I’ve been tested for that multiple times and it always comes back clear… Funny, because I do suffer with low blood sugar episodes, but nope. They say not diabetes 🤷‍♂️

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pengtoasterllamas@reddit

I dont think this is true. Sometimes I'll eat maybe 500 calories more a day for a few weeks and i absolutely gain noticeable weight on the midriff

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ZekkPacus@reddit

When you overindulge, you tend to retain water. Retained water can show on the midriff. You see those guys in films and at combat sport weighins that look lean as fuck? Yeah they're not that lean, they're just dehydrated.

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Ok-Chest-7932@reddit

A few weeks is at least 3 weeks, because a few is definitely more than 2. That's 21 x 500 = 10500 excess calories, or 3lb by the 3500 per lb metric.

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Bla0705@reddit

I mean, you’re right in that it can be affected by hormones and metabolism but as a general rule, that is the most-commonly used science of weight loss and the formula that most of the top-rated TDEE calculators use

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Ok_Scale5230@reddit

1800??? 😂😂 you and your guilt are on your own 🤦🏼‍♀️learn from it lol but also you surely under eaten prior to that … under eating is over eating soon enough

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txteva@reddit

Just because you've over calorie'd today, that doesn't matter. Start fresh tomorrow, go for a walk/swim/run and burn off some extra calories. Eat a bit lighter - salad or something. Next time, serve up one plate of the Chinese and leave half in the kitchen. You'd be less likely to eat it all.

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MellyMentary975@reddit

A good bottle of wine!!! X

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SporkiePie@reddit

1 bad flower doesn’t ruin the whole bouquet.

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Sodium-Thorium@reddit

Right to jail

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Acrobatic_Ambition82@reddit

No…you were in control, you chose to do it, you knew the consequences…. Suck it up

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chemicalcorrelation@reddit

What's the worst that will happen? Put on a pound? You'll lose it the next week. Try to establish why you did this. Do you need a day where you ease up on the restriction? Do you need a small treat a day?

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LegalStorage@reddit

More like half a pound, theres around 3500, guy can just deficit for a few days if he really wants

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CandidateJolly9904@reddit

Fast the next day and it's literally gone lmao not a big deal at all

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BigFaithlessness618@reddit

I mean just eat light for 2 days instead...much healthier and. Easier.

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SMD_Mods@reddit

1800 is half a pound of fat

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Elvebrilith@reddit

Next week? What about when they just go for a shit tomorrow morning? Might as well finish the last 3, can't trip up if there aren't any more left.

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chemicalcorrelation@reddit

Added in a few extra days for water retention from the Chinese 🤣 (ngl I would kill for a Chinese right now)

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Plus_Pangolin_8924@reddit

Tomorrow’s another day. :)

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AliG-uk@reddit

Fast tomorrow?

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Ok_Young1709@reddit

Eh it's one day, just don't do it every day. Enjoy it and stop feeling guilty, your body clearly wanted it. I've been doing well on my diet recently but hormones are ramped up this week so I ate a bit more on some days and ate chocolate too. My body wants it so I ate it, no guilt.

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EmptyVegetable7049@reddit

You will probably feel so full you won’t want to eat at all tomorrow, you’ve just pre loaded your fuel tank. If you can go for a bit extra exercise tomorrow 👍

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flyingfoxtrot_@reddit

Don't beat yourself up, we've all overindulged at some point. Call it a cheat day, pick yourself back up and move on! One day won't set you back too badly. It'll even out

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jarlbootman@reddit

Just fast tomorrow, you’ll be reet

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Previous_Estate5831@reddit

Just eat a bit less for the next couple of days , it's fine to treat yourself now and again.

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GarethGore@reddit

tbf, chinese takeout is life and mini rolls are fucking good, but M&S Mini rolls? even better. plus no on on their death bed (yk assuming they aren't dying as an immeadiate direct result) saying "damn I wish I had less tasty food" having a calories limit is all good, but life is meant to be enjoyed sometimes. you had a good food weekend, reset it tomorrow and carry on with the healthiness then. its only a L if you let it be one

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Curious-Parking-6332@reddit

You will be fat for ever...

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slothsnoozing@reddit

Everybody has days where they over indulge, it’s part of life and is totally fine so longs as it’s in moderation! You’re allowed to have a day where you decide fuck it and just eat what you like now and then, we enjoy food and having a day here and there where we indulge in it isn’t a big deal! Worst case scenario you put on a pound, if you stick to your calories next week you’ll lose it again anyways :)

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ProudAssist5356@reddit

I just ate a large pizza last night. Easily 3000kcal, after being sick for a few days. Tomorrow I wake up, I go to the gym & I get back on track to treating my body well. Sometimes, you have to just have days where eating for happiness is as good for your health as eating healthy. Its all about moderation.

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jsosmru@reddit

As someone who used to work in a gym and trained a UK film star, it's how you react that's important. Whatever happens is fine, it's mainly how you react to it. i.e. continue as normal. Over the long term it's not important, there's nothing wrong with a treat at all. If of course it's happening more often than you like, then investigate more, otherwise you don't need to do much about it.

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Educational-Angle717@reddit

Wow some people worry about the stupidest things.

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Iamalreadypeeled@reddit

It’s okay one day eating too much calories is not going to make you gain 10kg. If your weight consurns you much just eat less tomorrow

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Prudent-Armadillo807@reddit

1800 calories over😳 call the calorie police and tell them. Plead for mercy and do 100 press ups as a punishment.

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pikantnasuka@reddit

You can work some of those calories off and you can eat less in coming days to balance things out. It's a marathon. Not a sprint.

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Creepy-Brick-@reddit

Start again today, which is a Sunday.

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Try_at-your-own_Risk@reddit

I blame it on pms

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sayleanenlarge@reddit

It's fine. Just eat less for the next few days and exercise. You're allowed to overeat sometimes.

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Shpiee@reddit

Stop trying to ease your guilt, you know you did wrong so don't do it next time. Guilt is the price you pay when you fuck up. Remember this feeling and reflect when you're about to pig out next time.

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JTitch420@reddit

Calories Smalories Hope this helps.

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Frosty_Indication563@reddit

Exercise and fast for the next 3 days

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ElectricMirage@reddit

What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?

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Super_Swordfish_6948@reddit

Ta ta 😊 👮‍♂️😡

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ralphybei@reddit

Farewell

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Throwaway91847817@reddit

And you sir, are you waiting to receive my limp penis?

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just_burn_it_all@reddit

Interview with his years later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu4d_xsdNzM Still a legend

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nfoote@reddit

RIP

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Wurdgeeman@reddit

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A DEMOCRRRRACY MANIFEST

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Cesssmith@reddit

GET YOUR HANDS OUUFFF MY PENISSSS!

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emcNOT@reddit

Lold

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coolkid19910610@reddit

I see you know your judo!

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noradrenaline@reddit

I know first hand the persuasive powers of the M&S mini rolls - we’ve all been there. There’s always tomorrow!

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sanmateomary@reddit

You still counted the calories. That’s a success. Tomorrow will be better. And don’t use the word guilt. You didn’t do anything wrong or evil, you just made a choice you’re unhappy with. You’re disappointed. Don’t dwell on it, just make different choices tomorrow.

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be_my_bete_noir@reddit

1800 over is a lot - if you only look at it very short term. If you don’t over-eat and stick to your calories, then 1800 calories is only 64 calories more a day over 28 days. Take the average not the extremity :)

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tonybpx@reddit

I wouldn't recommend eating a takeaway over 28 days, getting precise portion control is a nightmare

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KindOfBotlike@reddit

Getting food poisoning after day 2 or 3 is pretty easy though, and will help accelerate weight loss.

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More-Magician4492@reddit

Fantastic. Emphasising consistency, you can fall off the wagon every now and then, just don’t make a habit of it.

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Teaboy1@reddit

At this point I cant remember when I last saw the fucking wagon. Why doesnt the wagon come with a racing harness.

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_FreddieLovesDelilah@reddit

Yes! OP might have an ‘all or nothing’ kinda brain (tbf I do too) but we must remind ourselves to relax and not get in our heads too much when the bigger picture is still looking good!

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throwaway_t6788@reddit

this. one off is ok, as long as u mostly stick to the dietl200 calories or w/e

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bonjajr@reddit

It’s half a pound of fat

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Responsible_Trash199@reddit

There’s no point easing your guilt you fat fuck, if you carry on eating like that, you’re gonna put on a shit ton of fat so be more careful next time

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iamapizza@reddit

>. I ordered a Chinese, intending to eat half. I ate it all. I think the worst part now is having to inform their next of kin.

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Projected2009@reddit

You need 3,500 extra calories for one pound of fat. Even if you don't use a single one of those 1,800 calories, you've gained a mere 0.5 of a pound. When I've done the same, I'm rarely hungry for breakfast or lunch the next day, meaning that over 48 hours you will be calorie neutral.

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Hmmark1984@reddit

Assuming this is a one off, you're not likely to see any changes from this. I've been having far too many "one off's" for a while now, so have put on a lot of weight, but back when i was losing lots, i found that having a "cheat day" i could eat quite a lot of fairly unhealthy food, and if the rest of my week was fairly on track with my diet and exercise i'd still lose some weight that week, or at least i wouldn't put anything on.

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secretlowkeys@reddit

My mistake would be to replace the things I over ate and then over eat them again the next day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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PoinkPoinkPoink@reddit

Consistency is the key, but consistency doesn’t mean rigidly being under every day. It means getting back on track the day after if you over-indulge. Enjoy a tub of mini rolls sometimes. I had a Colin the caterpillar mini cake with my lunch and a masssssssive bowl of pasta double portion for dinner. I’m 1.5stone down so far and I don’t feel bad about enjoying my food today, neither should you.

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Wonderful_Welder9660@reddit

I saw Colin & I thought the worst, but then mini :)

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KormaKameleon88@reddit

If you spent £1800 over your budget for the day, would you just go "ah fuck it, might as well just keep spending madly tomorrow too!"? Nope, you'd (hopefully) just reign in your spending for a while to recoup the overspend.... Calories is no different!

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Wonderful_Welder9660@reddit

Gamblers however....

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QueefInMyKisser@reddit

Try to return some of the purchases for a refund. I guess that's bulimia.

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Super_Swordfish_6948@reddit

Ta ta. 😊 👮‍♂️😡

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ShihtzuMum39@reddit

It’s just one day.

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IncorrectComission@reddit

If your feeling guilt because of trying to lose/maintain weight then remember that this is done over the long term, one night of over indulgence isn't going to ruin the 29/30 days of the month that you've stuck to your goal. There are some studies that show that "refeed" days where you go above target calories can help weightloss in the long term. You may see some weight gain on the scales but that will be a combination of the physical food in your digestive system and additional water from the extra carbs you consumed rather than actual fat gain.

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-Hi-Reddit@reddit

Learn to be comfortable when hungry. Try fasting. Even if you don't stick with fasting, you will learn how to handle hunger without immediate satisfaction more readily.

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Fancy-Professor-7113@reddit

250 cals less a day for a week? Or forget it. I've just eaten a big bag of peanut M&Ms if that helps.

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jaspmissesyou@reddit

we're created to eat food not track our calories on our phone. youre fine

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CriticalGrowth4306@reddit

Skip brekkie, take some Vit C and Magnesium, then walk 10k steps tomorrow. You’ll sleep well and work it off/poop it oot.

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blueblue514@reddit

Forget today after all tomorrows new start again.

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no_instructions@reddit

Take it a bit easier tomorrow. And you'll probably shit most of it out anyway.

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The__Groke@reddit

Restricting food intake literally makes people crazy. Everything in your body is screaming at you to feed it, and then when you can’t resist it anymore because you are a human, you feel terrible about yourself. But it’s not you that’a a failure, it’s just kind of inevitable most of the time. I hope the Chinese was tasty and delicious and nourishing. If you can’t trust your body to sort itself out, and are dead set on dieting, maybe it’s a sign that your calorie goal is a little too low. If you aim for a more moderate deficit you might be better able to stick to it? Or if we’re fully committing to diet culture, like past me, I would just go harder on the cardio for a few days until I was back to scratch. So many options, the easiest is the first. Chinese food is tasty, enjoy your life!

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the_sweens@reddit

There is a limit to what your body can process a day so I'm reality you will poo out a lot of it, just go back to eating regularly tomorrow and you'll be fine

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pandahulk3@reddit

One of my teachers back in the day told us this “Eat healthy, exercise , die anyway”

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jasovanooo@reddit

legend

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jags33@reddit

You could run about 20 miles, that should be around 1800 calories.

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whix12@reddit

Tomorrow starts at 0

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Orsenfelt@reddit

If you hadn't eaten them, somebody else would've. You won. Champ.

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dillwavy@reddit

Life isn’t divided into 1800 calorie days. Sometimes you eat more, sometimes less. You’re human. Act like it.

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Cyanopicacooki@reddit

A 30km run would use that up nicely (my tracker says I use ~60calories per km) Alternatively, you could try having a couple of days of fruit and salad.

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PaddedValls@reddit (OP)

I couldn't even run 30m. Not that I'm an unfit guy, it's just that I'm heavier built and my knees couldn't take the impact. I walk, at least, 14,000 steps a day though, so there is a bit of damage control.

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EssentialParadox@reddit

In which case, you’ll be burning around 500ish calories per day just from those walks. Look at your daily intake and expenditure of calories and you’re probably at a bit of a deficit each day, making the occasional cheat day balance out. If you want to lose more weight, just tweak the numbers a bit — walk a bit more, eat a bit less, etc.

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DaveBeBad@reddit

You burn ~8-10 calories per mile per stone of body weight. If you set off now, you could be done in a few hours 😂

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Lower-Dependent-3684@reddit

I sometimes do this and force myself to a 24 hour fast the day after to break even. It’s probably not advisable but it ends up putting me in a deficit over the next day. I still feel guilty as I usually can’t afford to overeat. Usually I tell myself “I don’t need to eat today after overeating so heavily yesterday” and that gives me the will to continue the 24 hour fast. Again - I don’t advise this, it’s just what I do.

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animalwitch@reddit

Tomorrow is another day. Don't beat yourself up, we all need a day off from caring about calories!

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Background-End2272@reddit

I can't help you, but one time we went to Skye and I had a five course meal. Not a five course tasting menu. But a starter a main and 3 puddings, my logic was I wanted all 3 and I didn't know when we'd be back for me to try the other two. I ate all 3 puddings no bother, my logic was sound as we've not been to Skye since and that was about 7 years ago.

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NoirYorker@reddit

You fed yourself, you enjoyed your meal, you're good

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chocolatecockroach@reddit

Just drink heaps of water you’ll be fine. I read somewhere once that you can’t actually process all of the calories in one sitting, so it doesn’t all get stored as fat, it has to happen over time

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SinsOfTheAether@reddit

Tomorow morning when you wake up, you will be 100% under your daily limit

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mand71@reddit

Were you eating it because you were hungry, or just because it was there?

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MinarchyintheUK@reddit

Progress isn't linear

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Fraggle_ninja@reddit

Emotionally - take a step back a realise it’s a blip. Consider your restriction motives and what triggered you today. It’s one day, it’s not the end of the world but you can learn from it. Also did you enjoy it? Do you need regular breaks from a calorie restrictive diet? Is something emotional going on. It’s one day, if it helps add up your calories over a week or two and see what dent it really made. But it does sound like you need a more sustainable approach to your diet plans but that’s tomorrow or nexts weeks reflection.

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KP7KP@reddit

Drink 1000 calories of booze to ease your guilt

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painful_butterflies@reddit

Well since you're over already, might as well keep going, see if you can get up to 3000 over. I believe in you, you can do it!!!

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mikolv2@reddit

1800 calories is nothing in the grand scheme of things, just don't repeat that again tomorrow.

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Hyp3rpyr3xi4@reddit

Eat 1800 less tomorrow and you’ll be fine

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DizzyDinosaurs@reddit

Tomorrow is another day. The fact you realise it is out of the norm is a good sign. You'll be fine.

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DizzyMine4964@reddit

Could be an eating disorder. There is help available

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WarehouseEmpty@reddit

Well I made soup and it was awful, so I’d rather have eaten a Chinese and some mini rolls. You shouldn’t feel guilty for eating nice food because life’s too short to eat bad soup…

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Designer-Computer188@reddit

You can easily eat less tomorrow, like under the calorie intake. A light salad for lunch or something and a light evening meal with unbattered fish. You can make up for it by being a bit better in the rest of the week or go on a big hike and burn loads of calories 🙃

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KelpFox05@reddit

Sounds like your body needed more nutrition than usual. That's totally fine! Our bodies need different amounts of nutrition as our lifestyles flex and change. You needed more calories, protein, and sugar today than you usually do. That's very normal. If it's body fat you're worried about, the vast majority of the nutrients you just ate will either be utilised by your body or excreted. Only a small amount is used to build fat cells. Consistent eating past satisfaction is what builds body fat. (Also - do keep an eye on your eating habits and regularly gauge if calorie counting is right for you. If this turns into a restrict-binge disordered eating pattern, which a lot of people find it does, you might want to look into other weight loss methods that don't induce disordered eating patterns for you.)

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feralwest@reddit

Was supposed to be on the same calorie deficit. Just ate what can only be described as an industrial portion of pad thai with a bin bag of prawn crackers. Will attempt to regain sanity tomorrow.

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PsychologicalNote612@reddit

You are literate, live somewhere safe and secure, have a family, can afford snacks, can afford to pay double for a takeaway (given you were only planning on eating half), and can eat that food in comfort. Sounds to me like you could be feeling grateful, satisfied, comfortable and/or happy instead of guilty.

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sennalvera@reddit

I spent the week following Easter shoving chocolate into my face. Nothing as little as a mere 1800 cal surplus. Well several weeks have passed and today I'm over 10lb lighter than I was in April. Isolated incidents don't change your trajectory. It's the boring everyday work that does.

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DigiCurse@reddit

It's rude to leave the last 3.

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ChaucerBoi@reddit

If you eat normally for a couple of weeks, it'll be like it never happened. It's fine!

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Judging_Jester@reddit

In for a penny, in for a pound…. Pizza tomorrow?

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Same-Shit-New-Day@reddit

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LambonaHam@reddit

If you left three in the tub, then you didn't finish. Calories only count if you finish.

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Myorangecrush77@reddit

It’s about calories over the week, not a day. Exercise, calories count and move on. And if you stay the same, you stay the same. It’s a marathon not a race.

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ARobertNotABob@reddit

It will not matter in a week. Does that help?

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holy_cookie@reddit

1 single binge isnt going to suddenly cause you to get fat, just recalculate your calorie limit for the next 7 days to add those 1800 calories in, its only 258 calories less each day that way, you could just skip breakfast and for a week and that would solve it,

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sluglife1987@reddit

You have to eat 7700 calories to gain a KG of fat so you just gained 0.2 kg of fat, not the biggest amount of weight in the short term

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Ok-Chest-7932@reddit

Having a massive spike day isn't a big deal. It's persistently overeating that causes problems.

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Even_Ad_8690@reddit

Honestly you’ll be fine. Go for a walk asap as this will help with your digestion and burn some of them off much more easily than if you sleep on them!

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Wedonthavetobedicks@reddit

You've got a good poo to look forward to tomorrow.

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steppenshewolf07@reddit

You can make thyme tea and go for a run. The heavy feeling and the guilt will disappear quickly. If you then sleep 8-10 hours, it's like it never happened! Can you tell I've done this a lot?

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Ravekat1@reddit

You can plant a small rainforest. You’ll easily burn 1800 calories planting a small rainforest.

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tinabelcher182@reddit

Consider your calorie allowance over the course of the week rather than focusing only on your one day. if I calculate my TDEE it gives me both a daily amount and a weekly amount. I prefer to calculate by the day, but perhaps your 1800 Chinese dinner can be spread into your weekly allowance and actually doesn't put you much over. Also - don't worry about it. Not every day has to be perfect. Chinese food is really tasty, and you deserve to enjoy eating it. Tomorrow is a new day.

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yourmomsajoke@reddit

Eat a bit lighter food tomorrow, drink plenty of water and maybe take a walk before bed/when you wake up. For me I'd go to the gym tomorrow to feel like I've not shagged myself in the arse from eating too much but honestly we all have a day off here and there. I had one the other day and immediately regretted it, fucking box of doughnuts like a wanker. The next day was protein, carbs and gym, much better.

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gagagagaNope@reddit

You know you're like this. Stop lying to yourself when you order two portions of chinese whilst telling yourself you'll only eat one.

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_FreddieLovesDelilah@reddit

Just don’t eat much tomorrow and you’ll be fine. It takes 3500 kcals to make just 1lb of fat.

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Milky_Finger@reddit

You could run half of it off tomorrow if you jog for over an hour

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Kind_Board5470@reddit

Tomorrow's another day. Enjoy the splurge & begin again tomorrow. It's not that big of a deal.

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JohnnySchoolman@reddit

About an 8k run or 45 minutes on a cross trainer should do it.

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HikingOtter@reddit

Shake it off, tomorrow is a new day. Don't make it ruin your healthy lifestyle, go back on track. It won't affect your results long term. Remember about balance 80-20 (healthy vs cheatmeals).

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PixelPoppah@reddit

Can't help. We went berry picking earlier and I ended up making a gooseberry pie. There's only 1 third of it left and my child only had a mini slice 👀 I'm trying to convince myself it's mainly fruit haha also had about 3 potatoes and a sandwich throughout the day. Save me from myself 😭

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sundayhungover@reddit

Oh man your gooseberry pie sounds delicious

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MonsieurGump@reddit

Take up rugby… “Salads don’t win scrums” (Ox Nché - South Africa)

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Cressyda29@reddit

Eat less a bit later tomorrow and you’ll average out.

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bonjajr@reddit

A fat load of cardio for you

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Ginge04@reddit

Get a life and stop worrying about it.

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PaddedValls@reddit (OP)

Get a life? That seems a bit nasty, which is unwarranted. My interests in life regard staying fit and trying to be lean. Would you tell someone who was struggling with playing guitar to get a life?

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Gullible-Wolf1940@reddit

If your at the point of feeling like it’s torture to have a diet then you should stop and indulge for now. And accept it’s not your time to change your lifestyle. Stop taking it as an insult

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Junkoftheheartss@reddit

Hope the TV licence people find you x

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matobi91@reddit

I’m pretty strict with calorie counting and have been for the last two years, at my target weight now and maintaining at 2300. But every now and again you have to enjoy a nice meal out or a good takeaway. Yes the scales the next day might be a tiny bit higher, but by next week? All gone and back to normal.

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updownclown68@reddit

Tell me about the Chinese food, was it delicious?

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PaddedValls@reddit (OP)

It was incredible. Chicken chow mein. Salt and pepper chips. Curry sauce.

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updownclown68@reddit

I’m well jel

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RikB666@reddit

Then all is good.

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Ollymid2@reddit

Was it succulent?

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Fluid-Vacation-3172@reddit

Oof, that's some good stuff right there. Fair play.

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bumpoleoftherailey@reddit

Don’t worry about it. It’s happened, enjoy it and start again.

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Junkoftheheartss@reddit

Sounds like some solid scran tbh and you have 3 cakes left, 1 day over won’t hurt any progress, tomorrows a new day and another day to try again 🙂

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Vivid-Blacksmith-122@reddit

the world won't end. Just eat less tomorrow and it will all even out in the wash. You have not committed a war crime.

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IllustratorOutside61@reddit

Enjoy your cheat day. Nice run tomorrow, 10% more than normal

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DangerousCalm@reddit

One day is not every day. Today is a blip is all.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

As a lifetime glutton, my non-scientific mental ready reckoner says you put on roughly one pound for every 2000 calories you eat above what you use, so that's not even one pound. Best thing is to enjoy letting yourself go today. From tomorrow, de-risk the house and aim to eat about 200 cals less / burn 200 more each day till Friday. This time next week you'll have balanced it out.

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Reppin-LDN@reddit

Now get 4 cans and a bag of m&ms for Saturday night movie.

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nathderbyshire@reddit

Think of all the times you underate. Just balancing it out aren't ye

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YOURTAKEISTRASH@reddit

Listen, you absolute legend of indulgence! First off, slow clap for committing to that Chinese feast like it was your last meal on earth. Those M&S mini rolls didn’t stand a chance, and honestly? Respect. But here’s your guilt-free lifeline: crack open an ice-cold Dr Pepper Zero right now. That sweet, fizzy, zero-calorie miracle will hit your tongue like a redemption arc in beverage form. It’s the liquid equivalent of “we don’t have to tell anyone about this” with just enough cherry-vanilla magic to make your taste buds forget their crimes. Sip it like the hero you are, because tomorrow’s a new day, but tonight? Tonight calls for a guilt-free sugar rush that won’t judge you. Go on. You’ve earned this.

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PaddedValls@reddit (OP)

You almost brought a tear to my eye.

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siybon@reddit

Just eat 1890 calories under your daily limit tomorrow and it'll be as if it never happened.

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StrangeAffect7278@reddit

Stick to your target tomorrow as usual and don’t eat less to “compensate” for the extra calories. You were hungry today and you won’t be adding much weight if this is a one-off.

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Fun-Department3533@reddit

My god, is this the kind of problems the other half are having.

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ZekkPacus@reddit

It takes 3500 calories over maintenance to gain a pound of fat. Even if you end up at 3500 calories over, you've gained a pound. You can lose that in a week of deficit, so don't stress it. Diet is not about one day, it's about every day.

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ivoryfrog@reddit

No point feeling guilty about it. That won't achieve anything. Life happens, learn from this experience. Next time order less food, or portion it out before sitting down to eat. Maybe find or create healthier recipes/versions of the takeout food you love. If you have been in a deficit for the other days then it likely won't result in any real weight gain... any scale gain you see will be from water retention from the higher sodium content of takeout food. Just get back on plan with your next meal/day and don't stress about one meal.

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EllebumbleB@reddit

If I go mental on m&s mini mallow whips, I usually vow to do better the next day. Just eat less shite tomorrow.

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UsernameRemorse@reddit

It's ok to do that now and again. Won't make any difference. Do it every day though and you'll be a porker. Overeating one evening isn't immediately impactful like sawing your leg off

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hissyhissy@reddit

If I had a shocker of a day I used to beat myself up about it and fall off the diet wagon all together. Now I count calories over the week as well as over the day. So I can negate a bad day by being a bit more under for the rest of the week. :)

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geeered@reddit

First off, you left three - well done! Then - I'd approach it as a 'metabolic reset day' - keeping your body guessing to help reduce the chance/impact of adaptive thermogenesis.

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Horse_and_Fart@reddit

Eat some foot and don’t stop when you are full but stop when you hate yourself

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xengouk@reddit

I can only manage two toes!

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TimeNew2108@reddit

Don't ease your guilt, that will only lead to you repeating this episode. Feel guilty that is how we learn not to repeat our actions. You can't learn self discipline if people constantly baby you saying don't worry about it, it's only one day, it's only half a pound. I'm sure it was delicious and you enjoyed it but if you plan your diet with meals that are worth eating rather than extremes of calory deficit and tasteless rubbish, you are more likely to stick to it.

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MoxTheOxe@reddit

It's important to have days like this. If you regiment your diet all of the time what does your metabolism have to work hard for?

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HD_Sanders@reddit

Only you can help yourself. Own it and do better next time

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SaltPomegranate4@reddit

Life is all about balance

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jodaqua@reddit

Don't feel guilty. It's nice to indulge yourself once in a while. Just start fresh tomorrow.

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Intrepid_Bearz@reddit

So today is cheat day and tomorrow’s a new start! If you don’t treat yourself now and again, life gets dull. Make peace with what you’ve done and enjoy the cheat day knowing tomorrow you can count the calories and be good.

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Mikey463@reddit

I was 24 stone and now 17.5 - Intermittent Fasting has become my life and I am now training for my first 5k race. Still some way to go. If you want some advice on what has helped me then feel free to message me. You have realised the mistake so well done on that.

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snakeoildriller@reddit

Um .. the best I can do is "if you were living in the other side of the pond you would have been 3,000 calories over your limit, so relax".

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RaspberryTurtle987@reddit

Don’t count calories, that will help with the guilt.

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Practical_Scar4374@reddit

reset your limit to your current limit + 1800 :)

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ResplendentBear@reddit

You've over eaten by enough to gain 1/2 pound in weight. That doesn't show anywhere. Two days of strict dieting could take that off again. If you are dieting or trying to control calories you need to stop buying food that makes it easy to completely blow your daily allowance.

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Nice_Back_9977@reddit

Don't worry, its done, and you must have been hungry. Have you been restricting your food too much? That's the number one thing that leads to binge eating.

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poshbakerloo@reddit

Having the odd splurge isn't bad - just keep your Mon-Fri diet clean!

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atsevoN@reddit

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Ok_Resident3556@reddit

It was one day. It’s ok. Just like you won’t get slim eating healthy for one day, you won’t put on loads of weight splurging on one day. Just get back to your plan tomorrow and it will be fine.

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SuccessfulNothing950@reddit

It’s Saturday, chill out and enjoy yourself!!

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wiggyslice@reddit

Some days you just gotta give yourself a present

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FakeNordicAlien@reddit

Why guilt? 1800 calories corresponds to about half a pound in weight gain. Not even quite a quarter-kilo. It only really matters if you do it consistently. Maybe your limit is set too low, or you’re too strict with what foods you’re allowed, but probably you’re just having a bad day. Everyone has them. A bad day does not mean you’ve wrecked everything. If *all* the days were bad (or even most), maybe you’d need to rethink how you’re going about things, but this is one day. Just don’t buy into the, “well, it’s all ruined now, might as well continue” that so many people do. Tomorrow’s a new day, and you can start afresh.

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DotCottonCandy@reddit

Have a look at your calorie intake for the week. How’s it all looking then?

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LobsterCopy@reddit

If it happened, it happened for a reason. Own it, and enjoy it; don't judge yourself harshly for that.

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turtlebeqch@reddit

1800 is only 0.6lbs which is nothing

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dunmif_sys@reddit

Best finish the mini rolls now, those 3 will just tempt you tomorrow.

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Tiger-Bumbay@reddit

Don’t feel guilty and don’t worry about it. Feeling guilty will just make things worse and take away your enjoyment of it!

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Throwawaythedocument@reddit

We all slip up. You're not in denial. Either forgive and forget, and back to it tomorrow. Or as soneone else said, go for a walk, you'll probably feel better for it

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Stoo84@reddit

Have a lighter day tomorrow and don’t worry about it?

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alsutton@reddit

Go for a walk, that’ll get you away from too much temptation.

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