Help, Please!!!!

We went to the Zoo today, walked around from 10am to about 4:30pm. 

Breakfast at home ~270cal

Lunch at the Zoo (kids' combo consisting of fries, 2 chicken strips and a packet of BBQ sauce, Sprite for drink) ~800cal

Snack at home: peanuts (guilty as charged), 1 peach, 10 cherries, 1.5 slices of cake: ~350cal

THEN i decided to come to the computer to record all my calories for today - and somehow with cheating a little bit here, a little bit there - I went over 2000 cal. I got depressed and before I knew it, I was back in the kitchen, just finishing 2.5 slices of bread with liver pate, 1 cup of milk with cereals. --- TOTAL cal intake for today: over 3000!!!

I don't know how to eat properly! I have been trying for a few months now and i don't think I had a day of 1200 cal for at least 3 months!

Please please please, I need some help, I am on the verge! I need a strict diet plan, because my trying to work it out does not take me anywhere! I don't often eat out, I drink my water, I do my exercise, it's EATING that depresses me! 

Or I should just stop eating for a while!!!!!!! :( I know it will take at least another full day for my body to digest what i ate today! Oh oh oh, how pathetic and stupid I feel! I know it's in my power, and yet I have been struggling for 3 years now and I am still the loser in my own game!

First, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself! the self defeating thoughts will cause you more harm than positive results... we all have xtra calorie days, just get back on the wagon tomorrow, and try to eat as clean as possible... Second, you can create a deficit by working out... try to get a run/walk/jog in there or do any kind of activity that will help negate some of the calories, plus you have the fuel in the your body so use some of that energy up... good luck and try not get so down on yourself...we all do it.... ;)- s

I agree with shapeshifter.  Don't be so hard on yourself   Start again tomorrow. What helped me when I began was to sit down and plan out a 3-day meal plan, and swore to myself that I would eat only those things for those 3 days.  It was just a 3 day commitment, so I wasn't overwhelmed. The number of days didn't really matter, what mattered was proving to myself that I could, getting the self-confidence and self-esteem from that success, and pushing myself on to the next step.

My food plan included salads and soups to fill me up (they were so low in calories that I could eat them anytime and as much as I wanted), some healthy protein, and a treat at the end of the day (chocolate!).  I can email you exactly what I had if you like, but I kinda worked it out to be foods that I like, so it may not be stuff you like.

It worked well for me.  I did end up being a hermit for those first few days, I refused to go to the store, to a restaurant, or out for coffee, I didn't want the temptation.

I don't know if that would help you, but it really worked for me.  I also had a non-food reward (buying a book I wanted) as a gift to  myself for making it through that 3-day commitment.

I hope that helps!  If it doesn't, I am sure you can find some other way that will work better for you   Keep brainstorming on here, someone will have a tip that worked for them and will also work for you!

Shana

I agree with both. Today is a new day and start fresh. You'll be OK . If you find that you are going over day after day; then you'll need to look st your diet, goals and motivation again. You can do it!  

Please don't beat yourself up! It is NOT the end of the world.  You walked around the zoo all day so remember to add that into your activity log.  I know it's hard to sneak in workouts when you have kids.  I HIGHLY recommend the Biggest Loser workout DVDs... they are only 20 minutes long and, boy, do you sweat! The next time your not hungry but you're in the kitchen remember that you have to put it in calorie count. You feel so good about yourself when you defeat the impluse to eat!

Tomorrow is a new day! You can do it!