Went WAY over.. BAD TWO DAYS :( help needed

so i gained from 126 to 133. i got my period yesterday boyyyy i got the cravings..so yeahh i hate ice cream once yesterday and some chocolate popcorn. went to about 1100 calories (Limit is 1400) so then i went out dancing, for about 3 hours.. and afterwards everyone wanted to get some thing to eat, so we went to dennys.. i got buff chicken melt sandwich, took off the bread, ate most the chicken, not much of the fries. and that was it.but i bet i went over 1400 cals thast day(maybe no too bad the dancing might have burned offso it didnt make a difference idk)...

then today i woke up had fruit for breakfast(started off good) then i went right into the popcorn again..and some caramel kind too. idk whats wrong with me. then i had 2 of these indiviual ice creams today! again, thenn more popcorn, and more fruit. i hate some PLAIN shrimp no sauces earlier. but i mean its all CRAPPPPP and i totally know i went way over 1400 with the popcorn n ice creams. they were 250 a peice.

im so depressed and freaking out right now, its terrible ive never been this bad my entire time dieting,what can i do. i dont wanna gain, i dont wanna mess up everything.

i need to get rid of my thighs./ butt. and some inches in my stomach. i need some help. i cant go to the gym cuz i work most of the time and when i dont i need my down time but im usually running around but today i was lazy and relaxed.

any encouraging adivce or help to get me thru this :( i just wanna make myself throw it ALL up instead. but i woiuldnt do that

Yeah, definitely don't throw it up!  You won't gain huge amounts from a couple of days of bingeing (especially since it doesn't sound like really bad bingeing) just admit that you've made a mistake and make sure you drink lots of water tonight and tomorrow to avoid getting bloated from sodium retention.  Popcorn is really high in sodium and retaining salt will make you retain water, too.  And when I say a lot I'm talking like 80 ounces.

Other than that, don't stress.  It doesn't do any good except make you miserable, and some studies say it causes weight gain.    Not good!

So just breathe and move on.  You did well with the exercise.  Just stay motivated and don't fall off the tracks!

honestly im very indesisve and i need all the support and advice i can get, thats what keeps me going and working hard to get where i wanna be, lately i have NONE, and no one there to talk to about it that KNOWS what im going through, my boyfriend and friends are supportive but dont understand anything about calorie counting or why i really care about it so much. sooo i like to be able to look to u guys for this

i having a rough day. : (

thank u Bricole-im trying the water idea, cuz ive been lackin that lately. and i just exercised for a half hour, i feel all energized and positive, i just need to get throu the night and on a better foot tomoorrrow

First of all 1400 would be low for a day with that much activity. Yes you gained, but it's water. It's not physically possible for that to be from food. You would have had to have eaten 24,500 calories and you didn't. Don't worry, your problem should not be with the amount of calories you ate, but what those calories were made of. It's not the end of the world. You control your body, eating and emotions about those two not your food.

I get that way too -- going over the limit. Once you go over, it's easy to keep going over.  But the beauty of it is -- you can always toss the chocolate popcorn and any junk you are likely to eat. 

 Keep it in your house for only a day or two. If it's not gone by 2 days later, toss it, give it away, bring it to work, give it to friends, hide it in the garage, etc.  Whatever works -- just get it out of your sight.

 Then the next day -- start over and pretend nothing happened. Just try to stay under the goal again.

Just smile, remember how good that stuff tasted and get back on track.  That way you can say that you only had two bad days.  If you keep going like that you might get bummed and give up.   When I get my PMS I crave things like that too, plus I'm STARVING so it's even harder to ignore those cravings.  Maybe each month give yourself one/two days to enjoy and that's it. 

When its PMS craving time I eat South Beach Diet Cookies its not the best but it does help.  Oatmeal/Chocolate Chip are my favorite and only 100 calories.

 Anyway just get back on track and move on.

 

 

There's a little ditty I picked up years ago... 

"Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again".

You're human - you're going to have week moments and you're going to give in occasionally.  Just "pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again".

Flush your system with lots of water, watch the sodium intake (helps prevent water retention) and start fresh.  You can't do anything about what you've already eaten - just try to control those urges next time.

For snackies - when I have that urge, I go for the Kraft pudding cups, they come in chocolate for that time of the month TTOTM and are only 100 cals/cup! ;)  My grocery store has sales on occasion, 10 packs of 4 for $10.00. :):) So I stock up.

Also - As it was explained to me, eating just fruit for breakfast isn't really a great idea - as you learned - you were still hungry.  It's very sugary - even though it's fruit.  You want to couple it with something else - like peanut butter - or having on the side of regular breakfast items - eggs, sausage or something loaded with protein.

You should try this - Get some Body Fortress Whey Protein - you can get a big tub for like $15.00 at Target, Walmart or WalGreens.  I get the vanilla flavored - goes well with most any drink.  I take one scoop (110 cals and 23g protein) and add 8oz skim milk (80 cals) so we're at 200 cals now, and that alone is good, but add some frozen strawberries and a banana and KABLOW - a fabulous, healthful start to the day. 

Recently, I've added a scoop of my vanilla protein powder to 8oz of V8 V.Fusion Light strawberry Banana juice and that only comes to 160 total cals for that mixture and its just as good!!! :)

Good Luck!

From the sounds of the first day you didn't really go that far over if at all if you only ate the chicken and a few chips I would say that is up to about 500. And seeing as you danced for ages I am sure you burned like 200-300 at the very least, which means you could have got away with 1600-700 calories, which I am sure you must have been under. In my opinion you only had one binge day therefore, which makes things a lot better! The weight gain will be due to all the sugars and salts in the crap you ate though. Even if I ate only like 700 calories but completely in crap I would gain water weight like a bitch. It will go down again in a couple of days, drink lots of tea, water, just drink lots in general and it will purge out all the excess sugar and salt in your blood.

i know how hard it is to ghet back on track after falling off. i did the same thing over the weekend. you just have to focus again and get back to business. you really didn't do as bad as you think. from now on, try to keep better alternatives for when the munchies strike or pms gets the best of you. i keep special k protein bars and luna bars on hand for my chocolate fix. with only 110-180 calories a piece, they totally satisy the craving. try the peppermint trick- eat a mint or candy cane. eating mint helps control cravings. i love altoids chocolate dipped mints. I never have more than 2 and with just 15 calories a piece. you can burn that off instantly. plus, you have minty fresh breath! haha!

100 calorie pack are helpful for munchie days too. there are salty snacks and sweet ones. just be sure not to eat the entire boxful; of packs in one day!

good luck and know you're doing fine. :)

~Sara~