I followed a healthy diet all week and worked out, but..........?

Question

I pigged out last night. Do you think that's so bad? I did 30-40 min. of weights M-Sa and 60 min of cardio M-Sa. I always follow Weight Watchers. I've lost 4 lbs this week and feel toned. (I've been working out the past 3 weeks but just stepped it up this week.) Do you think one day of bad food will really make a huge difference? I'm about to go to the gym and I'm back on Weight Watchers today!

Answer 1

I don't think one day should be a problem. You should always try to stick to your diet, even on weekends, but you should be fine. It sounds like you are very active to one day won't be a big deal if you get back to your routine! Good luck!

Answer 2

This is a good question. To understand the answer you have to know your body's caloric intake requirements. Lets say yours is 1750 calories per day. Your body will burn these calories on a normal day without exercise. When you exercise you burn more calories, if you eat more, you add more calories.

To loose 1 pound you must loose 3500 calories, either by not eating your required calories a day, or by exercising more to eating the same amount of calories.

A one day binge will not kill you, but it is not optimal either. You should find a diet that you can be honest with 7 days a week. Like I said, if you only require 1750 calories a day, then eat what you want, but do not exceed 1750 calories a day. If you know you are going out in the evening, focus earlier in the day on eating lower calorie foods, like vegetables and such. Just keep a running total in your head as you go through the day. I have lost 40 lbs using this method. Just my $.02.

Answer 3

Of course no! You can't deprive your body from everything or else the diet and excersice will fail because you won't be able to tolerate, neither your body. It is ok to eat what you really want once a week, without going all nuts because then you can end with a stomach pain. But besides this, you are rewarding yourself and your body for such a good effort it's been doing for so long. Good luck and keep the good work!

Answer 4

First of all the Weight watchers program is seriously flawed for many reasons.If you're on a diet you must stick to it.Your body will acclimate to your caloric intake over time.Straying from this can cause a backlash and cause your system to secrete more insulin which will take any excess blood sugar and store it as fat in your adipose tissue.I've known dozens of people on Weight Watchers and very few of them ever lost a considerable amount of weight and none of them kept off what they shed.

Answer 5

Depends on how much you pigged out. Did you eat your way through the entire house???

Usually one day does not make a difference and your work out routine seems pretty rigorous. Ask yourself why you pigged out, are you an emotional eater? If so, you need to deal with that to keep weight off for life. Keep up your routine and eat healthy, it's ok to splurge once in a while!

Answer 6

Binging on food is sometimes you're body's way of saying you need more carbs or protien or whatever it's lacking when you workout. You sound as though you have a pretty active workout routine, so a one time food binge is nothing to feel guilty about.

However, if you regularly starve yourself and then binge-eat, you are doing your body grievous harm. When you fast, your body doesn't automatically start breaking down fat cells. It starts breaking down muscle tissue for fuel. Then when you eat in a binge, your body reacts by storing more and more of the calories as FAT cells, as it learns to anticipate dry, "no food" periods of time. Eat regularly , just eat less if you burn fewer calories than you consume. Eat more if your looking to add muscle mass and then really go for lifting greater and greater weights, as opposed to more repetitions of a lower weight, which is what you do if you want to be lean and sculpted, not a She-Hulk.

Answer 7

I hate to say it but yeah it does make a difference. Ur body needs to ajust to healthy food n healthy food only for about a month or more. Afterwards u can pigout one tym n ur body wudnt even realize. But u deffinatly need to go on a healthy strike for a month or more, jus one night of givin into cravings too soon can ruin wut uve been working for. So grab a diet soda of sum fat free hot chocolate to fight sweet cravings, even a tiny handful of chips to kill the salt cravings will b a little satisfyin. But cravings only last 15 minutes so jus walk away as best u can. Good luck!!! <333

Answer 8

no I don't think it will make a huge difference, unless you are thinking really short-term. The key is consistence. If you work out like that every week and only have a pig-out session once a week, you will be just fine.

Answer 9

It's important not to deprive yourself while dieting... an occasional sweet here and there is better than an enormous splurge. It's not so bad to have a chocolate while you're on a strict diet, it's not so good to "pig out", though. Capice?

Good luck!

Answer 10

No, just get back on track and you will be ok.

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm

Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.

Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d

*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.

Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/

A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com

Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.