Oh dear muffin

pretty.batgirl · 06-25-2009, 04:12 AM

I've been working towards lowering my bodyfat and killing those abs so that they start to pop over the last month. For the first few weeks I did have a cheat meal every Friday but never did I add anything overly processed with sugars and flour, a friend even mentioned the meal wouldn't be considered a cheat at all...But anyways, this morning while I was stirring oatmeal and chopping a banana for breakfast I laid eyes on a glorious vanilla muffin. It wasn't huge like a Starbucks muffin, it was probably half the size (maybe even smaller) and I completely succumbed to it. I feel like it'll affect my progress...
What's worse is today's my rest day, I worked abs and did HIIT yesterday and I feel like my hard work has been wasted.

I need someone to set my mind straight.

deawalsh · 06-25-2009, 04:42 AM

The very first thing to do is DO NOT PANIC!!!....breath,think about it as a moment of distraction of your clean eating habits and do not worry about that....go back to your clean eating for the rest of the day!
It's OK to allow yourself some treats once in a while, and even if you had a little more in the last few weeks, you'll go back to normal clean eating stronger cuz you've beaten all those cravings!
Try to enjoy every single bit instead of worrying about it, you'll feel way better after!

ives · 06-25-2009, 04:55 AM

Your BMI is 17. If anything, go have ANOTHER muffin.

Starving yourself is only making your body a) crave high-cal foods, leading to these "binges," and b) grab every calorie it can get and literally hold onto it for dear life.

valby · 06-25-2009, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ives

Your BMI is 17. If anything, go have ANOTHER muffin.

At 5"4 and 99# you can afford the extra muffin.

heidismommy · 06-25-2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ives

Your BMI is 17. If anything, go have ANOTHER muffin.

Starving yourself is only making your body a) crave high-cal foods, leading to these "binges," and b) grab every calorie it can get and literally hold onto it for dear life.

Sorry but I have to agree with this. And even if your weight were higher "cheats" and treats a couple times per week shouldn't stall progress.

pretty.batgirl · 06-25-2009, 07:48 AM

Thanks for responding ladies,

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Originally Posted by ives

Your BMI is 17. If anything, go have ANOTHER muffin.

Starving yourself is only making your body a) crave high-cal foods, leading to these "binges," and b) grab every calorie it can get and literally hold onto it for dear life.

I'm not trying to starve myself at all, if anything I'm trying to <i>get out</i> of starvation mode. I eat around 1500 calories a day but I do steer away from unhealthy fats and sweets. I fear that because of my reckless nutrition in the past (where I used to eat 800...100 calories at most...like a few months ago before I really got into weight training )my body will automatically store it as fat....

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At 5"4 and 99# you can afford the extra muffin.

I'd rather opt for something healthier. Another muffin will just make me feel guilty.

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Sorry but I have to agree with this. And even if your weight were higher "cheats" and treats a couple times per week shouldn't stall progress.

It's comforting to know that cheats and treats aren't detrimental, I'm just really afraid it'll add up to unnecessary flab...I really want to have abs like yours! What's putting me off it that I feel like I really went over with my calorie intake for breakfast. Not only did I have my oatmeal (made with skimmed milk), honey and half a banana but I added a muffin too...I'm to afraid to note down the calories....I'm guessing it easily went over 600.

pretty.batgirl · 06-25-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by deawalsh

The very first thing to do is DO NOT PANIC!!!....breath,think about it as a moment of distraction of your clean eating habits and do not worry about that....go back to your clean eating for the rest of the day!
It's OK to allow yourself some treats once in a while, and even if you had a little more in the last few weeks, you'll go back to normal clean eating stronger cuz you've beaten all those cravings!
Try to enjoy every single bit instead of worrying about it, you'll feel way better after!

I enjoyed it for a moment and then I was like ''oh crap...'' and I felt guilty, I train hard and I really want to maintain and add to my current shape, I don't want to fall back and gain any extra fat. It just feels like I've taken a step backwards and that I've fallen behind.

heidismommy · 06-25-2009, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pretty.batgirl

It's comforting to know that cheats and treats aren't detrimental, I'm just really afraid it'll add up to unnecessary flab...I really want to have abs like yours! What's putting me off it that I feel like I really went over with my calorie intake for breakfast. Not only did I have my oatmeal (made with skimmed milk), honey and half a banana but I added a muffin too...I'm to afraid to note down the calories....I'm guessing it easily went over 600.

It really won't add up to unnecessary flab. I allow myself plenty of cheats and treats throughout the week, while still consuming a very healthy diet. I'm careful, but not rigid, and that is important since I have a very long history of disordered eating (anorexia). And even with plenty of cheats I've still been able to lean out in recent months.

In most cases abs come down to body fat and diet---but that isn't the case with you. You're already super lean, you just don't have enough ab muscle to show through. The solution to that is to work on gaining more weight slowly by lifting hard and heavy and getting a small surplus of calories and not by trying to lean out more. It was the same with me. My abs are a lot more prominent now than when I weighed 80 lbs even though at 80 lbs I had very little body fat---I also had very little muscle, most of it had wasted away as the result of starvation so there was no muscle to show through.

It isn't what you eat in one meal that matters as much as what you eat over time. It balances out pretty well and like I said above you should be getting a surplus of calories anyway. Hang in there and good luck!

PremierGirl · 06-25-2009, 09:41 AM

if it's really bothering you ... I don't see what's wrong with going for a nice relaxing walk for like 40-60 minutes...

just to get rid of the guilt trip if anything and burn atleast some calories.....

and trust me, I had an eating contest saturday night which probably did have a negative effect of me, but I do not have a noticeable fat gain whether it be is waist size or anything( well atleast I dont hope so

if anything this should make you more disciplined this week out