Low class garbage food. Make better choices.

Anonymous wrote:I knew that having oatmeal for breakfast was going to send me into a carb spiral. By the time I hit lunch, I was running errands and absolutely craving Arby’s roast beef (of all things) and a small fry. I ate all of it and now feel gross. I have about 10 pounds to lose and am feeling super discouraged. That is all.

Oatmeal alone shouldn’t send you into a spiral like that. Did you have sugar, too? That would do the trick, unfortunately.

One idea is to eat plain oatmeal with a 1/4 cup of walnuts and a 1/2 tbs of chia seeds. There’s enough fiber in there to keep you full for several hours.

And don’t get discouraged! One day is only one day.

I hope you had a Dr Pepper or Mr. Pibb with it.

Whenever I went to the College Park IKEA I would need to go to the Arby's down the street for some stress/comfort food! LOL

Anonymous wrote:I knew that having oatmeal for breakfast was going to send me into a carb spiral. By the time I hit lunch, I was running errands and absolutely craving Arby’s roast beef (of all things) and a small fry. I ate all of it and now feel gross. I have about 10 pounds to lose and am feeling super discouraged. That is all.

I have this problem too, with carbs at breakfast setting me up to overeat the rest of the day. Actually for me, just about any breakfast sets me up to overeat, so I've been skipping it since before it became fashionable.

BUT your lunch doesn't sound all that horrible to me diet-wise! Plenty of people think eating a salad, with high calorie toppings and dressing, is virtuous. You probably ended up with fewer calories and a good amount of protein.

Anonymous wrote:I knew that having oatmeal for breakfast was going to send me into a carb spiral. By the time I hit lunch, I was running errands and absolutely craving Arby’s roast beef (of all things) and a small fry. I ate all of it and now feel gross. I have about 10 pounds to lose and am feeling super discouraged. That is all.

Every day is a new day. Forgive yourself the lapse and don't beat yourself up at all. Just eat better the next day. Sometimes it is nice to have a treat. You can lose the pounds! I believe in you.

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Anonymous wrote:Have a garden salad with little dressing (no croutons) and maybe a cup of broth seasoned with tumeric, freshly diced garlic and black pepper for dinner. Your calories will all even out over the day.

This is no big deal. Just get back on the horse and do better tomorrow. Maybe plan to have scrambled eggs and berries for breakfast.

This sounds like something Gwenyth Paltrow would recommend to eat.

Or you could just have a normal, balanced dinner and move on. No biggie.

It's what I eat when I need something on my stomach that has very few calories but eats like a meal. I would not eat this on a regular day, only if I felt that I had over consumed on calories that day and needed to eat very lightly. It's better than going to bed without any supper, lol.

Gwenyth thinks that putting cayenne pepper into a mug of hot water is a "meal".

My grandmother went through a period when she would have these sudden cravings for Arbys -- when I look back on it, she may have been going through menopause.

We'd be driving through town and she would suddenly turn and head into the drive-thru. Once it was right after we had eaten breakfast, but she still got a roast beef sandwich. Another time, she pulled in, parked, got out of the car (leaving my 6-year-old sister and 8-year-old me inside -- good times!) and came back with a sandwich for herself. Nothing for us. She was seriously focused on that roast beef.

Arby's is the best when I'm hungover. Don't sweat it and start over tomorrow!

Anonymous wrote:Have a garden salad with little dressing (no croutons) and maybe a cup of broth seasoned with tumeric, freshly diced garlic and black pepper for dinner. Your calories will all even out over the day.

This is no big deal. Just get back on the horse and do better tomorrow. Maybe plan to have scrambled eggs and berries for breakfast.

This sounds like something Gwenyth Paltrow would recommend to eat.

Or you could just have a normal, balanced dinner and move on. No biggie.

I found junk food ok for my weight loss as long as I stay close to daily calories target
Nothing is off limit for me: pizza, chick fila, burger, fries, chocolates, dessert etc , I log it and eat less the rest of the day or the next day
I was able to lose 1 pound a week for 7 month and reached my target 2 months ago

According to their nutrition info, the roast beef sandwich is 360 calories and the small fries are 410. That's <800 calories. Don't know what your target is, but it can't be that much more.

Anonymous wrote:I've never had Arby's roast beef, but their curly fries are hands down the best fast food fries ever.

Love the potato cakes!

I love Arby’s. I have been losing weight and still eat fast food a few times a month. I just eat a light dinner and skip my evening snack.

Shiny beef is worth falling off the wagon for every few months.

Skip dinner