I made the choice to overeat today and ended the day around 2600 calories. That's close to twice my maintenance calories right now and I'm not sure what to do because I really don't want to end up gaining back a bunch of weight. I'm "maintaining" right now at around 101lbs (stats = 5'0, 27F, very sedentary), which is actually slightly above my goal 97lbs +/- 2.5lbs maintenance range. (I've had some stressful stuff come up at work and I have a combination of depression/PMS that's really messing with me, so I've been maintaining a bit above my goal window with the intention to re-introduce a slight deficit after my period ends.)
Today (and actually yesterday as well) was basically me eating like I used to, so I'm having a bit of deja vu about when I almost had an obese BMI... (And it's not a nice feeling. I didn't treat myself very well back then, physically or emotionally.) I don't regret eating the food, because it was good and it was a kind of self-care that I really needed, but now I'm feeling apprehensive about what to do next. When I was actively losing, overeating wasn't something I worried about because I knew it would correct itself over the next few days because I had a reliable deficit 5-6 days a week. Now I don't have that safety net and I'm worried I'm going to start to regain the weight. (And I'd really rather deal with it before it becomes +5 lbs, +10 lbs, etc.)
Does anyone have any tips about managing overeating when your goal isn't really to lose weight? Is it better to make up for it over the next few days by eating at a deficit or is it one of those things you shouldn't worry about until you actually start gaining? (As evidenced from weight averages/trends, etc.?)
I totally welcome advice from other maintainers or losers - I think everyone has different approaches to and perspectives on this kind of thing and I'm interested in hearing it.
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