Well I guess it happens to the best of us....

[easttexasdaisy]

Friday nigth ds got really sick, we almost went to the emegency room but went to the saturday morning clinic. Asthmatic bronchitis. 2 breathing treaments later and 2 prescriptions he is going to be fine. But I just lost it yesterday. Had a couple of sausages and digressed into chinese food with rice, a sleeve of saltines, ham and a biscuit, hot chocolate (with sugar)...... I know it was emotional. Ieven had a cigarette (outisde of course) but i haven't smoked in years. A pot of coffee.... Water? what was that? Veggies? didn't find a one...
I have been really carefull not to give into emotional eating since I started, but yesterday was just too much. I am going back to induction for a few days, then back into OWL, but I was just shocked at myself. Really everything just went out the window.
How do I stop it from happening again?
BTW I guess between the carbs and the salt (and TOM) my weight this morning was 200. 9 pounds up for one day???? I know water, but that much WATER? And almost to Christmas goal, was 1 measly pound away...
So discouraged with myself at the moment.

[dreamof145]

The first step is admitting you lost it. It is out of your system now and you can go back to clean induction and pick up where you left off. Except for the cravings that will probably result from your loss of control...I doubt you gained more than a few pounds.

I'd make a plan for the next time you lose control and have a lot of stress build up in your life. My plan is writing. I use it as a comfort remedy as well as a celbration remedy. Whenever I am feeling down, I write it into a story. When I am extremely happy, I write it into a story. Other things are walks, water, music and talking to someone. You can always come here and find someone to chat with. We all know that when we are ready to explode it is an old habit to feed ourselves. Find other means of feeding your emotions other than food.

Good luck to you ds. Hope he is all better!
Best wishes

[2big4mysize]

you start by understanding that your barin has stored away a file of foods as drugs based on the fact that the last time you felt this way you did this and felt better even if it wasn't the foods but the passage of time. And then you learn what foods minic what neurotransmitters and you keeo a sully of then handy in the low carb version chocolate has a chemical in it that calms us and that is why we crave it.

I shared this on another board and it used to be here but I guess in the culling it got lost

Keep an Atkins Emergency Kit ready to jump into action for use as required; pack:

1. some bottles of water to drink at the first sign of stress. This will do several things; one, it will give you a response to the situation that is Atkins friendly; two, it will fill your tummy a bit and delay eating the bad stuff; and three, it will reprogram your "food as a drug" response memories to use water instead (hopefully).

2. a picture of you in those new smaller size ____ and a friendly note from you reminding yourself why it is important to you to be able to wear them. This may help you get a hold of the situation.

3. a written out set of exercises you can do anywhere like isometric muscle contractions or heck even those famous kegel things the ladies were doing in chat a few months ago. Any exercise you can focus your mind on and do will use up the chemicals the stress is producing in a productive manner and deactivate the situation. Just think, your friends are eating cream puffs and you are kegeling. The mental image of that should cause you to laugh out loud and laughter can release stress too.

4. a copy of your goals and reasons to do Atkins as a reminder to again think whether you really want to do what you thought you needed to do. Include a pic of you at your biggest weight and at your smallest weight to help you visualize this.

Now if you still need some food:

5. a crunchie snack food you enjoy like cheese chips, pork rinds, flax chips, nuts, seeds whatever you like. This will give you mouth texture, noise, and chewing action to satisfy several of your "mouth taster" receptors and not just the ones on your tongue.

6. something high fat you enjoy like a small package of laughing cow cheese, creamcheese, macadamia nuts, whatever you enjoy. This will boost your ketosis helping you cutoff any blood sugar driven cravings and still allow you to eat.

7. a salty food you enjoy. Sometimes this will help handle the craving for a sweet. Packaged pickles maybe?

8. a sweet snack as a last resort something you really enjoy (sugarless of course).

Pack this all up like those of us that were Scouts did when we made our survival kits. Make sure you replace what you use and refresh the supplies as needed. For instance, when you drop a size replace the pic and update the note. Keep it handy and make one to take with you or better yet store one at work, in the car, and at home so you always have one at hand.

YOU CAN PLAN YOUR WAY OUT OF A CHEAT!

Above all, hang in there. We all know that deep down inside you love the healthier smaller person that you are becoming more then whatever enjoyable feelings your brain thinks you are getting from the cheating.

[msnicksmom]

EastTex, I think we've all been there. I am sorry you had to go through that, scary kid stuff is the worst.

2big, GREAT advice. I am not an emotional eater except for the one time, but that is GREAT stuff to keep in my head, just in case!