Guess you can tack "Cheater" behind my name also

[Weighless]

I didn't fair too well at the baby shower I gave on Saturday. I knew better....wasn't even craving anything...but ate and drank with the rest. Then Sunday punished myself with only eating two pieces of cheese. Come Monday....there was no stoppin me with the leftovers from the shower....started out with the fruits...then the fancy puff filled cream desserts....then a sandwich for lunch with chips....and then.......well....you can see my trend for the day. By evening when the bf came home I was miserable. I made him dinner and skipped eating anything as I was so bloated and my stomach just plain hurt and I felt so nauseous.

Soooo...pickin myself back up today water in hand....getting back on track. I know how I feel on Atkins....and that's great. Helped also measuring today....to see I lost 9 more inches from last time...I am totally amazed that it showed any improvement at all.

Welp that's my cheat story...thought I should come post it...rather than just disappear in shame as I did last time. All that did was keep me off track and unaccountable and continued to gain all my lost weight back.

Thanks for listening. *sheepish smile*

[Finelly]

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Aw...........poor thing, that must have been really uncomfortable. Glad you are feeling a bit better and that you are re-committing yourself. You CAN do it!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, next time, don't try to "punish" yourself for a cheat. Your body did it for you!!!!!!

[Sarah1341]

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Glad you came right back to us.

As Finelly said, don't punish yourself. Eating only cheese the day after may have lead you to the major binge on shower left overs. They may not have looked so tempting if you weren't hungry.

Don't beat yourself up or feel guilty over this. Just move past it. This is a life change, not a "diet." So you didn't screw up, you just took a detour.

[knicknack]

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Yep, weighless, there's no point in recriminations and blame, just pick yourself up and get back on track! We all do it (I'm only one day cheat free!), but in my experience the more pressure i put on myself the more likely I am to cheat again once I've cheated.

[Weighless]

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Thank you Finelly, Sarah and knicknack! This board means alot to me. Having no one here at home that really backs me in eatting this way I really depend on this place. They all feel if I would only eat right and moderate myself I wouldn't need this wol. (although none of them really have any room to talk as they are ALL overweight)

Thanks for not making me feel worse than I already do for giving in once again.

Back on track again so far today. Have eatten a healthy breakfast and am downing the waters!

[knicknack]

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Hmph. Nonsupportive friends and family are the worst aren't they? The first time I was on atkins I had VERY VERY unsupportive friends. Now I have a group who could care less how I eat, they just want me to be happy. So it's a great feeling. And this group here, they're all cheering me on too, which is equally wonderful!

Just keep coming back here daily (or multiple times a day!) - I find that the more I participate the more likely I am to stick with it without even trying. THat's the way it should be right?

[Sarah1341]

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Some people just don't understand. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will succeed. I have the same thing at home. Everyone is supportive, but they also make comments just like you hear "well just eat in moderation and you will lose weight." That is just not how it works for me. Carbs are evil to my body. Hang in there

[cleochatra]

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Weighless, for the experience you shared with us.

We are all soldiers in the Revolution! From now on, when we host a baby shower, how about everything aside from the cake will be healthy foods that we can nosh on!

I am tired of events centered around the kind of foods that make every Joe and Jane Rootbeergut in America fat!

We ARE the new revolution!

Cheese can be uber-badness Cheese still has sugar in it. And not only is it going to make us more hungry, starving our bodies for a day just make our blood sugar do the hootchie ootchie!

No more food S&M! Don't punish yourself with food. That gives food more responsibility than it should have-- to make you feel one way or the other. Let's harbor a positive relationship with food. It is here to be nourishment. Not for a smack upside the head.

Girl, you are worth being happy and healthy! I am so glad you're back on track.

Really delve into yourself and plan ahead for the next event that might catch you off-track. I don't think I'm perfect by any means. I've got more speedbumps on me than a hunk of road kill. You've come back, and that means everything! I'm really proud of you.

[Weighless]

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Thanks everyone!

I've tried to explain to them that the eating moderately just doesn't work for me. I NEED to have structure...or else I end up like this weekend....just ONE cookie...just ONE handful of chips...etc.

I'm not sure if they all are just remembering me as before...the thin little thing that could eat everything and did...and don't understand that my body has changed...ie 3 kids...full blown menopause or what. But it's just not as easy anymore to drop and keep off the weight. I don't know. Just hate hearing how SOME women look like they have had no kids...guess implying...that I do. Lil digs like that make me more determined to show them that I can drop this weight with this wol.

I was just the supplier of the house and decorations for the shower Cleo. My bf mother was in charge of supplying the food. Which in her mind a party isn't a party if there isn't a huge supply of foods (yes she is heavy..and thinks my new wol is a pain in the @#@....as she tell me constantly)

I really don't have any cravings...so I'm no sure why I let this shower throw me off track and I caved. My bf asked me one day..if I could have anything I wanted to eat...what is the one thing that I was craving the most. You know I could not come up with a single thing I missed.

I've got my head back on straight now...and after feeling soooooo crappy yesterday I don't think I'm ready for no binge for a long long loooong time!

I'm just glad to have found this place...with everyone here who understands. Thank you again.