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[HoosierMommy]

Hey Guys, I posted this in the Sunday forum, but got some advice from a VERY knowledgeable person to re-post in the main forum. It's a "how many induction days after a cheat" question. Read away!

Okay, I'm here. I have been awful this past week about posting. Soooo busy. Big mistake too. As, I hang my head down in shame, I admit for the first time since I started......I cheated. The thing is, it wasn't even on Thanksgiving! I did so well eating my ham and turkey, even made my own dessert so I could eat a dessert. (Atkins friendly of course) I refused the deviled eggs because they were made with Miracle Whip instead of mayonnaise. Everyone told me how wonderful I looked, and how strong I was. Well, last night I craved a pizza. Not an Atkins pizza either. For some reason I told myself it was ok because I had been doing so well and that I'd just work it off at the gym this morning. So the pizza went in. Afterwards, I thought the blizzard would be ok too. So, this morning, I gave myself a scolding and asked "what was I thinking " I'm blaming it on myself only. Why is it i'm doing so good and start getting those compliments rolling in that I think I was born skinny and can eat what I want?! Auggh! So, today, I'm going to the grocery store and loading up on Induction foods again, and putting an extra half hour into the gym. Now, I have a question and a comment.

Q - How many days should I do the induction again? Until I get back into ketosis, or another 14days?

C - My weigh-in day today, and I've lost 3 more pounds. (I know, I should expect to see those back on in the next couple days!)

[2big4mysize]

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actually the correct answer is based on are you even out of ketosis? if not just keep going if you are out you return to induction ofr a few days until you get back into ketosis then you jump back to the place you were before the cheat.

[Lady_Hawke]

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You also might want to think about why you cheated....was it because everyone was telling you how great you looked? I know I've self sabatoged (sp) myself before because I felt like I didn't deserve to look good or that I wasn't worth it. That might not be the case with you, but if you figure out what triggered your cheat you can be prepared for the next time the trigger happens

[2big4mysize]

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you will not see any pounds back more then what you have right now frm this cheat either unless youhave a food intolerance to it and your immune systen causes you to retain fluids.

you are past the worst. now see if you can spot something in your foods you had before the event or something that happened during the day to cause the event. careful journalingof the Ws who what when where why and how you felt for ecery time you want to eat or do eat will help you spot the triggering items and then you take measures to not allow them to happen again.

happy low carbing.

[dreamof145]

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I agree with the answers you've received. Find out why this happened and make solutions now to keep it from happening again. Make some plans to keep from caving in like exercising, brushing your teeth (makes the taste of the item you are craving not taste as good), drinking water (you might be thirsty and mistaking it for hunger), writing in your journal or in the ADBB to get a better perspective on why you want the food your craving, calling or talking to a friend, whatever helps... Next time you'll be more focused on your goal and able to be stronger mentally to avoid cheating again.