i had ice cream last night

[lason]

taking a cue from marke's post about cheating, i ate some yummy sugar and carb laden ice cream last night. i've been keeping pretty strict about staying on point with atkins and i figured one time won't kill me. it may even boost my weight loss a little. i'm back to being strict again starting today. i won't know how it's affecting my progress until monday because my wife took my scale and said i can only have it once a week (probably a good thing).

[determined2shrink]

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Not everyone can get away with cheating. Last time i did the WOE i would gain 4 to 6 lbs everytime i did a cheat day. Some would be water weight but some wasnt. It usually set me back between 3 to 7 days.

[sugarsack]

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JUST jump back on the horse, so to speak.. you can do it... this is all a learning experience.. we learn how our bodies react to different foods and types of foods.. and even the cheats can be thought of as a learning experience...

you can do it..

[liv]

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You want to lose weight AND eat ice cream.
You are in fairy land my friend. Real world does not work that way. Sorry.

[charene]

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just move on...you can do it!

[Greeneggs&ham]

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I suppose the adage, "play too much in the fire and you'll get burned" doesn't work with ice cream. How about, "eat too much in the ice cream shoppe and you'll get freezer burn"??

Mark may not mark ice cream as one of his trigger foods. If I let myself have a scoop of ice cream, I wouldn't stop until I polished off the whole half gallon! I'm not about to take the chance that absence made the heart grow weary so I'll continue to resist the urge.

[kristenxo]

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Hello there Hope you don't mind me chiming in!

I successfully lost 90lbs. on Atkins in 2003/2004. Kept it off for 3 years! Then in early 2007 I started cheating, just here and there. Well, "here and there" didn't last long. Before I knew it I was eating pure JUNK all the time... again. In less than a year I'd regained 80lbs.!

I highly suggest you stop the vicious cycle of rewarding yourself with food. It's only going to hurt you in the long run.

I hope this didn't come off as rude

[determined2shrink]

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Hello there Hope you don't mind me chiming in!

I successfully lost 90lbs. on Atkins in 2003/2004. Kept it off for 3 years! Then in early 2007 I started cheating, just here and there. Well, "here and there" didn't last long. Before I knew it I was eating pure JUNK all the time... again. In less than a year I'd regained 80lbs.!

I highly suggest you stop the vicious cycle of rewarding yourself with food. It's only going to hurt you in the long run.

I hope this didn't come off as rude

I don't think you were rude. I think that is an honest truth that we all need to remember. Good job jumping off the carb bandwagon and coming back.

[lason]

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i'll find out monday if the ice cream had any affect on my progress when i weigh in. i only did it once and i didn't fall off the bandwagon at all.

[IrishSarahHB]

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Dont feel bad .. I ate a cookie .. it was a big pumpkin cookie with chocolate chip cookies .. :-( and i drank 4 low carb beers ... :-(

So you and i will just have to move on .. and learn from our mistakes!!


Good luck !

[Misnagid]

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If I cheat, even if I don't gain any weight that instance, it still sets me back because it plants the seed of the idea that "I can get away with it this one time."

But it's never "this one time" or "this one food." Instead, it was the beginning of a backslide that lasted three years. This time, it's so not worth it when there are foods that won't do the same thing/are legal and are a treat. I've also realized that I have to eat this way for the rest of my life, not just for the next 50 pounds.

JMO.

[lason]

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i haven't really thought about cheating since i did it the one time and i don't see myself reverting to my old eating habits any time soon.

[cheers2you]

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I think it really depends on the individual. MY DH did atkins a long time ago and would cheat once a month. He went from 360 ish to 225 in less than a year. So I mean I guess it can be done. This time around we both have been really good. 50+days cheat free.
I plan on a cheat free Halloween and Thanksgiving...now Christmas...that may be another story. My Family goes way out- talking home made everything. *DROOLS* It is a WOL but life is about compromise and stopping to enjoy a few things along the way. Im not sure if that will end up being a cheat day or not...I dont know if I will be strong enough to only stray for a day without falling off the wagon. I cant even imagine having that ATKINS prepackaged food now- too afraid it lead to me binge eating.
I wouldn't take a cheat day so soon into the game though. I hope it works out in your favor, but I definately wouldnt count on it working all the time. It often can lead to cheat day after cheat day...and you will be back on square one.

Goodluck!