After all my hard work, I did something stupid

[lowcarbing4ever]

I will come right out and say it: I cheated Thursday. No excuses, no blaming game, I cheated. :sadblinky The key to staying on Atkins, with me anyway, is to plan ahead and be very prepared. Unfortunately, in a rushed moment, I forgot my breakfast and lunch that morning, I was hungry all day and when I came home, I was so tired. I took a nap insted of eating and when I woke up, my husband was crying about something to eat. So I made him something fast so he could leave me alone: Sloppy Joes. Bad idea, turns out. I was over-the-moon with hunger by then and so I ate two. :anger Bad me.

As bad as I feel about cheating, I also put it in perspective. Like I wrote to someone else who cheated, in a earlier post some days ago, I remember that changing the way you eat is not 100% perfect. There are hills and valleys and sometimes you jump up to the peak, only to crash in the valley. Some people can do this and change their eating 100% with no varying and no mistakes but 98% of us are not like that and I know I am not. I will take my lumps with the cheating, knowing it was not smart and learning from it. And I got right back on the next meal :nod and have made sure that I will not be unprepared like that again (I cooked 10 lbs of chicken on my day off, I can't tell you how tiring that was!) and eat out of plan. I stepped up my exercise this week and added an extra day of WATP to at least reduce the damage. You know, I have been stuck a bit at 335 for the past week and then I went up to 340 a few days ago and almost had a fit! I even got nervous about the cheat and checked my weight yesterday and I was still at 340 but funny, this morning I dropped down to 330! I don't know how to explain it or if that will change when the cheat catches up with me but I will take it!

[ditien]

You naughty gal, go sit in the corner and really think about what you've done, then write for me a 10 page essay about what you have learnt from this experience!! ha ha

Gal it was a learning experience and im glad you think that way as well. You realised that poor planning is a really BIG pitfall for you. So im glad you jumped right back on the wagon, made some changes and look whats happened your down 5 pounds plus the 5 pounds you gained woooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo

:clapping CONGRATULATIONS!!! :clapping

Your doing great and i love how you put it about the hills and the valleys.


Maintain the good attitude and this WOE

[artgirl7]

Just realize that if you want to lose weight badly enough, more than anything else in the world, then nothing can stop you! Set your goals high and stick to them.

I recommend that you do not put your self in that position again and become better prepared when situations like that arise. At no time, did I ever cheat or even think about cheating because becoming thin and healthy was the only thing I wanted.

Remember, this is one of the few things in life no one can do for you.

Good luck on your journey!