Im a failure.

[Rayley]

so i must get this out because its driving me crazy and i don't know what to do!! so i visted some friends today at a campground they didn't have anyfood they were just planning on going out and getting something which was fine i just wasnt going to eat just wait till i got home, little did i know somebody had left and had gotten wendys for everybody....i really did not know what to do, i didn't want to eat it at all, but i felt obligated too, since i didn't pay for it, he did. and i didn't want to waste it because i would have felt bad....so i must confess after a month and a half, i blew the diet=[ cheeseburger, cup of chilli, and small frosty...i feel so guilty right now and don't know what to do.....do i have to start all over? will i even succeed if i do start over? or have i blew it? please help!! and just when the scale moved this morning for the first time in weeks.....sorry for the novel!!!

[jimmie 48]

Re: Im a failure.

you are only a failure if you don't pick yourself up by the boot straps and get started back on plan. nothing you can do about the meal now. this might be a good time to think about the next time though and try to have a plan in place for those 'just in case' moments.

just start from where you were. if the was extended induction, just get back on track in the morning.

[Rayley]

Re: Im a failure.

i def plan on it! it was extended induction....

[FwL]

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I hate food pressure like that. I've been in several of these situations this summer. It seems that every job we've had this season has included somebody wanting to feed us lunch.

Your best bet probably would have been to eat the meat off the burger and politely decline the rest. You could cop an excuse about having a wheat allergy. That would cover both the bun and the chili (flour is used to thicken chili).

[liv]

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Keep going Rayley. Believe me - most of us have hick ups here are there. You can still be very successful. It is not a one chance thing (thank god)
You may think about how you can handle this situation in the future. There will be many situations popping up. But we do get better at handling them

[sallyseachange]

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No way are you a failure! We all encounter difficulties, sometimes when we least expect them. Hop right back on the wagon and take it from there. Now is the time to look to the future and learn from the past.
I'm willing to bet that next time you're in a "food pressure" situation, you'll have some plan in place, or have the right words prepared to bow out gracefully of eating something someone else paid for.

[Georgiana]

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And here is something for you to read: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...st-joanoh.html

[sombersusie]

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don't beat yourself up over it, it's not worth it! a couple days from now back on plan everything will be fine! maybe next time you could say, "oh i just had lunch, im stuffed" or" sorry i had other plans for dinner tonight", or of course honesty would be fine too "thank you so much for thinking of me but i'm on a low sugar strict diet" plus if you were with guys, i can't think of too many guys who would pass up another serving of burgers, chili and a shake!
you go girl!

[pokiedot]

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You're not a failure, you just ate a burger!

Start back on Atkins at your next meal and just forget about the wendy's. What everyone else says is right on... it isn't the wendy's that will be the problem, it's not going right back to Atkins that will be the problem. Seriously... just forgot about it and move on from here.

[Nick.Alpert]

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You'll be fine as long as you get back on the Atkins track your body will burn through the carbs from that meal and within a day or two get back into ketosis and fat burning. No one is perfect, we all are put in those pressure situations where maybe it's a friend's birthday and someone offers you a drink, or someone brings you lunch etc.

I've just learned to take the **** my friend's give me sometimes because at the end of the day I'm the one losing weight!

[IrishIrish]

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Don't look to others to keep you on target with Atkins. Do your planning with snacks for food choices. Take cold cuts and veggies in a cooler. But don't put the blame on your friends and the the fact that they bought Wendy's and you chose not to tear the bun from the burger and give the frosty to someone who wanted it.

Drink some water, do some extra exercise and think about what you would do differently. If you don't take control, you will always give it away to friends and people who are around you. It is your health and your nutrition. Be responsible for it.

Yes ... there is always some idiot like me who isn't going to say, "there, there ... cheats are fine". Consider yourself nudged with my velvet boot.

[RitaCeleste]

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I use to feel that way if I slipped up. Why do we do that to ourselves? I think I got it from watching my dad. He'd do a diet perfect until he slipped up and ate off it. Then it was **** to get him back on one. I think I learned that from him. The pressure to be perfect at it, the all or nothing self-talk. My journey to where I am has been full of slip ups. I have been the most successful person in my family at getting the weight off though. Its because I am good a lot more often than not. Not because I can be perfect. I know I couldn't have went a whole month and a half without putting something in my mouth I shouldn't have! I'm not saying I binge or cheat all the time, I don't. But take everyone's advice and just forget about it and move on! One meal didn't get you to where you are and one meal won't stop you getting where you are going.

[Rayley]

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i don't look for others to keep me on track, its called support. and im not blaming other people what i messed up. i totally blame myself i never once said i blamed him nor anybody. Thank you. i was just ranting, i didn't know we couldn't do that here? i could careless if anybody responded to my posts, its just for me to rant, and if people want to reply with support and advice, i really do apperciate what i don't apperciate is people saying im blaming someone else for my mistakes,and that im coming here to be "kept" on track. because i don't beleive i ever said that ONCE thanks =]

[Rayley]

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thanks guys!! you're all wonderful I'm better today i jumped right back on the wagon, and feeling good, i was just feeling a little guilty last night and had to get it out!!

[BDawg]

Re: Im a failure.

Here's something I've found in my experiences. A carb up day can make you jump-start weight loss.

I went on a trip for a weekend, ate poorly that weekend. The scale had me up 3 pounds when I came back. 24 hours later, I was back to my regular weight, and was 2 pounds down before the week was over.

I think a lot of the immediate weight you gain when you cheat is extra glycogen and water stored in your muscles.