Confession...i CHEATED!

[sachet]

Okay so today i got really stressed about exams and stuff and had a complete cheat day.

I ate 2 fun size snicker bars and a McDouble sandwich, small fry and small drink. I feel really bad.

So my question is, do i go back to induction or continue with OWL like i had been in?

Thanks in advance

[imagood1]

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get up in the morning and just continue with the rung you are on. You should be fine...

[sachet]

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okay thanks. im back on track today...cant let that happen again

[not2late]

Re: Confession...i CHEATED!

Okay so today i got really stressed about exams and stuff and had a complete cheat day.

I ate 2 fun size snicker bars and a McDouble sandwich, small fry and small drink. I feel really bad.

So my question is, do i go back to induction or continue with OWL like i had been in?

Thanks in advance

Continue with OWL. BUT....

Sit down and figure out what made you eat those things. IF it was environmental like stress, bad day at work, etc. then you have to develop strategies to cope with those stresses.

Also review your menu. See if you've changed anything or added any new food that may have contributed to this. If you haven't been doing so already during your OWL, you should start taking the Blood Sugar Instability Symptom Test in the book every time you are testing a new OWL food and/or increasing your OWL carbs. That will give you better insight to your food reactions than relying on the scale or measuring tape at the end of the week.

[atkinsgal08]

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Question for you... did the "cheat day" help with your stress?

[sachet]

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Continue with OWL. BUT....

Sit down and figure out what made you eat those things. IF it was environmental like stress, bad day at work, etc. then you have to develop strategies to cope with those stresses.

Also review your menu. See if you've changed anything or added any new food that may have contributed to this. If you haven't been doing so already during your OWL, you should start taking the Blood Sugar Instability Symptom Test in the book every time you are testing a new OWL food and/or increasing your OWL carbs. That will give you better insight to your food reactions than relying on the scale or measuring tape at the end of the week.

Yes, i agree, i do need to find coping skills to handle stress...maybe i should do something productive like go to the gym and work some of it off....i did have a little low carb ice cream, knowing i should not have eaten it. I think that too caused me to fall off the wagon. I know now not to do that again.

Question for you... did the "cheat day" help with your stress?

actually the cheat day only made me even more stressed because i was upset about me cheating and you know what...i cheated again today. i gotta stop this cycle or i will be forever chunky so im def gonna get it together.

[not2late]

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Stress management is difficult sometimes. Different people deal with stress differently: some people eat, some people take their frustrations on others, etc. But the aim is to find "healthy" ways to deal with stress.

Go for a walk.
Work out.
Pamper yourself: relax in a tub, get a facial, etc.

The worse thing to do is fall into the food-is-my-comfort trap.

[pinkfusion]

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How are you doing today Sachet?

[sachet]

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I feel soooooooo soooooooo soooooooooooooooooooooooo much better today since im back on track. I actually just came from the gym and i feel lovely. Working out really does help relieve stress. I did check the scale today and I put on 5lbs...well i did check in the middle of the day and for the last two days i wasnt drinking water so im assuming it is water weight.

Not2late...i am actually going to have a little spa night tonight. relax in the tub, facial, mani and pedi...such a great idea!

[mizski]

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The worse thing to do is fall into the food-is-my-comfort trap.

Learned this the hard way after re-gaining 60 of the 80 pounds I lost last year. Costly lesson and one I won't repeat again.

[Divadevilsmom]

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I fall in the stress eating for comfort trap all the time. And today was A1 one of those days! I have had a very horribly stressful last 2 days myself and I caved today by eating off plan. It started with half a sandewich at Panera but it culminated in me saying "screw it, I already blew it today, why not finish the day out with a bang" so my dinner was ravioli's and ice cream. Hmmm. Now my scale will want to kick me in the butt in the morning but frankly, yes, I always want to turn to food when I get upset.

[Whatsername]

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Maybe something is in the air because I have been very stressed too and ended up cheating yesterday. No excuse for it. The good thing was that I did manage to stop myself. My initial thought was "well, I already cheated so what does it matter now". But I know now that the longer I let it go, the harder it will be to get back on track. So, I put the cheating out of my mind and went back to eating plan for dinner.
October will be a super stressful month for me and I have to get used to finding other ways to deal with it, other than food. I like Megs ideas.
Today I have a meeting to go to and I know food will be involved but I promise to not cave to that. I am packing low carb snacks for the car trip.

[sachet]

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I think for most of us on this board...we turn to food for comfort in times of stress. Not only do we need to change our way of eating (which we are doing now) we also need to change our way of thinking...especially me. We have to realize that there are more healthier ways of handling stress and not2late gave great examples on how to deal with it instead of turning to the one thing that has us here on this board in the first place.

I have faith that we can do it because if we were able to make the decision to turn our health around then this small stress issue should become water under the bridge soon.


On another note...my body is tryna get rid of those cheat carbs now cuz ive got a KILLER headache right now...awwww the symptoms of carb withdrawal lol

[chinadoll]

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I find the carbs themselves make me feel crummy after a binge, almost like a hangover. Then to go through withdrawl again? Double punishment.