Advice Please!

[RosieC]

So I am on day 2 and I messed up. I opened the door to go to the supermarket this morning to buy some extra fish and veggies and there on my doormat was a thankyou gift from my neighbours for looking after their cat. Guess what ... 4 little expensive chocolates and a pack of cookies ...

So the chocolates were inhaled in about 10 seconds but luckily I do not like cookies so much so after one taste I threw them out.

And it was not as bad as it might have been, because while I was eating the chocolates I caught myself thinking "Yay! today is ruined so now I have an excuse to buy tons more junk and I can start Atkins again tomorrow!" - but I did NOT do that, when I reached the supermarket I only bought the fish and veggies as planned

It helped that I did not feel good, my heart rate went up and stayed up and now a few hours later I am a little shaky, I think I am in blood sugar crash.

So now I am hungry again and need to eat something, and my question is, do I stick to meat/fish etc and aim for almost zero carbs for the rest of today, or do I follow my original plan for the next meal and eat some vegetables too? I figure I have consumed about 40g net carbs.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Advice Please!

>>Guess what ... 4 little expensive chocolates and a pack of cookies .>>

Regifting isn't a bad thing, you know.

And since it's a gift to you ... you can do WHATEVER you want with the gift ... including throwing the gift out.

Ok, you didn't do that.

My advice is to make the next bite you eat Atkins ... and put this moment in the past.

However ... you need to figure out WHY you did what you did ... and what your PLAN will be the next time it happens.

Continue on with your day.

And if you're hungry now, eat something.

>>It helped that I did not feel good, my heart rate went up and stayed up and now a few hours later I am a little shaky, I think I am in blood sugar crash. >>

Remember that feeling!

[Georgiana]

Re: Advice Please!

Good job for not thinking it's okay to screw up the whole day!

So now I am hungry again and need to eat something, and my question is, do I stick to meat/fish etc and aim for almost zero carbs for the rest of today, or do I follow my original plan for the next meal and eat some vegetables too? I figure I have consumed about 40g net carbs.

Eat your veggies. There probably wasn't much nutrition in chocolate.

Fat and protein will help you push through the cravings.

[RosieC]

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Thanks people! I was probably looking for an excuse to sabotage. What to do next time is a tough question because in the past when I have regifted or thrown out gifts like that, I have always panicked after and gone out and bought more. I'm a sugar addict, I would say no if offered but if it just lands in my lap as a gift I cannot work out what to do with it. So I just hope I will not have such problems when I am over the first few days and cravings are hopefully gone

[soon2bslim]

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You did a kind and neighborly thing and your sweet neighbors acknowledged your kindness sweetly - How Nice!

I don't know - really good chocolate is probably one of the few things - if not the only thing that would mess me up big time - so i can really empathize with you.

Good for you for getting right back on track - this is so key in being successful IMHO. I know that we do Atkins by the book, but we're all still human and these things happen --your REACTION -geting right back in- is more important than anything.

I would focus on protien/fat/water today and maybe some very low carb veggies like lettuce/herbs/ cucumbers.

Stick with it!