How Long Can You Go???

[Alexa]

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Solittletime - yay on day 17

Emma - Glad to see you joined us! Weekends are definately the hardest times, but you'll do it no sweat

[solittletime]

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thanx Baarb.... still towing the line... day 18 went off without a hitch.... what do they say about creating a new habit... is it 21 days?

[kislandmom]

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Day 22 and no cheating in sight. I am quite discouraged today because the scale was back up those measily 2 pounds. My stix are purple but I don't feel like I am any slimmer and my clothes don't feel any looser.

I am not planning on giving up, just feeling frumpy.

[solittletime]

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day 19 done... hooray! Hope everyone out there is having a great week so far!

[lucidlemon]

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Day 22 and no cheating in sight. I am quite discouraged today because the scale was back up those measily 2 pounds. My stix are purple but I don't feel like I am any slimmer and my clothes don't feel any looser.

I am not planning on giving up, just feeling frumpy.

Hi kis,

I just wanted to make you feel better by telling you that you are doing awesome and that you shouldn't worry about not having your clothes feel looser- I am just noticing a difference in how one particular pair of size 22 capris are fitting - it's taken me this long to see a difference (30 days). I have been doing stomach crunches everyday as part of the abs challenge and that has made a huge difference- in terms of inches lost- I went from an upper waist measurement of 43" down to 38"- so you see it does take some time for that area to go down. Besides- if you were just exercising and eating normal carbs- you wouldn't see half the results you already have!

[lucidlemon]

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day 31 almost over!

[zencyn]

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Well this is embarrassing... I will have to start over with day 1 tomorrow I'm not sure what happened. I was doing great and then yesterday I was hungry ALL day and by the time the kids were in bed it was a free-for-all. Today, while the quantity was less, it still wasn't pretty. I do have TOM now so that may be part of it. DH was amazed last night at how much I was eating and asked if it was hormonal. And it really did feel like hunger and not cravings (until the end!). Sigh. And I've felt blah too, I think I'm getting sick.

[lucidlemon]

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Well this is embarrassing... I will have to start over with day 1 tomorrow I'm not sure what happened. I was doing great and then yesterday I was hungry ALL day and by the time the kids were in bed it was a free-for-all. Today, while the quantity was less, it still wasn't pretty. I do have TOM now so that may be part of it. DH was amazed last night at how much I was eating and asked if it was hormonal. And it really did feel like hunger and not cravings (until the end!). Sigh. And I've felt blah too, I think I'm getting sick.

we're here with you Zen! don't worry cravings/hunger comes- you can get through it next time!!

[Alexa]

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Hey everyone,

Some good days racking up here

Zencyn, that is a lot of factors combining together for prompt a cheat, so don't feel bad just get back on the wagon when you feel able.

So I've got, on May 11th:
Emma 4?
Solittletime 20
Kislandmom 23
Lucidlemon 32
Baarb 49
Confusedandneedhelp 54?

Are they right? That's 184 days combined - who thinks we can make it 365??

Anyone else still out there counting up the days? Doesn't matter if you've cheated jump back in and join us - the more the merrier

[solittletime]

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Day 22 and I'm having a hard time today. It's my daughter's b'day and I baked some chocolate fudge cupcakes (her favourites), with chocolate icing. I'm having a really hard time avoiding them. I just left the kitchen to write this so I don't break down and eat one. The worst part is I've been too busy (spending the day with DD, doing great fun mother/daugher stuff), to think about making anything I can have. HELP..... I need a good kick in the b*** so I don't scarf down one of those cupcakes.....

[SandyL2002]

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Day 22 and I'm having a hard time today. It's my daughter's b'day and I baked some chocolate fudge cupcakes (her favourites), with chocolate icing. I'm having a really hard time avoiding them. I just left the kitchen to write this so I don't break down and eat one. The worst part is I've been too busy (spending the day with DD, doing great fun mother/daugher stuff), to think about making anything I can have. HELP..... I need a good kick in the b*** so I don't scarf down one of those cupcakes.....

QUICK go and fix you something legal to eat.. You are just hungry..and you don't want those cupcakes!

[Alexa]

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Sandy is totally right! Eat a mock danish, or some other legal snack. Cheese is handy in a fix (as long as don't go over your allowance).

Imagine how you'll feel afterwards and starting a new week on this WOL if you give in and then imagine how you'd feel if you don't. A momentary sugar rush is never as amazing as you imagine it will be!

Yesterday I faced the biggest challenge so far - we went out for a friend's b-day and he asked if chinese food was ok and I thought 'arghhh, it depends' but said 'of course' because I don't want my eating habits to affect others. So anyways, in the restaurant they all went for a fixed menu and it was all spring rolls, seaweed with sugar on, noodles and rice and the meat was battered! So I went for one plain chicken and cashew dish for myself and ate around the peas and bamboo. I was starving but I didn't cheat...phew! Close one.

So that was day 50 and today is 51 Which is 30% into my target... I think...

[kislandmom]

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Well, I'm here hanging my head....I blew it. My daughters dance production was this weekend and the whole thing was a total nightmare. The schedule was all off so we were eating on the fly and the show stunk!!! I know, not a reason to eat bad but I was so upset about the poor planning and the fact that most of the kids got a bum deal because there music didn't even play that I (a self confessed emotional eater) came home and ate apple pie from the mother's day cookout (that I wasnt there for because rehearsals ran long).

I am also struggling with the fact that even after 23 days of no cheating and the keto stix turning purple, I lost only 2 pounds and my clothes feel tighter than ever??? Anyone have any suggestions?

Tomorrow is a new day and I am going to come up with another outlet for my emotional outbursts. Since kicking the dog isn't my style, perhaps some Tae Bo or something like it. Maybe I should take up Yoga.

[solittletime]

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Well, I'm here hanging my head....I blew it.

well you're not alone... I"m standing right beside you. I really tried yesterday and succeeded in staying away from the chocolate fudge cupcakes, but then DD#1 came in with a cake she had baked for all of us to enjoy (wheat free, gluten free, but soooo not sugar free). She's been experimenting with this cake recipe for a few days and each time she has made it it doesn't come out right. Well last night the cake was beautiful! So I had a piece... it was delicious! So I didn't fall off the wagon, I think it was more of a leap off the wagon. . Today being Mom's day, we went out for brunch and I wasn't as careful as I should be either.

Tomorrow is a new day, Day 1 - a new begining.

[Alexa]

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Hi Kislandmom and Solittletime,

Please don't beat yourselves up about cheating! You both got way more cheat free days than I ever did the first million times I tried. It's great that you both came back here and want to start again. Lots of people feel ashamed and drift away rather than start over.

Kislandmom - It's a real shame about bad planning at the dance rehearsal, it sounds really unfair to some of the kids. Next time you feel the urge to emotionally eat try to divert yourself, or eat something legal. I can see why you are frustrated about lack of weight loss - a few things may have caused this - it could be water retention from increased exercise (I get that very badly) or TOM? Have you measured? That way you will know if your clothes really are tighter or not. Also, though 2lbs is not a great deal it is a loss, and as you don't have a great deal to lose, it's not bad. When I feel down about how much I wanted to have lost I think about what I'd weigh if I'd been eating 'normally' for whatever period of time is in question - that usually cheers me up a bit. Also, as people somtimes say elsewhere on the board, extended induction can halt weight loss eventually - sometimes the body needs a change and more carbs. I don't know what stage you're at, but it's worth saying.

Solittletime - Sometime it feels like I;ve spent so much energy staying away from something that my willpower runs out and the next illegal treat defeats me It sounds like you had that. I used to go away to MIL's and not cheat the whole time but not eat enough either) and then on the way home the dam would burst and I'd eat pizza I think the thing behing this was frustration at having to limit myself. So a new goal of 120 days - that puts our target days pretty close together. WE CAN DO THIS!

Day 52 for me. Also I feel I should add that this does get soooo much easier ads you move up the OWL ladder. I'm on rung 9 now so I can eat in the 'real world' far more easily. However, it took me forever to get here because I kept cheating (for 2-3 weeks at a time) so I had to start over again and again! So it is worth hanging in there in order for it to get easier, if you see what I mean

Sorry for the massively rambling post!