2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

[Georgiana]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Measuring again might be a good idea.

Are you keeping a food journal? That could help you point to what exactly causes you to cheat and then you can either avoid the situation or handle it better. When you are alone, do you cheat because you are bored or just because.... ummm.... I don't know how to write this.... because, no one sees you and thus the cheat doesn't count?

Either way, if I were you I'd try to do something when home alone, something that could keep me away from eating. Maybe go out for a walk? Or do some other exercise? This way not only will you be too busy to eat, but the endorphines will help you to relieve stress and will stabilize your appetite.

[sham]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

34 days and nights!

[chinadoll]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Two days down for me. But today was too easy. We had lobsters and melted butter for the 4th of July. MMmmmm. Then I had my chayote fried apples while everyone else dug into an apple pie. Can't complain today.

[sham]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

After staying cheat free for 34 days and night i cheated yesterday ate pizza so restarting today.


DAY 1.

[arcticsp2003]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Day 6 - almost a week!

[Keetje]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

I'm in! - Day 1 just completed, no cheating whatsoever.


Keetje

[chinadoll]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Well, I blew it today (not Atkins but my own "cheat definition") I went to my in-laws' house for dinner. SHe is usually pretty good to have Atkins stuff so I can't complain but tonight she had meatballs, sausage and pasta and plain iceberg for salad. I didn't want the meatballs (breading) or pasta and figured I should eat veggies that had more nutritional value than iceberg so I picked at sausages, but ate too many. Wound up with 2100 cals (250 more than I can eat and still lose weight).

[sham]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

3rd day that i have been cheating im making a mess of it.Hopefully i will be back on track and logging my cheat free days like before.

[happymomto4]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

I'm starting OVER. Today is my first day of a clean induction. No excuses for cheating for me. If it's not on induction I will not taste it! I'll move up the rungs if there is something I just have to have. Gonna do it right this time. Here's to Day 1....again.

[Alexa]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Welcome to Keetje and Happmomto4!

Chinadoll, sorry to hear you went off plan, doesn;t sounds too disastrous though so shouldn't affect you too much?

Hope you're back on track Sham

Day 9 here.

[liz45]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Thanks for the invite Georgiana! I'm in! I'll start tomorrow after having an Atkins shake this morning!

[Keetje]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Day 2 - stayed clean. I am on a sort of induction re-start after my holidays. I can tell its starting to kick in because I really didn't fancy dinner tonight - sure sign for me. Still ate though - if I stay around 2,000 calories a day I lose pretty nicely.

Keetje

[chinadoll]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Thanks Alexa, its more of a mental thing. I really want to keep the numbers down. Haven't been viewing the extra cals as a cheat and haven't been losing either!!! Sooo, back to day one. Did OK today though.

[focus83]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

i cheated on saturday, after 7 weeks of being on plan i had a rough week last week going way over carbs and then saturday just ate everything could get hands on. Sunday was back to plan. so been cheat free for only 2 days now :S

[Keetje]

Re: 2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

Day 3 - gritting teeth and sticking with it - I know it will be worth it in the end...but my goodness sticky and sweet things were calling my name today.

Keetje