2009 Staying Cheat Free Challenge

[OzLover]

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Day 2

[Alexa]

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Hi everyone,

I'm back to this thread for the zillioneth time! Well done to all you cheat freers! I'm going to try and beat my own record of 153 cheat free days.

This is day 3

[sham]

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30 days and 30 whole nights hooray!

[Slidesdownmountains]

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What do you guys count as a cheat? What resets the clock for you? A piece of starchy vegetable that you haven't reached the rung for yet, a square of dark chocolate, or a complete carb blow-out, pizza, crisps, chips etc?

I used to go on chocolate, as I wasn't really counting my carbs, just sticking to what I knew and what kept me on track with weight loss. I think I will also throw 'diet coke' into the mix now, as I am somewhat addicted! Day 6 and all good so far

[Georgiana]

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Hi everyone,

I'm back to this thread for the zillioneth time! Well done to all you cheat freers! I'm going to try and beat my own record of 153 cheat free days.

This is day 3

One zillionth is a lucky number. Welcome back!

[chinadoll]

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I have decided that I need this. I am not cheating per se, but I have found some legal things and some quasi-legal things that have become "cheats" for me. That means all the stuff that causes portion control difficulty for me. And on top of that, with peri-menopause, I count every day I go over 1800 cals a cheat because I have just been eating too much, too. So even though the cals aren't an issue for some folks, they ARE for me. So I am swearing off berries (for now), pork rinds, peanuts, and whatever else messes me up. I also vow to watch my cheese intake and cals and wine. If after 30 days my loss has picked up, then I know I need to stay on Rung Two pretty much for the duration. I really want to be in one-derland by New Year's Eve this year so the accountability here may be just what I need. So I consider this a new DAY ONE.

[Slidesdownmountains]

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I have decided that I need this. I am not cheating per se, but I have found some legal things and some quasi-legal things that have become "cheats" for me. That means all the stuff that causes portion control difficulty for me. And on top of that, with peri-menopause, I count every day I go over 1800 cals a cheat because I have just been eating too much, too. So even though the cals aren't an issue for some folks, they ARE for me. So I am swearing off berries (for now), pork rinds, peanuts, and whatever else messes me up. I also vow to watch my cheese intake and cals and wine. If after 30 days my loss has picked up, then I know I need to stay on Rung Two pretty much for the duration. I really want to be in one-derland by New Year's Eve this year so the accountability here may be just what I need. So I consider this a new DAY ONE.

I TOTALLY hear you. If I eat one cashew, I will eat 40 and same applies for cheese - wine only makes my blood sugar all wobbly so I'm with you!

[Alexa]

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Thanks Georgiana!

Welcome Chinadoll

Congrats Sham!

Slidesdownmountains - for me a cheat is too many carbs for my rung, food not in my rung or giant month long carb fests (my speciality)

[Georgiana]

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Hi Jill!
I think this might be quite fun and useful. So let's say Day 1 for me too.

Sham, how are your days and nights going?

Glenda, how are things for you?

What do you guys count as a cheat? What resets the clock for you? A piece of starchy vegetable that you haven't reached the rung for yet, a square of dark chocolate, or a complete carb blow-out, pizza, crisps, chips etc?

- a food not in my rung
- a food in my rung, but added the wrong way (e.g. more than 3x a week, more than I should eat from it)
- going over my carb level
- overeating
- not exercising

[arcticsp2003]

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or giant month long carb fests (my speciality)

I do quite well with those as well....

Anyway, I figure this might help to keep myself in line, so here it goes....

Day 3

[focus83]

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hi everyone, i was doing really well on day 52 and then i cheated and had chocolate regret it very much. anyway back to day 1 today

[sham]

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33 days and 33 night Im doing well!

[happymomto4]

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I didn't realize until starting this challenge, that I cheat daily. Nothing big, but I can't stay completely clean for more than a day. I feel like calling attention to it, by being accountable here, has actually backfired and I think, well, I've already messed up being cheat-free today...and then look around the kitchen. I wonder if I'll be successful in this WOE if I can't even follow the plan here in my 2nd month! Incidentally, I did a clean 14 day induction, but now I can't seem to just say no to things I know I'm not supposed to have. At least I'm still in ketosis--but I wish I could do better about cheating.

[Georgiana]

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I didn't realize until starting this challenge, that I cheat daily. Nothing big, but I can't stay completely clean for more than a day. I feel like calling attention to it, by being accountable here, has actually backfired and I think, well, I've already messed up being cheat-free today...and then look around the kitchen. I wonder if I'll be successful in this WOE if I can't even follow the plan here in my 2nd month! Incidentally, I did a clean 14 day induction, but now I can't seem to just say no to things I know I'm not supposed to have. At least I'm still in ketosis--but I wish I could do better about cheating.

Did you increase your carbs?

Are you still measuring everything not just, for example, pouring heavy cream directly from the carton and eyeballing 1 tbsp?

Did you add any new food to your diet? Check all labels for hidden sugars and other non-Induction ingredients.

Why do you cheat? Are you bored with your food choices? Stressful real life? Boredom?

Do you cheat at home or when away?

[happymomto4]

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Yes, I am eating more carbs now than I did in my first two weeks. I was having a hard time fitting in more than 10 carbs without my keto stix going pale. (I know that it's controversial to use ketostix more than once a day, and I'm really not relying on them as much as before, but I don't have any of the normal symptoms of ketosis like a taste in my mouth or sweet breath, etc. for reinforcement) Then I realized that when I upped my exercise--like 2 half mile walks--or even just parking across the lot from work, that I could eat more carbs! But I'm still under 20--close, but under.

I have also quit measuring some things, like cheese and dressing...but I can use the food scale and measuring spoons again if that is where I'm going wrong. I feel like I have a good grasp on how much 2 oz cheese or 2 Tlbs dressing look like, but maybe it's been creeping up...

I haven't added any new "legal" foods and I'm not too bored--especially now that I'm able with extra exercise to eat a whole cup of cooked veggies a day. What a treat!

I always cheat at home--usually when I'm home alone. It's not like I'm craving off-limits foods as much as I just need to de-stress and certain foods have always helped with that. I guess I should watch to see how my normal-weight friends de-stress and try doing that instead. It's just out of habit I guess--and not a habit that I have been able to easily break yet.