So I blew it

[Carb Addict]

We have have all been there where you. We want to drink that drink or eat that cake and then we try to rationalize it away. I have cheated and I have had to make the decision that I love the numbers going down on the scale MORE than I love those few seconds of that yummy taste in my tummy. You need to congratulate yourself for coming clean and admitting the slip. Many are tempted to hide it. Hiding our eating habits is a major red flag. We need to acknowledge what we eat every day. Thats why we post menus. It allows you to have a look at it and see the actual science behind ketosis and the Atkins diet.
You can do this! Reset your desire and refocus on the end goal!!

[hillbilly]

THANK YOU, MEGS!!!!!

I'm feeling VERY bummy today--thinking of retreating into sugar. That's why I came here-too get some help so I won't. Now that I think of it, there is no sugar stuff in the house! Just fruit & grain stuff-bad enough-but not enough to cheat. I wanted real sugar stuff.

My DD/12 read my post as I was writing it last night (the first time I allowed THAT). Afterwards she said she wouldn't allow me to fall off. I was so touched!!

I am so good, hardly any cravings, so WHY does mental stress (for me bummy/depression & physical pain) make me want to quit? It's not the cravings, it's the thought "screw it all".

There is a reason for the depression (O.K. I admitted it). It is a direct result of spending 1 1/2 days on the couch-back pain/problems. I can't let it continue-I have had severe problem with it in the past. It is so hard to get out of it to begin with, then to have to deal with the food issues.

Oh, well. I'll deal with it. But I want my energy back (not from food but from mind problems). Sorry to dump. I'll eat my breakfast now--flaxseed meal hot cereal. I really like it.

Later