Lesson Learned - DON'T CHEAT!

[lindsayanne0]

Restarted Atkins last Monday. My little ketostix were turning purple by last Thursday. When I use them, I usually test in the morning as I drink lots of water during the day so they don't do much later on. I haven't lost any weight yet and haven't lost any inches but know that it will happen.

ANYWAY, Saturday night we went to a friends house. They had made grilled chicken, salad, and baked potatoes with the fixins. Yep - I could've skipped the potato....did I. Nope...dumb choice. I picked the smallest one they had. Sunday morning I woke up and used one of my little sticks - no purple. OY. BAD idea. I got right back on plan and by Monday morning I was showing purple again.

But did I learn my lesson?? Guess not! Monday evening I made a new chicken & pepperoni recipe which was good with salad and I made some breadsticks for my family. I made 8 of them....should have made 3 - one for my husband and my two kids. With 5 of them left sitting on the table, what did I do? Yep - you guessed it, I sneaked one and gobbled it up. ARGH! Dumb dumb. Wish I had a little dude on my shoulder that could bop me upside the head in those situations. AND you guessed it AGAIN, Tuesday morning = no purple.

I had a little bit of color this morning but have definitely learned my lesson. If you cheat - plan on 2 to 3 days to be able to even recover from it and get back down the right path!

[msanjelpie]

Usually when I cheat (even if it's unintentional) I can forget losing weight, then it seems like the next couple of days is just trying to get back to where I was before the cheat... all those wasted days and hours... totally not worth it!

[IrishIrish]

First of all ... no lectures. I guess everyone here learns their lessons differently. Thankfully, I've not taken that risk.

But a ketostix lesson for you ... degree of color on ketostix is simply a function of the level of hydration or dehydration. Any color change is a color change and therefore ketosis. If you drink more or less water, it will be reflected in the shades. So deep purple only means not enough water.

Ketosis is like being pregnant ... there are no degrees ... you either are or you aren't.

[Mstrubl]

I'm weak right with you girl!!! Went out to dinner with my mother and kids last night....you guess it, I had desert. Today I've felt horribly guilty so I have been drinking and drinking my sorrows away (with water of course)
Stick to it! We can do it!!!!

[lindsayanne0]

Yes, I'm aware of the color story on the ketostix as well as the water-intake affecting it. Thanks!