I cheated

[chels4144]

I just started induction about 9 days ago and have lost 5 lbs. I've been really excited about my results but I had a little slip today. I ordered a cheeseburger with all the intentions of taking the sesame seed bun off but it was so nice and toasty looking that I ended up eating it with my burger! I want to get right back on track, do you think this will make me gain a lot of weight back? What kinds of foods would be best to help get my body back into ketosis? I've been reading DANDR but I haven't got to a part that says what to do when you cheat.

[Elizellen]

The best thing to do is to continue eating onplan as if you had not decided to eat 'illegal' foods for your Atkins phase.
Make the very next bite something onplan and you will minimise any 'damage' you have done.

[chels4144]

thank you! I plan on getting right back on track the next time I eat. hopefully the damage won't be too bad!

[atkinsgal08]

>> I ordered a cheeseburger with all the intentions of taking the sesame seed bun off>>

Next time, order it without the bun. There's no sense in ordering something you're deciding not to eat!

>>I haven't got to a part that says what to do when you cheat.>>

It's best not to cheat in the first place!

When you "cheat", you're putting your body back about a week ... and you're messing with your metabolism. If you cheat a lot, it's likely to take more time to recover ... and some people never do recover ... because it then becomes the "kiss of death".

Here's the deal ... you made a choice when you ate the bun ... it wasn't by accident!

The damage will come if you continue to make those kinds of choices.

[chels4144]

The reason I didn't order the cheesburger without the bun is because I figured I would get some pretty crazy looks. I've ordered a cheeseburger before and discarded the bun, I just had a moment of weakness.

And the other comment I made about what to do "when" you cheat...I understand that cheating is not something that you should purposely be doing on atkins but sometimes things happen and I feel the fact that I jumped right back on at the first moment of weakness is a good thing. I never said that it was an accident that I ate the bun, I realize I made that choice. I think your response was a little rude. I was looking for some support, not someone telling me what I did wrong!

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by chels4144

thank you! I plan on getting right back on track the next time I eat. hopefully the damage won't be too bad!

Chels, Eli is right - if you get back on plan with the very next bite of food, you will be just fine! More often than not, it's not the actual cheat food that does a person in... it's the way they react to the cheat. Meaning, they figure that since they've cheated during that one meal, they think the entire day is shot... so they indulge in dessert, late night snacks, etc. Then it is very hard to turn that carb train around... it becomes a very slippery slope.

Figure out what made you slip, and arm yourself for the next temptation... because there WILL be another one.

Hang in there!

[atkinsgal08]

>>The reason I didn't order the cheesburger without the bun is because I figured I would get some pretty crazy looks.>>

So what?

It's your money ... your food. That's the bottom line isn't it? If you want something a certain way, you have every right to ask for it.

>>sometimes things happen >>

How true. We all eat things we didn't intend to ... and that's not "cheating" ... that's inadvertent. You choose to eat the bun ...

>>I feel the fact that I jumped right back on at the first moment of weakness is a good thing>>

Yes, it is. For so many, that bun might have been the "kiss of death".

>>I was looking for some support>>

Support in having "cheated" or support in getting/being back on track?

That part you did well in. The rationalizing about the bun ... not so good.

Every time we eat on Atkins, we make a choice ... "falling off the wagon" is lurking at every opportunity ... so isn't important to make our decisions each and every time we eat?

Sorry you didn't feel "supported" ... it wasn't my intention. Just trying to give you some of my experience ... guess it didn't work out that way!

[mizski]

Originally Posted by chels4144

The reason I didn't order the cheesburger without the bun is because I figured I would get some pretty crazy looks. I've ordered a cheeseburger before and discarded the bun, I just had a moment of weakness.

The reason I don't order without the bun is that the place I stop when on the road has a hard enough time getting regular orders right! What I do is before I sit down and get comfy is to immediately open the box and throw out the bun. Then I sit down and start fixing my side salad & cutting up the burger. Then, even if you have impure bun thoughts...too late! It's in the yucky trash.

[sallyseachange]

Originally Posted by mizski

The reason I don't order without the bun is that the place I stop when on the road has a hard enough time getting regular orders right! What I do is before I sit down and get comfy is to immediately open the box and throw out the bun. Then I sit down and start fixing my side salad & cutting up the burger. Then, even if you have impure bun thoughts...too late! It's in the yucky trash.

Nice advice. I do the same sort of thing... don't give myself time to even think about it! It works... and the "feelgood" factor is terrific.

[liv]

Yes the thing to do it to move on
Are you hanging in there chels - making good decisions?