taking a day off, ok?

[Dotultimate]

Originally Posted by grovemonkey

Some day Japan will get pork rinds and I will finally be happy.

I know you live in Tokyo, but I swear swear swear that I saw pork rinds in a supermarket in Osaka 2 weeks ago (In the supermarket above the exit of the subway in Miniami Morimachi). I don't read japanese - but i do read 'carbohydrates' in Japanese and they looked exactly like them but had 0.01 carbs. i have no idea what else they could have been. Also, I totally get what you say about no low carb alternatives. I ate a whole sitck of gum that said 'SUGARFREE' in huge letters on it, only to discover later that it had 30.1 g of carbs. Nice translation. Dammit!

[grovemonkey]

I went through a phase where I searched all over the place for pork rinds and never found them.. I basically stopped looking at that point.. I'll have to check around again.

Gum is always deceptive, I just stopped buying it.... you want to chew on it but then 9 times out of 10 there is still some carbs in it.. Also, the big round cans of gum often give the amount of carbs in the whole can of it so one peice of gum would be quite low. I noticed that in certain brands.

I have found that yahoo auctions used to sell and probably still does sell atkin's friendly products like shake mix and also I bought splenda online. You can probably get anything via rakuten, which I like to use for wine.

[hopejoy]

gee whiz! 'you must spread reputation around before giving to valid rouge again' too!
liz

[deek deek]

I agree..dont do it...there are lots of low carb recipes to kick the cravings instead of messing up...try lindas low carb recipes its great....this is a way of living not just a quick fix and if ur in it for life, this is not the right thinking!! good luck on ur journey!

[IrishIrish]

For me, a "day off" would be a slippery slope ... the chances of my return to low carbs could be tricky. If it were that easy in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to come here in the first place (but I'm glad I did .... I'd rather change my life than indulge a craving!!!).

[blue996]

Originally Posted by IrishIrish

For me, a "day off" would be a slippery slope ... the chances of my return to low carbs could be tricky. If it were that easy in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to come here in the first place (but I'm glad I did .... I'd rather change my life than indulge a craving!!!).

I feel exactly the same way!

[Poizon Ivy]

Originally Posted by Lady_Hawke

What did you decide to do Poizon? There are alot of good posts here with some really good advice....but it all comes down to you

i did take the day off, lol, but got back on the next day


and thanks everyone for your replies, really appreciate it.

sorry i forgot about this thread, i have a BAD memory



xxxxx

[TheDogAteMyName]

I wouldn't. It would erase all the good work you've done. To be honest...bad food made me fat, why would I want to fill my body with that again? Why would I want those cravings again? I've gone too far to go back to square one and you have too. Find something that is satisfying and legal. I'm afraid that if you would like to cheat just this one time that you may not make lifestyle changes because you are reintroducing those addictions. You're only four weeks in. If you are feeling deprived move to OWL for more food choices. I just wouldn't. Nothing...no junk is worth it. Seriously.

[joee5]

Why stop if all is going well. Old saying goes, "if it ainy broke, dont fix it" therefore I'm going to ride this wave as long and as far as I can. Me personally I fear that if I fall once, I'll fall down hard. So therefore I'll stay committed and enjoy my successes one day at a time. Good Luck all. God Bless, Joe