i had ice cream last night

[lason]

taking a cue from marke's post about cheating, i ate some yummy sugar and carb laden ice cream last night. i've been keeping pretty strict about staying on point with atkins and i figured one time won't kill me. it may even boost my weight loss a little. i'm back to being strict again starting today. i won't know how it's affecting my progress until monday because my wife took my scale and said i can only have it once a week (probably a good thing).

[determined2shrink]

Not everyone can get away with cheating. Last time i did the WOE i would gain 4 to 6 lbs everytime i did a cheat day. Some would be water weight but some wasnt. It usually set me back between 3 to 7 days.

[sugarsack]

JUST jump back on the horse, so to speak.. you can do it... this is all a learning experience.. we learn how our bodies react to different foods and types of foods.. and even the cheats can be thought of as a learning experience...

you can do it..

[liv]

You want to lose weight AND eat ice cream.
You are in fairy land my friend. Real world does not work that way. Sorry.

[charene]

just move on...you can do it!

[Greeneggs&ham]

I suppose the adage, "play too much in the fire and you'll get burned" doesn't work with ice cream. How about, "eat too much in the ice cream shoppe and you'll get freezer burn"??

Mark may not mark ice cream as one of his trigger foods. If I let myself have a scoop of ice cream, I wouldn't stop until I polished off the whole half gallon! I'm not about to take the chance that absence made the heart grow weary so I'll continue to resist the urge.

[kristenxo]

Hello there Hope you don't mind me chiming in!

I successfully lost 90lbs. on Atkins in 2003/2004. Kept it off for 3 years! Then in early 2007 I started cheating, just here and there. Well, "here and there" didn't last long. Before I knew it I was eating pure JUNK all the time... again. In less than a year I'd regained 80lbs.!

I highly suggest you stop the vicious cycle of rewarding yourself with food. It's only going to hurt you in the long run.

I hope this didn't come off as rude

[determined2shrink]

Originally Posted by kristenxo

Hello there Hope you don't mind me chiming in!

I successfully lost 90lbs. on Atkins in 2003/2004. Kept it off for 3 years! Then in early 2007 I started cheating, just here and there. Well, "here and there" didn't last long. Before I knew it I was eating pure JUNK all the time... again. In less than a year I'd regained 80lbs.!

I highly suggest you stop the vicious cycle of rewarding yourself with food. It's only going to hurt you in the long run.

I hope this didn't come off as rude

I don't think you were rude. I think that is an honest truth that we all need to remember. Good job jumping off the carb bandwagon and coming back.

[lason]

i'll find out monday if the ice cream had any affect on my progress when i weigh in. i only did it once and i didn't fall off the bandwagon at all.

[IrishSarahHB]

Dont feel bad .. I ate a cookie .. it was a big pumpkin cookie with chocolate chip cookies .. :-( and i drank 4 low carb beers ... :-(

So you and i will just have to move on .. and learn from our mistakes!!


Good luck !