Oh No. :-[

[SpookCity_USA]

I was able to resist all sorts of temptation when it came to food for months. I was so strict that it seemed to irritate everyone...

BUT

On Christmas eve I decided I'd let myself splurge on Christmas day. I ate a few things I hadn't had in over a year and enjoyed them. Another month or so went by and I was on track, not tempted by anything once again.
Another day in Feb. I went out to dinner with my mother, ate my typical atkins-approved meal and came home. I felt bored that night and instead of ignoring it or entertaining myself, I melted chocolate and dipped differents sorts of things into it as a treat for my family. I never expected to eat almost all of them myself! I don't even know how that happened.

Ever since that night, it's been back and forth. Binging one day, low-carb the next, low-fat sometimes. Even though that had been going on, I was still maintaining my weight somehow and just this last week I think I've over done it. I am up about 2 lbs, I know they will soon be gone. (Most likely by tomorrow ;-O )

I don't want to do this to my body anymore. I am a health freak and I cannot beleive I've let myself turn into this yo-yo dieter. It's like all my cravings are back and won't let me go. I don't know how I was so strict for so long, I wish I had never even attempted to splurge at all on Christmas day.

I'm going to try to let myself just have one day off a week. I can't keep doing this 2-3 days of atkins, then a carb loaded day, then back again forever.
I wish I had more motivation lately. It seems as if my stomach has become more loose lately. It doesn't feel tight like it had for so long. I hate this feeling so much.

Any good workout tips/exercises to flatten the abdominals (not trying to bulk up) would be great.

Any good ideas to overcome my pre-Atkins cravings, would also be great.

[jsj0305]

Okay, so you splurged. It's over and done with and the only thing you can do now is prevent it from happening again.

I would go to the store and get L-Glutamine. It helps to control those sugar and carb cravings.

I also would not have one day off. That is a recipe for disaster, IMO> YOu are trying to stop these craving which is GREAT, but you can't give in even once a wek and expect them to go away. It will make things a lot harder, ya know? That and the fact that you would still be technically yo-yo dieting. YOu deserve to be healthy and stop these cravings. I hope everything works out, I really do.

I have seen your before and afters and you look awesome. I really want you to keep those results, and I know you do too!

(((((((hugs))))))) Hang in there girl, you'll be okay
PM me if you even need anything

baby drink tons of water return to your plan ..remember your trigger...and pretend like it never happened..."dust in the wind " you will be fine I promise just block the past except for the trigger and move forward..it is the only thing you have control over ...

OOOXXXX

[2big4mysize]

when yyou say back on Atkins after you off day are you back in induction or back in maintnenance level?

do you have any new to you foods or brands of foods? sometimes changes in recipes can trigger you like when my salad dressing added chopped bits of carrots even though I can have them in maintnenance having them in the salad dressing was not good for me. you added oatmeal and otherstuff for your cholesterol numbers a while back any chance those are tiggering you?

You have worked hard to get here so it is time for you to suck it up and be tough with yourself. Ask yourself why you want to let that larger person back inside your body? you knowyou don't want to be her again but if you can't be strong for yourself thenyou will. Statisitics say 1 out of 10 weight loss folk will get to goal and on stay a yr then 3 out of every 5 of those 10% will will go back up so the numbers are not in our favor and we have to do everything we can to stay there.

[killerbombshell]

You've worked so hard to get where you are, and you are a personal inspiration for me. I'm sure you're going to get over those sugar demons! For me I've found that OD'ing on salad some days helps keep me away from the sugars. Keep yourself satisfied on appropriate foods and realize that you can do it!

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