A little sin here and there?

[Sera]

I'm far from being in maintenance but I was wondering, once I reach my goal weight, would it be such a bad thing to sin a little...like once a month a pizza (european pizzas are not half as big as I always see them in american movies ) or whatever...just go over my carb limit that I have by then?
Of course I don't know yet if I'd still want that in a year or so but there are certain things...I'd just go crazy if I could never eat them again
I have a lot of discipline and am not someone to give in to temptations easily, so I can't imagine that the occasional sin could be so bad

[PaulaMM]

Dr Atkins does mention something to this effect in DANDR. The real question is are you dead sure it won't send you on a downward spiral? I don't mean to sound hateful, but if your discipline is as strong as you claim, why are you overweight?

Hopefully, you'll be able to find a healthier, lower carb version of pizza that will just knock the socks off anything you've had so far. That way, you'll have the best of both worlds!

[Discolemonade]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to PaulaMM again.

[sadie147]

I think the biggest part is definately your disipline, I'm lucky that I definately do have strong willpower. I've always been able to have the occaisional treat (every couple of months) like pizza (i orderwith whole grain crust) or french fries, and not go on a binge. Without being able to do this i'm not sure i'd be as successful as I have.

[Sera]

Originally Posted by PaulaMM

Dr Atkins does mention something to this effect in DANDR. The real question is are you dead sure it won't send you on a downward spiral? I don't mean to sound hateful, but if your discipline is as strong as you claim, why are you overweight?

Hopefully, you'll be able to find a healthier, lower carb version of pizza that will just knock the socks off anything you've had so far. That way, you'll have the best of both worlds!

I'm quite sure it won't make me go back to my old ways as long as I have my mind set to it.
See I lost 10 kg last year and thought that's it, back to what I ate before but knowledge is power and I know now that it just doesn't work like that.
What I always found funny is that I haven't eaten extremely unhealthy in the last years (and actually stayed at the same weight) but before that, during my depression, I must have lived an unhealthy live because that's the time I gained all that extra weight.
Well, that's in the past now and done with I know what I have to do.
I guess I'll just see how things go when I'm at goal

[jonnydollar1]

just eat the toppings...the toppings are goood!

[higgies]

I'm in the same boat as Sadie. I'm in maintenance and I know that if I go a little bit verboard for a day, then the next day I will be in the gym and on strict induction foods. It's all about your resolve to not go back to your old ways.

[Erin80]

Same with me, I have a cheat day maybe once a month, but even then I don't cheat at all meals....I'll only have a "treat" at one. I'm not a binge eater to begin with, for me it was a matter of getting my portion sizes under control and eating LESS carbs such as pasta, rice and bread. The day after my "treat", I'll drink more water than usual and eat 25g of carbs for a day or two, and cut out my one grain serving a day as well. This works for me.

[sallyseachange]

Well... I've told myself often that ONCE, JUST ONCE... I'm gonna have pizza. Here, the pizza's are verrrrry thin crusted... almost paper thin...but you eat the whole plate, not a slice like in the USA. The funny thing is though, I never seem to do it. Scared, I suppose. I'm afraid it might become first a six monthly thing, then a monthly thing, then a weekly thing.... and so on down in a slow spiral.
Anyone else identify with this risk fear?

[Tomorrow_I'll_Be_Perfect]

Sally, I identify with that every day! That's exactly how it goes for me. Just this once, then twice then it's every day and I don't even know how it happened. It seems like as soon as I loosen my grip it all slips away. It's happened to me too many times now.