Confession...i CHEATED!

[sachet]

Okay so today i got really stressed about exams and stuff and had a complete cheat day.

I ate 2 fun size snicker bars and a McDouble sandwich, small fry and small drink. I feel really bad.

So my question is, do i go back to induction or continue with OWL like i had been in?

Thanks in advance

[imagood1]

get up in the morning and just continue with the rung you are on. You should be fine...

[sachet]

okay thanks. im back on track today...cant let that happen again

[not2late]

Originally Posted by sachet

Okay so today i got really stressed about exams and stuff and had a complete cheat day.

I ate 2 fun size snicker bars and a McDouble sandwich, small fry and small drink. I feel really bad.

So my question is, do i go back to induction or continue with OWL like i had been in?

Thanks in advance

Continue with OWL. BUT....

Sit down and figure out what made you eat those things. IF it was environmental like stress, bad day at work, etc. then you have to develop strategies to cope with those stresses.

Also review your menu. See if you've changed anything or added any new food that may have contributed to this. If you haven't been doing so already during your OWL, you should start taking the Blood Sugar Instability Symptom Test in the book every time you are testing a new OWL food and/or increasing your OWL carbs. That will give you better insight to your food reactions than relying on the scale or measuring tape at the end of the week.

[atkinsgal08]

Question for you... did the "cheat day" help with your stress?

[sachet]

Originally Posted by not2late

Continue with OWL. BUT....

Sit down and figure out what made you eat those things. IF it was environmental like stress, bad day at work, etc. then you have to develop strategies to cope with those stresses.

Also review your menu. See if you've changed anything or added any new food that may have contributed to this. If you haven't been doing so already during your OWL, you should start taking the Blood Sugar Instability Symptom Test in the book every time you are testing a new OWL food and/or increasing your OWL carbs. That will give you better insight to your food reactions than relying on the scale or measuring tape at the end of the week.

Yes, i agree, i do need to find coping skills to handle stress...maybe i should do something productive like go to the gym and work some of it off....i did have a little low carb ice cream, knowing i should not have eaten it. I think that too caused me to fall off the wagon. I know now not to do that again.

Originally Posted by atkinsgal08

Question for you... did the "cheat day" help with your stress?

actually the cheat day only made me even more stressed because i was upset about me cheating and you know what...i cheated again today. i gotta stop this cycle or i will be forever chunky so im def gonna get it together.

[not2late]

Stress management is difficult sometimes. Different people deal with stress differently: some people eat, some people take their frustrations on others, etc. But the aim is to find "healthy" ways to deal with stress.

Go for a walk.
Work out.
Pamper yourself: relax in a tub, get a facial, etc.

The worse thing to do is fall into the food-is-my-comfort trap.

[pinkfusion]

How are you doing today Sachet?

[sachet]

I feel soooooooo soooooooo soooooooooooooooooooooooo much better today since im back on track. I actually just came from the gym and i feel lovely. Working out really does help relieve stress. I did check the scale today and I put on 5lbs...well i did check in the middle of the day and for the last two days i wasnt drinking water so im assuming it is water weight.

Not2late...i am actually going to have a little spa night tonight. relax in the tub, facial, mani and pedi...such a great idea!

[mizski]

Originally Posted by not2late

The worse thing to do is fall into the food-is-my-comfort trap.

Learned this the hard way after re-gaining 60 of the 80 pounds I lost last year. Costly lesson and one I won't repeat again.