Fell off the wagon, any helpful tips?

[redfoxglove]

Yo, hello, I fell off the wagon over the weekend. It started with a SObe Lean drink, the first sweet taste since March 1. Then I wanted salt so it was cashews. Then I was super thirsty and a vodka/7up sounded good. After 2 of those it was 4 big handsful of bridge mix (cheap chocolate)...woke up at 3 a.m. sick from the sugar.

Weighed this morning for the first time in about 4 days, had dropped another 2 lbs, total of 14 lbs since March 1. Good results but it might have been more without the detour.

Today a woman gave me a bound copy of the latest Dr. ATkins book, I'm planning to read it and I see the menus and the different levels of carb intake that are listed...awesome.

What should I do? I am a little bit anxious that this binge type of behavior will reoccur. I got right back on the plan today with no problem. What happens when this kind of binge occurs? I had done such a good induction.

Here's what I ate today:

No breakfast! Got up late after no sleep from 3 a.m. sick feeling
Lunch: 2-3 cups mixed young greens, cauliflower, carrots, 1/2 avocado, 1 sausage w/portobello mushroom (3g carb), salad dressing
water, water, water, tea
coffee w/cream
It's dinner time now and I'm REALLY hungry.

Any helpful commentary welcome

REDFOXGLOVE

Started 3-1-07
Begin weight 208
Current 194
Target 160

[guekjian]

Well congratulations for getting right back onto plan. If you feel a craving coming on, go do something else, anything that will get your mind off it, like coming onto the boards, going for a walk, calling a friend, whatever will make it recede to the back of your mind, or even better, completely make it go away! Remember always, nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!

[PizzaManNoMore]

What works for me is to have a favorite Atkins meal next. My "comfort food" is a bacon cheeseburger and a salad with crumbled blue cheese and olives, with blue cheese dressing. It's a lot easier and, in fact, is almost like a reward for getting back on track.

[Thin is possible!]

Just get right back in the saddle like you are doing. I would encourage you to stay away from the alcohol, though, as we all know that once you indulge too much there, all reasoning is gone! Therefore, you are not real coherent about what you are shoving into your mouth. In addition, I remember from my college days, (uh...hmmmm a few years ago 'fer sure)that during a night of drinking as well as the morning after always led to what the girls and I in the dorm referred to as the "drunk munchies!" You wanna eat everything in sight. Also, depending on what you are drinking there can be ALOT of carbs involved in that alone. Not a good combo for weight loss. Hang in there and keep posting!!!!

[redfoxglove]

PizzaManNoMore, what a great idea, a CHEESEBURGER!!!! Omigod I would have never thought of that. Why? Because I see that I have a DIET mentality...oh yeah! With my previous efforts being calorie oriented, the week before I started Atkins I had "my last cheeseburger" because well, you know, there's so many calories in a cheeseburger. But comfort food is exactly what's the ticket because the detour I took had all to do with changing my mood with food.

Yeah, yeah, I know, changing my mood with food is a habit that needs looking at too. One step forward...

[redfoxglove]

ThinIsPossible, you are so right about the loss of control with alcohol. Of course, for some of us, having a break from controlling is what the drink is all about!!! Snerk, snerk... But yeah, staying away from wodka is probably the success strategy here. I'm just glad I stopped at 4 handsful of bridge mix, not the whole container...

[redfoxglove]

Guekjian, I like your ideas about distracting me from cravings. So far the cravings haven't been THAT bad but then I've only been doing this for 20 days. I do have fleeting images of certain things that flow past my screen. Like someone else said here, I've quelled the urge to eat with many a boiled egg! I luv em. Getting on this board is a good way, too, although I find lots of time goes by fast when I come here. It's almost as good as playing a computer game! I'm finding that a cup of coffee in the afternoon with cream is a good to look forward to.

Yes, I'm still rewarding myself with food. Let's see...Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels. That might be my new mantra!

[dreamof145]

Hi Redfoxglove! Congratulations on jumping back into action. Plan your foods ahead of time and be prepared next time you get temptations. Thats the best way to stay on track. We're all here for you. Read the book and plan for your success. Keep us posted on your progress!

[sillygirl]

Hi redfox, welcome back! You really can do this, like dreamof145 said, plan ahead, have lots of grab and go foods in the fridge at all times.

[sallyseachange]

Redfox... welcome back! You did great by jumping back onto the Atkins wagon. Just focus strongly on your goal and keep high fat snacks available always for when those cravings hit. That way you should be able to avoid cheats more easily... and believe me it gets easier as you go along.