Thread: June was a "NO CHEAT" month...

:jump: for me! This was a personal challenge. I wanted to see if I could go throught the entire month of June without cheating. My definition of cheat is to eat something that NO ONE considers low carb and/or going off my eating plan for even one meal.

I had breaded onion rings once....I pulled off some of the breading and had a little ketchup, too. Was it a cheat? Those were the ONLY carbs I had consumed all day. The rest of the day was completely clean. There were a couple of days that I probably overdid it slightly with some lowcarb items, but not to the point of having a gain or really being concerned.

My weight on June 1 was 240. This was following my weekend out-of-town, visiting my best friend. I was 235 when I left. I gained 5 pounds in 4 days!! I have plodded along this month, unable to sustain my lowest weight, which was 232 for a couple of day. So, I ended this month weighing in at 233. This is 7 pounds less than when I started the month with that excess weekend baggage. AND 2 pounds less than my lowest weight in May.

Not a huge accomplishment, but a satisfying one. When I passed by my favorite donut establishment today, I considered for a few seconds, rewarding myself for doing well on my "No Cheat June". Then, I remembered that a few of those would erase my small loss for the month in just a few minutes!

I have clenched my teeth looking at Menus and buffet lines, but I think I have finally learned to say "This is just another meal...just because it's not at home doesn't make it a "Special Occasion". I've moved from being on a perpetual lowcarb diet, to living a low carb life.

I guess I just wanted to "document" this. And thanks to everyone for your encouragement along the way. Will July be a "No Cheat" July? Stay tuned!

Maxibee, that is great, I too am working on being cheat free, started on monday of this week, and am 4 days in... I have a challenge going on called One day at a time.... for people that need to get back on track and need a daily check in.... come join us for july and give us some of your wisdom...
keep up the great work...

Not a huge accomplishment

Hey...I beg to differ!
I think a no-cheat month is an enormous accomplishment! Heck, I had a no-cheat night out with my best friend and I was tooting my horn about it all weekend!
Seriously, Max, I am striving for the same thing this month...half of June I did ok. I am at the same point as you, I think: After steadily doing Atkins since 9/03, I think I am finally at the point where I'm not gonna say, "Hey, it's a special occasion. What's it gonna hurt?" That's not to say I don't ever forsee a cheat in the future. I'm just saying they're becoming further and fewer between, and MUCH less desirable than the results I'm seeing from eating clean.
So, kudos to you! And keep up the great attitude.

Way to go Maxibee!! It's been so long since I',ve had a clean month.... you inspire me!! :cool:

I agree, Maxibee, a cheat free month is a huge accomplishment--one you can be rightfully proud of. Thank you so much for sharing your success with us.

You go, girl!!