Hello everyone...
So my TOM comes early...I'm on day six of induction and I have to have some bread!! So i had two slices of a whole wheat bread that I have that contains 6 net carbs (8 carbs) a slice...am I in trouble? The only other carbs I have had or plan to have for the day will come from what little carbs are in my veggies... Despite this, I am doing well otherwise....help!..do i have to start induction over again?

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Have faith and pursue that unknown end - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

GhstGrl,

Well, I don't believe in anyone *beating themselves up* for mistakes, but I do think you need to ask yourself this:
WHY did you **have to have some bread**???
Was it worth it?
Now, read this:
This Is NOT a Hair Commerical!

I truly hope it helps.

Summer


www.herstorygirl.com

Ok ok..you got me..I didn't "have to have the bread" but I was caught in a moment of weakness...afraid that if I didn't give myself a little something that was a little bad...I would give myself something that was a lot bad on my way to school tonight. I am worth it...I am worth two weeks. These past six days have been a real eye opener for me. For someone who NEVER ate veggies...hardly ever ate meat..and lived off of pasta and wonderbread sandwiches...until now I never knew how much sugar and carbs I was feeding my body!! And I feel much better after less than a week of this woe. I have more energy...I find myself smiling more...and people have noticed...not any weight loss, but that i'm just happier, more energetic..more me!! Thanks for the swift kick to the rear I most desperately needed...but now, where do I go?
Many thanks.

165/?/135
Have faith and pursue that unknown end - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

you get right back to it. PERFECT INDUCTIONS are few and far between. I don't think a couple slices of wheat bread is going to throw your body back out of induction. (a cake, a tub of ice cream - probably). I think you showed restaint - TOM always makes me a little wacky.



Mary Kay

01/02/04 - 230/220/150 Atkins
225/220/205 VDC

Thanks Mary Kay...
I feel guilty for not being stronger...so many people have had such awesome results...but in my mind I felt if I denied myself the little that I wanted I would have ended up with a lot more than I needed on my way to class tonight (i pass several dunkin' donut stores on the way to school). I guess I felt that I was choosing the lesser of two evils...I'm going to tell myself that I am still under the 20 carbs for the day and press on.
Many thanks.

165/?/135
Have faith and pursue that unknown end - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Oh, yes; I definitely think you showed restraint! Don't get me wrong... I have cheated with worse things.
My issue was with what you said.
I just wanted you to be aware of how you were *thinking* about the cheat -- that kind of thinking only leads to more cheating.

I agree with MaryKay; I think you should just get right back to it. No looking back.
As I said before, I really don't believe in beating one's self up for such things... that only serves to lead to more mistakes.

Summer

Thanks Summer...point well taken. I realize I cannot justify cheating because I may think for a moment that I just "have to have it." On the other hand...if this is to be a wol for me I also realize that I must make wise choices...a couple of pieces of wheat bread are much healthier than a couple of chocolate frosted donuts!! Regardless, I could have put myself in a different frame of mind...and you're right...when you think "i have to have this" or "this one little bite won't hurt" you almost begin setting yourself up for failure. A lady I work with (who was on Atkins)made a lot of sense to me when she said: "You don't have to convince your body - it will feel the benefits of this woe and never feel as if it is missing anything, but you must convince your mind that it is not being deprived." And that, to me, is so true...once you realize you're not being deprived of the bread, the sugar or the carbs, but that you're CHOOSING a more healthy woe it makes it a lot easier mentally and thus, easier physically. Still, I thought I was making a good choice...nevertheless I will be sure that my way of thinking does not pave the way for future cheating. Thanks so much Summer. And, BTW - your website is wonderful! What an inspiration.
Many thanks.

165/?/135
Have faith and pursue that unknown end - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

I think your last reply is a great example of NOT beating yourself up and taking the time to reflect on this little bump in the road. You're treating it as a valuable learning experience that is ultimately reinforcing your decision to pursue this WOL. That's admirable and impressive to turn a slip-up into a reflective moment.

And good luck avoiding those DDs. Just remember that all those baked goods have been sitting out for hours now and they're prob wicked stale and nasty. UGH. Your poor body (grrrr TOM) deserves better!

Ultimately you are only cheating yourself. You know this and you've moved on... and guilt is a wasted emotion :-)

Think positive - we will all do it!

The Cantab from the land of the Hobbits...
188/175/145 - target June 2004.

Chalk it up to a learning expierence. Remember how you felt after wards. I keep a supply of low carb treats around (Things taht I don't eat daily), like a few of the naught low carb cadies. If I am going to cheat I would rather cheat with one of those. However, be careful not tomake it a habit. They too can stall you.

Good luck all!!
Seesko


starting date 1/5/04

242/234/135

"What my mind can envision; my body can master!"

Ghstgrl, anyone who wants to lose weight--and more importantly, sustain a healthy weight for life--must practice conscious eating and good choices day by day by day. This counts for Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, Slim for Life, Atkins, South Beach...and on and on and on.

The word "diet" (along with the word "cheating") must be expunged from the vocabulary! Yes, we are working on changing our minds, even more strenuously than changing our bodies.

Most of us have lots of starts and stops along the way. Consider what you really want, and that's where you'll go. (If you think you really want a Krispy Kreme, nothing can stop you but an even stronger desire.)

Best wishes.

Barb L.
Started Atkins January 2003
162/137/130

I always told my kids.........it's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from it. I think you've learned from this. You are one step closer to being a wiser you!!!!

Barb - 30 lbs gone FOREVER!
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