Why oh why did I have to take one bite of popcorn?! That led to 2 bites and then a bowl full of popcorn and a pudding cup. :( I've been doing so good so far and then I caved. lol. Should I go back to induction for a couple days?

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If you feel that you should get back on induction for a few days, go right ahead.

But you might accomplish enough just by reducing carbs by 10 for a few days along with increased exercise.

Don't make too big a deal out of this cheat. Just learn the lesson for next time. There are far worse cheats than popcorn and if i remember correctly, those pudding cups are pretty small.

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Don't beat yourself up over a bowl of popcorn--even a huge one isn't as bad as it sounds--lots of carbs--but fiber too--and a pudding cup--again lots of carbs--but not going to break the bank so to speak--if you feel you need to go back to induction for two or three days, but don't stress over a choice you made--it was just that--a choice and every choice we make has a consequence--either good or not so good, positive or negative, but they are all choices. We have to choose to live with our choices no matter what we think of them. Since I assume no one forced you to eat the popcorn or the pudding, live with it and move on. Get back on plan, drink some extra water (lots of salt on popcorn) and get back on plan starting immediately!!!

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Lori

232/190/130
My other journal http://www.lowcarbeating.com/bb/showthread.php?t=1130

Every slip, cheat and choice is an opportunity to learn. Watch what happens to your body, pay attention to how you feel, observe what this does to you mentally and physically. Then next time you're faced with the choice, you know exactly how your body will process the food, and can make your decision based on knowing the outcome. I really think we need to know these things as we go into the rest of our lives as Masters of the LC Universe. We can't hide from popcorn and pudding forever! Someday you may be thankful that you learned popcorn is a better choice than pretzels, or you don't need a pudding cup because one sugar free peanut butter cup will do the trick. These are the weapons in our arsenal, let's learn to use them! (I say, around my faceful of fauxtmeal oatmeal) My most recent discovery - I have learned I can eat pizza with the crust. I can eat a piece of birthday cake. I CANNOT eat them both on the same day! LOL! That was a seven pound educational experience!


Stacie
222/146/140
Constantly treating my body like a science experiment, in the interest of lifelong weight control!

Lauren, I understand where you are coming from.....I too, cheated this weekend....actually I think I blew it completely! Friday I didn't eat all day...busy cleaning etc....then I had a pork chop (breaded with parm) .....that was on my way out to door to go party with my girlfriend....I did have a few drinks (even though I am still on induction!) it was rum with diet coke...so i thought it was the best choice! Then after the dancing and partying we went to eat, this is at 4 am....I chose solvaki and greek salad, which was good...but it came with rice....and I have to admit that I eat some of that! So...that was not too bad in my mind! LOL....then comes the kicker.....I was at work and getting hungry...I went to my favorite Chinese restaurant...and had beef with broccoli in bean sause (not sure how that is made?)....and again...I bit more rice!! It gets worse.....My girlfriend called and we went out drinking again......drank the same drink and danced.....however, when we went to eat......this time, I ordered a club house....and it came with fries (ONE of my weaknesses)....and I ate them....guilt free without really caring what it would do!! The problem is that this morning....I feel really guilty.....and feel that I have destroyed all that I have accomplised (remember I am still on induction...tommorrow was 2 weeks for me!!) It seemed to have been a chain reaction....bad decision after bad decision....I have not weighted myself at all in the 2 weeks, I just know that I was feeling better and not completely stuffed after every meal. I was planning to weigh myself tommorrow...to get the good news....but I will have to delay that....and continue with induction....I was planning on staying on induction for longer than 2 weeks...I have 75 pounds to lose.....but after everything is said and done......it kinda depressing!!! Knowing that I could not even go 2 weeks without being bad!! Didn't drink my water or take my supplements.....just basically blew everything that I had really worked hard (not cheated once!)....and then in 2 days....poof! Where is my motivation gone?

Sorry, my point to you was.....next to me, your cheat was just a little cheat.....LOL....let's both find the determination to keep on going!!! Like the other posts have said....it was a bump in the road.....not a dead end!!

Lauren and Jackie: I cheated, too! My sis and I had a garage sale Saturday and I got up extra early to make us a nice, healthy b'fast. We took turns having leftover chicken, etc. for lunch, and we had a few s/f snacks. (She had WLS and can't have sugar.) Then, at about 7:00 p.m., after the sale was over, the money counted, the signs were picked up, etc., my hubby said "Why don't you order some pizza?", so I did. I was GOING to scrape the toppings (meatlover's) into a l/c tortilla and have a salad beforehand...but I didn't. I let myself get too tired and hungry and I made the choice to eat 3 pieces and 1 breadstick. And to top it off, I had a pack of my daughter's Pop-Tarts a couple of hours later. Bummer.

So, I got up this morning and did not weigh. I just whipped up a double protien shake and had half for breakfast, and continued to eat right the rest of the day. My meeting with my Dr.Phil weight loss challenge group always helps me feel better, too. After the meeting, I took a member home and stopped in for a (medium) sugar-free snowcone. It was okay. I didn't even finish it. I am so glad I just started back on plan and didn't let the pizza disaster throw me off for a week or longer, like I used to do. Getting back on plan is easier for me now than it used to be. I just wish I never got off plan in the first place!

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hang in there gang. i'm with stacie here...if you eat off plan, use it as a learning opportunity. i dunno. when people say the "cheat" it just feels odd to me, as if somebody's getting away with something...and don't even get me started on the whole "being bad" concept!

fact of the matter is, sometimes we eat too much or the wrong things...so what? we're all works in progress, y'kno? i'm happy that i make those kind of choices rarely now, because they don't suit my long-term goals...it doesn't change anything other than add a few days until the next pound drops. that's all the meaning it has.

don't give the food more power than it has, and please don't give a meal the power to determine your goodness as a person! just make an effort to avoid the food that tends to throw you off course.

keep the good attitude, folks! it's your best friend!

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Stacie, WOW! You are almost at your goal weight! You go Girl!

You're right, every cheat is a learning experience so hopefully we don't do it again. I think I've had more "cheat" days than real "atkins/low carb eating" days. But I try and try again.

Don't feel bad about cheating..what's more important is that you get back on track!