Wouldn't it be great if we never made mistakes? Our lives would sure be rosey, wouldn't they? Well, falling off the LC wagon is just another one of those hard-earned lessons and we ALL go through them. For some of us we have to get the lesson 1 time, for others it's 10 times..... we're human. There's only one thing to do: get up, brush yourself off, get back on the plan, try to do better next time. No need to beat yourself up. Try something different....try patting yourself REAL big on the back every day that you DO stay on the plan and realize that THIS is your reward.... not those chocolate chip cookies!!

If you go to the "confession booth" sub-forum, you'll see some stickies about "before and after you cheat". I think they're great and definitely worth a read. Better yet, post 'em on your fridge!!