Remove the page in your dictionary with the word "cheat" on it. It no longer exists. It doesn't loom over you. It doesn't control how you feel about your WOL or yourself, regardless of whether you eat that oreo or not.

Eating that "_______" (fill in the blank) isn't the end of the world, the end of LC, the end of your success. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter. Don't make it. Why should "X" have more bearing on your day / your self esteeme / your outlook than being a good mother, a good friend, a good husband or wife?

Saying that you are/have been "cheat free until X time" really is a pretty negative statement when you think about it - what happens the day after "X"? Are all bet's off?

Why does one oreo / "X" mean the day is a wash? What about all that nutritious, healthy food you ate the rest of the day? Doesn't it count?

Nat

P.S. Welcome back Pam, I missed you