Fri, Oct-10-03, 13:15
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Former Couch Potato
Posts: 1,877
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 209/195.5/165
BF:Oh yeah!
Progress: 31%
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If I were you, I'd just try to relax and play it by ear. See how you feel when you get to the restaurant. (Make sure you're not starved, though!).
There may be a choice on the menu that looks good and is low carb. A really nice piece of fish or meat, for instance, with a nice sauce. Extra veggies so you wouldn't miss the potato/rice. Enjoy a nice glass of wine or two, and maybe share a small dessert with your DH.
I've done this a couple of times for special occasions and it hasn't set me back. Even if you decide you really want that pasta or whatever, as long as you don't let it go past the weekend -- better yet, the meal -- it will be okay.
It's your choice. Only you can weigh the pleasure you'll get from enjoying a nice meal against the possibility of disrupting your progress temporarily.
If you decide to indulge, plan to be extra good the next week, and don't be disappointed to see a small gain on the scale. For some people, this gain seems to be persistent, but others (like me) lose it in a day or two.
Whatever you do, don't get cocky if you manage to escape unscathed. I came home from a month holiday, during which I ate more carbs than usual - still mainly LC -- and had more wine, etc, than usual. I was so happy to have not gained (in fact I lost a couple pounds from being more active) that I started thinking a bit of carbs here and there wouldn't hurt. Big mistake. Cravings came back big time and I lost a month of progress, though I did not gain more than a pound or two.
The point of this longwindedness is that after being super strict for about 5 months, I've come to the point where I feel I am capable of making the right choices 99% of the time. I won't beat myself up if a special occasion leads me to have a bit of pasta or a dessert. To me, that's part of making this a lifestyle. As long as I keep high-carb things to a rare treat, instead of a weekly or daily indulgence, I do just fine.
I think this is very personal and you have to find what works for you and which lifestyle factors are right for you.
HOpe you have a wonderful time, whatever you decide.
K.
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