Other than the first few weeks...I can only think of a 2 times, when I really truly cheated. I've had small indulgences [Bread and/or Potatoes] on special days, like Thanksgiving. But, I just went to Maintnance levels for those days. Other than the one Regular Cookie I accidently* ate a couple days ago, I haven't had any Regular [i.e. Sugar and White Flour] Cookies, Cake, and such...since going LC.
As for my 2 cheats...One time, last March I binged on Fruit. I ate a couple Cantaloupes and 4 Oranges, which is about 92g Net Carbs. The other time was August of last year. I discovered Starch Blockers. I decided to test them out. I went to the Buffet, took a couple, and then ate about 100g [Net CHO] of Rice, Potatoes, and Spaghetti...The Rice and Spaghetti actually tasted bad to me. I didn't gain any weight, so I continued using them. I stayed at about 60g Net a day and ate a Baked Potato every day for a few weeks. I didn't lose much weight during that period, and I eventually gave them up because they caused horrible constipation and gas. My "Cheat-Free" Counter [which I haven't updated in a few weeks] counts from the last time I took a Starch Blocker. Even though the Carbs I was taking in were not excessive, I still consider it a cheat, if only because of the fact I was using the Starch Blockers.
*As for the accidental cookie...I was getting my Car fixed, so I ran from the Dealership to a nearby Subway. They now have those Atkins Cookies. This Subway had signs advertising their new Atkins Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. So, I looked and they had some cookies labelled "Double Chocolate Chip." Figuring these were the Atkins Cookies, since they were the only Double Chocolate Chip Cookies they had on Display, I bought one. I knew as soon as I ate it, there was something...because the thing tasted too damn good to be 7g Net Carbs.
I was gonna count them as 12g, which is Total - Fiber...until Subway responds to my email asking what the ingredients are. Primarily, I'm trying to find out what the Sugar Alcohol(s) are, which it has 5g of. I found out later that day, what I'd gotten was one of their regular Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. That store apparently didn't have any of the Atkins Double Chocolate Chip Cookies in their display, which I mistakingly assumed the Double Chocolate Chip Cookies they had in the display were the Atkins Double Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Its kinda Good and Bad at the same time. No Corn Syrup or HFCS, and only about a Tablespoon of White Sugar, which allowed me to simply reduce my Carbs for the rest of my day and stay within my Carb limit (60g.) But, the regular cookies are also made with Hydrogenated Oils [Margarine in the Cookie and Partially Hydrogenated Palm and Palm Kernel Oils in the "White Chips."] Looking at Atkins Approved Products in the past, about the only thing they never allow in an Atkins Approved food in Hydrogenated Oils. So, the Atkins cookies would not have had the Hydrogenated Oils. The Atkins Double Chocolate Chip Cookie apparently doesn't have the "White Chips," so I figure they probably just use Butter or Vegetable Oil instead of Margarine.
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