I cheated so bad this week:

Had t-bones in the fridge and gas grill broke so husband talked me into eating at our favorite Pizza Buffet (big mistake) I ate 4 pieces of barbeque pizza, salad with French dressing, and dessert pizza, BOO HOO.

Then yesterday I went to a baby shower and had a chef salad with Caesar dressing and a piece of cake (no it was not small) I am soooo mad at myself now!!!!

I told my husband to not convince me to cheat anymore (he is on it too but I think he is looking for a reason to quit)


I need a pep talk!!!

Hi: I was just lurking around and found this and then came to your post...Looks like this was MEANT for you. I copied it and will keep it by my computer to look at when I feel like cheating.

Are you planning a cheat?

First, ask yourself...what are you really hungry for? If it's an emotional hunger (you're hungering for company, a hug, a good cry, privacy, relaxation, a nap, etc.), try to feed that hunger before feeding your craving. 12-step programs use the HALT reminder: "Am I hungry, angry, lonely, or tired?" Don't feed the wrong need.

If it is a hunger for food, feed it with protein, fat, and salad.

Drink a tall glass of water. Make yourself a pot of soothing herbal tea.

Tried those? Karen and Wa'il often give this suggestion: think through the whole experiment of your cheat before you do it. Most people only imagine through to putting the food in their mouths. But move the film forward--imagine the cheat being over in ten minutes and the food gone, barely remembered, the guilt afterwards, how you'll feel when you step on the scale the next morning, a week or two of strict before you see the same low weight again.

If none of these approaches work, and you decide to choose to cheat, consider using the "it's better to" approach:

* It's better to eat a CAD-type meal than to eat sugar or flour alone. Have a large salad or large serving of LC cooked veggies, have a large protein serving, and then your single serving of sweet or bread or potato. This helps lessen the insulin surge from the cheat.

* For many people, it's better to wait until the end of the day to cheat. A cheat early in the day puts the blood sugar swings into motion, and few people can limit their cheating for the rest of the day after that first one.

* If you're hungry for a sweet, it's better to eat strawberries with whipped cream than a slice of cake, better to eat three slices of a sugar-free cheesecake than one slice of one made with sugar

* If you're hungry for fries, it's better to make one small red potato tossed in olive oil into oven fries than to buy fast food fries.

* If you are going to eat a candy bar, it's better to eat one than three, better to eat three than ten.

* If you're fighting off cravings from yesterday's cheat, it's better to quit sooner rather than later. Remember, in 1-4 days, the cravings will be gone again if you don't keep feeding them

* It's better to eat consciously and enjoy it than to wolf something down with guilt

Rose

Thanks for the tips, but it was the peer pressure that gave way to the cheating. My husband wanted to cheat, my kids wanted to go to the restaurant and I gave in. I have cheated since then, but it was like, I ate low carb all day, at dinner I ate low carb, but then gave in to the apple crisp dessert, but only had a little bit. I kind of call it my Heller and Heller cheat. Not as bad a cheating all day and still having the dessert. I don't think I can strictly be on this without an occasional treat to myself. It may cause a slow loss, but at least I won't be as unhappy as I have been lately.