Damn- I ate chocolate just now

Naz · 10-08-2008, 05:53 PM

Have to come to the confessional. I have had such a busy week that I have existed on Fage yogurt and nuts. I didn't have time to cook this week, and as a result, I am crabby, constipated, have a sore stomach, and I'm starving! Today I had 1 slice of quiche, a small Fage w/organic blueberries and Splenda, and that's it.

Just now, I broke down and chose to eat 6 squares (about 1/2 a bar) of Hershey's chocolate. I also gobbled up a bunch of cashews. This is the first cheat I have done in months and months, truly.

I am not going to beat myself up, because I know the reason why I ate like I did- lack of preparation. If I would have had bacon cooked up, tuna made, dinners tossed in the crockpot, LC cookies made, then I wouldn't have eaten that.

So, dinner is planned in the crockpot tomorrow, and while I am waiting, I am going to try and make a batch of LC peanut butter cookies, and mix up some tuna.

Just wanted to confess, and I am going to put the rest of the candy bar in the trash right now.

tinkabelle · 10-08-2008, 06:09 PM

It was very understandable, it's so hard to do this woe without being prepared! Don't look back, forget it happened. It has happened to me too and don't let it get you down!

DEBI IN OHIO · 10-08-2008, 06:14 PM

u have been doing great! u didnt go crazy, u just need to drink some extra water and get past it....

VT_Mooser · 10-08-2008, 09:16 PM

We all have those days I'm sure

I am going through that time of the month and it can tear you apart! I just ate four spoonfuls of icecream

but I walked away now I'm drinking a bottle of cold water and I'm moving on... as should you

Deb79fl · 10-09-2008, 08:52 AM

We all have done this! Don't feel bad, just dust yourself off and get back on track. If you've gained any weight from this, it'll be temporary and gone in a few days of clean eating.

The one thing I've always wondered about is how do you make low carb cookies? What are some of the favorites? I have to watch overall calories now since I want to get rid of a few more pounds, so how can I not eat the whole batch?

slush · 10-09-2008, 12:10 PM

thats all right, i'll forgive you...;

sprinklesmom · 10-09-2008, 07:44 PM

Sweetie, I have restarted after 3 years on 9/29. And today, at work we had a "treat day" for our dept. They had baked goods (brownies, cookies, pastries) delivered for us. Of course, because I'm the dept. admin I had to rally the troops to the feeding trough

And as much as I tried to stay good, I wound up having a small square dense fudgy type of thing that was really good. But because I'm a compulsive eater I lost a bit of control and after everyone left, scarfed down two brownies.

So we all have those days. So still went to the gym tonight and eating LC for dinner and staying on course. It's just a minor slip and it happens to the best of us.

So just stay on track and you'll be fine. And keep on this site. The support system is great here!

NancyH58 · 10-09-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Naz

Have to come to the confessional. I have had such a busy week that I have existed on Fage yogurt and nuts. I didn't have time to cook this week, and as a result, I am crabby, constipated, have a sore stomach, and I'm starving! Today I had 1 slice of quiche, a small Fage w/organic blueberries and Splenda, and that's it.

Just now, I broke down and chose to eat 6 squares (about 1/2 a bar) of Hershey's chocolate. I also gobbled up a bunch of cashews. This is the first cheat I have done in months and months, truly.

I am not going to beat myself up, because I know the reason why I ate like I did- lack of preparation. If I would have had bacon cooked up, tuna made, dinners tossed in the crockpot, LC cookies made, then I wouldn't have eaten that.

So, dinner is planned in the crockpot tomorrow, and while I am waiting, I am going to try and make a batch of LC peanut butter cookies, and mix up some tuna.

Just wanted to confess, and I am going to put the rest of the candy bar in the trash right now.

Not a bad cheat at all. 6 squares of hershies chocolate is only like 30 carbs... and a couple ounces of cashews is like 16. Don't beat yourself up over it. Congratulate yourself for making less-harmful choices even while having less control over your ability to choose. That shows great progress in making this a way of life. That it is so ingrained in you to choose lower carb high fat food is such a fantastic sign!

BTW I've been maintaing a 160 pound weight loss for almost 4 years and I have been faithfully low carbing for almost 6, so I have come to identify the signs of making this a real way of life.
Binging on chocolate and nuts is, believe it or not, a fantastic sign. You didn't think to eat sugars and starches. That's such huge progress...

The real goal isn't weight loss.

The real goal is to change our brains so that we no longer even consider carbs as real food, real dietary staples.

Kimberli33 · 10-10-2008, 06:02 AM

Yesterday was a bad day for me too

jlieb62 · 10-10-2008, 07:48 AM

So you ate chocolate.

No big deal. It's not like you were planning on going the rest of your life without ever eating chocolate again, were you? That would be setting yourself up for failure in my opinion. I wouldn't even call it a cheat. At some point you gotta work some occasional bad stuff back into your plan or you'll go cuckoo and fall off the wagon entirely.

10-08-2008, 05:53 PM	#1
Naz Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 498 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: Naz Stats: 255/203.5/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2008	Damn- I ate chocolate just now Have to come to the confessional. I have had such a busy week that I have existed on Fage yogurt and nuts. I didn't have time to cook this week, and as a result, I am crabby, constipated, have a sore stomach, and I'm starving! Today I had 1 slice of quiche, a small Fage w/organic blueberries and Splenda, and that's it. Just now, I broke down and chose to eat 6 squares (about 1/2 a bar) of Hershey's chocolate. I also gobbled up a bunch of cashews. This is the first cheat I have done in months and months, truly. I am not going to beat myself up, because I know the reason why I ate like I did- lack of preparation. If I would have had bacon cooked up, tuna made, dinners tossed in the crockpot, LC cookies made, then I wouldn't have eaten that. So, dinner is planned in the crockpot tomorrow, and while I am waiting, I am going to try and make a batch of LC peanut butter cookies, and mix up some tuna. Just wanted to confess, and I am going to put the rest of the candy bar in the trash right now. __________________ 1st mini goal: 225 (Met 8/1/08) 2nd mini goal: 215 (Met 8/31/08- WOW!) 3rd mini goal: 205 (Met 10/1/08) 1st MAIN GOAL: 199

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10-08-2008, 06:09 PM	#2
tinkabelle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: northeast Posts: 115 Gallery: tinkabelle Stats: size 24/size 20/size 8 WOE: Atkins ! Start Date: Sept 2008	It was very understandable, it's so hard to do this woe without being prepared! Don't look back, forget it happened. It has happened to me too and don't let it get you down!

10-08-2008, 06:14 PM	#3
DEBI IN OHIO Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,121 Gallery: DEBI IN OHIO Stats: 247/191.5/150 WOE: Diabetic.lower carbs Start Date: 05/01, restart 2/22/08 again	u have been doing great! u didnt go crazy, u just need to drink some extra water and get past it....

10-08-2008, 09:16 PM	#4
VT_Mooser Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 36 Gallery: VT_Mooser Stats: 220,188,170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 08/2008	We all have those days I'm sure I am going through that time of the month and it can tear you apart! I just ate four spoonfuls of icecream but I walked away now I'm drinking a bottle of cold water and I'm moving on... as should you

10-09-2008, 08:52 AM	#5
Deb79fl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 499 Gallery: Deb79fl Stats: 202.5/128 WOE: Atkins/ Now lower carb maintenance/ 5'2 Start Date: July 2007	We all have done this! Don't feel bad, just dust yourself off and get back on track. If you've gained any weight from this, it'll be temporary and gone in a few days of clean eating. The one thing I've always wondered about is how do you make low carb cookies? What are some of the favorites? I have to watch overall calories now since I want to get rid of a few more pounds, so how can I not eat the whole batch?

10-09-2008, 12:10 PM	#6
slush Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: mississippi,by way of Alberta Posts: 172 Gallery: slush Stats: 152/149/127 5'4" (1964) WOE: low carbs and running Start Date: august 2008	thats all right, i'll forgive you...;

10-09-2008, 07:44 PM	#7
sprinklesmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New England Posts: 577 Gallery: sprinklesmom Stats: Size 22/Getting Looser/Size 8-10? WOE: Atkins keeping it simple and whole and exercise Start Date: 9/29/08	Sweetie, I have restarted after 3 years on 9/29. And today, at work we had a "treat day" for our dept. They had baked goods (brownies, cookies, pastries) delivered for us. Of course, because I'm the dept. admin I had to rally the troops to the feeding trough And as much as I tried to stay good, I wound up having a small square dense fudgy type of thing that was really good. But because I'm a compulsive eater I lost a bit of control and after everyone left, scarfed down two brownies. So we all have those days. So still went to the gym tonight and eating LC for dinner and staying on course. It's just a minor slip and it happens to the best of us. So just stay on track and you'll be fine. And keep on this site. The support system is great here!

10-10-2008, 06:02 AM	#9
Kimberli33 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: WAY OUT WEST Posts: 2,778 Gallery: Kimberli33 Stats: 189/??/145 1st goal/135 5ft6 WOE: low carb SB meets Atkins Start Date: 3/1/2004 Restart 9/22 at 181.9 lbs	Yesterday was a bad day for me too

10-10-2008, 07:48 AM	#10
jlieb62 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 280 Gallery: jlieb62 Stats: 280/253/185 WOE: South Beach	So you ate chocolate. No big deal. It's not like you were planning on going the rest of your life without ever eating chocolate again, were you? That would be setting yourself up for failure in my opinion. I wouldn't even call it a cheat. At some point you gotta work some occasional bad stuff back into your plan or you'll go cuckoo and fall off the wagon entirely.