Crappy day, decided to indulge.

LiterateGriffin · 01-30-2013, 08:17 PM

My day was crap. Started with my son waking me up at 5:30 cuz he was up early and bored.

Included my daughter (5) wetting her car seat. There's more, but those are some highlights.

By the time we all got home tonight, I wasn't fit for human company.

Frell it, I'm getting out of here & going to a movie, dang it!

So what did I do?

Stopped at the grocery on the way. Got some wings (for dinner), and a can of almonds to smuggle in, in my purse. And at the concession stand, I paid the $5 for a large diet soda.

And I ate EVERY SINGLE NUT!!!! (And, it might be noted, no popcorn.)

(I had a snit-fit, got self-indulgent, and still STAYED ON PLAN!)

Ntombi · 01-30-2013, 08:29 PM

Great job! That's the way to indulge and not feel like crap the next day.

I hope tomorrow is better.

GME · 01-30-2013, 09:10 PM

I opened the thread expecting to read about a brownie or nacho fiasco.

Great job!

LiterateGriffin · 01-30-2013, 09:16 PM

All the way to the theater, I was trying to figure out how I was gonna manage food. (Since it was 6, I hadn't eaten, and movie started at 7.)

It was a sort of "guilty pleasure" though, because I so seldom buy the roasted, salted nuts. (Half the time I'm COOKING with them, after all.) Well, "lightly salted", because otherwise it's just overwhelming. lol

And yes, I came out of the theater, after watching some mindless mayhem, feeling MUCH better than when I took off in the car.

A little steam-punk mayhem, and the world feels manageable again.

Trigger828 · 01-31-2013, 02:58 AM

I control nuts also or they control me, but to indulge in those far beats those other snacks! you did good actually lol

Amber_Baby · 01-31-2013, 03:40 AM

I think you did amazingly and I so agree, this is the way to indulge. None of us is perfect and we are all gonna have bad days every now and again. Should we turn to food for comfort? Perhaps not. But if we know ourselves well enough to realise that we will anyway, eating some wings, a whole can of almonds and a giant diet drink is a great way to do so. I recently did something similar, I went to Burger King and ordered two hamburger patties and the biggest Diet Coke they do (super size!!), took it all home and added a load of cheese, bacon and salad and scoffed the lot. It felt like a true fast food indulgence but it was totally on plan!! Way to go.

svenskamae · 01-31-2013, 04:10 AM

Now I was sure that you were going to mention a lowcarb cheesecake, when I read the title of this thread. But I can see that wouldn't have been practical to take into a movie theater. Congratulations on finding a portable on-plan solution that made you feel better.

Britt1975 · 01-31-2013, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Amber_Baby

I think you did amazingly and I so agree, this is the way to indulge. None of us is perfect and we are all gonna have bad days every now and again. Should we turn to food for comfort? Perhaps not. But if we know ourselves well enough to realise that we will anyway, eating some wings, a whole can of almonds and a giant diet drink is a great way to do so. I recently did something similar, I went to Burger King and ordered two hamburger patties and the biggest Diet Coke they do (super size!!), took it all home and added a load of cheese, bacon and salad and scoffed the lot. It felt like a true fast food indulgence but it was totally on plan!! Way to go.

That's the way I've been 'indulging' too. Once a week I go to Wendys and order a triple with bacon, no ketchup and a half size blt cobb salad. It tastes so amazingly yummy that it reminds me how awesome it is to be on this 'diet' - it's an indulgence because I didn't have to cook it!

cfine · 01-31-2013, 05:32 PM

WTG!! I thought for sure you had a carb fest. So glad you didn't

Biochic · 01-31-2013, 05:35 PM

Sometimes ya feel like a nut

. On plan is a good thing!

Bobbin · 01-31-2013, 07:12 PM

Congrats on your indulgence! As the mom of a teenager, that getaway and dinner sounds amazing! I almost didn't open this thread, because I didn't want to be tempted by your binge, LOL!

gladee88er · 02-01-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GME

I opened the thread expecting to read about a brownie or nacho fiasco.

Great job!

Me too. What a letdown

I love reading about carb binges after a strict week. It's like living through other people

.

AlwaysHungry · 02-01-2013, 04:21 PM

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A little steam-punk mayhem

Hansel and Gretel?

You did much better than me. I ate a tub of strawberries followed by 3 Pepperridge Farm (Chesapeake) cookies.

LiterateGriffin · 02-03-2013, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysHungry

Hansel and Gretel?

You did much better than me. I ate a tub of strawberries followed by 3 Pepperridge Farm (Chesapeake) cookies.

Yes, that would be my steam-punk.

Go in expecting it to be what it is, and you won't be disappointed.

Arctic_Mama · 02-03-2013, 04:40 PM

I consider overdoing it on a plan-appropriate food less than ideal, but not a cheat! Sometimes it is simply a victory to reach for the least of all evils instead of shooting for perfection and drowning in brownie batter when the inevitable miss happens.

Trigger828 · 02-03-2013, 07:42 PM

face first into a tub of chocolate cake frosting. not pretty!

01-30-2013, 08:17 PM	#1
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	Crappy day, decided to indulge. My day was crap. Started with my son waking me up at 5:30 cuz he was up early and bored. Included my daughter (5) wetting her car seat. There's more, but those are some highlights. By the time we all got home tonight, I wasn't fit for human company. Frell it, I'm getting out of here & going to a movie, dang it! So what did I do? Stopped at the grocery on the way. Got some wings (for dinner), and a can of almonds to smuggle in, in my purse. And at the concession stand, I paid the $5 for a large diet soda. And I ate EVERY SINGLE NUT!!!! (And, it might be noted, no popcorn.) (I had a snit-fit, got self-indulgent, and still STAYED ON PLAN!) __________________ I haven't found anywhere else to track this, and am not sure how accurate my scale is, but Body fat: 10/26/2012: 39.0% 10/27/2012: 39.2% 10/28/2012: 39.3% 10/30/2012: 38.5% 10/31/2012: 38.6% 11/02/2012: 36.5% 11/03/2012: 39.1% 11/04/2012: 39.3% 11/05/2012: 39.3% 11/07/2012: 38.5% 11/10/2012: 38.9%

01-31-2013, 03:40 AM	#6
Amber_Baby Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Milton Keynes, England Posts: 1,080 Gallery: Amber_Baby Stats: 276/236/168, 5'9", 26 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 7th November 2012	I think you did amazingly and I so agree, this is the way to indulge. None of us is perfect and we are all gonna have bad days every now and again. Should we turn to food for comfort? Perhaps not. But if we know ourselves well enough to realise that we will anyway, eating some wings, a whole can of almonds and a giant diet drink is a great way to do so. I recently did something similar, I went to Burger King and ordered two hamburger patties and the biggest Diet Coke they do (super size!!), took it all home and added a load of cheese, bacon and salad and scoffed the lot. It felt like a true fast food indulgence but it was totally on plan!! Way to go. __________________ Amber 26 years old 40 pounds gone forever 68 pounds to goal

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01-30-2013, 08:29 PM	#2
Ntombi Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, then OH, then NYC, now SoCal. Whew! Posts: 34,719 Gallery: Ntombi Stats: Restart:360/331.8/185 Original:325+/259.6/180 WOE: Atkins works when I work it. Start Date: Restarted: 1-3-13 Original: 8-23-02	Great job! That's the way to indulge and not feel like crap the next day. I hope tomorrow is better.

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GME Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Coast Posts: 6,588 Gallery: GME Stats: 250/175/175 And again...223/208.4/146 5'7 WOE: Misc. Start Date: April 2000 (the first time)	I opened the thread expecting to read about a brownie or nacho fiasco. Great job!

01-30-2013, 09:16 PM	#4
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	All the way to the theater, I was trying to figure out how I was gonna manage food. (Since it was 6, I hadn't eaten, and movie started at 7.) It was a sort of "guilty pleasure" though, because I so seldom buy the roasted, salted nuts. (Half the time I'm COOKING with them, after all.) Well, "lightly salted", because otherwise it's just overwhelming. lol And yes, I came out of the theater, after watching some mindless mayhem, feeling MUCH better than when I took off in the car. A little steam-punk mayhem, and the world feels manageable again.

01-31-2013, 02:58 AM	#5
Trigger828 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,265 Gallery: Trigger828 Stats: 230 / 198.5 / 165 WOE: low carb my way! Start Date: Oct. 7, 2012	I control nuts also or they control me, but to indulge in those far beats those other snacks! you did good actually lol

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svenskamae Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,927 Gallery: svenskamae Stats: 235/178/135 5'3" WOE: Nutritional Ketosis/Primal/JUDDD Start Date: January 15, 2012	Now I was sure that you were going to mention a lowcarb cheesecake, when I read the title of this thread. But I can see that wouldn't have been practical to take into a movie theater. Congratulations on finding a portable on-plan solution that made you feel better.

01-31-2013, 05:32 PM	#9
cfine Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,442 Gallery: cfine Stats: 276/215/199 WOE: NK Start Date: Atkins 4/12 Nutritional Ketosis 1/13	WTG!! I thought for sure you had a carb fest. So glad you didn't

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Bobbin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woah-oh-woah-Wonderland Posts: 2,616 Gallery: Bobbin WOE: LCHF & Yoga Start Date: 6/11/11	Congrats on your indulgence! As the mom of a teenager, that getaway and dinner sounds amazing! I almost didn't open this thread, because I didn't want to be tempted by your binge, LOL!

02-03-2013, 04:40 PM	#15
Arctic_Mama Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,720 Gallery: Arctic_Mama Stats: 257/163/140 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: R1 12/11, R2 3/12	I consider overdoing it on a plan-appropriate food less than ideal, but not a cheat! Sometimes it is simply a victory to reach for the least of all evils instead of shooting for perfection and drowning in brownie batter when the inevitable miss happens.

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Trigger828 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,265 Gallery: Trigger828 Stats: 230 / 198.5 / 165 WOE: low carb my way! Start Date: Oct. 7, 2012	face first into a tub of chocolate cake frosting. not pretty!