Gave into craving

Pseudocyber

Saw some maple fudge and gave in. I went on vacation to Disney and every time I saw a candy store, I went looking for maple fudge and came out empty handed- except for sweets for family. Today I saw some fresh at a hunting store (Cabellas). It's good, I recommend it. ( at least I had good intentions- shopping for a rain jacket to do my walking when it's raining). My Dr had called and reported my official A1C was down to 5.1 and he wanted me to pull off one do my diabetic meds and reduce the other by half.

I gained 2 lbs ... Probably total salt over for the day - I did weights (untracked cal) for the day and 4 miles inclined treadmill at 3.5 mph for 600 cal. Aerobics. Trying not to feel bad about it. It's hard not to rationalize, and eat emotionally - thinking I deserve it, or I'm celebrating.

Back to the plan today. Thanks for reading "listening".

estherdragonbat

It's great that you're back on track! 2 lbs isn't the end of the world. And at least you enjoyed the fudge!

Here's something that's been working for me.

1) When I know I'm heading into a situation where I'm likely to splurge, I think about what it's going to be like.
2) I sort of have a conversation with myself along the lines of, "Let's be real. You know what the temptation is going to be and it's all well and good to say that you'll be eating your fruit and raw veggies, but you KNOW you're going to be eyeballing the cake and chips, too. So. Honestly, how much of a treat do you think it's going to take for you to not feel deprived and, at the same time, not feel that you 'blew the diet'?" (I can DEFINITELY be like Cathy in the comic below!)



3) I check out the calories or reasonable approximation thereof in the database.
4) I figure out what I can 'afford' on my daily intake and log it in advance.
5) I eat it. I savor it. And, here's the biggie: I do not feel guilty or fat or depressed when it's gone. I feel like I had a treat. And a treat is not necessarily a cheat!

Good luck!