I cheated...and I feel awful

Kiki829

I have been eating lower in carbs and feeling amazing. I had been losing weight steadily and easily while having plenty of energy. I felt proud of myself. BUT, I ate like crap this weekend. I had a sub from Jimmy John's on Friday night (bread) and potato chips. I was still within my calories for this day. Well, then Satruday came, and I was busy. I waited too long to eat (got up at 8:15 a.m. and didn't eat until 1). Well, then I ended up eating rice and an egg roll with my Mongolian beef and egg drop soup. I ended the night with Pizza Hut. Blech. Needless to say, I feel like garbage. I did better on Sunday, but not low carb like i need to to do. I am up 4 lbs since my weekend of free-eating. I know this isn't fat-fat, but mostly water retention. I am back on the wagon today, but I need to run my *kitten* off today to burn these carbs off. My 30th bday is in 9 days, and I told my hubby I don't want cake, just berries and whip cream. The stall in progress and feeling awful just isn't worth it.

Thanks for listening to me vent. I feel better now. I actually felt/feel extremely depressed about it.

Sidesteal

I have been eating lower in carbs and feeling amazing. I had been losing weight steadily and easily while having plenty of energy. I felt proud of myself. BUT, I ate like crap this weekend. I had a sub from Jimmy John's on Friday night (bread) and potato chips. I was still within my calories for this day. Well, then Satruday came, and I was busy. I waited too long to eat (got up at 8:15 a.m. and didn't eat until 1). Well, then I ended up eating rice and an egg roll with my Mongolian beef and egg drop soup. I ended the night with Pizza Hut. Blech. Needless to say, I feel like garbage. I did better on Sunday, but not low carb like i need to to do. I am up 4 lbs since my weekend of free-eating. I know this isn't fat-fat, but mostly water retention. I am back on the wagon today, but I need to run my *kitten* off today to burn these carbs off. My 30th bday is in 9 days, and I told my hubby I don't want cake, just berries and whip cream. The stall in progress and feeling awful just isn't worth it.

Thanks for listening to me vent. I feel better now. I actually felt/feel extremely depressed about it.

I think your guilt is more of a concern than any of the food items on the above list.

Bakkasan

Oh we all do this from time to time! I had a family member in emergency surgery last week and the wagon got away from me. Every time since then that I try to get back to my LC, SOMETHING has to come up. My birthday is Sunday and my next doctor checkup on the 30th. There is no way I will not ring up a 20lb loss from my last appt .

wildcata77

Lots of people schedule one cheat day a week, others know that if they cheat at all they will fall off the wagon.

I fall somewhere in between...I have a hard time controlling cravings (esp. carbs) but I try to just balance it all out. I know I'm going to eat pretty badly today (forgot my lunch so I will eat out, and my FF draft is tonight and I plan to drink beer...a lot) but I will also make myself swim laps to make up for it, and I know tomorrow I will meal plan and eat much better.

The important thing is to not feel defeated from one day of splurging...when I do that I tell myself I've already ruined my diet, so why should I deprive myself. NO! You haven't ruined anything!

dandaninc

I also went over my calories on Saturday.

You really can't stress yourself out too much.

Stay the course.

You can do this.

Don't let one day of enjoying food get you this down.

Kiki829

That's the thing... it wasn't one day, it was like 3. Also, it's not that i feel guilty, but just so very disappointed. How much would I have weighed if I had not splurged? I would still be feeling good, good energy, etc. and the weight loss would have been a bonus. Once I get down to where I need/want to be, which is a long way off, I won't mind splurging. BUT, it sucks to both feel physically awful and to wipe out a week of results (and possibly more) for junk food in one weekend.

ETA: I splurged last weekend since it was my daughter's birthday, so it's not like a one-time thing. I overcame that, and I will overcome this, but i was getting so excited about the progress I was making. Now I have to re-lose 4 lbs! Boo!

RawVeganFlirt

don't worry sometimes its good to indulge i ate fried foods and booze all weekend and actually lost weight? haha

don't give up!

skinnyone2012

You did it. Its history....but now what can you learn from it? Why did you go off? What could you have done differently? You are doing well and as a fellow low carber, I feel your pain...but the pounds will come off again...its the getting healthy that is the long term goal. Drink lots of water and keep up the good fight.