I am SOOO Tempted

GmaQueenBee

It all started when my partner at work pulled out a grilled ham & cheese sandwich and some Ripple potato chips for breakfast. Then I went to another unit and the officer had a couple of pieces of pepperoni pizza sitting on his desk for a snack. As I was heading to my office to have my salad and rye cracker for lunch my supervisor reminded me of the retirement party that was going on. I had known the guy for the 18 years he had been at our institution so wanted to say goodbye. Unfortunately it was a Baked Potato Bar Potluck. There literally was not one thing there I could eat. I had tested reactive for baked potato, hadn't tested cow cheese and today I was testing Chickpeas so didn't know how I would do on the chili. I looked it all over, gave the guy a hug and wished him good luck, and went back to my office to have the crackers and salad I had brought.

Although I'm only on Day 8 I have been on The Plan for almost 3 weeks. I am temped to take a break and pig out. That grilled sandwich looked SOOOOOO good!

mrscruz625

Stay strong girl!!! You can do this!!!

bry8iyze

You did well! And even if you had indulged, you can always get back on track. The thing about taking a break from testing is it just sets your progress back. That's what's keeps me going. It's disappointing to be at a function where you basically can eat nothing! Same with restaurants. I was traveling on the weekend, and had to stop for food. There was only a McDonalds and it was getting late. I remembered they had an apple walnut salad. I figured their chicken would be too loaded with sodium and additives to be good so minus the chicken and dressing I figured I could make do. I actually ended up testing their fish bites which were supposed to be Alaskan wild caught pollock. I'd already tested ok on wheat so figured the breading wouldn't be a problem. With lemon wedges for my salad and the bites I managed to create a decent meal. Though I didn't lose probably due to sodium, importantly, I didn't gain! But that has not always been the case. I went away for a long weekend a few weeks ago and gained 6 lbs! it took me a week to get back on track and be able to start testing foods again. These experiences are important too. I find it's made me stronger in my resolve not to stray. I'm too excited by the progress Im making when I stick to it!

kayceeme

Hard to face a salad and rye cracker when everyone else is eating something yummy! Sounds like you stayed strong.

I have had a several of occasions where I got off track, going out to eat. I find that I either stay the same or gain 1 lb. It then takes me 2 days to start losing again.

It does slow down your progress to do this kind of thing, but I do appreciate having the flexibility to do it. That's one thing I wasn't really prepared for. Kind of thought that I would be just going 20 days straight. I've been on it for weeks and now am on Day 17. I get to do my "for real" restaurant test.