Need a reality check after a bad weekend;)

Just take it as a blip. We all have them, just start again from now. People get results differently, I get the best results cutting the rubbish carbs out! healthy eating is about balance.... and you have to be realistic to what suits your lifestyle etc..! I could never maintain on a shakes/bar type diet as it just didnt fit me! try to eat 3 meals, lots of water and ditch the processed foods! that is a good start! and don't worry about the past... look to the future! good luck sweetie

carbs aren't "bad"....there are tons of nutritious sources of carbohydrates. as far as "healthy" goes...see all of those whole foods in your grocery store...eat those...they're good for you. lean protein, veggies, fruit, whole grains, starches, legumes, lentils, healthy fats from things like nuts, avocados, cooking with good oils, etc...

when you stop paying attention to woo, nutrition is pretty common sense.

Why don't you just eat according to the American nutrition guide if you are feeling lost? Low carb is a fad, high protein is for lifters more than average Joe. Paleo is a fad, keto is a fad... Almost no one sticks with those things forever.

Choose a nice, easy, balanced set of macros and let the calorie deficit do its work.

I hear ya. Don't give up and try to keep eating the foods you enjoy, just less of them. Really, there are no "bad" foods. With that said, I ate with reckless abandon for the past 2 days also. Move on, it happens. I've already cycled a bit this am and am heading out for a cross fit class. Keep moving your body, it will help. Good luck.

Hey Lindsay,

One way to look at your weekend is you did everything exactly right! Here's why: the Slow Carb diet as described in the book by Tim Ferriss entitled "The 4-Hour Body," actually includes one day a week off the diet. That's right every seventh day you eat HOWEVER YOU WANT. That's part of the diet. It's built in to offer you relief from eating nutrition-dense foods six days a week.

So maybe you did exactly what you needed to do to gear up for five or six more days of eating healthy.

Vegetables, meat, nuts, eggs, sweet potatoes, and beans are all going to keep your body feeling full and nutritionally-sated on days when you're trying to eat healthy food only. I like the 30 days of recipes listed here for great ideas on how to stick to healthy options: nomnompaleo.com/post/42057515329/the-round-up-30-days-of-whole30-recipes

Good luck and I hope you have a great week!
Emily

Hey, it's horrible to say but I'm relieved I'm not alone I too had a weekend of chaos, it was my sister-in-laws (to be) wedding. My fiancee made the cake and I gobbled up as much of the 4 tiers as I could muster, in between eating sweets at the sweetie bar and finally guzzling it all down with beer and tequila. This was then matched the following day, just with more savory goodies to keep me standing due to the hangover

I will be completely honest I do feel guilty, but I did try to prep myself before hand and see this weekend as a one off due to the months hard work leading up to it. It is this I keep reminding myself, it was a one off, I am human and no one can be 100% perfect all the time no matter how much I want to be I have to forgive myself and remember all the little victories I did have over the weekend, for instance I was the only one who did show any restraint, my appetite is a lot smaller, I had a half English breakfast (no deep fried hash browns or toast either) rather than the extra large and with out seconds. I danced and made sure I didn't sit for long periods of time. There are many more little triumphs that I have to remind myself of, that actually end up outweighing the bad

We're reeducating ourselves! Unfortunately it doesn't happen over night and it takes time to learn a new skill like eating and enjoying being healthy. It's only when you don't learn from your mistakes that you can possibly fail.

Here are some things that have gotten me through today's guilt;

• I went straight back into my routine, had a energy filled breakfast and went to the gym.
• I didn't punish myself at the gym but worked hard.
• I have not starved myself and had a protein filled lunch.
• Drinking more water today to flush out the sodium and help my body recover
• Corrected myself when I was mean and called myself horrible names.
• Trying to forgive myself (this is a process)

As I have just realised and I hope you do too, you are not alone! It is normal to go a little off course every once in a while, it doesn't take long to get back on to it. There are people on here who believe you can do it. I believe you can do it. Use that guilt to succeed, not as an excuse to fail. This weekend is just a reminder of what we don't want to be.

We can do it