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Found my way to the leftover goldfish crackers from 2 weeks ago!! Had 3-4 and couldn't stop until the box was done! Almost 2 servings (55 crackers each), so like 20-40 carbs???!!!! I had done really well until then and this was the end of the day so WTH was I thinking?? After 8 days of perfect (almost-perfect) induction and the NYC tempting visit, I manage to go and do this quick cheat!! I wanna explore the whys and wherefores a bit...Quick answer is that my best friend got hit with quite tragic news and my emoitional-eating side just slowly took over...i always seek comfort in mindless eating during hard times. Gotta really work on this!!! But there's more to the story as below...
All day I had coffee and cream, garden salad with ranch (3c), 1 bag of peanuts (i know i know!!) (2c), 1 string cheese, 1 omeltte with 2 eggs (2c) and 2 veggie links (1c)...and then I was done. Altho, I kept feeling some vague craving, feeling a little unsatisfied and wanted some kind of snack. Nothing was allowed on Atkins tho. I had been feeling very thirsty all day despite drinking 2 liters of water already; and my tongue was feeling pasty and coated...are these induction-symptoms? was this ketosis? dunno...but with these weird feelings, I discovered the goldfish I'd been meaning to trash. I thought I'd just pop 2-3 in my mouth...but that's a problem right there. 2-3 don't meet the hunger nor satisfy the craving...and then you only want more and more..so it really should be NONE or you're gonna want ALL!! Lesson to be learned here. Also, interestingly, after being almost carb-free for a week, all of a sudden i'm injesting 40 carbs just like that in 2 mins or so, and yet I didn't feel any shock to the system, nor any satisfaction..they were gone so quickly. Almost like, really? all those carbs collected so quickly?? what do i have to show for it??
I got really worried about having jeapordized the entire induction after all the hard work. I read up online what the damage means. I read that such carb-feast would get me out of ketosis for 3-4 days, or feel bloated and crappy for couple of days. and maybe even see a pound gained the next day.
Luckily this morning I didn't gain any. I actually lost 0.2 pds. I do feel a little bloated and my face feels more rounded today. I might be really out of ketosis. The quick carbs-splurge wasn't worth it!!! I HAVE to stay vigilant on such cravings and just ignore the hunger or cravings. I AM surprised to be feeling any hunger or craving at all at this stage--shouldn't I be cured of hunger or cravings this stage in induction?
Well, lesson learned. Mind over matter. No more cheating. More water. No nuts. no other carbs. And EXERCISE today no matter what (I skipped it yesterday).
I started TOM on Tuesday and today is day 3 so if all goes well and I exercise and eat right today, then by tomorrow I should start seeing a loss...here's hoping.
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139.2 lb
Lost so far: 38.8 lb.
Still to go: 9.2 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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losing 1.4 lb a week
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