I've had 2 planned days off, the first went really well the 2nd not so well. On both occasions I did cd as normal until the evening & the first time I went for meal at wagamama's. I made healthy choices but when we went to the cinema I could resist the pick and mix but limited my self to a small handful. The following day I got straight back on the wagon. Simple!
My 2nd planned break was on Saturday and we went out for a curry & my choices were not quite as virtuous. I had a couple of spoonfuls of lamb balti & a spoonful of prawn rogan josh, some rice & 1 chapatti. However this was nothing in comparison to what I would have eaten prior to cd (Britain's largest nan bread anyone? Me - yes yes yes!). We went to the pub & the pictures & I behaved myself in the pub (glass of water) but was not so good in the cinema (large handful of peanut m&m's) but again compared with the old me (whole bag of M&Ms + popcorn) things have improved.
This time I found it very hard to SS the next day (Sun - weekends are always the worst for me!) & I ended up having the large green salad with plain chicken & low fat dressing & then I totally lost control & had a binge (3 slices of toast & butter, 1 cereal bar, 2 small choc chip cookies, & 2 bags of ready salted crisps). I felt sick & guilty & fed up because whilst I've been on CD I felt so in control & this left me feeling so out of control. However I've recorded how I felt on paper to remind myself how I felt in case of any future moments of weakness & I have managed to get it back together & I have SS for the past 3 days & I now feel confident that I can SS for the next 4 weeks or so to get down to BMI 25 + a stone & then I'll start to work up the plans.
I think that if I hadn't already lost so much weight already & had so many people commenting on how well I look & my weight-loss I think it would have been harder to resist the downward spiral. What I've achieved so far has made me realise I can do this & I really want to get to my goal.
So to get to the point (sorry for rambling!). I think planned breaks are fine if you are sure that you have the willpower / determination to get back on track the next day but it's not easy & you may find that it places you under additional pressure, that maybe you don't need but the choice is yours as you know how you feel the best! So good luck c*d*08 either way!