HELP!

[MissFoxwell]

So....I am an old hand at cambridge, having dabbled with SS many times in the past.

I re-started on the 2nd Jan 2012 with a start weight of 15.7, managed to lose 5lbs by that friday (which is when I saw my CL)

I have had a bit of a sh*tty week this week and nibbled at things when alone in the kitchen, not really drank any water at all and a row with my husband had just culminated in me eating a scotch egg. I have no idea why I did it. I hate scotch eggs. Now I feel stupid and guilty that I'm going to drop out of ketosis and all the progress I've made will be lost.
I'm so cross at myself.

My weigh in is on monday and I reckon short of an actual certifiable miracle I won't have a decent loss, if any at all.

I guess what I'm asking is how you ladies deal with emotional turmoil that before Cambridge would have had you spinning headlong into the biscuit tin?

I have a picture of Sofia Vergara taped inside my diary, as she is my height and has the PRECISE figure I aspire to. Even a peek at that isn't fortifying my resolve today. :sigh:

I'm going to stop being a maudlin idiot before someone cracks out a violin and we all do ourselves in!

 

[Lily]

Oh, it's tricky getting into it, isn't it? Wishing you could feel like you did the first time you did it, remembering how determined you were?

So you've got to rediscover that feeling. Why are you doing Cambridge? Why not a different weight loss plan? You don't have to answer that, by the way - these are just the questions you need to ask yourself.

Tell yourself to stop messing around and take it seriously! Do you want to lose weight or don't you? Has eating something you shouldn't ever made you feel better about something that's gone wrong - or did it just shift the focus from what went wrong to how rubbish you feel that you can't stick to a diet?

I've played that 'shift the focus' game cos it's safe. I'm used to beating myself up about my weight. But have you ever thought that if you dealt with the real problem instead of turning it into a 'I'm rubbish at dieting' problem that you might be a lot closer to where you want to be?

Hmm, I would appear to be in a tough love mood and if that's not what you need right now then please accept my apologies - I'm not meaning to be heartless. I think most of us are well used to feeling how you do now. :hug99:

Get back on the wagon. Draw a line under what you've eaten right now (a Scotch egg isn't horrendous, by the way!) and get yourself back on track. You've got time to fix most of the damage before weigh day, honestly.

:bighug:

 

[debkat]

Hi there! I'm going to reply to your thread the same as I did for someone else!

Well for a start the last thing you need to do is beat yourself up about it! Otherwise you will end up on very big slippery slope.

What is done is done - no changing it now. What you need to do is concentrate on being 100% from now on in!

I'm not sure it's even worth worrying about how much you have affected your loss this week, as it will have at least to some degree, and ultimately you are never going to find out by how much!

However if you get back 100% now you have a good chance of a loss.

It's so easy to have a blip! More important now is how you move on from that. Forgive yourself and carry on all the fantastic work you have done so far! You know you can do it, you have proved that!

Come on girl your worth it don't allow that slippery slope! Good luck xx

 

[MissFoxwell]

Hey Ladies, thankyou very much...I've gone and had a word with myself...ketosis is still going ten a penny so feeling positive. Just think I was having a bit of a ***** day.

Weigh in is tomorrow, so fingers well and truly crossed. Am looking forward to taking delivery of my bars and mix-a-mousse, which should break up the monotony and make lunch at work an easier think to negotiate.

Thanks so much for giving me the much needed reality check! xx

Am excited for my weigh in tomorrow, hopefully there will be a decent loss, but I'll not be hopeless if not.

 

[Sarah Lou]

I have just written a bit of long post on another thread and mine might of been verging on the violins I'm not the best person to be answering perhaps as I am not great dealing with my emotions without food, hence I am over weight.

The most positive thing I can say is you had the scotch egg and that was it.. it didn't turn into a whole day or two of eating.. it was just a blip on your journey. I'm going to try and slow myself down a bit and if I feel a food moment coming on I am going to try and deal with it by not putting something in my mouth..

after all I guess it is just a habit and it takes time to change a habit.. good luck with your weigh day tomorrow x

 

[JonnyWopper]

Lol its not just u ladies that struggle as well you know lol
I'm on ss on a building site down London away from home
You can't go any where without a food shop some one eating food etc
Canteen is full to the brim with cakes chips pies it's hard lol
But the results are so good every week that u can just shut it all out.
Luckily though my mate does it with me so we can pick each other up
Best diet ever!

 

[debkat]

Good on you Jonny, it must be really difficult for you! Like you say on a building site and all. Well done to you, and good luck on your journey!

 

[MissFoxwell]

Go Jonny! Heres me worrying about my willpower when you are swimming in the seventh layer of temptation hades!

On another matter....I HAD A 7LB LOSS! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!

It has helped me to re-focus and get back on the wagon...been to the gym, had a bike ride and off to swim some lengths later. THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU to everyone who helped prop me up in this difficult week. xxx