How many people take planned breaks.

SerenityValley

SerenityValley

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I'm a very 100% type of bloke. I struggle to not do things exactly as required. Probably why I ended up being an analyst/programmer.

It's my first wedding anniversary on May 28th, and my 40th birthday on July 2nd. I had agreed with my wife that I'd not be dropping off the diet for this, but now I'm giving serious consideration to a planned break on both days, because I only get one 40th and we only get one first anniversary.

How do people plan these things and how do they cope with them? What sort of gains do they have?

Semi-related but I discovered today that I was going to have to go away with work in may, June and July, 2 days at a time, sometimes twice in a week. It's with a great bunch of folk, I've been away with before. Which is part of the problem - we ate and drank a lot. so I have two voices - be miserable and stay in the hotel by myself or plan breaks. Tbh, I wouldn't have minded one break away from work but I think I have 6 of them. It's not a happy thought a the moment!
 
SerenityValley said:
I'm a very 100% type of bloke. I struggle to not do things exactly as required. Probably why I ended up being an analyst/programmer.

It's my first wedding anniversary on May 28th, and my 40th birthday on July 2nd. I had agreed with my wife that I'd not be dropping off the diet for this, but now I'm giving serious consideration to a planned break on both days, because I only get one 40th and we only get one first anniversary.

How do people plan these things and how do they cope with them? What sort of gains do they have?

Semi-related but I discovered today that I was going to have to go away with work in may, June and July, 2 days at a time, sometimes twice in a week. It's with a great bunch of folk, I've been away with before. Which is part of the problem - we ate and drank a lot. so I have two voices - be miserable and stay in the hotel by myself or plan breaks. Tbh, I wouldn't have minded one break away from work but I think I have 6 of them. It's not a happy thought a the moment!
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Hi hun,

If i was in your shoes ide stick to diet the whole way, your birthday and anniversary doesnt need food and drink to have fun, plan a nice day out to do something fun together and a meal on night doesnt have to be off plan, you can have protein meal with veg and spice it up with spices your allowed, theres also a white wine flavouring, i havent tried it personally but had good recommendation off girl on here. Theres no need to stay in hotel on your own, mosts places you go will accomodate diet especially in a group of people, you could have protein meal or take pack/bar along with you and for treat coke zero as it wont bring you out of ketosis, just ring ahead to the place and it should be fine. A break for a day here and there might seem like good idea now but it's so hard to get back on plan once youve came off, think how great you will feel facing those challenges and getting through them. Pubs and food aint going anywhere and its all waiting for you when your finish diet, think how great you will fel once you get there and that will happen alot faster without breaks here and there.

Good luck with whatever you decide,
Catdogxx
 
Honestly i stuck to the diet 100% for the 1st 5wks but once i started taking breaks I've found it very hard to get back on track for the last 3wks. You could always celebrate when you've reached your goal : )
 
not advice but my brirthday is 2nd july too :) woo lol
 
There will always be important occasions. I've been through losts of them whilst on only packs and not eaten at all. On my own birthday we were away for the weekend and I sat and watched my husband eat a fabulous restaurant meal! Not a problem. There is no reason that not eating or drinking should stop you being sociable - that's your choice. I'd go - enjoy yourself - and stick to plan.

Our link of enjoyment / socialising and food is one of the resons we put weight on in the first place. It's actually quite freeing to go out, eat absolutely nothing and still really enjoy yourself. I think it will help me in maintenance. For example, at a family do I went up to the buffet and got food for my dad. I enjoyed seeing what was there and choosing - and I realised that that is the enjoyment for me - rather than the eating. I would never have known that if I had eaten.
 
If i was you... have a think about how you will find getting back on.... I'm very lucky and it only takes me 2 days to get into ketosis.....

Can you do it.... time after time after time....

BUT.... Things do come up and I've had a few breaks on lipotrim and Slim and save!!!

Why not compromise.... and say the work things.... stay on plan.... you can have packs in the day.... and go out and have protein and veg/salad....

But then take the planned breaks for your birthday and anniversary!!!! Although your doing this for the long term good!!! You will only have 1 40th and 1 first wedding anniversary!!!!

I've been on these plans for the best part on 10 months and without these little breaks I'd have gone bonkers!!! (More bonkers!!!)

X
 
as a lady i think your first wedding anniversay is a special enough occasion definately!! i think birthday not so even thoug its your 40th you will have more. but your first wedding anni now that is big!! i recon maybe just choose one to have a planned break on! then you wont mind if you go totally madly off plan because its just one day/ evening out. the trouble is once you start looking at calenders its east to say find reasons to extend 'planned' breaks.
 
mmm maybe but the way i see it a birthday is something you have every year wether you like it or now. a wedding anniversary is something you chose to share with someone every year :)
 
I've probably muddied the waters here slightly by mentioning the work things, as I don't intend going off plan for them. It was more a whinge because of the "hobsons choice" of it sucked so much. I can't take time off for those, as I'd fall to bits. I can't go along on the nights out, as they're all very big drinkers and almost all very big eaters. I would be in danger of cracking but more importantly, after 90 minutes I'd be very very bored - I hate being sober around people who are drinking.

It's maybe different for men - I can't imagine much worse in terms of socialising than spending 5 hours with people getting beered up and sitting in an indian, totally sober. I'd rather stay in the hotel and watch tv or read a book. I did it just before xmas, so my wife could drink as a xmas party, and in the end I was desperate to get away.

One of the work visits takes place around the time of our 20 week scan, so we're going to try to book the scan on one of those days - great excuse not to be able to go. I've started making noises about not being needed for some of the visits, which may or may not be listened to (I am needed but I can mitigate them - especially since they involve driving from newcastle to london one day and back the next!).

No one knows about my diet yet and I won't be telling them until they notice or until the day of the work visit. That will reduce the amount of time they have to mock me anyway!

I'll have a think and appreciate all the advice. At the moment, I'm still considering May 28th. I can worry about my birthday nearer the time, especially if I do take the 28th off, as I'll know then how hard it was.
 
SerenityValley said:
I've probably muddied the waters here slightly by mentioning the work things, as I don't intend going off plan for them. It was more a whinge because of the "hobsons choice" of it sucked so much. I can't take time off for those, as I'd fall to bits. I can't go along on the nights out, as they're all very big drinkers and almost all very big eaters. I would be in danger of cracking but more importantly, after 90 minutes I'd be very very bored - I hate being sober around people who are drinking.

It's maybe different for men - I can't imagine much worse in terms of socialising than spending 5 hours with people getting beered up and sitting in an indian, totally sober. I'd rather stay in the hotel and watch tv or read a book. I did it just before xmas, so my wife could drink as a xmas party, and in the end I was desperate to get away.

One of the work visits takes place around the time of our 20 week scan, so we're going to try to book the scan on one of those days - great excuse not to be able to go. I've started making noises about not being needed for some of the visits, which may or may not be listened to (I am needed but I can mitigate them - especially since they involve driving from newcastle to london one day and back the next!).

No one knows about my diet yet and I won't be telling them until they notice or until the day of the work visit. That will reduce the amount of time they have to mock me anyway!

I'll have a think and appreciate all the advice. At the moment, I'm still considering May 28th. I can worry about my birthday nearer the time, especially if I do take the 28th off, as I'll know then how hard it was.
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I think thats a great attitude chick and congrats to you with baby on way, how exciting and good motivator for sticking to diet too! :)

Catdog xx
 
Thank you both, and superb work starlight! That makes sense - it would fly off if it comes to it, and as long as I stick to it. Need to discuss with the wife. Would be nice to do something on the 28th.
 
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