Seraphine
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Follow up from here: http://www.minimins.com/atkins-diet/175574-heading-off-holiday-see-you-two-weeks.html
Hi everyone!
Well, I just got back today, and got back on the scales. I've had a 12 pound gain over 16 days - ouch.
The cruise was wall-to-wall food, and while I feel like I ate so much compared to my normal life, I was floored by the appetites of my fellow cruisemates. Oh my lord, the portions!!! There was a mid-morning buffet put on on the ships' promenade on the last day, and I saw all these people with 2 and 3 plates each, carrying food away. It's not like we'd not eaten for two weeks!
Okay, I admit I didn't stick to low carb. And I ate a few desserts, but I did push back from several things I found myself eating but not enjoying. And the last two days, as I've been flying across three countries alone with two small children and we had chocolate for breakfast today, so I'm not exactly an example of clean living.
You know what I guess I'm upset about? Is that I could have cruised low carb quite easily, but chose to eat carby things "as a treat". There was lots of bacon and meats and green veg around, but I'd been so strict for so long it was kind of nice not to be thinking about food. Yet I was so grossed out by so many things I ate (I tried a plain, non-fat, yogurt, and threw it out after one spoonful... gross!!) that I wondered why I was eating them. Oh, the psychology of it all!
On the plus side, I did get into my navy dress that my mom had in storage for me. I've last worn it about 13 years ago, and I was so tickled to be thin enough to get in it again. Yet I saw pictures of myself in it and still saw a fat person. Arrgg.
So, I've done my damage, and now it's time to get back on track. I have no food in my house so I'll go shopping in the morning, and will buy my lovely eggs and pork chops and prawns and will get back into ketosis. I'm looking at my updated stats and feeling sad, but also am trying to bolster myself against a Christmas season of non-stop food. I plan on coming off plan on Christmas day, but I have all intentions of living the Low Carb way from here on in.
Help me keep it up? I'm feeling quite low tonight.
Hi everyone!
Well, I just got back today, and got back on the scales. I've had a 12 pound gain over 16 days - ouch.
The cruise was wall-to-wall food, and while I feel like I ate so much compared to my normal life, I was floored by the appetites of my fellow cruisemates. Oh my lord, the portions!!! There was a mid-morning buffet put on on the ships' promenade on the last day, and I saw all these people with 2 and 3 plates each, carrying food away. It's not like we'd not eaten for two weeks!
Okay, I admit I didn't stick to low carb. And I ate a few desserts, but I did push back from several things I found myself eating but not enjoying. And the last two days, as I've been flying across three countries alone with two small children and we had chocolate for breakfast today, so I'm not exactly an example of clean living.
You know what I guess I'm upset about? Is that I could have cruised low carb quite easily, but chose to eat carby things "as a treat". There was lots of bacon and meats and green veg around, but I'd been so strict for so long it was kind of nice not to be thinking about food. Yet I was so grossed out by so many things I ate (I tried a plain, non-fat, yogurt, and threw it out after one spoonful... gross!!) that I wondered why I was eating them. Oh, the psychology of it all!
On the plus side, I did get into my navy dress that my mom had in storage for me. I've last worn it about 13 years ago, and I was so tickled to be thin enough to get in it again. Yet I saw pictures of myself in it and still saw a fat person. Arrgg.
So, I've done my damage, and now it's time to get back on track. I have no food in my house so I'll go shopping in the morning, and will buy my lovely eggs and pork chops and prawns and will get back into ketosis. I'm looking at my updated stats and feeling sad, but also am trying to bolster myself against a Christmas season of non-stop food. I plan on coming off plan on Christmas day, but I have all intentions of living the Low Carb way from here on in.
Help me keep it up? I'm feeling quite low tonight.