Hey all. Well I am in a HUGE dilemma at the moment, I am looking for some advice as I am honestly in such a pickle over something I need to get some opinions.
It is about a potential blip that may occur on Friday (shock horror I know, 23 days in and I have finally approached my first potential slip up :/ )
Ok so a work colleague who I have known very well for a while now is leaving on Friday. Everyone in work is going out to the pub for a dinner and a few drinks as a leaving celebration. After the pub we are then all going to the club for a bit of a dance. Now you can see where this is going haha....
Because of my self-image issues and perception issues the only time I feel comfortable going out to a club and having a dance is when I have had one or two drinks and feel a little tipsy. When I have had a few drinks I am not so bothered about my self-image issues and I then generally can have a fun time. If I do not drink I would not be able to go and have a good time as I would be too aware of myself and constantly thinking people are looking at me. I find it hard to loosen up in clubs when I have not had a drink L
I do not want to say no to the leaving do because I feel that it is not fair to my work mate. I have known them a while and I do not want to start becoming a social recluse where I do not go out and celebrate at her leaving do just because I am dieting. Sounds odd but to me that is a bit selfish. I want to give her a good sending off but I know that If I went and was still on the diet I would be a wet blanket haha. I would not be able to loosen up and it would make me feel awkward. I want to be able to have a meal, a drink and a laugh with everyone and not feel like the odd one out. I could go the pub and not drink or eat... but my worry is that when the night gets into full swing I’ll forget and then have a drink... and we all know the dangers of having a drink in ketosis.
So I thought about having Friday as a day off the diet... and getting straight back onto it on the Saturday. I would not have a problem restarting the diet as I am 100% confident that this diet works and I can follow it easy. I am worried that by having 1 day off the diet I will put all the weight back on and that I will be seen as weak because I could not stick to it 100%.
I am really not sure what to do...half of me wants to go, have 1 day off, drink and have fun (not been out since Nov) and then get back on the horse on the Saturday. But the other half then is hating myself because I feel weak and that I should just not go or try and go on just water, because if I stop the diet now I will never get back into it.
I am soooo torn and confused over what to do. I might need to speak to my CDC. I am just not sure >.<
It is about a potential blip that may occur on Friday (shock horror I know, 23 days in and I have finally approached my first potential slip up :/ )
Ok so a work colleague who I have known very well for a while now is leaving on Friday. Everyone in work is going out to the pub for a dinner and a few drinks as a leaving celebration. After the pub we are then all going to the club for a bit of a dance. Now you can see where this is going haha....
Because of my self-image issues and perception issues the only time I feel comfortable going out to a club and having a dance is when I have had one or two drinks and feel a little tipsy. When I have had a few drinks I am not so bothered about my self-image issues and I then generally can have a fun time. If I do not drink I would not be able to go and have a good time as I would be too aware of myself and constantly thinking people are looking at me. I find it hard to loosen up in clubs when I have not had a drink L
I do not want to say no to the leaving do because I feel that it is not fair to my work mate. I have known them a while and I do not want to start becoming a social recluse where I do not go out and celebrate at her leaving do just because I am dieting. Sounds odd but to me that is a bit selfish. I want to give her a good sending off but I know that If I went and was still on the diet I would be a wet blanket haha. I would not be able to loosen up and it would make me feel awkward. I want to be able to have a meal, a drink and a laugh with everyone and not feel like the odd one out. I could go the pub and not drink or eat... but my worry is that when the night gets into full swing I’ll forget and then have a drink... and we all know the dangers of having a drink in ketosis.
So I thought about having Friday as a day off the diet... and getting straight back onto it on the Saturday. I would not have a problem restarting the diet as I am 100% confident that this diet works and I can follow it easy. I am worried that by having 1 day off the diet I will put all the weight back on and that I will be seen as weak because I could not stick to it 100%.
I am really not sure what to do...half of me wants to go, have 1 day off, drink and have fun (not been out since Nov) and then get back on the horse on the Saturday. But the other half then is hating myself because I feel weak and that I should just not go or try and go on just water, because if I stop the diet now I will never get back into it.
I am soooo torn and confused over what to do. I might need to speak to my CDC. I am just not sure >.<