Calorina
Full Member
Hi all,
I'm on week 6 of TS here and have taken a bit of a break from the forums for various reasons (busy, then had a planned break and didn't want to write about it and derail anyone else!). But I have found the forum so helpful and I can feel I'm starting to wobble, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and repost.
Basically at the end of week 4 I took a planned break to go to my partner's family party. Got back into ketosis without issue and STS (stayed the same weight) that week. Then last week I got a weird fluey bug with a fever and my TOTM (together!) - was in bed for a few days so I decided to switch to WS and added in a low-carb meal while I was unwell. I did slip a bit then, too, had the odd glass of wine but I "allowed" it because I was unwell and still in ketosis.
Yesterday was my weigh-in day and inevitably I had another STS week - so that's a fortnight of plateauing. I thought I could rationalise it (TOTM, adding in a meal, illness) but yesterday I found myself eating THREE TESCO ULTRASLIM BARS plus half a pack when I got home, and today at work I've had two Ultraslim bars. I think I'm doing it because I'm upset about plateauing and am a bit "it's all rubbish, what's the use" - also I think they might make me a bit hungry.
I just want to knock them on the head and get on with things, I've got five weeks left on the plan and I could achieve so much then. I just feel like I'm starting to sabotage myself and I really don't want to. I'm better from my bug but still a bit run down, I'm incredibly busy (a day job and an evening job, plus have been doing my day boss' job while he was away for 3 weeks), I couldn't go to the gym while I was ill, obvs, but the previous week it was always packed when I went!
I'm not sure what the answer is. I don't really get very many opportunities to let off steam, so maybe I just needed a rant! I just want to stay on plan and stop messing things up for myself. Urgh. Thanks for reading!
I'm on week 6 of TS here and have taken a bit of a break from the forums for various reasons (busy, then had a planned break and didn't want to write about it and derail anyone else!). But I have found the forum so helpful and I can feel I'm starting to wobble, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and repost.
Basically at the end of week 4 I took a planned break to go to my partner's family party. Got back into ketosis without issue and STS (stayed the same weight) that week. Then last week I got a weird fluey bug with a fever and my TOTM (together!) - was in bed for a few days so I decided to switch to WS and added in a low-carb meal while I was unwell. I did slip a bit then, too, had the odd glass of wine but I "allowed" it because I was unwell and still in ketosis.
Yesterday was my weigh-in day and inevitably I had another STS week - so that's a fortnight of plateauing. I thought I could rationalise it (TOTM, adding in a meal, illness) but yesterday I found myself eating THREE TESCO ULTRASLIM BARS plus half a pack when I got home, and today at work I've had two Ultraslim bars. I think I'm doing it because I'm upset about plateauing and am a bit "it's all rubbish, what's the use" - also I think they might make me a bit hungry.
I just want to knock them on the head and get on with things, I've got five weeks left on the plan and I could achieve so much then. I just feel like I'm starting to sabotage myself and I really don't want to. I'm better from my bug but still a bit run down, I'm incredibly busy (a day job and an evening job, plus have been doing my day boss' job while he was away for 3 weeks), I couldn't go to the gym while I was ill, obvs, but the previous week it was always packed when I went!
I'm not sure what the answer is. I don't really get very many opportunities to let off steam, so maybe I just needed a rant! I just want to stay on plan and stop messing things up for myself. Urgh. Thanks for reading!
