After a Cheat... Did you notice this too?
 

As I am sure all of us have cheated from time to time. But have you noticed that with just a one meal cheat that it takes a week to get back to where you were?

Whether it was a one meal or a weekend cheat, it just does not seem to matter. It takes me literally an entire week to get back on track with the scale weight, etc.

Any thoughts why? I was thinking maybe water weight, etc?


Here's to no more cheating, "Was the pasta (insert favorite cheat here) really worth a week of discomfort?" :q:

Yes. :) It always did for me. If I EVER got back. Lately the cheats seem to become permanent setbacks.

No it's not.

Some of us finally come to that realization, some of us never.

Take it as a lesson learned.

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Lisa

Yes. And it takes anywhere between two and four weeks for me to feel physically and emotionally better -- even if the weight is gone in that time.

Amen. I've only been doing this for 4 weeks and cheated and gained 8lbs !!! Took 3-4 days to drop again - such a waste of a week!

I ate special occasion food (enchiladas, etc.) at a party, drank a girly drink, felt like hell the next day (but was back on first thing in the morning). By day 2, ketostix nice and dark, feeling good again. Maybe I'm just a good bouncer, or the fat that I went right back to "normal" good eating worked. Dunno. But that pizza dip - I'm gonna make it, sans bread. Twas good, meaty, cheesy and a little saucy.

Superbowl Sunday!
 

I have been "cheating" on the weekends for about a month now. It's no wonder why I haven't budged the scale. I was on target all day yesterday until just after lunch and I had a chocolate chip cookie which just sent me over the edge and I binged for the rest of the day. I'm back on the wagon as of today and I'm going to do my best not to indulge in anything that will throw me out of ketosis (once I get back in it). By the way, has anyone had any experience with the low carb bread from Julian Bakery?

Imo, that bread is disgusting. If I get craving bread, I eat 2 pieces of whole wheat and get it overwith. :) 24 carbs

I've been at this almost 3 weeks without a single cheat but last night I was in a bad mood and very tired and made LC pizza for dinner. I had canadian bacon, mushrooms and black olives to put on it but at the last minute I gave in and put some pineapple chunks on it. I was thinking... "okay, not a big deal to put some pineapple on this thing"... I was wrong.

This morning I took my blood sugar reading and it was the highest it's been since I started LC! It was in the low 130's which isn't horrible but the only thing that could have raised it was the pineapple unless I'm majorly stressed and don't know it.

So even that small cheat (if you can even call it that) was not worth it and is just another reminder to stay away from anything that will raise my blood sugars.

If your going to cheat like I do occasionally. Make sure you get some extra exercise in that day. A walk / jog or whatever you can do. I've noticed that my body does take a while to get back into rhythm just after eating one carb filled meal. Seems like I get that tired exhausted feeling for a week afterwards then it wears off. I'ma try and not let that happen again. Yall enjoy your day

my cheats usually happen when i drink a lot and get a take away. it doesnt usually cause me much problems i think because i dont store much water from it because im so dehydrated from all the alcohol the next day

but when i have whole cheat days i can gain like 5lb the next day and that will take a week to go. then the weights gone and i always think grrrr this 5lb ive lost could have been 5lb of real weight to lose

i have always said that the Atkins Diet is unforgiving!
you cannot stray without consequences.

i can't say cheat but can say carb upped and way to much sodium. i eat out and it takes me sometimes up to two weeks to lose it again even getting right back on track. and no it's not worth it sometimes i just have no choice when i am on a business meeting run.

I don't know why anyone calls them "cheats." That implies the cheater is getting away with something.

But whether the indiscretion leads to a week of feeling lousy, puts you into a stall, or triggers a binge... no one gets away with it entirely... and NO ONE gets away with it over and over.

The best thing I've done to avoid such issues is seek out a low carb alternative for anything I've ever craved. From French fries (made with turnips) to smoothie milkshakes, from low carb cookies and cake to a new recipe I just turned up for low carb cheese croissants, it's out there.

And, this is a bonus, it actually tastes better, treats my body better, and makes me feel better, after; than the "real thing."

So there really isn't anything left but excuses.

It's a learning thing. I have eaten "carby" type foods to see what will happen and how it effects the process. I know now first hand what it does and how to avoid them. You also know, by your post, so follow your instincts!
BTW, your progress shows you have lost 19 lbs. Do you know how many people would kill for that weight loss or knowledge? Keep it up!