Mon, Dec-12-05, 21:30
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Plan: antivegan,was subzerocarb
Stats: 200/187/175
BF:27%/19%/12%
Progress: 52%
Location: Flyover Zone
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AC,
If you are going to have to entertain and have a bunch of high carb junk around, then you may have troubles... otherwise, wherever you go, you can try to eat as paleo as possible, and eat a few sweet things, and everything should be fine. I just got back from an annual extended family christmas dinner. I ate some things that were definitely not paleo or low carb. But, once I got home, I forgot about it and went on with what I have here to eat. If I had obsessed on it, LOOK OUT... cuz I would have just kept thinking of the junk I ate... and eventually would have gone and acquired MORE of it! What is your situation exactly?
I don't think it should ever be about how much you weigh at anytime. You should instead focus on eating the foods that you want to eat, always striving to eat better on a consistent basis. The main way to do that is to bring food home that is what you want to eat. If you surround yourself with good food, that is what you will eat. You can go to a holiday event and allow yourself to eat a few sweet treats. But, just be aware of the fact that you are in control and you are deciding to allow yourself a few treats, and other than that you are not deviating from your primary objective of eating the healthy foods that you normally eat on a regular basis. This way you maintain control of the situation. YOU are the one allowing yourself a few treats. Don't worry at all about the weight you will put on or whatever. Just focus on the fact that you are deviating a bit (in a controlled manner) and will easily flow back to eating "normally" (the way you want to eat).
You say "planned cheating"... well that means YOU decided to deviate from the way you want to eat on a regular basis... that is perfectly fine. But, think about it, you don't have to reward yourself for doing this... you should do this whenever you actually feel the need to deviate a little (use your best judgment here, of course)... but no reason to reward yourself and make it a big deal (cuz it isn't). If you blow it out of proportion and even begin to obsess on it, THAT is when you will get caught up in some "binge cycle". Believe me, been there, done that! And I don't think that if you really thought about it that a real reward would be to eat a bunch of junk that you would normally never want to eat (that sounds like punishment... not reward!). JMHO.
Last edited by PaleoDeano : Mon, Dec-12-05 at 21:51.
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