? about "cheating" on Atkins

[firecracker]

After my strict no-cheat induction was over, I "splurged" with 8 of my kids french fries and 2 swigs of their vanilla shake at McDonalds. I had no desire to eat the whole box of fries or order my own shake. Really, I didn't! THAT is SO HARD for me to believe!!!

My question is, what effect, if any, does that kind of "cheating" have? Yes, they were empty carbs, may have knocked me out of ketosis briefly, but it was such a little amount.

Carmen

 

[glo]

You may have gotten knocked out of ketosis, and maybe not. Try the strips and see what it says. I have been off and on Atkins for 2 years. I have lost 82 piunds, and I do occassionally splurge and eat off the diet. I feel if I deny myself everything then I will be less likely to stick to the diet. Just go back on the diet and contnue on from there without beating yourself up..you will make your goal....

 

[scarlett873]

i'm happy to hear that others "cheat" every now and then! i haven't really cheated...but i did indulge myself in one of those carbolite bars. (the chocolate peanut butter is heavenly!)

anyway...my birthday, DH's birthday, and our anniversary fall within 10 days of each other. we've already agreed that we will choose a weekend to celebrate all of them and if we want something that we shouldn't have while on atkins, we'll splurge and have them, in moderation, of course. and then we'll go back on induction again if necessary. who knows, maybe by then, we won't want anything that we aren't supposed to have!

 

[webray]

if you like those carbolite bars...then try the atkins bars...they are twice as good..we haven't found a loser yet.

Scarlett...we are with you...we pick a weekend for our special activities...then right back to induction and weight loss. I notice the further in we get, the less and less the special weekends make us gain.

Good luck everyone!