I have a baking side business. Usually not a problem since I don't have a sweet tooth, but my new recipe for chocolate mud cake smelled SOOOO good! So I was due for my "snack" and had the cake in a cup... Not the same, but close enough!

I'm proud of myself!

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Agree - cravings went away after 3rd week - now they are back for me because I have been cheating on and off all month. I was so in control and with all the new demands from work this month, I fell off the wagon. I need to be in control and then it will all fall into place. You won't believe how good you will feel and will want to follow suit. Thanks for the reminder as well.

I feel your pain! I have a small cookie business (hence my weight problem) and it feels like once i started IP my orders doubled. I do find myself subconsciously licking my fingers ever so often out of habit but otherwise I really have no desire to eat what I bake. Thats really what I love about this diet!

Thanks for the input. I go for my WI today and I think I'm going to move on. I feel better that I still have a few weeks with PII and PIII to lose just a few more for that extra safety net ... And yeah - put a fork in me for PI - I'm done :)

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Thank you ladies. I was having a pity party moment.

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Thanks Healthyangie.

p.s. I miss my wine too;)

Well my little wine this weekend really hurt my WI! I went from losing 3.6 lbs the previous week to only .6 lbs this week. So now I see the result of those few wines. We did a scan and I guess I'm also fighting an infection and have inflammation so maybe that's why I'm so hungry and my will power was low. I just feel like crap! Either way - I still lost 2 whole inches!! And I'm off the PII starting tomorrow. SO I NEED encouragement (not lectures!) to get me through PII and PIII without the wine! I'm on the last leg .... I can't blow it now!

I Failed! Appetizer Potluck at work today, I brought in my own food (roasted veggies), and a dip for everyone else. We all sat around the table, and I started with the protein and veggies, then down the slippery slope. I had cheese dip with bread and crackers, cream cheese rolls, wings, bacon in maple glaze (i didn't know about the glaze part until I popped it in my mouth)...

I feel so guilty right now, although I'm also proud that I stopped myself in town. Old me = might as well eat more since I already screwed up. And currently downing my 13th cup of water. I'm skipping my restricted, but should i pass on dinner or anything to 'minimize' the damage?

What's done is done ... forget it and move on. Next time, bring zuc chips or something ...

I was super stressed at work today and ate some of the fried food we serve! I had a few cheese sticks, some toasted ravioli, a few bites of chicken strips, and then a serving of slaw!

Ugh, I'm so mad at myself! I'm going to boot camp for the rest of the week and hopefully it doesn't completely blow my weigh-in on Wednesday

I'm needing an "attitude adjustment" too-- been a tough week and I had a few things I dont' normally have. Fortunately for me, the scale went up and I feel sick and gross so both those things have given me avisual AND physical kick in my own @$$. Tomorrow is another day and I'm going to pretend it's "day one" and get back on track. I feel "done" with IP but when I see how quickly I reverted to old habits this week, and how quickly that scale went up... I think I need to regroup and focus a bit longer. Wish me luck.

ME TOO!!!!!! That is exactly MY problem!!!

We are all human and make mistakes. It is difficult to do this protocol to begin with, never-mind trying to stick to it when others around you continue their own bad eating habits. I am so sick of being embarrassed and self conscious that i have no choice but to stick to plan. The chronic neck and back problems are one of the reasons i cannot waiver also. If i can do this being a lover of all foods bad for you, so can you. I guess what i am trying to say is think of the long term benefits and how you are going to feel and the new found confidence you will have when you have hit your goal. We as humans all make mistakes, we feel guilt because we know we have wavered. Accept that, forgive yourself, lift your head up and attack life and your goals head on!

I have never cheated deliberately, but I have almost made mistakes ( like cooking with wine thinking it cooks off the alcohol but forgetting about the sugar. I fed the food to my husband and started over) I find it is the small things that get to be an issue at times when trying to cook new meals and I am marinating or flavoring, my husband and I cook a lot together and I want him to enjoy the one meal a day we share so this is where I struggle sometimes ( also with not having a drink with him during the meal) but I have not once cheated. We are paying to much money for this program for one and I don't want to extend phase 1, when if I don't cheat I will reach my goals faster and get back to a more normal life sooner. Saying all that I feel everyone's pain. We are human and life changes are hard. The good thing is WE ARE ALL HERE FOR EACH OTHER OP OR NOT :hug:

Last night my boy was eating dark chocolate M & M's and just to mess with him, I walked by and grabbed 2 and put them in my mouth before he could get to me. Then he just stopped and looked at me like "What are you doing! You can't eat that!" Oops - Son of B!tch!!!! Duh!

Tasted good though :D