Thanks! I needed this.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life! Back on track.

This is a great reminder! I needed it too! I fall off the wagon with little cheats and it is good to remember I am doing this for my pancreas! Thanks!

I am glad I read this I have had the same experience before once I cheated it was hard to return

I've been gone a while.
If I would have stayed on plan, I would be at goal right now.
I am determined to get back on track and stick with it. No excuses.

Thank you so much for this article I need to read this once a week to just remind me. I have been on diet for 6 weeks lost 26 lbs but I have noticed this last week I was getting a little weaker and have eaten some things I should not have did not have a loss so after reading this I feel stronger again, thanks

As far as cheating, of course it's not a good idea but I have to say that hard work and determination is something that needs to be rewarded and recognized. I visited my family In Texas for a month and did not cheat! I came back to my house and cheated the next day. I thought I was going to feel terrible(emotionally and physically) but I didn't. I saw my day in which I let loose as a great feeling. Sure it set me me back a week but I felt it was worth it. I am not telling ppl it is wise to cheat but if you do, don't beat yourself up. How do we learn if we don't make mistakes?!

If I hadn't cheated and gone on a roller coaster of various "friend approved" diets, such as WW, Atkins, just eat less and exercise, etc. I would have reached what is now my goal in September of last year. Now I'm back on IP for another round and hoping to reach goal by November. As far as I'm concerned the "good advice" I took from friends to start eating "real food" and get off this "crash diet" is costing me over a year of my life and several $1,000. On a positive note... I'm back and determined to see this through now.

It would be wonderful to put this article in the stickies for this protocol....but keep the thread going as the comments are super and unique for reinforcement. Something in the thread will knock on everyone's door...but the original is a catalyst for sincere motivation and the mental stamina needed after a while.

This thread is already in the stickies. I think most people just don't look in the stickies.

I just added it to the links in the first post of the daily too. But, again, it's there for folks who read it.

Thank you this is what kept me on track and will continue to do so while I am continuing with this program

Thank you for this post/thread it is one I will keep going back to again and again when I hit those days where I just want some peanut M&M's!

So this may sound like a dumb question... But do you guys think that its possible for your body to eventually get back on track if you stop cheating? Im asking because im seeing the negative effects from multiple huge eating binges ive gone on lately- my body has stopped responding as well to the diet. When i first started i was motivated and went into ketosis, wasnt hungry, felt pretty good, and was losing 4-5lbs a week. Now months later and many many cheat days i cant seem to go back into ketosis, i feel like crap, etc... Any thoughts/constructive criticism?

I cheated HUGE yesterday at work sponsored trip and felt physically sick all night. Cheating is to me really sabotaging. Why do we do this to ourselves? I just read through all the replies on this thread...people faced challenging situations with great success but then the next day when one thinks crisis done they slip. I think the why is at the heart. Have we been so conditioned that food is our reward that even after months of progress we congratulate ourselves with ( insert your thing)?

The stories on this website are inspiring and I look forward to continuing to try to learn to use it better.

I think this is the best place for people to read about binges and remorse...and then how to gain redemption.

Kudos to those who share honesty and moving egos out of the way to help us all.