but hopefully the near annonymity of the internet will help this out. i went to a friend's birthday party (her 21st) last night. i had eaten pretty well during the day, since i knew i would want to have a drink. one drink into it, i wasn't feeling very well. i used to be a big partier, but it's been YEARS since i've had more than a glass of wine. i had some brown rice california rolls (maybe 3 pieces), and a couple of chips and dip, but i did have 2 large mixed drinks. here's where the embarrasing part comes in, and i feel really stupid about it.

sushi + alcohol = never again. i had a miserable, sickness filled night. not only did i drink way too much (and i should have known better, like i said, it's been YEARS), but i think i blew my points. i'm considering not weighing in this week, because i'm sure it will result in a gain.

do you guys think i should weigh in anyway? i mean, we're always told that a bad day/meal/week does not mean that the next one has to be bad, you know? so do i hop back on the wagon, then the scale, and pray for the best?

i don't even know how to begin to calculate my points, because most of them came back up.

help!

I would suggest weighing in. Accountability is so important for this process to work. Believe it or not I was once within 2 pounds of my goal. I got there by being a little too restrictive, but I was very close. Then I blew it one day, then another, then another. Week after week I would justify not weighing in. When I finally stepped on the scale I was up 30 pounds. You would think this would have been a wake up call by I thought of it as insurmountable. I felt depressed by it and continued on the path I was on. So here I am, at the beginning of the journey again. I think it is so important to remain aware of what you are doing to your body. I still screw up from time to time, but I still weigh in and still write down what I eat. This has helped so much already. You probably didn't do that much damage, if any. Don't worry! Weigh in and keep on trying to do the best you can.

I agree with happydaisy. If it were me, I'd go for the weigh-in no matter what. I have done WW before, and once I started skipping the weekly meeting, it was awfully hard to stay on track for the week since I figured I would have another week to "work off" whatever I had indulged in. Turns out, the cheat days kind of ran together and became a week, then a month....well, you get the picture. I gained whatever I had lost back plus more. I am back on this WW journey with a more mature mindset. I did skip one meeting due to a scheduling conflict, but I stayed OP and just went to the following week. It's a long road for me, but I feel like I can actually do it this time. WW is a wonderful program that works with real life. So just jump back on the wagon and begin again.

BTW, I would've hurled too if I had eaten brown rice sushi , just kidding!

I agree that you should weigh in - it may not be as bad as you think. I had a week where I gained .8 lb (I thought it would be way worse than that) and even though that's not even a total pound, it bugged me and then next week I lost 4.6. I felt so good about that. So, I think you should weigh in, get back on track, forgive yourself and move on. Something positive did come out of it and you'll know better next time.

DNR

Just weigh in and use it as a learning experience.