Currently I'm on day 11 of Phase 1, and have managed to eat clean so far. I haven't been having bad cravings (especially once I got past days 2-6) so feeling pretty good at this point. However, I am absolutely PETRIFIED of ever eating anything off plan, because in the past I have completely given up and fallen off the wagon whenever I eat something I feel like I shouldn't be eating.
Since I'm living in such fear of messing up, I almost feel like I should plan one "cheat meal" so I feel like I'm in control of the cheat and can quickly bounce back - I wonder if this will make me feel more in control and less petrified of mistakes.
So I guess question one is if this is a good idea or not? I don't want to make it a re-occurring cheat, but is it a good idea to compromise this state of non-cravings to gain some confidence in future dieting? And if so, the second question is if anyone has opinions on when? I imagine I should wait until I'm like 2 or 3 weeks into Phase 2 so I have a real good control on everything first, but would appreciate the advice!