I hate when I do this!
 

So, I've been doing really well, including today. Breakfast was an egg with a side of spinach. Snack was 8 cashews and a coconut milk smoothie. For lunch I had JUST the chicken from leftover Indian dish, chicken tikka masala. I didn't have the cream sauce or any rice, just the chicken...and then I start feeling all paranoid like I did something wrong, just because I didn't make it myself, and I know I just ate the chicken. I hate when I do this to myself!

If you cooked like me you would have died from some type of poisoning. I am the worst cook and my program is through Hackley. I eat their entrees and drink their shakes, with a lot of fruits and veggies. It sounds to me that you are doing great. You may want to talk to someone concerning the negative thinking to help you realize that it is not healthy for you and give you some tools to deal with these feelings. We all like to shoot ourselves in the foot sometimes and talking to someone helps.

You're right. I'm doing South Beach and am not having any problems, but I usually do my own cooking. I know it doesn't make sense to get so paranoid if I only ate the chicken...but I always do this.

Just tell yourself to calm down and move on with your day- no point in stressing yourself out- if anything stress causes stalls!

Thanks :)

The fact is that it is very hard to know exactly what goes into restaurant dishes. What phase are you on? Sadly, if it is Phas 1, the easiest thing to do is just to prepare all your food yourself. You can be a little more flexible on Phase 2. In terms of the chicken, I don't think you did anything horrible.

I think with the amount of protein and lack of cream sauce, your probably okay...i wouldnt make it a habit to do it often..however..i understand how you feel, because i freak out when i eat something i didnt make thinking to myself "oh i dont know if there is anything hidden".. but we just have to move on and go back to the beach!