I consumed 71 points yesterday (CC cookie binge) and saw a new low on the scale this morning. I think it has more to do with the release of stress, though Not thanks to the cookies - they didn't help, they were just a symptom. But I did take some more time for myself yesterday afternoon and I feel mentally stable again, if you KWIM.

A sub with chicken tenders! Awesome! In my pre-WW days I loved subs. I would go to wawa and get the italian sub with oil and vinegar and bacon or chicken salad (also with bacon). I used to add bacon to everything, too.

it's super good. If you ever just want to try it, you should. (i definitely suggest adding mayonnaise at home though - goes from about 3 points for a tbsp to 1point - and they smother it (least here they do)).

i just cant eat bacon anymore. i was gaining alot of weight in the first 6 months of my pregnancy (thats the weight im trying to re-lose now), so the dr suggested i eat hams, and bacons with eggs and toast etc for breakfast (protein & fats). After about 2 weeks, i just couldnt eat it anymore, so i switched to protein powder =p.

I haven't been doing WW long enough to say whether I know what works within the plan, but I do know this....

Cheat meals once in a blue moon can definitely help push through a plateau. I've done it on other plans in the past. I have read several threads here that said the same, i.e. in calorie counters.

I hope it works for you Kim. You have worked so hard and I know it's exasperating not seeing the numbers go down like they should for all the effort you put in day to day.

I have "planned binges" all the time except I call them refeeds. They don't "shake up your body" but overeating does help reset some internal hormones specifically it can raise leptin which is an important hormone to consider when dieting.

A much better refeed is one that is higher calorie but much lower in fat. My refeeds usually span 2 meals and 5-6 hours in which I'll consume around 3,000 calories with a goal of keeping fat grams under 50. So I'm shoveling my face with bagels, pasta, sugary cereals, etc. At your size you would consume less. The idea behind high carb and low fat is twofold. Excess carbs are not converted to fat and fat is directly absorbed so you minimize and fat gain. Second, research has shown that excess carbs specifically do the best job of increasing leptin.

Initially I did this once a month. Now I do it once a week. Pretty soon I'll be doing it twice a week as I make my way down to single digit body fat levels. I have never stalled using regular refeeds.

Pretty good article here.

Great article! I think I may give this a try and see how it works. My body has definately gotten used to eating the same calories/same foods everyday and I work out almost 7 days a week.

I'm a little confused on how many carbohydrates I should be consuming when I refeed? It says 3X my body weight, that seems like a LOT! LOL