[Rahkstar]

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!

[happydaisy]

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.

[melekalikimaka]

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!

[DNR]

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

[Jillette]

Just weigh in and use it as a learning experience.