Help -- Fell Off the Wagon...
Submitted on Sun, Jul. 20th at 4:27 pm by hopeful_jones
Not yet begun UltraMetabolism 
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet 
Sigh... I was doing SO well, but this weekend, I fell off the wagon on Day 13. Coffee, cheeseburgers, cake, wine and a few drinks with liquor. I didn't just fall off the wagon, it ran me over!
It was a cottage weekend, and I was prepared, but I seemed to lack any sort of willpower - then I convinced myself after the first 'bad' meal that I'd ruined it anyway, so I kept going in the downward spiral for the whole weekend. Now it's Sunday and I can honestly say I feel like crap physically and emotionally.
Has anyone else done this/felt this way? I sure could use some friendly encouragement.
In health,
J.
I can honestly relate to
Submitted on Mon, Jul. 21st at 10:07 am by jenleigh
Not yet begun UltraMetabolism
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet
I can honestly relate to you. I doom myself every diet I do....because once I just do a little cheat, I figure all is lost and I go nuts and blow it. Sunday was to be my first "official day" on UltraSimple...the kids had some pretzels and I had a handful. Then some time later, I had a pudding cup. I dont know whats wrong with me as I did so well in the prep week.
I have decided to have a change in attitude and stop beating myself up about it. So, its in the past and move on. Continue with the diet like nothing happened otherwise your mind will mess with you...you'll get depressed and you will eat. Hang in there, I'm right there with ya
I love that you were clear
Submitted on Wed, Jul. 23rd at 10:57 am by karendraws
Not yet begun UltraMetabolism
Doing the UltraSimple Diet
I love that you were clear in asking for friendly encouragement! We get what we ask for a lot of the time.
I haven't had a slip that was exactly the same as what you described since I started USD but I'm familiar with the concept. (very!) This time, my slips have been smaller than in my past but in the past the size didn't matter. I'd make myself feel guilty regardless, which might then encourage me to eat more. I can still worry if I let myself--did my skipping a meal mean that I'm going to retain weight, did I eat too many handfulls of almonds to consider it snacks during the day, did I blah, blah, blah.
This time, I've tried to keep perspective. If I didn't do 100% I still see that I've done so much better than I would have had I not decided to change my habits that it's still a net gain. I haven't had sugar, fast food, sugar substitutes in what for me is a long time. So follow the wise counsel: "pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again."
Right now, I remind myself of the good choices I'm making, the lessons from those choices and the lessons from the less positive ones. They all inform my choices tomorrow. Feeling poorly physically and emotionally is a clue that tells me to make a different choice.
It's all learning...
All the best to you--and to me too!
Day 13 for me and still excited,
Karen
focus on the good
Submitted on Wed, Jul. 23rd at 7:38 pm by lrvivori
Not yet begun UltraMetabolism
Not yet begun the UltraSimple Diet
Here are some things that have helped me:
Focus on adding good foods rather than on all the things you shouldn't eat.
Make sure that whenever you go away that you have a stash of yummy healthy foods so that you aren't seduced by all the other stuff.
And, if you haven't, make sure you read UltraMetabolism. Dr. Hyman does such a great job of motivating and steering us in the right direction!
Good luck!