Started Out as a Normal VLC Day... page

[Lawyerchick12]

I had some Devon Cream in my coffee
Lunch had Chicken Breast Homemade Ranch with spinach
Afternoon Snack : Coconut Lemon Raw Macaroons from Organic Live Raw (7g Carb Per Serving)


THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN

My Boss (who I adore) walks into my office and hands me a bag of my favourite brand of sweet potato chips He knows how much I LOVE said brand and someone had given him a carton....

So I am thinking what the heck, they are primal? Maybe I can have just one serving...didn't quite happen that way... I ended up eating the whole bag which came to 60g of carbs
Then I started feeling more munchy (but not really hungry) and ate the rest of the Raw Coconut Lemon Macaroons (another 14g Carbs)

Still thinking it is not that bad as they are primal anyway....but then I got home and my fiance had made a big bowl of pasta with his special meat sauce, I ate a cup of it.....and this is the part that kills me.

I am not sure why i lost self control as I have been doing fairly well VLC average about 30g carb total.

I feel so sad

[Lawyerchick12]

oh and of course, my tummy is increasingly getting bloated and making some weird noises :s

[StackingPlates]

Sounds like you have an unhealthy relationship with food to me. So you ate a bunch of CHOs, who cares?

Feeling guilt or sadness over a meal(s) will inevitably lead to longer failures in dietary compliance.

[Chaohinon]

74 grams of carbs is less than your brain will use in a single day.

I'd be more worried about what oils the chips were fried in (and the resulting fat cals) than anything else

[Sabine]

Hang in there, Lawyerchick. We all have these days. Just be careful with yourself tomorrow, so that it ends today. I would suggest a large protein and fat meal to start with, so you stop any rollercoastering in its tracks.

[Lawyerchick12]

Thanks Sabine!

[momrn]

Sounds like you have an unhealthy relationship with food to me. So you ate a bunch of CHOs, who cares?

Feeling guilt or sadness over a meal(s) will inevitably lead to longer failures in dietary compliance.

That's a little harsh, but totally correct. You didn't do anything wrong. You ate, and hopefully enjoyed, some delicious foods. It's ok. It's just a day. Would you chastise a friend if they overate the amount of carbs they had set for themselves one day? I bet not. You would encourage them and tell them to move on. Do that for yourself!

[Lawyerchick12]

Sounds like you have an unhealthy relationship with food to me. So you ate a bunch of CHOs, who cares?

Feeling guilt or sadness over a meal(s) will inevitably lead to longer failures in dietary compliance.

I do have an unhealthy relationship with food but I am getting past it. I have finally being able to gain some control with not overeating and/or bingeing while still enjoying food on VLC primal plan, and yes, I feel guilt and fear it might reoccur again and maybe get some opinions, support and/or advice of what might have caused it etc.

I used to smoke a lot and take drugs just to kill my appetite and was as lean as I wanted but since I quit both bad habits, I have gained a fair amount of weight. I don't care what anyone else says, but I know for me, VLC is the ONLY way right now for me to have that kind of control and appetite suppression without obsessing about food.

OAN....if you don't have any constructive additions to my plight...I simply ask you allow me to sulk/vent in peace...telling me I have issues (which I already know) and "get over it" is neither constructive or helpful to me at least...Smh

[Lawyerchick12]

That's a little harsh, but totally correct. You didn't do anything wrong. You ate, and hopefully enjoyed, some delicious foods. It's ok. It's just a day. Would you chastise a friend if they overate the amount of carbs they had set for themselves one day? I bet not. You would encourage them and tell them to move on. Do that for yourself!

True Say Momrn! ....I just thought I was over this aspect of not being able to control my eating, Since I went primal and fully committed 100% about a month or so, I have had that control and only eat WHEN...especially with VLC and have been pleased with myself. Just taken aback by my all of a sudden eating binge. Its like getting over an addiction and then u exhibit a symptom and fear you might relapse into said addiction

I also know on its face 75g or even 150-300 g of carbs is NOT A BAD THING. However my n=1 has consistently shown that with all the metabolic fuckery that I have done to myself with cigarettes and drugs, adopting a VLC primal WOE is the only way that works happily for me in every aspect of lifestyle.

[ecole66]

Your mistake was thinking you could eat just a few of the chips to start with. Can an alcoholic have just one drink? Can a drug addict just shoot up a little bit?
You have to understand that when you start it is never going to be "just a few".