I have finished the first 7 days of my diet and I am down about 5.5 lbs.  I have been quite disciplined the last week (with the exception of Saturday), turning down going out to eat with friends, and avoiding Camp Randall Food.  My body is coming along well and am happy with the progress.

On Saturday I let myself have a cheat day.  I am still 6 weeks out of the show so I still have some leeway, but I let my flesh and my desires get the best of me.  I planned on eating one caramel apple and one brat as my cheat foods for the day.  Because I didn’t plan ahead and had no food with me during the day, I caved in a had two of each.

Sunday I worked VERY hard at going low carb from my big carb day.  It took 36 hours to lose the 3.5 lbs (mostly water) that I had gained on Saturday, but I am back to my pre saturday weight.

Lesson for you:  When you have a cheat day or a period of time where you are not making the most responsible food choices, acknowledge what you did and get right back on to eating healthy again.  So often I see or hear people who eat bad for a few days and then continue to and justify it by saying they already ate some bad foods and might as well continue.

This mentality will sabotage you so quickly and will guarantee you poor results.  The same thing goes with exercise… just because you miss a couple days, doesn’t mean you should stop altogher.  Evaluate why you stopped, make some changes and start up again.

From this weekend, I was once again reminded that I need to be prepared ahead of time and not get myself into tough situations.  I packed a few protein bars in my car now, so if I feel like caving in, I can grab one of them.

Talk to you soon!

Dustin