Hey Everyone,
My wagon has gone beserk, and ive fallen off..
I will get back on, but by golly it isnt easy..
So for any of you contemplating on deviating.. DO NOT DO IT! Once you get the taste of yummy old food, you will just melt.. its so hard to be good again.. believe me, ive been trying for 3 weeks now to be good again..
Anyways, enough of my crap, hope everyone is well.. 
Keep on going, ill try again.. WILL POWER!!! Thats all i need a bit of.. Wheres my Mo-jo gone?..
Hi BAM,
I think you probably need more than will power.
because of business lunches etc, I deviate quite often..... sometimes worse than others!! But each day is a new day, and I start again, most times without much difficulty in getting going again. Only when I have regular deviations, like last weeks conference, do I find it hard to get going again. This week has felt like week1 all over again, with headaches etc.
It would be good for you to really analyse what you are thinking/ feeling etc when you deviate, cause then you can prepare for it.
Do you feel happy at the weight you are now? You've lost quite a bit of weight, and as lessfatty mentioned above, often our weight loss success causes us to become complacent.
Do you tend to deviate in particular situations. Although I eat out alot, my worst deviations have happened when I'm on my own. EVERYONE I eat out with knows from the moment we sit down to eat that I'm on a special diet. I tell them straight away, so there is peer pressure on me to eat the right thing. But when I'm on my own, its much harder to resist all the little goodies that surround me.
Do you deviate when you are bored/lonely/ upset etc etc - ie is it emotional eating.
Are you actually eating things that do taste really yummy? Often those of us who are overweight have gotten used to eating crappy low fat foods that taste like cardboard and just encourage us to eat more because they are not satisfying.
Are you eating particular types of food? what are you craving? I haven't found myself craving on this program, but previously when I've lost weight, I've craved chocolate and ice cream, and I've been able to replace yoghurt to meet the craving. I've also craved red meat, which fortunately on this program I have plenty of!
One of the lessons I learned on previous weight loss programs is that if you do deviate, its important that you stop and analyse the deviation and learn from it, so you can be prepared in the future.
WHile I know we are supposed to have a zero tolerance for deviations, I've found that if I'm eating out over a period of several days, I just can't continue to resist the food. So, I set myself a time and plan a deviation ahead of time. I choose something extremely satisfying in texture and taste and I only eat the very best...... I don't waste deviations on crap food..... I find this way, I actually eat much less - a taste is often enough. and if the time comes, and I dont feel I need the food, I don't eat it. But delaying the gratification helps to both stop overeating in the meantime, and helps me to really plan what I'm going to do. Then I start the next meal fresh, back on the program. If I'm going to deviate, I don't eat my crispbreads for the day, and often also reduce my fruit.
So, I would encourage you to spend some time thinking about why you are struggling and work on changing the thought patterns and habits which are contributing to your struggles.
