I'm not perfect, but I'm proud of myself for my strength

As most of you know I have been following a (mostly) liquid diet.  I have 3 shakes a day and 1 cup of cottage cheese.  Anyway, today is my 10th day and I am going through a lot of stress from work.  I am trying to switch career fields and I'm only working part time right now.  The economy is crappy and the job market is flooded with highly qualified competition.  Yesterday I skipped a shake and ended up having way too little protein and was crabby all day.  I just couldn't make myself drink another shake or eat anymore cottage cheese.  I am avoiding the cream soups and things like that because of the calories.  I really want to stick to as pure of a form of protein (liquid) as possible.  Anyway, today it was time for more protein and again I couldn't stand the thought of a shake or cottage cheese.  My first thought was "I can't do this, it's too hard".  I wanted to just give up and head to the nearest burger joint.  Then I stopped and gave myself permission to "cheat" by eating 4 oz of tuna.  Just 4 oz of water packed tuna.  It was so unbelieveably delicious and felt so decadent.  It provided me with 22 grams of protein, only 100 calories, and the strength to pick myself up, give myself a little kick in the butt and a big ole hug, and keep going.  I may venture off my plan slighlty, but I am going to reach my goal.  

I am so proud of you. It's funny how tuna can taste so good. When I was on an high protein diet several years ago at my heaviest I would be nuts to have something and "binge" and one night at a TOPS meeting I confessed to eating two cans of tuna one right after the other. The ladies though I was nuts. But it worked. I also ate dill pickles with the tuna but really shouldn't have had the salt. You are such an inspiration! Just keep talking to yourself like you did the other day... Wow and Yeah!

Good for you Dragonfly never give up and never say never.

Well done

You didn't give in to thoughtless cravings, you stopped and controlled your actions, and make a wise choice.

You did so well, fantastic!!

Ruth

Thank you for sharing your jouney back with us.  Your determination is an inspiration to all of us.  I am so concerned about your plan because I just am coming out from a similar way of eating and my dr's nurse (and a nutritionist at work) became alamed because I was not getting enough calories (now there's a novel concept for us - when have we been told in no uncertain terms that we HAD to eat more calories).  They said not only did I need more calories for my health, but the reason I wasn't losing well was because I was not eating ENOUGH calories - who knew I need to eat MORE to lose BETTER?  lol  It was so scary to me to eat more, but, sure enough, I have lost better - I'm so close to getting back to my goal weight that I have little ups and downs, but I had to promise not to weigh for a month and just count calories, protein and sugars (not carbs but sugars) because they said I might have a slight weight gain as my body adjusted to the greater caloric intake, but that I would lose - and I have.  So, please check with your dr to be sure you aren't jeapordizing your health.  Again - your determination is awesome

Keep up the good work.  I am on liquids because of the procedure I had done.  I am actually enjoying the break from the food.  I am on day 5 .  Sf Popsicles are on my list of ok things.  I have avoided them til now, but am enjoying one now.  I never thought popsicles could be so enjoyable. 
Keep at it.  You are doing so well!