On Staying Accountable Even If You Fall Off the Wagon

Today was sort of an icky day at work.  Not horrible, not terrible, not awful ... just icky and stressful.  I've gone from having my food and eating opportunities well-controlled at home, while on break, to ... well, I'm eating out of a tiny stashed fridge, and a contraband microwave, and the environment is pretty hectic, so not balancing things quite th way I should have.  

The morning started with oat bran (for gut hygiene issues, too delicate to mention here).  I brought apple pie in to feed my colleagues (don't want to keep it at home after the holidays) and wound up eating some.  Later, was grocery shopping on my way home and picked up some sushi.

Good grief, cereal, apple pie and sushi -- How is THAT for low carb???


But folks, I did keep track of it all on thedailyplate.com  and it turns out, folks, that it wasn't so bad.  I mean, it wasn't GREAT, but here's the total damage:

1350 Calories
83 grams protein
85 net grams carbs

Okay, not GOOD, but ... while it's true I'm going to have to do a new induction, it's definitely not as catastrophic as I'd thought.  I mean, I did get in the protein and I did stay close to a normal calorie range, so I probably didn't bring it all to a screeching halt.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the moral of the lesson is, if a person keeps track of what s/he eats and remains accountable, it can help put things in perspective and keep us from panicking and tossing the whole healthful WOE out the door!!!!

Congratulations on the willingness to track and stay accountable.  I think that's terrific.  I track daily, regardless of the good/bad news.  The only time I don't track is on vacation but I do continue to weigh daily if possible and let that guide me.  

You did great today in keeping the bigger picture in mind.  I hope that your "gut" issues are resolved.

The great news is that we get another opportunity to do it again tomorrow.

I hear ya.  When off track accounability is most important.  I don't track so I can pat myself on the back for having done well. I track so I know when I fkcu up and exactly how badly a cluster fkcu I've made of it. 

You're absolutely right and Tuesday was not a good LC day for me. I'll be really happy to be back home, eating on the road is for the birds!!! Anyway, I posted all of the gory details on Becky's thread...

 I'm so sorry that you also had a kinda rough day.  Today was better for me, and I hope it was for you, too!

Thanks, the rest of my week went much better! I found a Whole Foods in town and they had this yummy BLT salad w/ranch dressing...it was so fresh and good!!! I'm just happy to be home now :)

I thought you were talking 'bout ME! lol.

I didn't post what I ate yesterday, but I did get back on the wagon today, in terms of posting, if not in terms of staying low carb.

I'll just have to keep trying. Some days are better than others.

~Becky

 Well, I'm also back on the wagon today, even though not quite as much as I would have liked!

Thank you for your daily accountability thread, Becky.  It really does help me stick to the straight and narrow, and if I can't stick to the straight and narrow at least I always find my way back to the main road!