So I was so fired up to get healthy and stay on track that I seriously believed I would power through anything and not cheat big…WOW was I wrong. My sister in law went into labor and I was one of her support coaches. We spent over 24 hours in the hospital and after 2 meals consisting of the hospital salad bar and the obviously fake breakfast products I caved and ate a personal pizza. It tasted terrible, like day old stuffing but I ate the whole thing anyway…And my cravings were off!!! For the last ten days I’ve woken up each day determined to get back on the wagon but fallen off spectacularly over and over. It’s like I’ve completely lost control of myself. So far today I’ve been good but I made it all the way to 4:00 pm yesterday before caving to the bag of cookies. I’m terrified because I know I’m a carb addict and even though they make me feel sick and unhealthy once I get going it’s so hard to stop eating them. I got on the scale and I’ve gained 10 pounds! That’s a pound a day! Is that even possible???? I know it’s mostly water but it still makes me sad I know I can get this under control again but it’s going to take some massive effort considering the scale of my addiction. Wish me luck!

i too am a carb addict. the only way i could break it was to go zero carb or as low as i could get. the cravings went away within one week. it's mostly water weight being stored back in from eating the carbs not real pounds must remember a pound takes 3500 calories and i doubt you are eating that a day. stay strong you can do this one step at a time.

I caved, also, and must get back to induction. Congratulations for your sister! That must be awesome to coach. Hope all is well with mom and baby.

Try to get the carbs out of the house, if possible. I find they are hard to resist. Best wishes to you for success in beating those carbs!