Don't beat yourself up ...

[Sun_seeker]

Whoops - Friday night is the only night I have an alcoholic drink and it seems that 2 glasses of wine 🍷 and a small whiskey 🥃 - (most Friday I only have wine) and the ice cream demon are somehow closely linked.

Thank goodness I only had salad 🥗 for dinner. Still makes me 200 calories over for the day - glad I did 4 hours kitchen fitting - I'm guessing I'll just about break even (I know it's probably just wishful thing), but I am still pleased with progress so far and I refuse to beat myself up over a momentary lapse.

Goal for next week - make sure there is no ice cream in the house and only wine 🍷 On Friday night.

The lessons I learnt today -

2 alcohol drinks are my limit,

If it is the house I'll eat it

Eat before shopping, and finally

If I have a bump in the road it doesn't mean I can't complete the journey

🙂🙂

[Claz]

good for you Sun_seeker . life would be boring without the odd treat x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

What a very sensible attitude, Sun_seeker and a good lesson for all of us

[DartmoorDumpling]

Some very useful reminders here! At least you won't have that deprived feeling today.....

[Needtodosomething]

Hi Sun_Seeker

I enjoyed reading your very balanced post. 😊

I went 'off piste' last night in a pretty big way ... 😳 My daughter brought in a bag of chocolates for me. In my head I heard the words, "Thank you, but no" ... alas this was not the reality of the situation, and when I was 'back in the room' I had wolfed an extra 700 empty calories, putting me well over my daily allowance ... 😳😳😳

Like you, I'm just going to see it as a 'bump in the road' and start again today with a clean slate.

Enjoy your weekend. 😊

[Dolly66]

I treated myself to a glass of wine too & did only have one 😊. As others have said life would be boring without a treat.

[James40Cheshire]

Any damage caused will only show up early next week. I drink a lot less now than I did, but like a few pints on the weekend. I have found that a few beers cause me to gain a bit of water weigh. Something to do with your bodies reaction to the diuretic effect of booze I read. So leave it a couple of days before getting on the scales. I reckon the damage will be minimal, but your learning points sound very sensible.

[gman1961 Restart April 2025]

The road I go down is full of bumps.

I'm sure you will be fine.

Good luck

Gary

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Good advice!!