Ut oh! I had a slip up on my diet!

Love my doctor Cyrus Peikari. I admit that I failed miserably last night. I couldn't sleep and binged up a storm as I watched TV into the wee hours. I was actually 1200 calories over my goal yesterday. Why am I posting such a failure? Two reasons:

1. For those making their own path to realize that it ain't a straight line. You shouldn't see people like me posting and think it's all easy. Lazy yes. But not always easy. Ask my doctor. In the almost 9 months I've been working with him, I can't begin to tell you how many issues I've had. I've cried about some of them and been in severe pain over others. But in the end, I've powered past all of them with my doctor's help and a positive attitude.

2. The response from my doctor for my binge last night, which would be surprising to most people? Rather than making me feel bad or shaming me. What did he say? "Sounds like you deserved it!" And then on the practical side what does he suggest? He actually UPPED my calories by 800 for the next week. There's multiple reasons for this which only he can fully explain, but there's one thing for sure. He's got the psych of this process down to a tee. I'm motivated and feeling great about my so called original "screw up."

P.S. I'm down 30 pounds today in just over 9 months. Not bad after a major binge. As for my Thanksgiving goal. I'm down 5.5 with 12 to go.

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