Re: Bad weekend....

November 3, 2008

On free day you can do whatever you want. Work out, don't work out, just do

something different, not your regular routine.

And remember, a pound is 3500 calories, you would have had to eaten 3500

ABOVE what it takes to just sustain your metabolism to gain a pound.

Drink a whole lot of water with a bit of lemon in it, don't beat yourself

up. Eat right today and move forward.

Some diet person said, " One day at a time, no guilt and move on. " (might

have been Bill, can't remember)

I think its time for me to reread my book.

Sheila

> Well i think i need to stay away from the free day for awhile. I am

> going to have to have just a free meal. This weekend was bad! I think

> i ate terrible ALL weekend. I feel really fat today and like a failed

> at it. Im a little over half way with the 12 weeks and i cant believe

> i did it. I think i gained back a few lbs too. Im trying to not beat

> myself up over it. I did get back on track and workout yesterday. How

> important is it to take a day off from exercising. On my free day can i

> just do some mild walking? Taking the day off from exercising is tough

> to cause then i dont start back up again like i should.

> Any help or advice would be appreciated!

>

> Thanks sarah

>

--

Sheila

There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out.

There's no such thing as a life in-between.

November 3, 2008

> On free day you can do whatever you want. Work out, don't work out, just do

> something different, not your regular routine.

>

> And remember, a pound is 3500 calories, you would have had to eaten 3500

> ABOVE what it takes to just sustain your metabolism to gain a pound.

>

> Drink a whole lot of water with a bit of lemon in it, don't beat yourself

> up. Eat right today and move forward.

>

> Some diet person said, " One day at a time, no guilt and move on. " (might

> have been Bill, can't remember)

>

> I think its time for me to reread my book.

>

> Sheila

>

>> Well i think i need to stay away from the free day for awhile. I am

>> going to have to have just a free meal. This weekend was bad! I think

>> i ate terrible ALL weekend. I feel really fat today and like a failed

>> at it. Im a little over half way with the 12 weeks and i cant believe

>> i did it. I think i gained back a few lbs too. Im trying to not beat

>> myself up over it. I did get back on track and workout yesterday. How

>> important is it to take a day off from exercising. On my free day can i

>> just do some mild walking? Taking the day off from exercising is tough

>> to cause then i dont start back up again like i should.

>> Any help or advice would be appreciated!

>>

>> Thanks sarah

>>

>

> --

> Sheila

>

> There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out.

> There's no such thing as a life in-between.

>

--

Sheila

There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out.

There's no such thing as a life in-between.

November 3, 2008

You can do whatever you want on free day, eat more, eat less, do some

recreational exercise, lounge on the couch all day. The point is just to

take a break from hard training and restrictive dieting. It's as much a

mental break as anything else. There's no rule that you have to eat junk

food and lie motionless all day. :-) Do whatever feels right to give

yourself an enjoyable break. It doesn't have to be forced unhealthiness, not

unless you're in the mood to go a bit bonkers. Sometimes we NEED to do that

to remind ourselves that pigging out and slacking isn't all it's cracked up

to be. ;-)

It's normal to gain as much as 5-6 pounds of water weight the day after a

crazy free day. It's only water from the excess sodium and carbs you

consumed, not fat. So don't feel like you've blown it. You'll be back to

your pre-free day weight in a few days, and maybe even down another pound or

two at the end of the week.