A question for those of you who have been on this journey longer than I.
The past few days my nutrition has not been really up to par...I have gone out to eat, had several parties (which means more alcohol than I normally have...average 3 drinks a night for the past three nights), did a catering gig last night and one of my jobs was cutting the grooms cake (german chocolate) and more than a couple of bites made it past my lips and have been skipping a few of my meals because of poor planning on my part. I just got a free pass to the Austin City Limits Festival and will be trotting down there this evening which means a couple of Shiner Bocks and festival food.
I have still been going to the gym religiously and have lost a clothing size this week.

In general I think I am burning more than I am taking in, but more of my calories are coming from alcohol, carbs and fat rather than protien.Will this kind of derail for a week totally screw up my fat loss? My cheat meal has turned into a cheat week and I am starting to get nervous.

FitDay Journal (http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Gertie35) (a little nervous about showing this...I am kind of embarrassed about yesterday's intake! :o )

I recently got out of surgery and have been eating like crap for the past few days (Hurricane Ivan played a part too) on top of being practically tied to the bed. They finally let me go to the grocery store to replenish my diet food. In total, I gained about a pound from it. Not only does the scale say so, but I feel as if I've gained. Not a real big deal though for my case.

Have a good time and when it's all finished, jump back on the routine. Men in black suits won't show up if you gain a bit of fat from a cheat week :p A pound really only sets you back 5 to 7 days anyway, and compared to a lifetime, that's next to nothing. I would only worry if this became habit :p

Wow! I just read through my FitDay journal and was kind of shocked to see the all cookies and brownies I had eaten.,..I think I was putting them in and then forgetting about it...not really noticing how often I am eating crap.

That woke me up a bit...No more sweet treats for me...it has always been my downfall. The last few weeks I have been blaming my bad eating habits on either PMS, parties or quitting smoking and I can see that they are excuses to start eating mindlessly again.

I will have to look over the journal more often from now on!

Keep remembering that every day is a new day. Forget past failures so that they don't get you down. The worst effect is if it breaks down your will to continue.

At the same time, you can acknowledge the situations you know you are going to be in and plan for them. Think ahead to ways you can alleviate the poor nutritional effects of attending, plan for them, and then follow through. After that work is done ahead of time, ENJOY yourself. Part of doing all of this is making outings like this more fun! There are lots of us who wish we could be heading to the ACLfest!

ENJOY yourself. Part of doing all of this is making outings like this more fun! There are lots of us who wish we could be heading to the ACLfest!

It was So Fun! :claplow: :claphigh: My sister gave me a ring Sunday and she had scored a couple of wristbands. We saw Wilco, Cake and Ben Harper.....Wilco and Ben Harper were Awsome! Cake was good but the sound was too low so it was hard to rock out :(

I actually did pretty well...had my light beer, a fish taco and one tamale...not as bad as it could have been. I love festivals...but they can be a killer on a diet...I am glad festival season is coming to a close around here.