Tempted to cheat on diet

So I am on day 6 of South Beach and DH and I are visiting my in-laws for the weekend.
DH's cousin (7 yrs old) is staying overnight and has filled the house with every single food that I can't eat right now!!!!
Caramel sauce, ice cream, sprinkles, mint oreos, girl scout cookies, twizzlers, goldfish- the temptations go on and on and on!
This is why I cleared out our pantry and packed all the carbs and sweets away- if I see 'em i want 'em!!

How do I resist?!?! Eating celery and cheese just doesnt compare to a Samoa?!? HELP

Message edited 5/23/2009 8:48:59 PM.

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This is going to sound ridiculous ( and probably not the answer I should be giving- LOL), but if it were me...I would take "1" of everything and eat it, telling yourself thats all you are having...I think it was Mariah Carey maybe, who did some sort of "nibble" diet ( thats not what it was called though )...

Basically, sometimes your mind is satisfied with just one taste of something and then thats it, craving over

I'm doing Jenny Craig- dieting is tough stuff !

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I like your way of thinking but South Beach Phase 1 is super strict and I'm half way done so I should really just try my best.
I hope I don't sleepwalk and raid the pantry!!

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Posted by Arieschick29

I like your way of thinking but South Beach Phase 1 is super strict and I'm half way done so I should really just try my best.
I hope I don't sleepwalk and raid the pantry!!

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You need to allow yourself at least one cheat day or you will go crazy with dieting. Statistics show that more than likely not allowing yourself a cheat meal will make your diet fail. Just eat in moderation..thats the key!!! Anything bad in moderation isn't going to kill you..so enjoy yourself!!! I usually allow myself 1 or 2 cheat meals a week and I'm at my goal weight and am in pretty great shape..so trust me on this one!

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Phase 1 SBD dessert:

One sugar-free fudgsicle
one teaspoon of natural peanut butter
one teaspoon of ff cool whip

Let the fudgsicle get soft enough to scrape off the stick. Scrape it into a bowl, add pb and cool whip - enjoy your "sundae"

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ugh I feel your pain! I've just been trying to chew gum and mentally prepare myself. I think SBD was easy up until day 5, then I started to feel pangs. I'm on day 8 right now and I had dreams last night of eating a bagel and having a bowl of cereal

Its amazing the little things that we take for granted.

How's it going anyway???

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Dh and I both are having trouble loosing pounds this time around
We both remember being down at least 10 pounds by Day 8 last time we did SB

Its a bummer but we're still sticking to it! Getting really tired of eggs for breakfast though!

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just wanted to wish you good luck! It is not easy, i know that for a fact!

I do allow myself one cheat day though and that seems to work- i'm on the modified atkins

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I hear you! I was on day 11 of SB phase 1 and totally blew it this weekend.

I am putting myself back on phase 1 for an additional week to compensate and then moving on to phase 2.

They do say in the book that if you slip on vacation or one day, just bring yourself back to Phase 1 until you are back where you left off.

Good luck!!