Oh noooooooo! I just ate cereal!

[JRSummer]

Oh man, i am so incredibly disappointed in myself! I'm at home packing for a trip, and somehow after much contemplation i decided some cooked food would be a good thing to eat and i totally just binged on bad food! After 14 days of the master cleanse and 5 of raw food after that, i feel like i just ruined everything!

I guess i just had to tell SOMEONE, so i might as well spill to people who might have some insight! How do i prevent this from happening?! Has anyone else ever strayed and felt awful afterwards? Ugh, i guess i just need guidance of any kind right now.

I suppose if i just maintain a raw food lifestyle after this i'll be okay, right?

[spicyfull]

You just take it ONE DAY at a TIME and if that don't work, take it ONE BITE at a Time.

Being RAW is a Choice that each of us have made and if you should eat something cooked, I think it is worse to beat yourself up, than the cooked food that you ate.

So the next time this happens, tell your Body," Baby, now I know you did not need or want that, so I need you to help me the next time I even think of giving you something that we have decided that is not good for you".

Anyway I talk to MY Body all the time, sometimes it Listens and sometimes it is hard of hearing.

You are doing Great on your Journey, Keep up the Good Works........

[belleadonna]

If I beat myself up every time I fall off of the wagon, I would look worse than Rocky after one of his infamous fights.

Just crawl back on the wagon and try to hold on till it takes hold of you.

[brawdwaybaby]

the same thing happened to me yesterday. I felt horrible and tried not to beat myself up too bad about it. But I woke up this morning...made myself a smoothie, packed two bananas an apple and an orange for work...and went on my way.

I am determined to conquer my problems with food, and to commit to raw. Because I just KNOW that its what I should be doing.

We all fall off the wagon. Just climb right back on and be on your way instead of walking to the Wendy's down the road :p

[RowanC]

That's right, that's right...

Hahahaha Belleadonna! That made me laugh.:D

[trinity082482]

I would pretend that it never happened and carry on with raw..

[belleadonna]

Cereal?? What cereal?? It was all a dream. You can wake up now and have a stalk of celery.

[Craig]

Oh man, i am so incredibly disappointed in myself! I'm at home packing for a trip, and somehow after much contemplation i decided some cooked food would be a good thing to eat and i totally just binged on bad food! After 14 days of the master cleanse and 5 of raw food after that, i feel like i just ruined everything!

I guess i just had to tell SOMEONE, so i might as well spill to people who might have some insight! How do i prevent this from happening?! Has anyone else ever strayed and felt awful afterwards? Ugh, i guess i just need guidance of any kind right now.

I suppose if i just maintain a raw food lifestyle after this i'll be okay, right?


Being a cheat is part of being a human. It is ok to cheat a bit. If you focus more on feeling good on going raw then feeling awful about cheating, you may not cheat too bady next time.

Diet is a four letter word.

[Zella Juice]

At least it was just cereal and not a slab o' beef.

[Moonlit]

well don't beat yourself up just jump back on the wagon.

I'm guilty as well I haven't gone 100% raw yet still hanging on to my morning coffee and bedtime wine but I have been eatting/drinking raw for everything elese. Yesterday I took my 3 yougest to the movies (spiderman 3) and totally pigged out on buttered popcorn. When I got home my body was angry at me and I spent the next 30+mins in the bathroom.:(

Today is a new day:D

[belleadonna]

I hear ya! Aren't we humans incredibly dumb?? I keep eating things that my body punishes me for and I keep repeating the same errors. I am transitioning back to raw and hope that I don't fall again. Hopefully raw will produce some more brain cells for my dumb head!!:cool:

[luckitri]

Transition is what I suspect, most people that visit this board regularly are going through. It takes years for some. No biggie.

I have caught myself eating SAD snack food - after I ate it! If it is there and it is just too easy to grab it can happen. Now that I have learned to make dehydrated crackers it is much less likely to happen for me.

[JRSummer]

Wow, thanks for all your support everyone. I feel much so much better today. I began with a green smoothie and that seemed to get everything right back on track.

I've always been an all or nothing type person, so it's hard for me to not just give up and then start all over again in a week ro something, but i doing my best.

Have a rawesome weekend!

[jeannieh99]

I've always been an all or nothing type person, so it's hard for me to not just give up and then start all over again in a week ro something, but i doing my best.

As a compulsive overeater, a food addict and ocd. I tend to take it one day at a time. I have fallen off the wagon more times than I care to admit to myself..lol I can not have any of those "good" foods in my house or I can not be trusted to not indulge in it.

It is easy for us to beat ourselves up. It is part of the disease of addiction. For me it is a matter of getting to the bottom of the cause of my ed. Until then I say the serenity prayer and take it one day at a time. Just for today.
Perhaps next time you want to eat something "bad" you might send a post and give someone a chance to walk or talk you through the desire or help you to replace it with something that is better for you.
Don't beat your self up. Pat yourself on the back.

I admire you and think you are doing great, my opinion.:D
Jeannie

[rawnpawgirl]

NO BIGGIE!!!!! Be kind to yourself. If one of us said the same thing to you, what would YOU say to US?????

I bet you would be really understanding and encouraging, so please extend yourself that same kindness.

I bet it was some whole grain cereal, right???? NOT a sugary, hydrogenated oil cereal. Well, even if it was the latter, forgive and move on. I have to forgive myself constantly!!! It is all part of the journey IMO.