Accidentally ate the wrong thing :(

[nzer]

Hi,  I am new to the forum and I am on day 14 of the Whole30... I have found this wonderful and feel great, loving the food allowed and feeling creative in cooking.  My husband is doing it with me also and I don't think we will go back to the old ways of eating when the 30 days is up... at least not totally.  

 

We had a pot luck at my work a week or so ago... when I was on day 4... I took my own food and found I wasn't even tempted by the sweets and other goodies there.  I am loving this new way of eating.  Last Wednesday I was feeling so fat and bloated and I woke up Thursday and my stomach felt flatter and I felt thinner and no bloating... just amazing... I even went out and ran 2-1/2 at at a 30 sec per mile faster pace than I'd been doing!  Love it!!

 

However, I am really mad at myself right now... I just accidentally ate some forbidden food... a Uber bar... one tiny bite.  I thought I had read the ingredient list but it was only a list of the nuts and coconut etc.  I had taken the one little bite and then happened to fold the wrapper up and saw the ingredient list.  I spat out what was in my mouth but had swallowed that one little bite... so, do I start again from day one or do I continue on... I've been so careful in reading labels and can't believe I made this stupid little mistake.  At least I didn't eat the whole bar!!!

 

 

[ShannonM816]

Ultimately the decision about whether to start over or not is up to you. Read this article and see what you think.

[greenhm]

If it were me, I'd chalk it up to an honest mistake and move on. You have been working really hard and it was a bite (that you even spit out!). I sometimes wonder with these decisions if the stress that it brings on is more dangerous than that little bite you took...just a thought. Keep up the good work !!!

[nzer]

Thank you for your input... the article was very interesting and helpful!  I think what I'm going to do is 1. continue on...  2. not eat any more Larabars as I can see how easily they could become a sweets substitute... and 3. make it a Whole44!  I was planning on continuing beyond the 30 anyway as I love the foods we've been eating and I don't really crave anything that is non-compliant.  Thanks again!