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Alright - day 11, and I think I slipped.

 

I was serving hummus at work (literally have to serve others food I can't eat at times) and I licked my finger without even thinking about it, which had hummus on it. SHIT!  My question - since this wasn't a conscious slip (i.e. I didn't think "Just one lick isn't a big deal")  Does this count as a slip?  Does this equal a restart?

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You can read the "Do I Have to Start Over" article linked below and decide for yourself.  Know that your body doesn't understand "accident" vs "intentional" though as far as physiological reset goes.  :)

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Restarting is your choice... The tough love-oriented plan would normally push a restart. While a conscious slip is very different from a subconscious slip, it's still a slip. Were I in your shoes, I'd ask myself a few questions...

 

  • Did the small amount of hummus I had make me feel a certain way? (if yes, restart for sure)
  • Will I get to the end and feel like I cheated myself or the plan because of this slip?
  • Have the rules really set themselves in my mind if I can make subconscious choices like this?

I hope this helps, and that you feel comfortable with what you decide. Good on you for doing a gut check instead of just smoothing it over automatically and pretending like it didn't happen.

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You can read the "Do I Have to Start Over" article linked below and decide for yourself.  Know that your body doesn't understand "accident" vs "intentional" though as far as physiological reset goes.   :)

Good article.  Pretty good explanation.  Day 1 it is.

 

Restarting is your choice... The tough love-oriented plan would normally push a restart. While a conscious slip is very different from a subconscious slip, it's still a slip. Were I in your shoes, I'd ask myself a few questions...

 

  • Did the small amount of hummus I had make me feel a certain way? (if yes, restart for sure)
  • Will I get to the end and feel like I cheated myself or the plan because of this slip?
  • Have the rules really set themselves in my mind if I can make subconscious choices like this?

I hope this helps, and that you feel comfortable with what you decide. Good on you for doing a gut check instead of just smoothing it over automatically and pretending like it didn't happen.

Definitely some self anger going on.  I spend my days teaching teenagers to have full control of there actions, so you would think I would at least break the rules on purpose!

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