Self Sabotage

I so want to hit that 40lb lost mark, but I fear I sabotaged myself last night! Instead of going to bed when I was so exhausted I nibbled on yogurt mixed with protein powder, and then just more protein powder off my little spoon. Plus quite a lot of water. I knew the scale wouldn't be nice this morning.

Sabotaging Ourselves. Why do we do it? It's the "Peter Rabbit" syndrome - remember how Peter made himself sick eating all those raddishes and carrots in Mr. McGregor's garden, and then had to go straight to bed when he got home. I'm sure he was lying there on his bed thinking "Why did I do it?"

We feel horrible after doing it, and the self mutilation is intense - but I think the majority of us do it. So why, when we are on a roll, cheat free, or close to a goal - WHY DO WE SELF SABOTAGE?

Sabotage & TOM

Whether we satotage ourselves or cheat - we all seem to manage to do something to take a little detour off plan.

What are the circumstances that cause a "cheat" for you?
Are any of the circumstances within your control?
If any of the circumstances are regular occurances (like dinners out, or baking cookies for example) how can you better prepare yourself to deal with the circumstance without allowing it to cause a cheat?
Are you more or less likely to cheat if you have written out your daily menu in advance?
How many of us actually take a moment each night to write out a menu for the following day? And if not, why not?

I have another Q - but its not related to cheating. Anyways, I am about 1 week before TOM (again) I am trying to pay attention to my body, and within Kimkins reason, accomodate my body's needs. I noticed tonight that I was craving fat, so I wound up eating hamburger patties (one for dinner plus afterwards I ate two more than I originally planned) I feel very stuffed now, and because technically I did not eat off plan, I am happy with myself. BUT the fat grams were 23g OUCH! But I am not wandering around looking for things to eat. I do feel like I am out of ketosis, but that was the case last month at this time also.

I am curious as to what others crave right before TOM? Previously for me it was chocolate = carbs + fat. I thought I was craving carbs, but maybe my body really wanted FAT.

And I guess the second part to my Q is, if these cravings are for real and due to some biological need my body has at this point in my cycle, doesn't it make sense to work out a way to accomodate these needs while staying on plan?