Dear Bizi,

That sounds yummy. well not mixed altogether but...

It was a slip. It is ok. You just had a "night out on the town" dietwise. It does sound like a binge/cravings, as Serengeti suggested. Are you allowing a little "cheat food" daily? Something to keep your taste buds quiet before they raise a rucus?

Chocolate has been associated with lack of or increased need for magnesium. Are you getting enough Mg? - Milk/cheese (but pref. milk), and GREEEN LEAFY vegetables - Mg is a consituent of chlorophyll. (Some cravings are biologically based.)

Peanuts. Hate to say this but I'm glad you didn't feel so good after that, lest you had gone through the whole jar! OMG Peanuts are also not the worst in cheat foods. But, are you getting legumes, in general?

Margaritas - that says taste buds or wanting a "boost" to me... maybe wanting to escape deprivation? does that ring true with you?

Another thought. Are you facing this diet too aggressively? Does it feel like a self-imposition, or worse, self-punishment - not to say it is - just, does it ever FEEL that way to you?

Why are you dieting... any other reasons lurking in the depths of the psyche, besides health? Body image? Other people?

Well, savour the memory of Monday (ok except the ill part) but please let yourself off the hook for it. Think of allll those other days when you observed the guidelines better! Please be extra gentle with yourself. You deserve it. . I do hope your tummy feels better today.

Oceanic hugggs and a big pat on the back!

~ waves ~ of too many thoughts

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