How to Recover from the “Might-as-Well” Day
By Heather Bauer, RD, CDN | May 2008 | SUBSCRIBE | VIEW ARCHIVE

We’ve all had “Might-as-Well” Days.  We begin brilliantly with a healthy breakfast, a light lunch of a salad with a protein and a piece of fruit in the afternoon.  And then (can you hear the horror movie sound track?) you come undone.  There’s a birthday party down the hall or the Girl Scouts make their cookie delivery or, well, you know what happens next.  You justify eating just about anything because you already blew your diet and you “might as well”.  You’ve begun a downward spiral that will only end when your head hits the pillow.  This can add up to many, many calories.  To say nothing of the bad feeling of failure and frustration.  Don’t let it happen to you!  Don’t be a “I’ll start again on Monday” dieter.  Start again right now!  How?  See The Wall Street Diet, pages 31, 40, 87, etc. for tons of “Might-as-Well” tips, but for most people, just recognizing a “Might-as-Well” day for what it is helps you firm up resolve even after you’ve had that whopping piece of cake or half box of Thin Mints.  Stop and think: isn’t it better to stop at 300 or 500 or even 1000 extra calories than to continue on the road to ruin?  For lots of tips on how to recover from “Might-as-Well” Days, see The Wall Street Diet, page 87.)