KoKo - I just plough on after a weekend of transgressions, eat very lean for 2 days, drink loads of water, do the 800, no nuts or nibbles of cheese. Starting week 1 again would drive me nuts, you are setting the bar at a tough place, I am not doing 8 weeks, I have way more weight to lose than an 8 week blitz would sort out, so if I slip, I just keep on ( no pun intended) ......
Having watched many mates do Lighterlife, WW and the like I decided against them, because they don't retrain eating habits, have you seen the amount of sugar in some WW products, eek.... I knew I needed to look at something that would give me a new way of life & after a while the lack of carbs becomes much less of an issue. Like not2b we are more 5:2 with a bit of relaxation at weekends, eg a slice (just the 1) of good toast on Sats & Suns, wine at weekends (this always goes to pot) and perhaps a sweet potato, but we get back on it on Mondays with no variances.
I can understand cooking for children but can you not eat the same stuff minus the spuds, pasta or whatever, whack up the veggies & you'll have a full plate but less carbs? Do a major cook-in & freeze tonnes down, gets it out of the way then you know you always have something on-plan to hand.
Be aware of Catastrophic Thinking, MM was talking about it on the radio the other day - essentially if you are 'bad' over food something tells you to keep on being bad, but your 'perfectionism' is almost setting you up to fail; we all err, we are all human, you will slip, good grief when I go off on one, do I slip, but don't let it get you into a vicious circle, you can break it, honest!!
Hello spirited - I don't calorie count, I use the recipes & we pile (DH on it too) our plates high with approved veg every night. I use small portions of chicken breast, salmon, cod whatever & weigh the cheese. Yep, a hard-boiled egg or a small Babybel will not trash your diet & if it helps you stay on course then go for it, nuts don't work for everyone. I am able to eat in a tight window, perhaps you could eat breakfast late, might keep the Woolf from the door a bit longer? If you like a drink, have wine (red preferably) instead of beer, top it with soda or some water, lasts longer, it's a nice treat but not every day!