The Sentence After a Slip: One Meal Is Not Fifteen

The Sentence After a Slip: One Meal Is Not Fifteen

Published: September 10, 2026

Duration: 9:10

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You did not ruin everything with one meal. The dangerous part may be the sentence that follows it: “I blew it. I’ll start over Monday.” One sleeve of cookies on Tuesday night becomes Wednesday through Sunday, and suddenly one unplanned meal has been converted into fifteen more. Connor calls that Monday Math.

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Connor MacIvor examines the sentence after a food slip and the relapse principle called the abstinence violation effect. Shame and all-or-nothing thinki...