The Usual Suspects...
tincanonastring
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Well, I had a bad weekend. I went into it all pumped up, but I ate way too much and blew my calorie goals. Didn't even log the last part of Saturday and all of Sunday! It was the usual suspects...beer, sandwiches, peanut butter.
I wanted to rid my house of all that stuff, but you know what? How can you overcome something if you are simply never around it? Am I going to avoid peanut butter for the rest of my life? Can a person be truly good if they never have the opportunity to be bad?
I woke up this morning with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. I have almost half a jar of peanut butter left in my cupboard and a brand new bottle of 120 Minute IPA under my bar, and both of them are going to stay right where they are, because I can do it! The greatest trick my refrigerator ever pulled was convincing my brain that willpower doesn't exist!
Thanks for listening, MFP. Just needed to vent.
I wanted to rid my house of all that stuff, but you know what? How can you overcome something if you are simply never around it? Am I going to avoid peanut butter for the rest of my life? Can a person be truly good if they never have the opportunity to be bad?
I woke up this morning with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. I have almost half a jar of peanut butter left in my cupboard and a brand new bottle of 120 Minute IPA under my bar, and both of them are going to stay right where they are, because I can do it! The greatest trick my refrigerator ever pulled was convincing my brain that willpower doesn't exist!
Thanks for listening, MFP. Just needed to vent.
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tincanonastring wrote: »Well, I had a bad weekend. I went into it all pumped up, but I ate way too much and blew my calorie goals. Didn't even log the last part of Saturday and all of Sunday! It was the usual suspects...beer, sandwiches, peanut butter.
I wanted to rid my house of all that stuff, but you know what? How can you overcome something if you are simply never around it? Am I going to avoid peanut butter for the rest of my life? Can a person be truly good if they never have the opportunity to be bad?
I woke up this morning with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. I have almost half a jar of peanut butter left in my cupboard and a brand new bottle of 120 Minute IPA under my bar, and both of them are going to stay right where they are, because I can do it! The greatest trick my refrigerator ever pulled was convincing my brain that willpower doesn't exist!
Thanks for listening, MFP. Just needed to vent.
I think you need a peep, you'll feel better.0 -
The Usual Suspects is one the best movies ever, IMO
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queenliz99 wrote: »The Usual Suspects is one the best movies ever, IMO
I absolutely love The Usual Suspects.0 -
Where’s your head, Tin? Where do you think the pressure’s coming from?
Nobody believes your refrigerator doing this, is real. Nobody ever saw or directly used your fridge, knew it to take away your willpower. But to hear you tell it, anybody could have lost their willpower to it as well. You never knew. That was its power.
I'm here for ya, buddy. Whatever you're going through.0 -
Alluminati wrote: »Where’s your head, Tin? Where do you think the pressure’s coming from?
Nobody believes your refrigerator doing this, is real. Nobody ever saw or directly used your fridge, knew it to take away your willpower. But to hear you tell it, anybody could have lost their willpower to it as well. You never knew. That was its power.
I'm here for ya, buddy. Whatever you're going through.
What my metabolism never figured out, and what I know now, was that my hunger would never break, never die down, never be satisfied with any food. Any. Food.
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tincanonastring wrote: »Alluminati wrote: »Where’s your head, Tin? Where do you think the pressure’s coming from?
Nobody believes your refrigerator doing this, is real. Nobody ever saw or directly used your fridge, knew it to take away your willpower. But to hear you tell it, anybody could have lost their willpower to it as well. You never knew. That was its power.
I'm here for ya, buddy. Whatever you're going through.
What my metabolism never figured out, and what I know now, was that my hunger would never break, never die down, never be satisfied with any food. Any. Food.
Herrspoons always said, "I don't believe in woo, but I'm afraid of it." Well I believe in CICO, and the only thing that scares me is eating at a restaurant.
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One cannot make gainz if one has no surplus.
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A man can convince anyone he's logging accurately, but never his belly.
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I do wish I had some better advice for you...but all I can offer is that I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.0
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oyChihuahua wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »A man can convince anyone he's logging accurately, but never his belly.
Convince me, and tell me every last detail.
Oh, gee, thanks, Chihuahua. Bang-up job so far. Over-eating, debauchery. You'll pardon me if I ask you to put more food on my plate. The same foods that made me round and sank me into this mess are gonna bail me out? Fat you. You think you can eat more than you burn? You think that kind of eating comes close to a calorie deficit and helps lose weight? If my hunger comes up for anything, it will be to get more peanut butter. After that... my guess is probably even more peanut butter.
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Give somebody else the keys to the fridge
and then if you really need them , all you have to so is say " Give me the keys you ....... sucker " etc etc
Didn't really need to be reminded it was 20 years ago this summer...
Memory must be going.... "remember Sammy Jankis "
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You should just think of peanut butter as the devil, because how can you shoot the devil in the back?0
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Give somebody else the keys to the fridge
and then if you really need them , all you have to so is say " Give me the keys you ....... sucker " etc etc
Didn't really need to be reminded it was 20 years ago this summer...
Memory must be going.... "remember Sammy Jankis "
Yeah, sure. Easy for you to say! To a donut, the explanation is never that complicated. It's always simple. There's no mystery to the meal, no anti-sugar thread behind it all. If you got a sugar-is-the-debil debate and you think rationality is winning, you're gonna find the thread closed real fast.
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tincanonastring wrote: »
Jif... it's just a spook story you tell your kids, rat on your pop and the jif will get you
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You're very poetic when you binge.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »
Jif... it's just a spook story you tell your kids, rat on your pop and the jif will get you
I'll probably taste Jif tonight...0 -
sheermomentum wrote: »You're very poetic when you binge.
Poor moderation does that to me.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »
Jif... it's just a spook story you tell your kids, rat on your pop and the jif will get you
I'll probably taste Jif tonight...
I don't know what that is.... feed it to the gimp
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You must show all these men of will, what will really is.0
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I think it's terrible you blame the fridge. We all know the toaster is at fault. And the blender is shady too.0
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I think it's terrible you blame the fridge. We all know the toaster is at fault. And the blender is shady too.
Get your rest, appliances. The food will be here for you on Friday. If I see you or any of your friends with food before then, Miss Toastmaster will find herself the victim of a most gruesome violation before she dies. As will your father, Mr. Frigidaire. And your Uncle Jamba in Arizona, Mr. Vitamix. I might only castrate Mr. Kenmore's nephew, the toaster oven. Do I make myself clear?
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Winna Winna Chicken Dinna!tincanonastring wrote: »I think it's terrible you blame the fridge. We all know the toaster is at fault. And the blender is shady too.
Get your rest, appliances. The food will be here for you on Friday. If I see you or any of your friends with food before then, Miss Toastmaster will find herself the victim of a most gruesome violation before she dies. As will your father, Mr. Frigidaire. And your Uncle Jamba in Arizona, Mr. Vitamix. I might only castrate Mr. Kenmore's nephew, the toaster oven. Do I make myself clear?
I'll take care of the dead utensils downstairs. We'll add them to the cost of Mr. Fenster. Now if you'll excuse me.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »Give somebody else the keys to the fridge
and then if you really need them , all you have to so is say " Give me the keys you ....... sucker " etc etc
Didn't really need to be reminded it was 20 years ago this summer...
Memory must be going.... "remember Sammy Jankis "
Yeah, sure. Easy for you to say! To a donut, the explanation is never that complicated. It's always simple. There's no mystery to the meal, no anti-sugar thread behind it all. If you got a sugar-is-the-debil debate and you think rationality is winning, you're gonna find the thread closed real fast.
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If you eat an entire jar on a regular basis, then no, you can't have PB around.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »Well, I had a bad weekend. I went into it all pumped up, but I ate way too much and blew my calorie goals. Didn't even log the last part of Saturday and all of Sunday! It was the usual suspects...beer, sandwiches, peanut butter.
I wanted to rid my house of all that stuff, but you know what? How can you overcome something if you are simply never around it? Am I going to avoid peanut butter for the rest of my life? Can a person be truly good if they never have the opportunity to be bad?
I woke up this morning with a renewed sense of purpose and drive. I have almost half a jar of peanut butter left in my cupboard and a brand new bottle of 120 Minute IPA under my bar, and both of them are going to stay right where they are, because I can do it! The greatest trick my refrigerator ever pulled was convincing my brain that willpower doesn't exist!
Thanks for listening, MFP. Just needed to vent.
I completely agree. I shouldn't have to throw out food. The garbage can should NOT win. And I spent money on that food, hard earned money! I should be able to be around it, to co-exist with it. I'm right there with you.
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The Dogfish Head can wait. It's an astonishing 18% abv which is higher than many wines, so I'd rough it out to 540 kcal for a 12 oz bottle. Good choice, though!0
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You could try clean eating, but then again, what is clean eating? They will say, you know what it means. It is supposed to be no processed foods. Some say that means no convenience foods. Nobody believes that is real. Nobody ever sees them or knows what works directly for clean eaters, but to hear them tell it, anyone could be a clean eater. You never know. That is the power.0
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