Family nondieters

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Monna2 wrote: »

Hello
my family are not dieters. I'm the only one.there's always sweets pastries and high calorie foods in the house. I don't know what to do it's so difficult to ignore the fact that there is a box of chocolate or a box of cookies in the other room or to ignore the ice cream in the fridge. I always fail .I know this is depleting my willpower but it's so unfair for me to always tell them not to buy such Foods .it's so selfish of me to do that but at the same time just can't find a way to continue my diet like this.

Then don't be selfish. Suck it up, butter cup.

STEVE142142

Just say no. It's up to you to decide whether you're going to do this or not. Once you get into the right mental state it won't become a issue.

I don't deprive myself of anything. I have ice cream, pretzels, Italian Ice, Girl Scout cookies in my refrigerator and cupboards. I enjoy them and if I had to give them up I could have never done what I've done. I choose to control them instead of them controlling me. Good luck

Christine_72

Does anyone get in the mindset of i have to eat it all NOW to get it out of the house!!?? I did that the other night with a pack of reeses minis. There were 10 left in the pack, so i ate them all to get them out of the house and my mind. There are just certain things i have no self control over, ie anything with peanut butter, so i will not be buying those reeses again!

For me, it's easier to abstain than it is to moderate. There are very few foods i lack the willpower to resist, so not having a few select items in the house isn't going to affect my life in a negative way..

tryett

Right now I am looking at a table with two Danish rings, a bag of Kit Kats, two multipacks of cookies, Hershey bars, Reese's peanut but cups, and two bags of snickers bars. On that dames snack table are two kinds of biscotti (110 calories each), a big box of Slim Jims, a huge container of cashews and a big box of Kind bars.

All of it I brought into the house, most of it (except the biscotti, cashews and Kind bars) I won't touch. I might have a slim Jim. I control what is bought in but more importantly I have my snacks right there as a reminder. In the freezer there are lots of ice cream options most of which they eat but I don't. I do have some for me as special treats and have small bowls that won't hold more than one serving. Again mine is right there with theirs.

My biggest challenge is keeping my stuff in the house. My sons, especially my oldest has decided he likes all my snacks.

tlflag1620

Christine_72 wrote: »

Does anyone get in the mindset of i have to eat it all NOW to get it out of the house!!?? I did that the other night with a pack of reeses minis. There were 10 left in the pack, so i ate them all to get them out of the house and my mind. There are just certain things i have no self control over, ie anything with peanut butter, so i will not be buying those reeses again!

For me, it's easier to abstain than it is to moderate. There are very few foods i lack the willpower to resist, so not having a few select items in the house isn't going to affect my life in a negative way..

Yes.... I think that's why I have four children, makes everything go faster (kidding!). I used to really struggle with that, finishing off batches of cookies, cakes, candy, etc,must to get rid of them so they wouldn't tempt me so much. It's not as much of an issue now (see large family). But I really do have to tell myself that I already had my share and just leave that stuff for everyone else (and that it's even okay for it to go stale/bad and get thrown out, should it last that long). Eating lower carb helps me with that I think because I'm not hungry all the time so I can make more rational decisions about food. It's easier for me to abstain too - trying to have a little bit frequently results in my consuming a LOT more than if I have a good helping every once in a great while, if that makes any sense.

Christine_72

tlflag1620 wrote: »

Christine_72 wrote: »

Does anyone get in the mindset of i have to eat it all NOW to get it out of the house!!?? I did that the other night with a pack of reeses minis. There were 10 left in the pack, so i ate them all to get them out of the house and my mind. There are just certain things i have no self control over, ie anything with peanut butter, so i will not be buying those reeses again!

For me, it's easier to abstain than it is to moderate. There are very few foods i lack the willpower to resist, so not having a few select items in the house isn't going to affect my life in a negative way..

Yes.... I think that's why I have four children, makes everything go faster (kidding!). I used to really struggle with that, finishing off batches of cookies, cakes, candy, etc,must to get rid of them so they wouldn't tempt me so much. It's not as much of an issue now (see large family). But I really do have to tell myself that I already had my share and just leave that stuff for everyone else (and that it's even okay for it to go stale/bad and get thrown out, should it last that long). Eating lower carb helps me with that I think because I'm not hungry all the time so I can make more rational decisions about food. It's easier for me to abstain too - trying to have a little bit frequently results in my consuming a LOT more than if I have a good helping every once in a great while, if that makes any sense.

Yes, I definitely had a much easier time when i was low carbing, the cravings really did disappear.