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@donna25trinity The gum chewing is a great idea! If you were to look in my food diary, you'd see that my headings are: Eat Like A Queen, Eat Like A Princess, and Eat Like a Pauper. Why? When I first got this idea, these helped "sell" me to the fact that I was special. How? I quit snacking while cooking and at other times by having a beautiful plate, silverware, and glass to eat from when I had a meal, just like royalty. It worked!
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bellesouth18 wrote: »@donna25trinity The gum chewing is a great idea! If you were to look in my food diary, you'd see that my headings are: Eat Like A Queen, Eat Like A Princess, and Eat Like a Pauper. Why? When I first got this idea, these helped "sell" me to the fact that I was special. How? I quit snacking while cooking and at other times by having a beautiful plate, silverware, and glass to eat from when I had a meal, just like royalty. It worked!
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@bellesouth18 Indeed, I keep a canister of eclipse gum on the counter. They have a variety of mints; Spearmint, Peppermint, Winterfrost that I have seen and bought. Target supposedly has "candy cane" and Eclipse website claims Peach Mint, Apple Mint and Lemon Mint, but I have never seen those and not so sure I will be looking for them. Have a store pickup at target tomorrow, maybe I'll risk a few extra minutes and add "candy cane" to my options.
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Argh, just opened a box from my sister. Specialty shop chocolate!...... Fortunately, hubby just walked off with one whole block, but he told me the other two were "mine". After the halloween leftover fiasco this week, I'll need thoughtful planning to deal with these (no nutritional labels). I'm thinking weighing/portioning on a scale and then working them into my tracking.
With only 1 pass remaining, and xmas still to come, I am expecting winner's circle to be out, but I am trying to not resort to typical "all or nothing" behavior for me and say "I might as well be out for the rest of the challenge" and engaging in a two week binge.
Hey @SModa61
I read a book-forgot the title that helped me in this arena...
78% of Americans are overweight or obese.
We are living in a hostile environment.
So, are we going to chose to do what prolongs our health/longevity or succumb to the environment?
I asked students not to give me food presents. I suggested they make me a card or a piece of art. I tossed any food items after they left.
I told a good friend of mine not to bring me a cake for my birthday- explained it’s like alcohol to an alcoholic for me - she brought it anyway. I was furious and dug into it standing at counter. Ate a thin piece. Stopped. Realized I’d eat the whole thing over a few days, that it would call to me and I’d feel queasy. Asked hubby if he wanted any. Nope. Tossed it & went for a walk, a long walk to think about a longterm friendship who did not respect my words after I shared very personal info.
If a food “calls to me” and I know it will not be be good for me, I toss it. And think: alcoholic analogy (if someone gave them a quart of gin, they’d pour it down the drain) and “hostile food environment.”
Sorry for ramble but I hope it helps.
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Date: 11/17
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅
PASS: 2/3 (for my own accountability)4 -
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@MadisonMolly2017 Everything you wrote is spot on. Fortunately, I will say that my sister did not send a "volume" of edibles and I am thankful for that. But it is true that she does not comprehend my issues vs hers. Food is not something she thinks about, so I don't think it occurs to her.
Another point I will share in comparing food and alcohol is that a food-o-holic actually has a different situation than the alcoholic. The alcoholic has the option of full abstention and can avoid alcohol and therefore can eliminate it as a trigger. On the other hand, the food-o-holic, must eat to survive and therefore faces this challenge and potential trigger multiple times a day. I remember learning that, and realizing how true and challenging healthy eating can be for some of us.
Bravo for dumping the "hostile foods". I have certainly done that successfully at times, and less successfully other times.
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bellesouth18 wrote: »@donna25trinity The gum chewing is a great idea! If you were to look in my food diary, you'd see that my headings are: Eat Like A Queen, Eat Like A Princess, and Eat Like a Pauper. Why? When I first got this idea, these helped "sell" me to the fact that I was special. How? I quit snacking while cooking and at other times by having a beautiful plate, silverware, and glass to eat from when I had a meal, just like royalty. It worked!
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@bellesouth18 I love this and ur soooo right! There hve been times i hve sat down to a meal only to realise that ive consumed almost all my calories standing, such a waste! From here on out i shall also eat like a queen! Xox
@SModa61 i tried the gum whilst serving both buba and i lunch and it worked a treat, no nibbling! Yum candy cane sounds devine!
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Date: 12/17
Exercise: Yes 60 mins treadmill ( burned 326 calories )
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
Pass Days 2 left3 -
Yes, yes, and yes. A good day!4
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES (outdoor walk before bed...hope I can sleep)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? NO
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? NO
No binge, but a busy day. I was planning to make fajitas for dinner but then realized something needed to marinate for 2 hours and instead had spaghetti. It's hard to stay within calories when eating spaghetti, but, on the other hand, I didn't have lunch because I was pretty busy. So, who knows....maybe I was within my calories for the day.3 -
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Work was too hectic to eat, so I'm under calories for the first time in weeks.3 -
Exercise: shoveling snow in two sessions for 90 minutes; slow walking over 8 hours, disinfecting public areas due to the virus, carrying a few heavy items on purpose for upper body strength. Worked on walking meditations.
Best surprise of the day: This morning I was almost in despair over my driveway, blocked with 4 feet of concrete-like snow from the snow plow, went inside to rest before I tackled it, and when I went back out discovered a wonderful neighbor cleared the whole thing.
Calorie budget: yes
Tracked: yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
December 17
Exercise: No
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes4 -
@MadisonMolly2017 Everything you wrote is spot on. Fortunately, I will say that my sister did not send a "volume" of edibles and I am thankful for that. But it is true that she does not comprehend my issues vs hers. Food is not something she thinks about, so I don't think it occurs to her.
Another point I will share in comparing food and alcohol is that a food-o-holic actually has a different situation than the alcoholic. The alcoholic has the option of full abstention and can avoid alcohol and therefore can eliminate it as a trigger. On the other hand, the food-o-holic, must eat to survive and therefore faces this challenge and potential trigger multiple times a day. I remember learning that, and realizing how true and challenging healthy eating can be for some of us.
Bravo for dumping the "hostile foods". I have certainly done that successfully at times, and less successfully other times.
I agree re: differences alcohol & food.
Now that I’m feeling better... the point of the book is we have to be “on guard” and take some actions that others will judge. The cake incident was one time I did that. No more compliant ok I’ll eat it- she bought it.
And I keep remembering obesity/overweight is a “chronic relapsing disease” - so yes we do need to be on guard.
My friend is lifelong attractive normal-thin who had no issues with food. She, too, has no idea.
I can’t change her - or anyone, but I CAN decide what I will eat & what I won’t
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Dec 17
No exercise - fatigued, but tests are in progress
Tracked all
Under 200
Ate mindfully
Wt is 151’s
Pass Day 2 due to illness/fatigue so no walk5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Treadmill 39 mins / 2.1 miles
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes.
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes.
0/3 passes used4 -
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