Calling all MFP "meanies"
Sugarbeat
Posts: 824 Member
Today, at work, is yet another "junk food" day featuring donuts, muffins, milk, and juice. These occur every 4-7 days or so. Anyway, I can't drink the milk and I'm diabetic. I've brought my usual eggs with veg and bacon, stuck a post it on my screen with this weeks goal weight, and am visualizing large piles of sugar all over the break room table. The donuts are calling my name anyway and I could use a little extra motivation and support. Muffins have never been a major issue. Remind me why eating the donut (donuts because I won't want to stop at one) would derail the progress I've been making. I need to read it off and on today. So, be mean - by mean I mean honest. Please no personal attacks as I don't find such things helpful or necessary.
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I saw someone sneeze all over them. Do not eat.0
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Just think about how guilty and crappy you will feel afterwards! And all the extra exercise you will have to do afterwards!
You can do it! Stay strong!0 -
Because when you eat one donut, that spikes your blood sugar. When your blood sugar starts to come down and crash, you'll want another. And when your blood sugar comes down again, you'll want another. And this cycle continues until finally, come the end of the day, you'll feel terrible, physically and mentally and you'll beat yourself up over it. It's not worth it just for some junk food that will make you feel foggy.0
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Just break up.0
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Thanks! I will definitely be visualizing someone sneezing on them. :laugh: That makes me instantly not want one. Definitely don't want that sticky, foggy blood sugar spike feeling, or more exercise. :flowerforyou:0
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You are diabetic - the donuts could put you in a diabetic coma....0
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Just break up.
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Think about how proud of yourself you will be when you go home knowing that you resisted the temptation ALL DAY!! You can post an NSV0
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Repeat after me.....
FOOD SERVED AT WORK IS OFF LIMITS........:noway:
Put that on a post it on your computer.
There!0 -
Think of a yummy treat you can make when you get home tonight and look forward to that instead.0
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Just think about how guilty and crappy you will feel afterwards! And all the extra exercise you will have to do afterwards!
You can do it! Stay strong!
This^^
Think about how long it will take at the gym or where you exercise to burn those calories off. Is it really worth it.0 -
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Moderation (self control)!!!! Is the key to success!!0
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Call me crazy, but if you're diabetic, the donuts will cause problems too.0
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Remind me why eating the donut (donuts because I won't want to stop at one) would derail the progress I've been making.
You need better willpower.0 -
Jeez, I wish someone in my office would bring in donuts... :grumble:0
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You are diabetic - the donuts could put you in a diabetic coma....
That and I have personally licked them all! You can tell your coworkers that as well.0 -
Today, at work, is yet another "junk food" day featuring donuts, muffins, milk, and juice. These occur every 4-7 days or so. Anyway, I can't drink the milk and I'm diabetic. I've brought my usual eggs with veg and bacon, stuck a post it on my screen with this weeks goal weight, and am visualizing large piles of sugar all over the break room table. The donuts are calling my name anyway and I could use a little extra motivation and support. Muffins have never been a major issue. Remind me why eating the donut (donuts because I won't want to stop at one) would derail the progress I've been making. I need to read it off and on today. So, be mean - by mean I mean honest. Please no personal attacks as I don't find such things helpful or necessary.
Forget about your weight for a minute. As a diabetic you have a responsibility to those you love to eat and exercise properly. Not doing so is selfish as it will reduce your life expectancy. I say this as someone from a family with several obese, sedentary diabetics who died before they should have because of their bad habits.
Achieving/maintaining a healthy weight is only one factor in properly managing diabetes. You need to do more. Speak to your M.D. but from what I know about diabetes, consuming multiple doughnuts is probably not a great idea.0 -
Wait a minute. We are allowed to be mean? Eyes the wooden ruler on his desk.
{sound of a ruler smacking into my palm}
So, we want a donut, do we?0 -
my diabetic neighbour lost her sight and both legs...she was morbidly obese and I bet she ate the donuts....
don't eat the donuts for your health and welfare...it isn't even about weight loss0 -
Envision cockroaches or ants crawling over the donuts. Bleh!0
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Watch someone else eat the donut and picture them with that giant donut around their middle. That won't be you!0
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You are diabetic - the donuts could put you in a diabetic coma....0
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You need better willpower.
Yes, admittedly. Being human and of a rebellious spirit I automatically want the thing I'm told I can't have. So far so good.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the replies, though. Thanks all.0 -
Picture it going straight to your thighs!0
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This is the worst part of working in an office setting. We always have about 3 girls (myself included) that are more health conscious while everyone else stuffs sugary sweets in their mouth until they are sick... and the worst part is, they stack these sweets on the counter in front of the 2 main secretaries who are trying to lose weight. I am lucky because I work away from all of that and have an office to myself. It still makes its way to my office as one of our therapists walks around with those yummy chocolate cake Dunford donuts...trying to tempt me with his poison!
I have 2 things that motivate me to say no... one is I am going to Cancun in January and I have a steady goal of 25-30 pounds before my trip....and second is, I really hate cardio! I do it because it is good for me and it helps me achieve my goals...but none the less I HATE EVERY SECOND OF IT! I want to do my 30 to 45 minutes and be done. I don't want to worry about doing it longer to burn off that 500 calorie donut I just ate. And seriously, this sounds mean, but I envision fat little piggies watching them scarf down all those empty calories. Also...I allow myself a free day once a week to indulge in a treat or a meal (Or adult beverage) so that I am focusing on my goal the rest of the week. This way I don't feel that I am depriving myself, yet I am sticking to my goal. If you really want a treat that is healthier without killing your diet or spiking your diabetes, Paleo has some really good muffin and brownie recipes0 -
Wait a minute. We are allowed to be mean? Eyes the wooden ruler on his desk.
{sound of a ruler smacking into my palm}
So, we want a donut, do we?
Oh dear. Can we save that as a last resort?0 -
Rebuke the dopamine trigger (wish I could follow my own advice)0
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Don't give up what you most for what you want right now!
Drink some water. Walk up and down a flight of stairs. You can do this!!0 -
That one slobby, gross guy in accounting fingered (hee hee) each one of those donuts, trying to figure out which one he wanted. He uses that finger to pick his nose and God knows what else. So that frosted donut isn't really frosting.....0
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