help me have strength!

misty589

I only work one night a week and today is the night. the problem is i work at a convenience store!! I've yet to make it through a night of work without indulging in some junk. Usually I can still stay in my calorie range but I really shouldn't be eating this crap right? pb cups and doritos are my biggest enemies and gummy candies ! the worst part is I work with a really unhealthy pregnant girl and she eats junk from the time she gets there till the time she leaves, there is ALWAYS a giant bag of candies on the counter

aghhhhh

nwfamilygal

Well why don't you look at the bad candy and doritos and see the worms in them:laugh: That sure would make me not want to eat it. Good Luck:flowerforyou: :drinker:

adopt4

Take your snacks with you, a bag of baby carrots... snack bags of pretzels or some other good thing measured out... even in the convenience store, you can get a piece of fresh fruit or a low fat yogurt. It's hard not to eat when someone's munching next to you, so just replace the junk with better stuff.

angiemedina1

Chew gum and drink water ! It works

pickadilly2009

Almonds, Frito Lay's Light, Pretzels, Weight Watchers mini chocolate cake, peanut butter. Something easy to mindlessly munch on so you don't feel like you have nothing.

kandyjo

AND....,maybe you can set a good example for the unhealthy preggo girl....:happy:

photoman67

Get a new job.

CarmenSantiago

I feel bad for you. I get weak when I walk into a conveinence store. I know the other posters will tell you to take healthy snacks with you and that is a great tip. If you eat enough filling foods you will be less apt to reach for something you shouldn't. Though for me anyway I would still have HUGE problems surrounded by all those snacks all the time.

Good Luck, be strong!!

CarmenSantiago

Get a new job.

I would absolutely HAVE to. I'd never make it otherwise. Sometimes it truly takes desperate measures.

kelligirl

I agree with packing something and bringing it with you. Getting out of the habit of buying something at work - or wherever you might be would be a good new habit. Bring baby carrots, grapes, Sargento's or Weight Watchers light string cheese, a boiled egg, or some raw almonds. (But not all of that!!) :noway:

Resist the urge to eat continuously while you work. PLAN! Decide *when* you're going to have a snack, have it, and be done with it. I eat 5 or 6 times each day, and I'm successful because I don't ever feel like I'm losing out or missing anything. :bigsmile:

I also don't indulge in any of the "diet" cookies or cakes, etc. because I know that those sorts of simple carbs will send me on a binge - been there and done that - no, I can't just stop at one or two - I wouldn't stop until the package is gone. I make a serious attempt to eat clean, with no added white sugar, white flour or processed stuff. I don't get crazy candy/junk cravings like I used to, and I can only credit that to the lack of it in my system. I do occasionally make good, whole food-cookies and muffins using oats, whole wheat flour, flax seed, nuts and things like that, so I can have a treat and know it isn't full of crap.:happy: Somehow, I've just learned to limit myself to one of those too.

I've re-read all this.... and now I'm wondering what I've done with "me". I'm gone and there's this new and completely improved person sitting here. Sweet! :drinker: