NO SWEETS TIL THANKSGIVING--

Redneckwoman

Well Marla I fell off the wagon badly.:sad: :sad: :sad: :grumble: :grumble: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Kel

Marla64

Well Marla I fell off the wagon badly.:sad: :sad: :sad: :grumble: :grumble: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Kel

Pick yourself up, brush yourself off, start all over again--

72lori

fudgesicles-- so my daughter got a call from her neighbor friend tonight, asking her to come over and bake apple crisp with her. Off she went, and came home with a 13x9x2 hot from the oven apple crisp--

Now come on-- how stinkin' unfair? I don't even sniff at the Halloween candy, but fresh baked apple crisp?

Gulp--

Fresh apples, cranberries and oats-- that's healthy, right? Not really desserty-- right???

Fudgesicles--

:grumble:

Apple crisp and I were having issues the day you started this.

Notta for me. Day 15. Hanging strong.

I also might add, the scale is down about 8 pounds since the day I started this. Changed my workouts- actually decreased them. (Yeah, I know.) Can't decide if it's the new workout schedule or the no sweets, but I'm not messing with what is working!

When I started this on 10/20 I was 158.6 (coming off an out of control weekend), today I was 150.4. I am 2/10 of a pound from NORMAL BMI!

Marla, if it's this no sweets challenge that got me unstuck from 153-154 (which I've been at since the beginning of May, give or take a few brief encounters with lower numbers and those increases over my vacations) then I have you to thank.

Thanks!

ToeTapN

yeah Lori!!!!
Awesome news. I am still hanging strong as well and thanks for the inspiration!

Marla64

well congrats, ladies-- me? I have no sweets, now, until the Saturday after Thanksgiving-- told myself every slip up adds an extra day-- fudgesicles.

Pecan pie shall wait until 11/28.

Redneckwoman

Well Marla I fell off the wagon badly.:sad: :sad: :sad: :grumble: :grumble: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Kel

Pick yourself up, brush yourself off, start all over again--

Thanks Marla. Already standing tall and happy to jump back on the wagon.:flowerforyou:

SatelliteCrush80

I'm a few weeks late, but I'm jumping in. I've done really well with cutting out sweets in the past, but one a day led to a bit of a bender yesterday and now I need to get my rear in gear.

So yeah, here I am. No more pumpkin spice cupcakes. :grumble:

72lori

I'm a few weeks late, but I'm jumping in. I've done really well with cutting out sweets in the past, but one a day led to a bit of a bender yesterday and now I need to get my rear in gear.

So yeah, here I am. No more pumpkin spice cupcakes. :grumble:

Welcome aboard! You can do it. It gets easier.

SatelliteCrush80

I'm a few weeks late, but I'm jumping in. I've done really well with cutting out sweets in the past, but one a day led to a bit of a bender yesterday and now I need to get my rear in gear.

So yeah, here I am. No more pumpkin spice cupcakes. :grumble:

Welcome aboard! You can do it. It gets easier.

Once I get through the first day, I'm good...it's just that first day that can be harsh.

Marla64

I'm a few weeks late, but I'm jumping in. I've done really well with cutting out sweets in the past, but one a day led to a bit of a bender yesterday and now I need to get my rear in gear.

So yeah, here I am. No more pumpkin spice cupcakes. :grumble:

Welcome aboard! You can do it. It gets easier.

Once I get through the first day, I'm good...it's just that first day that can be harsh.

Woo-hooooooooo-- Shuntae's here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I got it back in gear today, my friends-- my no-sweets has been unfortunately extended until Saturday, 11/28 due to lack of faithfulness-- fudgesicles.

Sure was easier this time last year-- more motivated? Who knows-- either way, I'll make it til 11/28 now, sweet free, or die trying--

klsmith

I am new to this program so I will do this for my first goal. I always think i need chocolate everyday but I like a challenge.

Marla64

I am new to this program so I will do this for my first goal. I always think i need chocolate everyday but I like a challenge.

Welcome-- time to rethink-- you don't need chocolate every day-- you want it every day-- big difference--

Be strong-- you can do it.

skrumm

Did bad again yesterday, but today is another day and I am not going to give in to sweets today. My 12 year old asked me to bake her a pumpkin pie, so i did..... Then my 14 and 5 year old said they want pie too but they hate pumpkin pie. So, I made them a chocolate cream pie. Need i say more? :ohwell:
First thing this morning i took both pies out to my husbands beer fridge in the garage so i will stay out of them. I will do good today!!

Redneckwoman

Yeah I did it yesterday will do good today

Marla64

good morning, my friends--

Sending you all positive vibes today-- with major kudos to Lori for her example to us all of strength under fire-- her life is no less stressful than all of ours, no less goodies tempting her, but she has abstained--

Keep her in mind today, folks, when faced with that pumpkin pie, donuts at the office, leftover ice cream little junior didn't eat, et cetera-- let's be strong this day, my friends--

SatelliteCrush80

So far, so good.

And since I went and got a sandwich to replace the salad I left at home for lunch to eat with my soup, I won't be hungry and get tempted.

Good thoughts to you all today...

72lori

good morning, my friends--

Sending you all positive vibes today-- with major kudos to Lori for her example to us all of strength under fire-- her life is no less stressful than all of ours, no less goodies tempting her, but she has abstained--

Keep her in mind today, folks, when faced with that pumpkin pie, donuts at the office, leftover ice cream little junior didn't eat, et cetera-- let's be strong this day, my friends--

Ahh, shucks Marla! Thanks

Yep, day 16, still trudging along. Still have 18 pounds of Halloween candy in the house. The kids are allowed 4 pieces a day. Even with 4 kids, it's going to be around a long time! I put it under a shelf on the floor of the food closet, I don't even really see it.

Made a Halloween cake for the kiddos Friday. Nothing. My son's birthday was Monday, didn't eat his cake either. Did dishes and pretended I didn't know what they were doing while they ate it and ice cream. LOL. Whatever works.

I'm not knocking it, I think I like it. I finally hit normal BMI today and I've been hanging out almost there for a LONG time. I mean LONG. Did I say LONG?

Marla64

good morning, my friends--

Sending you all positive vibes today-- with major kudos to Lori for her example to us all of strength under fire-- her life is no less stressful than all of ours, no less goodies tempting her, but she has abstained--

Keep her in mind today, folks, when faced with that pumpkin pie, donuts at the office, leftover ice cream little junior didn't eat, et cetera-- let's be strong this day, my friends--

Ahh, shucks Marla! Thanks

Yep, day 16, still trudging along. Still have 18 pounds of Halloween candy in the house. The kids are allowed 4 pieces a day. Even with 4 kids, it's going to be around a long time! I put it under a shelf on the floor of the food closet, I don't even really see it.

Made a Halloween cake for the kiddos Friday. Nothing. My son's birthday was Monday, didn't eat his cake either. Did dishes and pretended I didn't know what they were doing while they ate it and ice cream. LOL. Whatever works.

I'm not knocking it, I think I like it. I finally hit normal BMI today and I've been hanging out almost there for a LONG time. I mean LONG. Did I say LONG?

Wooo hooo-- look at that woman's ticker-- the elusive 50!!!!!!

You did it-- congrats, Lori!!

Redneckwoman

oops already blew it today 2 peppermint patties:grumble:

amk1725

Just blew it....

Went to WHole Foods to pick up some tea and saw this yummy brownie, cookie thing staring me down. I thought it couldn't be too bad since it was Whole Foods, but boy was I wrong.

It was ooey gooey, chocolate, caramel, cookie delight! Scrumptious!

Have to pay for it tonight with a kick @ss workout and very little to eat!!

arewethereyet

I am staying away from thsi thread because as soon as I document I have had no sweets all day, I run find the candy from Halloween:noway:

I have done well today and promised myself NO candy after posting:laugh:

Marla64

I found myself in quite a pickle earlier-- Caleb brought me a mini Hershey bar that he found in Hope's bag, and asked me to open it.

Chocolate in my grubby mitts for a one year old who won't notice if I eat half of it? Hmmmm-- what to do?

Thought of my compatriots, and abstained-- woo-hooooooooo--

Thanks, friends!!

skrumm

You ARE a strong women.... lol!

SatelliteCrush80

9 pm and I have survived Day 1...yay me!

ToeTapN

I was doing soooo well. I actually made it nine days and then was feeling down and caved. I had a little of the halloween candy and it tasted gross! After nine day of no sugar it really does not taste good anymore so remind me of that next time I am feeling weak. I am jumping right back on the wagon!

skrumm

I had no idea how hard this no sweets thing was going to be. I am so stuck in this pattern of eating that i can eat sweets and not even realize it until i go to record my food. This no sweets has really opened my eyes to what im eating. :noway:

Marla64

I had no idea how hard this no sweets thing was going to be. I am so stuck in this pattern of eating that i can eat sweets and not even realize it until i go to record my food. This no sweets has really opened my eyes to what im eating. :noway:

Yep-- it is eye opening what we pop into our mouths mindlessly--

we've had challenges in the black thread to also log every morsel, every lick of a spoon, every bite of a kid's leftover sandwich-- everything-- if you can't log it, then don't eat it-- those challenges have helped me so much, too, to eliminate the mindless food popping.

I think I may be in need of that one, too-- I've been licking a few too many spoons again-- always seems to happen cyclically, when I'm already bloating beyond belief-- like now.

take captive every morsel today, skrumm-- nothing mindless.

skrumm

Thank you for the words of wisdom.... I shall account for every bite.
I will teach this old dog new tricks! lol!

Marla64

Okay-- pretty quiet in here-- (get it? Crickets? nothing but cricket noise? Get it-- oh, never mind)

Where are all my sweet free friends?

Hanging tough, I trust--

nothing for me yesterday-- woot--

Have a great day-- be strong-- no sweets!!!

breezy81

I am new in this group but I am so in this!!!! I am a huge sweet eater and trying hard to avoid them, that and soda!!! I haven't had a soda in 4 days which is huge for me, so proud. But I got up this morning and my tummy looks like it is flatter :happy: !!! Could I be doing this right after all these years ?!?



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