No sweets til Christmas~

Marla64

All right, my friends-- Thanksgiving has come and gone-- let's not wait until Monday-- get rid of the pies and treats, and let's get back at it tomorrow--

Hope you all had a great day today--

No sweets til Christmas-- who's with me?

SatelliteCrush80

:laugh: I'm in!

Really enjoyed my turtle pumpkin pie (and the post-race donut, if I'm doing the whole full disclosure deal) today, but I need to get back on track ASAP. Not gettiing rid of my last 3 sugar free puddings though. TOM is in town, and my having them might save someone's life.

iRun4wine

I'm in... with a planned exception of December 4th, when we're celebrating my birthday (which was actually yesterday) with my family since some were out of town for Thanksgiving. I *will* be having a slice of birthday cake that day.

72lori

I might still have the suar jitters on Monday from all the crap I ate today. I'm with you! Tomorrow I start again.

Marla64

All right ladies-- way - to - go!!!!

I threw out the rest of my pecan pie-- still have "Mrs. Smith's" apple and pumpkin, a Dutch apple crumb, blueberry, homemade apple and pumpkin brought by a friend-- and a cheesecake.

But, you know, I can pass those up-- (I think-- )

Seriously-- the pecan would have gone by Monday if I'd have kept it. So I had my piece and chucked it, since really nobody else eats it but me.

Be strong tomorrow-- it's back in the system, so we'll be craving it-- we are stronger than the food, my friends--

72lori

Hello my name is Lori and I'm a sugar addict.

It's SO back in my system, it's why alcholics can't have one little drink. ACK! I will have to fight the fight the next few days all the while remembering it gets easier with each day passed.

There is still a pumpkin pie here, an apple pie and the ice cream I ate on top of it. Oh, and candied sweet potatoes which I LOVE. In fact I didn't eat 'dinner', we had our meal earlier, so for dinner I had sweet potatoes, a piece of pumpkin pie, then later for 'dessert' a piece of apple pie and ice cream. :sad: No wonder I wanna barf. Really. Who is gonna follow me around holding up my big fat belly?

I wouldn't even want to guess how many calories I ate, nor would I want to know right now.

Marla64

Hi Lori!!!

I gotta be honest-- I want to barf just hearing about your dinner-- sweets, pie and pie-- because I know how it would make me feel, too--

Be strong today, woman-- you can do this-- you did it for a month. Own the enemy!!

Marla64

First encounter with sweets-- successful--

Marla 1 - Sweets 0

Woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

cmriverside

Ok, I usually do well staying away from actual processed sugar. What are we counting as "sweets"? Fruit is okay, right, M? What about juice?
Now that I'm on maintenance, I love some cider occassionally (how many "C"s and "S"es and "L"s in that word anyway?)

Honey????

I'm in if those are allowed....

Marla64

heck, yeah, Cheryl-- those are all good--

I define sweets as the desserts-- cookies, chocolate, doughnuts, cakes, pies-- you know, the naughty stuff--

I personally don't eat sugar free stuff, but some folks in the challenge have their sugar-free puddings--

we're talkin' about the big,bad stuff--

Marla64

and I think you added the appropriate number of C's, L's and S's--

bravo!

cmriverside

Marla,
argh I have trouble with that word....thx. I use it enough, you'd think I would know it by now.

Good, I'm in on the no sweets - a month at a time is a good one. And yeah, if there is sugar in the $0.99 Safeway brand 100%whole wheat bread, I'm still buyin' it.

But I am taking up the mantle of getting you to switch to plain yogurt.....


Dear Mike,

We need spell check.

Marla64

I'm already on board with the plain yogurt-- as long as it's not the Greek crap.

Can't take it-- blech.

SatelliteCrush80

I made it out of the grocery store without stopping at the Starbucks for one of the seasonal lattes. So far, so good on the sweets today...going to visit my sister and taking plates to each of them, so that gets rid of some of the pie. It's still in the fridge, so BF is going to have to eat what he's going to soon, or it's going in the trash.

Shuntae 1, Sweets 0

SatelliteCrush80

I'm already on board with the plain yogurt-- as long as it's not the Greek crap.

Can't take it-- blech.

I like to put fruit in it sometimes, but if I don't have any, I put just a smidge of honey in there and mix it up. Divine snack for 3pm when the rest of the girls are hitting the vending machines.

cmriverside

I'm already on board with the plain yogurt-- as long as it's not the Greek crap.

Can't take it-- blech.

I'm kinda out of the loop. I was thinking you may have made that switch! Cool.


Greek is tasty. Kinda like beer though, or coffee. An acquired taste, for sure.

Marla64

I could probably abide it if it didn't cost so much-- no way I can afford it--

So I live with the plain-- and I've grown to really like it-- some kashi nuggets on-- sometimes a dab of honey--

Actually-- think that's where I'm going now--

Heading out for the afternoon-- later my dessert free friends.

Lori? I can't hear you? Put down the pie and step away!!

cp005e

Hi everybody - I just wanted to poke my head in to say hello. With the exceptions of the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas, I have been challenging myself to have ONE (and only one) dessert/sweet per week for a little over a month now. The crazy thing is that I have dropped about 5 pounds after thinking I was probably done losing weight. It's amazing how much more food I eat overall when I am eating sweets! I like the one per week plan because I still get to pick something that I really want, but I'm less likely to "waste" my one dessert on something I don't love (like a doughnut).

My main changes so far have been: no more sugar in my coffee, no artificial sweeteners (I will very occasionally use honey or stevia, but I have found that things like diet soda give me the munchies), plain yogurt most of the time (I haven't switched 100% yet, but when I get the fruit kind I pick the ones with the least sugar, and I only have them a couple times a week). And I'm with you, Marla, on the plain yogurt and Kashi - yum! That or hot cereal w/frozen berries are my standard breakfasts.

So, anyway - great job, everyone! :flowerforyou:

72lori

I could probably abide it if it didn't cost so much-- no way I can afford it--

So I live with the plain-- and I've grown to really like it-- some kashi nuggets on-- sometimes a dab of honey--

Actually-- think that's where I'm going now--

Heading out for the afternoon-- later my dessert free friends.

Lori? I can't hear you? Put down the pie and step away!!

I'm here! I have stepped away. I felt gross enough last night to keep me away for a bit. I was Black Friday shopping. Hubs and I went to Subway for lunch. He asked me if I wanted a cookie. Heck yeah! LOL. Not really, but they did LOOK good. So far, I'm winning.

In case you didn't notice when I fall off the sweets wagon I don't even try to chase it. I just dive into the closest sugar pile with my mouth wide open. It's my obsessive personality. I am either all or none. What I wouldn't give for a happy medium.

Girlmom282109

I'm here! I have stepped away. I felt gross enough last night to keep me away for a bit. I was Black Friday shopping. Hubs and I went to Subway for lunch. He asked me if I wanted a cookie. Heck yeah! LOL. Not really, but they did LOOK good. So far, I'm winning.

In case you didn't notice when I fall off the sweets wagon I don't even try to chase it. I just dive into the closest sugar pile with my mouth wide open. It's my obsessive personality. I am either all or none. What I wouldn't give for a happy medium.

I'm like Lori and that is why I stopped with last months challenge. I went sugar crazy.

I WILL try this again.

I don't know why I make life so hard for me. I did make crustless pumpkin pie w/ splenda yesterday and chose to eat the store bought pie. YUCK!! Gave most of the rest to hubs.

Today I jumped on the scale and was down weight so happy to see that.

Making cupcakes for the kids and hubs I PROMISE to stay away from them.

We are also making cookies and hot chocolate mix with marshmallows for christmas presents. I HAVE to stay away from them or I will be a blimp!!!!!

So here I am again. TRYING!

Marla64

all right, ladies-- good job-- just staying cognizant of the sweets is a major victory-- how many times, for how many years, did we pop them into our mouths without a thought or care? And how many pounds have we lost since taking captive these things?

One victory at a time, peeps-- lets get 'er done.

72lori

I was thinking back over the past week and what I got from sugar. Here it is:

1. A racing heart from the high (that went on forever it seemed)
2. Zits
3. More of a muffin top than I had before (sugar goes straight to the gut, I swear!)
4. Heart burn every dang time I ate some
5. Five pounds I didn't have before
6. An insatiable urge to eat more
7. Hunger, eating sugar makes me feel like I'm starving all the freaking time.

So glad I left it back in my life. :grumble:

skrumm

Good way to look at it Lori! What good do we get out of sugar anyway! I'm going to give it another try, seems like i lose more weight when i stay away from sweets.

dewdrop

I'm gonna try this too. I'll only allow myself to have some jam until we finish the jar. After that, sugar will come from cereal only (plus wherever they hide it, like bread and such :ohwell: ) and fruit . I've got to do some thinking now and detect if there is other sweet stuff I'm having, but as far as I understand, deserts are the issue here. So for me the challenge will be when I'll step in the bakery, but I'll try to be good.

Marla, what's wrong with Greek yogurt?

I'm already on board with the plain yogurt-- as long as it's not the Greek crap.

Can't take it-- blech.

Marla64

dew-- I just can't take the texture-- it's sooooo thick. Taste is okay, I guess-- but something about the spackle texture grosses me out.

dewdrop

dew-- I just can't take the texture-- it's sooooo thick. Taste is okay, I guess-- but something about the spackle texture grosses me out.

I'm trying to think in which way the texture of the Mars bars could gross me out. :laugh:. I've got to come up with something!

Marla64

dew-- I just can't take the texture-- it's sooooo thick. Taste is okay, I guess-- but something about the spackle texture grosses me out.

I'm trying to think in which way the texture of the Mars bars could gross me out. :laugh:. I've got to come up with something!

Yeah, good luck with that-- :laugh:

cmriverside

dew-- I just can't take the texture-- it's sooooo thick. Taste is okay, I guess-- but something about the spackle texture grosses me out.

I'm trying to think in which way the texture of the Mars bars could gross me out. :laugh:. I've got to come up with something!

Yeah, good luck with that-- :laugh:

...again with the big debate!!!!???? I won't mention "Y" again...(you know what "Y" is, right Marla?)

Cheryl - 1 Sweets - 0

Marla64

dew-- I just can't take the texture-- it's sooooo thick. Taste is okay, I guess-- but something about the spackle texture grosses me out.

I'm trying to think in which way the texture of the Mars bars could gross me out. :laugh:. I've got to come up with something!

Yeah, good luck with that-- :laugh:

...again with the big debate!!!!???? I won't mention "Y" again...(you know what "Y" is, right Marla?)

Cheryl - 1 Sweets - 0

of course not.:ohwell:

cmriverside

of course not. :ohwell:

:laugh: yogurt??? maybe.....

Marla64

of course not. :ohwell:

:laugh: yogurt??? maybe.....

:laugh: :laugh:
Duhhhhh--
:noway: