What's the hardest thing for you to cut back on?
AliceNov2011
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Tell us what your biggest temptation is and we'll brainstorm solutions together!
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Baking!! I just finished making pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for the kids. I don't eat the finished product, but I probably eat 2 or 3 muffins worth of batter. I can't help myself. It makes me not want to bake, but I love baking and I love giving my kids treats that are clean eating and home made.
Just this time I thought to myself, if I chew gum while I bake, I probably wouldn't eat as much... maybe...0 -
Sweets are my biggest temptation. In particular, chocolate. I need to get my sugar intake in check. It's really hard, though.0
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I am kind of an all or nothing type person. Most foods I can have in moderation, but there are some that I simply cannot trust myself to be around without eating them- raised donuts are probably number one. Cake donuts I can easily pass on, but a good raised donut, especially chocolate covered or raspberry filled, do not get it anywhere near me. Also up at the top of the list is a homemade brownie. Just can't say no to them. That is why I haven't made them in many months.
Other food items I must keep out of the house are probably potato chips. I have other kinds in the pantry for my son's lunches, but won't buy any potato chips.
Rice is difficult to control portions on. I love rice, My fave is simply boiled chicken and cook the rice in the chicken juice. Could eat a whole pan of it.
Since I have cut out all sugar, breads, and grains, I don't have the cravings like I used to, but those are the foods I still wouldn't trust myself to be around. Not just yet anyway.0 -
I cook church suppers every third wednesday, and I have to provide a dessert to go with the meal. The first week, I baked some Mrs Smith's peach cobblers, because I really don't care for them that much. But then I ended up eating some of the leftover anyway. Last week I bought a premade lemon cake, because again, didn't sound that appetizing. And yet again, ended up eating some of the left over and really enjoying it. So apparently there isn't a dessert that I WONT eat, given the chance!
Altho the hard cheap chocolate chip cookies that I bought for the kids are sitting untouched in my pantry. They definitely are not worth the calories!0 -
Carbs - followed closely by chocolate - pasta and breads.0
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Where do I start? Peanut Butter, Milk, Pumpkin Muffins............sighhhhhh.................0
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May not totally be a solution, but for peanut butter have you tried PB2? 2 tablespoons has 45 calories, 1.5 total fat, 94 mg sodium, 1 sugar, 5 protein, & 5 carbs.0
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May not totally be a solution, but for peanut butter have you tried PB2? 2 tablespoons has 45 calories, 1.5 total fat, 94 mg sodium, 1 sugar, 5 protein, & 5 carbs.
What is PB2? Where do you get it????0 -
Oh I am soooooo excited!!!!! I cannot thank you enough. I found PB2 online and I found several fitness places here in town that sell it. I hope I have enough time on my lunch tomorrow to pick up some! Thank you so much!0
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What is PB2? Where do you get it????
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It's powdered peanut butter, just mix with water. Comes in regular or chocolate. Made with peanuts, sugar, & salt. That's it, the chocolate has cocoa powder added.
I will admit my very first taste off the spoon I wasn't sure. Second time around on apples or toast and I was fine.
I searched it online initially and then the site has a store locator to see if someone sells near you. We have about 4 stores in Tulsa area that sell it and one is near where I get my hair cut, so I make sure I stock up when I'm near there. Company name is Bell Plantation go to bellplantation.com they have recipes etc.0 -
Potato chips any kind, no control!
Cheese I also have to be careful of0 -
Potato chips, cheese, booze.
I had to give up pb when my girl turned up with a severe allergy. Recently now, she is older, and I get those jif natural singles, and keep them in the back of the cabinet somewhere, eat them when she is not around. I like the singles, =portion control, I find only half the tiny container is enough for a small sandwich to curb the pb craving.0 -
This time of year... Pumpkin milkshakes/blizzards. Not that I eat them often anyways, but I'm pretty tempted a couple times a week to go get a blizzard from DQ, or even worse a pumpkin milkshake from the Burgerville that is within walking distance. I will have a pumpkin pie blizzard from DQ at some point before they are gone, but not 3 or 4 of them! The rest of the year, this isn't a problem lol.
Tried making a pumpkin smoothie this morning for breakfast, it was pretty good, but I don't think ANYTHING can substitute for that blizzard... Mmmmmmmmmmm0 -
Anything sweet! I'm a sugarholic. I took all sweets out of my house when I changed my eating habits to lose this weight and start a healthy lifestyle. I still buy sweets for my husband, but I have not baked since quitting sugar. I did try some sugar free recipes (sweetened with fruit and fruit juices). Nasty! But I keep trying. LOL Fruits are my new sugar. Thanksgiving is coming up and I know i will have to bake. We'll see how I do.0
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Me too, Judy! I naturally have the appetites of a sugar-addicted 12-year-old. Economy-sized giant bags of candy have been my downfall. Here's my strategy, which is working well so far (I'm almost 8 weeks in):
1. No cheap, regular candy (the kind that comes in giant bags) until 2013. This ban is only temporary. Banning it for life is way too unrealistic, and if I had done that, I probably would have given in by now.
2. I allow myself 1-2 sweets per day, but they have to be a) high in fiber (Fiber One granola bars or VitaMuffins), premium/expensive/small in quantity (premium dark 70% chocolate or premium ice cream) or high protein disguised as a sweet (chocolate protein powder). Fiber or protein is digested slowly so it keeps your blood sugar more steady and feels more filling, while the high-end premium stuff is so rich that one serving (or less) feels like enough. Besides, if it's expensive, you are more likely to savor it slowly, rather than eating it mindlessly. This will automatically slow you down. Who can afford to eat $10 worth of sweets a day, every day?
3. When you're really struggling not to give in, try:
Brushing your teeth
Chewing a piece of sugarless gum, especially mint
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Oooo wildmustang, I can relate, I love the pumpkin stuff, particularly the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks, and pumpkin muffins from Dunkin Donuts. I've actually got in the habit of avoiding Starbucks, as I have no control... I don't really enjoy coffee, only the sugary concoctions like the caramel frappe or eggnog or pumpkin lattes, and I know they have an obscene amount of sugar. Yes they make the 'light' ones, and now when I do indulge, I'll occasionally get one of those, but its not as good, only a hint of the forbidden scrumptiousness of the full sugar version. :P At Dunkin Donuts, I'm on the plain oatmeal, or occasionally a grilled cheese on flatbread. I see the pumpkin muffins there though, taunting me.
Ideas for fall flavors, anyone?0 -
Oh ya other than chips and cheese! Wine is an issue sometimes when I start imjust keep going, so that is my goal to have more control with that! Not easy it's not like there is a substitue for wine!
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Anything salty, fresh bread, cheese and wine. For some reason I only crave sweets when I'm sick but the carbs and salty snacks are a different story.0
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This time of year... Pumpkin milkshakes/blizzards. Not that I eat them often anyways, but I'm pretty tempted a couple times a week to go get a blizzard from DQ, or even worse a pumpkin milkshake from the Burgerville that is within walking distance. I will have a pumpkin pie blizzard from DQ at some point before they are gone, but not 3 or 4 of them! The rest of the year, this isn't a problem lol.
Tried making a pumpkin smoothie this morning for breakfast, it was pretty good, but I don't think ANYTHING can substitute for that blizzard... Mmmmmmmmmmm
I could not agree more! I love pumpkin. Pumpkin anything. If I hear one more time how good the pumpkin shake at McDonalds is I think I will smack someone LOL. I usually add a little pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice to my coffee and it helps some.0 -
What is PB2? Where do you get it????
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It's powdered peanut butter, just mix with water. Comes in regular or chocolate. Made with peanuts, sugar, & salt. That's it, the chocolate has cocoa powder added.
I will admit my very first taste off the spoon I wasn't sure. Second time around on apples or toast and I was fine.
I searched it online initially and then the site has a store locator to see if someone sells near you. We have about 4 stores in Tulsa area that sell it and one is near where I get my hair cut, so I make sure I stock up when I'm near there. Company name is Bell Plantation go to bellplantation.com they have recipes etc.
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I am so thankful you pointed me in this direction. I was able to find it here in my town at Anytime Fitness. They had both regular and chocolate so I got one of each. I made one serving of the chocolate up and I actually liked it plain. So far no one else in my family cares for it but that just means more for me
I'm so looking foward to trying it in different ways. Again thank you! 0 -
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I am so thankful you pointed me in this direction. I was able to find it here in my town at Anytime Fitness. They had both regular and chocolate so I got one of each. I made one serving of the chocolate up and I actually liked it plain. So far no one else in my family cares for it but that just means more for me I'm so looking foward to trying it in different ways. Again thank you!
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You're welcome and I'm glad you like it. I sometimes mix the two together. I have a scale so I'll measure out 12 grams of the plain and 6 grams of the chocolate and mix.
My husband didn't care for it the first taste either, but he's willing to try it again and change over since there is so much less fat and calories.0 -
Starchy carbs, particularly mashed or baked potatoes or noodles with any sort of creamy or cheesy sauce. These are mostly just things that I never eat anymore, because once I start on them I have an awful time stopping. I might be able to eat baked potato if I just baked a single little bitty one and put only light sour cream and chives on it... it's sort of self-limiting... there is no pot to go back to. But a bowl of mashed potatoes? I'd better not have even a taste. I can resist it so long as I don't take that first bite. I would also likely not want to find myself in the house with a fresh loaf of sourdough bread and a stick of butter. Swapping something that tastes similar or satisfies a craving with a healthier, or lower calorie, or portion limited food for the things I would tend to go bonkers on has been my best strategy.0
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Anything sweet! I'm a sugarholic. I took all sweets out of my house when I changed my eating habits to lose this weight and start a healthy lifestyle. I still buy sweets for my husband, but I have not baked since quitting sugar. I did try some sugar free recipes (sweetened with fruit and fruit juices). Nasty! But I keep trying. LOL Fruits are my new sugar. Thanksgiving is coming up and I know i will have to bake. We'll see how I do.
What Judy said exactly.0 -
I really need to cut out bread. Not carbs per se, but BREAD. I eat bread with everything; white bread. I love sandwiches. So far, I have managed to only eat bread once or twice a week. It severely limits my food choices (especially for lunch) as I am so picky. Not to mention, I have to actually work at eating 1300 cal/day.
I don't like the flavor of wheat bread. I don't need all the grains. I'm rambling. Probably due to lack of bread.0 -
Chocolate and wine. I have finally adjusted by having one square of very dark chocolate after dinner every day (and logging it faithfully). As for the wine, I managed to wean myself off of it by having a glass of alcohol-free wine with dinner, but then I discovered that it is extremely high in carbohydrates compared to the alcoholic version, so now I have begun to limit myself to one 5-oz. glass of the real thing with dinner. So far, so good...0
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Wow this time of year I am struggling with wanting to make rich comfort foods. Luje casseroles, Shephards pie etc, also love egg nog lattes, love a good steak the kind grilled with mushrooms & onions, My favorite is chinese food must avoid buffets, halloween candy its salt water taffy, snickers, almond joys, turtles etc.0
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Bread (any kind) and cheese (especially extra old cheddar)... :ohwell:
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I have a hard time with bread and potatoes, and cheese, and brownies... wow, more than I thought! It is so much easier now that it is just me in the house, don't have to have all that stuff here. I do eat my potatoes with dinner, try to switch up with sweet potatoes, but still crave reg baked potatoes, with real butter. I can't make spaghetti anymore, have no control and eat way too much, I have to get the frozen portion sizes if I want it. I still have all my foods, I just count them in my daily macros. BUT, I try not to have large portions and have them all the time. I have found that if I eat my salad and fish throughout the week for lunch and dinner that on weekends, when things are not always so planned, it's ok. I'm not losing weight fast, but it is coming off and I am learning how to live with this way of eating :-).
Am a little nervous about my son coming home from college for winter break! I always feel like I don't have enough food in the house and have to constantly cook and overcompensate. Am so looking forward to seeing him but it's hard food wise, have to restock kitchen...0 -
Alcohol. I really like an adult beverage. But the first one always leads to the second, which inevitably leads to some stupid snacking, which leads to another beverage -- argh! Terrible vicious cycle. I'm better off just not drinking, which just seems such a shame ... Sigh.0
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What Meg said above. Wine is my downfall so am not drinking at all, at home. I miss it though, an ice cold rose on an evening but that then leads to the crisps and the peanuts etc and I've hardly lost any weight for 3 weeks now.0
