A small hurdle I passed with all y'alls help

ericallen72
ericallen72 Posts: 14 Member
in Success Stories
I did something I would not have been able to do without this website and all of you. Last week was "Happiness Week" at work. Mon was Rootbeer Floats, Tues was Cook out with all the sides you can imagine, Wed was Ice cream and banana splits (the boss even pick up some Skinny Cow just because he knew I was loosing weight but they were gone within minutes), Thus was Nacho's with chili and Fri was popcorn. I DID NOT eat any of it. I stuck to my plan and not only passed the test, I lost 4 pounds. People would say "It's JUST this or That can't be that much, Blah blah blah. I would start adding up the calories from the packages and was SURPRISED how much was in all of this. The nachos and chili was about 800 to 900 calories (on this day I almost caved until I added it up. Nachos are like an Achilles heel for me). I AM NOT GOING BACK TO THAT LIFE STYLE.

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  • Minnoke
    Minnoke Posts: 26
    That's wonderful! Congratulations! It is really tough to keep up your willpower in situations like that! You should be really proud!
  • mkm9279
    mkm9279 Posts: 44
    Great job at keeping motivated and all your success!
  • Tambookie
    Tambookie Posts: 20 Member
    Way to go! Wow, what a temptation every day for a week! Good for you :)
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    It's too bad that "Happiness Week" would seem to revolve almost completely around indulging in high calorie, low nutritional value foods. That's a lot of temptation concentrated into a small time frame, good on you for keeping to your plan!
  • lois4468
    lois4468 Posts: 166 Member
    Good job!! So hard to be around "free" food and not eat it. But in the end it is only good for the time it takes to eat it, then you are stuck with it.
  • kateneyxx
    kateneyxx Posts: 59 Member
    Excellent will power girl! Keep it up!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!! x :happy: :bigsmile: :drinker:
  • healthyKYgirl
    healthyKYgirl Posts: 272 Member
    Congratulations! That's hard when everyone else around you is eating all of that. It's human nature to want to join in, but really all that stuff is so unhealthy and terrible for you. So good for you for resisting and staying strong! You are making great choices to stay healthy and put yourself and your health first. Awesome job!
  • Ralphrabbit
    Ralphrabbit Posts: 351 Member
    Well done!
    I have discovered that if I meet a friend for lunch or coffee & am not hungry, I can sit & drink a coffee with no problem! I choose to say I would love to eat a doughnut but that I am not going to as I will regret it later when it makes me feel sick. I discovered that I do not die from not eating every time I am offered something. I suspect that little know muscle called self-control needs more exercise than it has ever been given before.......
  • erinleigh76
    erinleigh76 Posts: 62
    It's too bad that "Happiness Week" would seem to revolve almost completely around indulging in high calorie, low nutritional value foods. That's a lot of temptation concentrated into a small time frame, good on you for keeping to your plan!

    yes I was just thinking that...congrats and great job!!
  • AggieLu
    AggieLu Posts: 873 Member
    Good for you, Eric. Working in a medical field, and constantly dealing with reps and bad food, I have come to the point of passing on everything as well. It sure looks great, but I sure as heck don't want it. Seems like a few reps, some I know on a more friendly basis have learned, and they always get something special for me that I can have in addition to the junk :*)

    I find it interesting that HAPPINESS WEEK equates with what seems like "bad" food at your job. Why are we being so darn brain-washed? Anyhow, very proud of you!
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
    You are awesome!!!!
  • sugboog29
    sugboog29 Posts: 630 Member
    Congratulations!! Great will power! Funny how the Skinny Cow was gone quickly huh?! People make good choices when they are available! Keep up the good work.
  • 57silverfox
    57silverfox Posts: 56 Member
    congrats goodluck
  • jen10st
    jen10st Posts: 325 Member
    Wow, that has truly inspired me I really understand how hard it is to resist temptation I'm so impressed with you. I don't know if I could do that but I'm really going to try to be as good from now on. Well done! Xx
  • seaturtlelove
    seaturtlelove Posts: 11 Member
    You ROCK!!!!
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    I hate you missed out on the skinny cow ice creams because they are very good, but great job on avoiding the rest!!

    When you get past the point of beating yourself up and saying I CANT eat that, and get to the point you look at something and say I don't WANT to eat that, then you know you've made positive changes. Great Job!!
  • ericallen72
    ericallen72 Posts: 14 Member
    Congratulations!! Great will power! Funny how the Skinny Cow was gone quickly huh?! People make good choices when they are available! Keep up the good work.

    I was thinking the same thing. I think next time I am going to suggest that we do healthier foods. I make a lot of great meals that are under 400 cal, and you would not know the difference.
  • shortnerdy
    shortnerdy Posts: 131
    Wow that's awesome. I am so glad I work from home now. My old office had stuff like that EVERY WEEK. It's hard when your co-workers egg you on as well. Keep at it! You did wonderful!
  • olong
    olong Posts: 255 Member
    Good for you! One day, you'll have control over your achilles heel and will feel comfortable with nachos in moderation.
  • danimal5867
    danimal5867 Posts: 390
    Awesome job! When you can start saying, "No!" to things that you love, you know you are moving in the right direction. Great dedication to the task at hand.
  • Esmerelda13
    Esmerelda13 Posts: 15 Member
    Way to go! I ran into the same thing this week. We had surpassed the all time high record for pounds made and so they brought in lunch for us. Party subs, potato chips and cookies. I'm trying to keep my salt intake low so that leaves out the lunch meat and potato chips and cookies are sugar. Then you have to put up with the weird looks from the people that provided it as to why aren't you eating it? It's never simple and what you did was more than just turning down food. So once again, way to go!
  • KatiD83
    KatiD83 Posts: 152 Member
    Great job! I probably would have caved on nachos as well! I have started prelogging my meals and it helps me make helathier choices.
  • OddballExtreme
    OddballExtreme Posts: 296 Member
    Great going, buddy! Believe me, the temptation is always there, and there will be those people telling you, "Why WON'T you eat it? We've earned this!" It's exactly what you said, though. All the foods they were offering for Happiness Week were anything BUT happy for the body. Some of those co-workers of yours must be part Borg (that "resistance is futile" bunch from Star Trek: The Next Generation). Whatever you do, don't let those co-workers "assimilate" you!

    I am extremely fortunate that the co-workers I have at my job are so fully supportive of my weight-loss efforts and are proud of what I've done. After all, I live in one of the toughest places when it comes to food, the Deep South. Some of the temporary employees, though, tried their darndest to make me eat doughnuts, but they failed. I just needed to smell the doughnuts, and that was enough. One of them actually said, "A doughnut is 21 calories, not 21 carbs." I did looking up, and a Krispy Kreme regular glazed doughnut has 21 carbs and 190 calories. If I hadn't already had breakfast at home, two doughnuts would've been fine. Being diabetic and having to watch those carbs, I know what NOT to do nowadays.

    Now, there is a bake sale coming up at work this Wednesday. I plan to contribute to it, but don't expect me to EAT any of those baked goods. I also had been thinking of maybe trying one of those hot dogs from this place called "Awesome Hot Dogz," but I'm gonna stick to my guns and avoid it. I don't know where the hot dogs are coming from, so I suspect they'll be very high in sodium (a no-no for me with high blood pressure).

    Always remember to listen to YOURSELF first. If your instincts tell you it's not right, trust those instincts!

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