Say NO to Starbucks....

Bethany28
Bethany28 Posts: 263
edited September 22 in Motivation and Support
Is there something that you just can't live without?

I feel like I can't live without a Venti Frappachino daily from Starbucks. I have decided to make it a challenge to do without the one thing I can't do without for the month of January! Anyone want to do without the one thing you can't do without for January?

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  • stellcorb
    stellcorb Posts: 294 Member
    Needs to be longer than January, but cigarettes are my first vice that I NEED to quit. Definately what I would call an unhealthy on again, off again relationship.
  • vickthedick
    vickthedick Posts: 136 Member
    Im a frap addict as well. I have limited myself to getting the tall and having them make it light. Works out to like 110 calories and i dont feel so guilty about that

    I quit smoking and gained 20 lbs. I have taken off 13 of it so far but it was definitly a bummer at the time
  • kizzy_muss
    kizzy_muss Posts: 585 Member
    Bethany28 - u dont have to do without on ur frapp....just dont do it daily...make it a treat on a cheat day if u have one...

    i'm saying NO to french fries...lol....i've gained a lot of weight working @ Mcds eating even just their small french fries.....i t say a lot of weight because i weigh the same...but i can tell in my pants they barely fit now....that and i usually eat either the mushroom n swiss burger or the mushroom n swiss snack wrap. so i'm saying NO to french fries and mushroom n swiss burger n snack wrap
  • Bethany28
    Bethany28 Posts: 263
    I don't plan to do without the fraps forever, but I thought doing without for maybe a month would help me break the everyday cycle and just get them once in awhile for a treat :)
  • jewelzg79
    jewelzg79 Posts: 4
    I am addicted to Mt.Dew. I have been drinking 4 or more cans a day for years. I just switched to diet and its killing me. All that sugar I'm used to, withdrawal is awful. It has brought back migraines I haven't had in over a year.
  • sunnyk8
    sunnyk8 Posts: 125 Member
    You might try an iced skinny vanilla latte as a substitution. I used to drink frapps almost exclusively at starbucks. Then I tried one of these and it is SO delicious that I don't miss frapps that much!
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    i think I'll join you and make my goal: no fast food. I'm AWFUL about putting off eating lunch forever and then I'll be on my way somewhere and starving so I'll swing into Wendy's. So no fast food through the month of January :)


    *and as a Starbucks barista and addict I'll say that once you break the frapp habit you'll probably stop liking them, I used to drink them all the time and now I am NOT a fan, way too sweet!!*
  • kizzy_muss
    kizzy_muss Posts: 585 Member
    if anyone wants to make a template for their SAY NO u can if u want u can copy and paste the template below.

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  • booboomagoo
    booboomagoo Posts: 28 Member
    Things cooked in boiling oil. In Canada, where the french fries are the skinny McD's kind, I had no problem because I don't like them. Here, they have delicious thick cut ones. I rarely order them, but I help Mike with his FAR too often.
  • blondie1238
    blondie1238 Posts: 182
    I can't say no to peanut butter... which is fine for breakfast, or once a day, but there has been days where I have eaten it with every meal, or eaten it by the spoonful! It's a horrible addiction! I really need to cut back!
  • undercover
    undercover Posts: 138 Member
    I am saying no to regular Coke for the whole month of January. I love it but have been really, really good in just indulging it with foodd if we have been eating out for the past 3 months. This month I will not even do that, if I think it is too boring with water I am going to go with Coke zero.
  • just4peachy
    just4peachy Posts: 594 Member
    I can't say no to peanut butter... which is fine for breakfast, or once a day, but there has been days where I have eaten it with every meal, or eaten it by the spoonful! It's a horrible addiction! I really need to cut back!
    I'm a peanut butter eater too. I've started only buying the single serving packages to keep myself from eating the entire jar in one sitting.
  • spinndrift
    spinndrift Posts: 30
    I've given up alcohol and chocolate until my birthday at the end of March.

    I too used to have a Starbucks addiction to their white chocolate mochas but as they account for so more calories I'd rather do without these days.
  • gaila88
    gaila88 Posts: 15 Member
    I'm going to have to join you on this one. Although I always have a skinny latte it's the skinny Lemon and Poppyseed muffin that leaps onto the tray with it that's the problem and we all know a skinny muffin doesn't exist.
  • kizzy_muss
    kizzy_muss Posts: 585 Member
    NAME: kizzy
    AGE: 30
    HEIGHT: 4'8"
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  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    Made it through the first weekend!!

    NAME: Nikiki
    AGE: 25
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  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
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  • undercover
    undercover Posts: 138 Member
    I am saying no to regular Coke for the whole month of January. I love it but have been really, really good in just indulging it with foodd if we have been eating out for the past 3 months. This month I will not even do that, if I think it is too boring with water I am going to go with Coke zero.

    So far I haven't had any soda at all :) (wait. That is a lie. I had a gin and tonic past midnight on NYE.. but that doesn't count ;) )

    How are the rest of you doing?
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    NAME: Yanicka
    AGE: 37
    HEIGHT: 4'11"
    CURRENT WEIGHT: 137
    ENDING WEIGHT (JANUARY 31, 2011):
    SAY NO TO: Diet Pepsi (I started on the 27th of december 2010)

    JANUARY 1 - ACHIEVED
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  • crystallayne
    crystallayne Posts: 109 Member
    I am trying to say no to Pepsi!!! I love it and it hate's me mostly my butt.
  • undercover
    undercover Posts: 138 Member
    I am saying no to regular Coke for the whole month of January. I love it but have been really, really good in just indulging it with foodd if we have been eating out for the past 3 months. This month I will not even do that, if I think it is too boring with water I am going to go with Coke zero.

    So far I haven't had any soda at all :) (wait. That is a lie. I had a gin and tonic past midnight on NYE.. but that doesn't count ;) )

    How are the rest of you doing?

    Feeling quite proud of myself. I've still not had a single regular Coke this month! Last weekend I had a really stressful event at work, involving standing up for 14 hours straight and dealing with stressed out employees and 1300 guests, and I sooooo badly wanted to take a Coke out of the fridge. I didn't. I had some mineral water and just let the cravings pass.

    Honestly though... I know that I will probably celebrate my achievement by having a Coke on Tuesday. I never wanted to give it up, I wanted to see if I could find the willpower not to drink it for an entire month and I have done that. I know that when the craving comes I don't need to give in, and most of all, I don't have to. I'll be fine no matter what.
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