The social elephant (sarcasm included)

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  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    **** My posts are not to be taken seriously or as advice. I use humor to get through my experiences and my struggles****


    Today was a rough day ...well, so far. Geez its only 10am.
    I woke up late.
    I got to work late.
    I am behind at work due to missing a few sick days last week.

    So here I am.....
    Tired
    looking like a trainwreck
    and starving. :sick:

    No a good combination in my world of trying to eat healthy and in smaller portions.

    "Lucky for me" (rolls eyes) today is our sections breakfast lunch in.

    So I go to the conference room and it is wall to wall...pastries, donuts, biscuits, gravy, casseroles, and not a ounce of health food.
    Dont worry, I work actually has defibulators mounted on all the walls.

    Ironically I did post about my fears of over eating this morning and I did have a game plan before going.

    BUT HERE IS WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING; :grumble:

    I go in...motivated...strong....i got this...just going to say hi....grab one thing and leave..... oh look....chocolate donuts.

    :devil: Well, I can have just one.

    Better get out of here.... I am going to eat all of this crap.... oh hey girl...yeah my dog is doing better...... oh look..... potato casserole.

    :devil: Well, I only get it like 4 times a year, one servicing wouldnt hurt. :blushing:

    I could go on and on about how one conversation turned into one more thing being shoveled in my mouth. :noway:

    I am not a social butterfly....I am a social elephant. LOL However, this elephant has a terrible memory and cant seem to recall she is over weight until its too late. She wakes up covered in peanut shells and shame.

    I have once again identified a trigger to my over eating...as if the list needed lengthening!! :drinker:
    At this point I need an excel spreadsheet to track all the reasons a cookie could end up in my mouth.

    For some reason when I have stimulating conversation or am in a "party" or type environment it is literally like my brain shuts off.
    Well, the part of my brain focused on eating well. :smokin: I just love chasing a good conversation with something sweet or loaded with carbs.

    So here is my truth...I am going to type everything I ate, which is not easy for me to do, but I find that making myself face EXACTLY what I ate and how much. as painful as it is to continue finding issues and struggles when dealing with over eating... its still progress!! Uggghhhh...ok...before I lose my nerve....

    1 Chocolate Donut
    2 servings potato casserole
    3 chicken rolls
    1 mini cream cheese pastry

    *PUKE* :sick:

    I dont know how to add all of these calories because most was homemade, but i would guess around 1500.
    My emotions are really varied right now.... I am glad that I have identified another trigger for me...I actually find it funny that I had a game planned and managed to so epically fail,...and of course a small part of me is ashamed.

    Anyway, just another step in my journey.
    Just another loop in the chain that moves me closer from being jabba the hut to being the girl in the metal bikini.

    Have a wonderful day MFP pals!!!

    Small steps are still steps :heart: :heart: :heart:

    I like this post...this post is an owning post. It says YEP I MESSED UP BUT you're using it to learn. It tells me that I am not alone.
    I too am more Jabba than leia (LEYA? _ oh who cares, girl in the bikini) Perhaps next time take a melon platter so that you can chat and nibble, then your list may be

    melon
    melon
    chocolate croissant (whoops)
    melon
    melon

    and you wouldn't beat yourself up quite so much. I am going for curry tonight with my BH and friends and I COULD take a homemade low low curry and not eat other stuff but instead I did have low cal stuff (ish) earlier and will have low low stuff tomorrow I will not have alcohol tonight, not having the alcohol is me taking melon (if you see what I mean)

    I wish you great happiness and a lack of pastries in the near future. Thanks you :flowerforyou:
  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    I had a huge croissant with a ham omelet.

    I REGRET NOTHING.


    you. I like
  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
    I would have to disagree on what your refering to as "negative self speaking".... I do actually really like myself, and I am truelly just making light of a struggle i have. I am a firm believer in learning to laugh at yourself and bare your soul even through mistakes. The only part I feel is unhealthy and I definitely need to stop...is the way I eat.

    Awesome posts ladies!!!
    I love how diverse everyone is!
    but we are still in this together. :heart:


    I think you're going to succeed. It's easier to reach your destination when you know your present location.
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    I had a huge croissant with a ham omelet.

    I REGRET NOTHING.

    :heart:
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    thanks for the great responses you guys !!!! :bigsmile:
  • mcw1966
    mcw1966 Posts: 40
    I too woke up 45 minutes behind schedule... giant cold sore to boot.

    Coffee until noon because I decided I was never going to eat again after last night's fiasco. Noontime rolls around so I ate a couple of chicken muffins, scoped a piece of left over pizza in the staff room then rooted out an old bag of gummies belonging to my kids in my vehicle. Topped it off with a serving of cherries- something else I had left in the staff fridge this week.

    My cold sore is throbbing and I am nauseous. Good day all around.
  • Veronnie87
    Veronnie87 Posts: 40 Member
    Great to see someone with a sarcastic and humourous approach to a topic that more often finds me in tears than in stiches. Thanks for the pick-me-up.

    We've all been there and we'll be there again. Just keep going, putting one pachyderm foot in front of the other ;)
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    Thanks friends :) tomorrow is a new day!
  • 4jamaica
    4jamaica Posts: 69 Member
    Work events are hard, because you don't want to be anti-social, but at the same time you don't want to eat all that food!

    Maybe next time you could try hanging out with everyone, but bring your own plate of food in with you covered in carrots or fruit or something you enjoy that is healthy. If you already have it in front of you, you can easily munch on it while talking to your coworkers.

    I enjoy your writing style quite a bit, it's very Bridget Jones. :)

    I enjoyed your story as well. At social events, I keep my glass in one hand and the napkin for the glass in the other and refuse to let go for any reason. My goal is to get out of there without putting the glass down even once--if I don't put the glass down, I can't eat the appetizers that are circulating or get a plate of food. I'll even sit at a table with my glass and napkin attached to my hands. It works but it's all or nothing for me. If that glass leaves my hand, I might as well just write down 2000 calories in my log.
  • MovingMellybug
    MovingMellybug Posts: 6
    I had my meals all planned out, packed, and feeling really motivated and strong!

    The new gal at works brings a box of donut holes. I ask her in my sweetest voice, "WHAT THE FLIPPIN' H*LL ARE YOU THINKING!?!"

    She blinks at me and with the most sincerest little voice ever replies, "The guys told me that the late person has to bring the donuts."

    Struggling inside of me is the angry person that wants to hold her down and shove each and every donut hole into her face all at once (and forcibly), and the humorous person that things it's just too adorably funny that she BOUGHT IT!

    Instead I asked her, "Have you seen any of the guys bring in donuts when they're late?"

    "Nooooo" she replies.

    "Thank you for the donuts" I reply and grab ONLY TWO and nibble delicately (read: slowly to savor every bite).

    Those jerk guys - I know they did it just to thwart me.

    :D
  • trishalackin
    trishalackin Posts: 54 Member
    I'm not sure if it's been suggested but maybe in social situations where there is an abundance of food, you can place a few of the MUST have items on a small plate/ napkin. Make sure than when you make your plate you make a deal with yourself to eat NO MORE than that (it always helps me to mentally estimate how many calories it is), eat slow, talk and enjoy!
    Life was meant for socializing and enjoying- so eat your casseroles and donuts - just know what you're eating before your brain decides to take a cat nap :)
  • CandyMouse
    CandyMouse Posts: 22 Member
    Me too, ( ha ha). If I am eating in a social setting, I just keep on eating and chatting. My intentions are always good, till I get in the door.
  • MaggieGirl135
    MaggieGirl135 Posts: 1,033 Member
    The potato casserole would have been calling my name. I (sadly, literally) do some self-talk (in my head, not out loud, thank goodness) to review reality. ‘It IS potato casserole. It IS wonderful, but this is NOT the only place that I can get it because I am a capable woman and can make it for myself, if I so choose. I can stick to my plan for the next couple hours.’ When I say this, I know that I would never make the casserole (or whatever) when I got home and I never have yet. Just reinforcing that I COULD make it, if I still wanted it later, somehow seems to get me through these food landmines.
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    Awesome posts ladies!!!!

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