PUT DOWN THE CHOCOLATE
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OMG--I am right there with you! I teach and the three weeks from Thanksgiving until Christmas break are AWFUL--goodies out the wazoo. I got a big jar of homemade fudge from a former student-so delicious. In the teacher's lounge right now is a big canister of english toffee, a big tub of cheese popcorn (that I don't like, so no biggie there), and huge cookie cake from Mrs Field's. It's really hard. I have gained back two pounds in the past two weeks. Add to that the lack of working out due to Christmas-related events-UGH. I think we just have to stop. There is nothing magic, no special incantation that's going to make it so--just NO. I think deciding what is worth the calories helps--for me, I ate some fudge but none of the greasy stale popcorn or the stale Mrs Field's cookie.
But yes, really really hard!!!!!!0 -
Just eat a few pieces and enjoy it!
They should not last long in the break room anyway, something about free food that people cannot resist..0 -
Our work is crammed with foods, mostly very fattening ones. I just keep chewing gum and drinking water or coffee and telling myself "look how pretty and slender you are now. Would you throw that away for 5 minutes spent eating this junk?" I also do not look at the foods. I physically keep away. It works.... it may seem a bit grim but it's so much better than ruining your progress!0
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JustinAnimal wrote: »In for the 8 million responses that say you can eat chocolate and stay under your calorie goals. That didn't get old like 15 years ago....
As a fellow non-will-power-possessing mortal, I feel your pain. Try to make them fit into your calories, or pay penance for your sins by 12 hours of elliptical!
But isn't that what you just did?
Also, treating exercise as a penance for eating is not a healthy way to look at food or exercise.
^Agreed, I still struggle with my relationship with food and not punishing myself after eating it0 -
JustinAnimal wrote: »In for the 8 million responses that say you can eat chocolate and stay under your calorie goals. That didn't get old like 15 years ago....
As a fellow non-will-power-possessing mortal, I feel your pain. Try to make them fit into your calories, or pay penance for your sins by 12 hours of elliptical!
But isn't that what you just did?
Also, treating exercise as a penance for eating is not a healthy way to look at food or exercise.
I guess what I was trying to communicate is, you usually get a billion responses that try to brag about how the poster eats whatever they want, like it's not old news, and they usually post in a sarcastic tone. I was trying to not sound like an a-hole, but rather be encouraging and acknowledge that we're all pretty aware of logging our calories (hence being on this site). Surface level, yeah, I totally contradicted myself.0 -
And the penance comment was intended to be humorous. Apologies. I've really done a bad, bad thing in this forum.0
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JustinAnimal wrote: »JustinAnimal wrote: »In for the 8 million responses that say you can eat chocolate and stay under your calorie goals. That didn't get old like 15 years ago....
As a fellow non-will-power-possessing mortal, I feel your pain. Try to make them fit into your calories, or pay penance for your sins by 12 hours of elliptical!
But isn't that what you just did?
Also, treating exercise as a penance for eating is not a healthy way to look at food or exercise.
I guess what I was trying to communicate is, you usually get a billion responses that try to brag about how the poster eats whatever they want, like it's not old news, and they usually post in a sarcastic tone. I was trying to not sound like an a-hole, but rather be encouraging and acknowledge that we're all pretty aware of logging our calories (hence being on this site). Surface level, yeah, I totally contradicted myself.
Ok, gotcha.
I think when people say that they can eat whatever they want, it's because you really can. You just can't have EVERYTHING you want at any given time (which you essentially pointed out).
Make it fit or save it for another day!
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I would still be able to smell the chocolate through the shellac.0
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That would be awesome to have hanging in my cubical.
eat one everyday by the time Christmas arrives it's gone.0 -
That's really pretty actually! What a great idea.0 -
When I was able to work, I would take any calorie-laden gifts to the break room, where they would be snapped up in record time. The reception desk idea is good too. I waver back and forth about giving up chocolate as my metabolism has pretty much ground to a halt and the only way I seem to be able to drop any weight is to forego anything that contains sugar. But for now, I still allow myself one square of extra dark chocolate per day (60 calories). Believe it or not, it helps me not crave sweets so much the rest of the day. And it is humanly possible to ignore those voices in your head that tell you to have just one more and then just one more and then.... It's not EASY to ignore, but possible. You ARE stronger than your cravings.0
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I'm going through the same thing except all the goodies are at home. Cake, candy, cookies, egg nog, hot coco. All my hubbys and kids favorites (Which I love too) I have been off track for a while. Let me know if you find anything that helps!0
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That's really pretty actually! What a great idea.
I would still eat it!0 -
Well, since the economy currently sucks, and I work in Finance, we aren't getting even a tenth of what we used to get back in 2008/2009. I guess that's the ONLY good thing about the current economy. All the junk food and paid for meals used to start up the week of Thanksgiving. This year, we got our first, and only so far, basket yesterday.0
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You can easily fit a couple chocolates in your day (but Hershey kisses... ew). If you have no willpower after one though, just tell yourself it will be much harder to resist if you have one, and back away slowly lol.0
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I keep a bit of high quality chocolate in the house, so if an urge strikes, I have one (maybe 2 in times of desperation
) of Lindt 75% chocolate. Per square (and their squares are pretty large) it is 50 calories, and one is usually enough to satisfy the chocolate urge. 0 -
My office has the same issue with vendors bringing in all sorts of chocolate, popcorn, baked goods etc. I have my dark chocolate I eat in the evening and a small serving of popcorn at home if I'm craving the sweet/salty. I work it into my daily calorie intake. I try to exercise 4-5 times a week.
A few co workers have a cold so I just tell myself to stay away. It's difficult enough this time of year to stay healthy.0
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