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m1cbry
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want to just shout, "Nope, not doing this! Pass the cookies!"
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Not as an all out give-up, but once in a while there might be some unscheduled ice cream.
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Looking for Thanksgiving ideas. Just get too hungry. Need to wait until after I eat
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Yep.0
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I did exactly that yesterday. I was tired, and I'm away for work so my routine is off and my options limited, and I just went "stuff it!" - cookies, a chocolate bar, brownies, chips and wine. I regret every single bit of it because my tummy did NOT love it haha.
But one day will not make or break me, and I certainly got it out of my system!1 -
Several times a day.
But the rewards are worth it. Better health, less pain GERD gone.
but I also pre-log and make a point to build in several delicious, enjoyable snacks a day- and give myself permission to go off plan once in a while.
The other night, I just didn’t want (homemade low cal blueberry) cheesecake. I had plenty of protein for the day, so didn’t need it. I gave myself permission to scratch that cheesecake and have a small milk chocolate bar for 230 calories. I savored every bite of it and stopped there, instead of gobbling and looking for another, as greedy me tends to do.
Don’t “suffer for your art”. I’m watching a “dieter” who’s trying to lose weight eating cabbage soup one day and fasting the next. And then he berates himself for eating a pack of cookies. Well, DUH!!!
That’s not a good plan!
Don’t be a “dieter”. Make good, healthy permanent lifestyle decisions that’ll last into maintenance and the nursing home- which hopefully these choices will delay or eliminate.6 -
….and it does get easier and your tastebuds will change if you stick to it.
I calculated my daily calorie intake when I was obese and it was easily in the 10-12,000 range. Candy, fresh breads, cookies, cakes, pie, ice cream, huge fast food lunches - often all of them in a single day.
If I can do this, you can do it. I know we say that here a lot and people think we’re just spouting off, but I was out of control and headed towards disaster. I’m a normal, boring, errr…. “white bread” person who simply took back control of my eating and my life. No white bread these days, unless it’s part of a shredded beef and cheese sandwich!!!
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When I give in or allow myself to cheat, which does happen from time to time, it's generally bread or pasta but I also know not to do that 2 days in a row, that gets me into trouble.2
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Nope. Being at a healthy weight feels too good to give up.
Have a really good cookie or two occasionally within calorie goal (or close) in a context of overall balanced nutrition on average most days? Sure, why not?
Don't make the process any harder than it minimally needs to be in order to reach a healthy weight gradually, then stay there long term: That would be my advice.
I'm not eating.cr*p grocery store cookies whose only flavor note is sweetness. Not worth the calories. My friend brought me lovely, rich, homemade, light, mouth-melting pumpkin cookies with homemade cream cheese frosting a few days ago, as a get-well treat. Better believe I'm eating them, spaced out reasonably over a few days. So good!
Have a reasonable treat now and then, anything you can teach yourself to eat in moderation.
The results of meaningful weight loss are worth the effort, but it doesn't necessarily take a silly-extreme, over-restrictive suffer-fest of theoretical perfection as defined by the blogosphere. That route can even be counterproductive.
I just turned 69, have been at a healthy weight for 8+ years since a year of loss (from class 1 obese) and around 3 previous decades of overweight/obesity. Trust me, there have been cookies in the last 9 years! 😋
You can do this. Pick a relatively easy sustainable path, not an aggressively fast one.
Best wishes!9 -
@AnnPT77 Happy belated Birthday Ann! 🎂 💐🎉I don't post much but am an avid reader of your helpful comments!3
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No. I love broccoli. And celery. And carrots. And salad with a dollop of cottage cheese instead of dressing. I don't love chocolate. I don't love cookies.
So why am I here? I love milkshakes. I love real cream in my coffee. I love real butter on anything and everything. I love vegetable soup smothered in sour cream.
Just like everyone else, I need to learn moderation.
But I've never wanted to just throw in the towel and eat a stick of butter.0 -
Corina1143 wrote: »No. I love broccoli. And celery. And carrots. And salad with a dollop of cottage cheese instead of dressing. I don't love chocolate. I don't love cookies.
So why am I here? I love milkshakes. I love real cream in my coffee. I love real butter on anything and everything. I love vegetable soup smothered in sour cream.
Just like everyone else, I need to learn moderation.
But I've never wanted to just throw in the towel and eat a stick of butter.
If you did eat a stick of butter, it might be a cure, just saying.
When I was a tiny child, I loved butter. My aunt let me eat as much fresh, homemade butter as I wanted, plain, with a spoon. My mom said I was shuddering by the last bites, but still eating it. I couldn't stand to eat butter (except well hidden mixed into things like mashed potatoes) for years. Even after that, when I came to like a little melted butter on some things, I couldn't stand to eat cold butter. Over 60 years later, cold butter is still mostly a NO.
Apologies for the digression. I couldn't resist.3
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