Do you ever....

m1cbry
m1cbry Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
want to just shout, "Nope, not doing this! Pass the cookies!"

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  • MsCzar
    MsCzar Posts: 1,071 Member
    Not as an all out give-up, but once in a while there might be some unscheduled ice cream. :D
  • GoRun2
    GoRun2 Posts: 466 Member
    Looking for Thanksgiving ideas. Just get too hungry. Need to wait until after I eat
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,624 Member
    Yep.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,223 Member
    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!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,434 Member
    edited 1:18PM
    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.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,434 Member
    ….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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