I'm so proud of myself I have to tell someone...

JTick
JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
edited November 9 in Motivation and Support
I went grocery shopping tonight. I had just gotten out of being in class for 3 hours, and was really hungry (bad idea for trying to grocery shop!). I was having a serious sweet craving, and walked all down the pastry aisles, the fresh baked goods, the ice cream, etc. etc. I kept picking things up and thinking about how good they looked. BUT! I talked myself out of them! Kept thinking about how many empty calories it was, and how I knew I wouldn't be able to stop at one serving size and would eat the entire container instead. So, I splurged on some frozen fruit, and am now sucking on those to kill the sweet tooth craving! I am so proud of myself for not giving in.
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  • live4turns
    live4turns Posts: 314 Member
    I went grocery shopping tonight. I had just gotten out of being in class for 3 hours, and was really hungry (bad idea for trying to grocery shop!). I was having a serious sweet craving, and walked all down the pastry aisles, the fresh baked goods, the ice cream, etc. etc. I kept picking things up and thinking about how good they looked. BUT! I talked myself out of them! Kept thinking about how many empty calories it was, and how I knew I wouldn't be able to stop at one serving size and would eat the entire container instead. So, I splurged on some frozen fruit, and am now sucking on those to kill the sweet tooth craving! I am so proud of myself for not giving in.

    You should be proud of yourself. I've done this sooooooooooo many times except for the last part! Recently it's more like "throw everything in the cart" and then spend the next half hour walking back and forth putting stuff back and buying only 1 or 2 unhealthy stuff. Kudos.
  • kvreeken
    kvreeken Posts: 137 Member
    And that ladies and gentlemen....is how it is done.
  • ford8709
    ford8709 Posts: 140
    Great job! I'm proud of you too.
  • sistrckv
    sistrckv Posts: 10 Member
    Super! Way to Go!
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    Great job!! It's sooo hard to pass those things by, especially after a long day in class. I have to talk myself out of pulling off the freeway to grab fast food while driving home from class haha
  • vicmonster
    vicmonster Posts: 297 Member
    Great job, you should be proud!!!
  • jennable
    jennable Posts: 48 Member
    Good job!
  • katiebythebay
    katiebythebay Posts: 611 Member
    I went grocery shopping tonight. I had just gotten out of being in class for 3 hours, and was really hungry (bad idea for trying to grocery shop!). I was having a serious sweet craving, and walked all down the pastry aisles, the fresh baked goods, the ice cream, etc. etc. I kept picking things up and thinking about how good they looked. BUT! I talked myself out of them! Kept thinking about how many empty calories it was, and how I knew I wouldn't be able to stop at one serving size and would eat the entire container instead. So, I splurged on some frozen fruit, and am now sucking on those to kill the sweet tooth craving! I am so proud of myself for not giving in.


    You should be very proud of yourself! I know how hard it is breaking a old habit, so cheers to you!!!


    ~katie
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    well done you!!! This is a tough one to overcome and just think of the nutrients that the fruit provided!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • Jupitter
    Jupitter Posts: 16
    Good job!! You should be proud of yourself!
    :happy:
  • runwithmike
    runwithmike Posts: 145 Member
    Way to go!
  • hmseals
    hmseals Posts: 30
    Great job!!
  • CruzZ8
    CruzZ8 Posts: 71
    Yay you!!! Doesn't it feel so good not to have to feel guilty about what you eat? :)
  • Justkf
    Justkf Posts: 208 Member
    fantastic compromise!
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    And that ladies and gentlemen....is how it is done.
    ^^^ Yup.

    Great job!!! Every time you do that, it's practice for the next time.
  • Hernandeak11
    Hernandeak11 Posts: 351 Member
    I worked at a grocery store for 4 1/2 years, and it was torture checking out customers with fragrant bags of fried chicken and delicious looking pastries.

    And if you think going shopping while hungry is bad, try working at a grocery store while hungry! lol
  • MFPLynne
    MFPLynne Posts: 39 Member
    You deserve to be proud!! Great job.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Thanks guys! I have had an unhealthy relationship with food for SO long, and have had *so many* binges of >5,000 calories (easily) that this is a such a huge step for me! I HAVE to realize that food doesn't make things better! The fruit tasted great, and now I have no guilt that would only drive me to another binge.
  • lesliemifflin
    lesliemifflin Posts: 56
    one day/thing at a time! good job! :)
  • tessa022707
    tessa022707 Posts: 44 Member
    Nicely Done. That is such a rough thing and YOU DID IT! I self talk all the time, and it works. Good Job!
  • SmashleeWpg
    SmashleeWpg Posts: 567 Member
    Way to go!! That takes some serious will power :)
  • NewTeena
    NewTeena Posts: 154 Member
    Good for you, I had a similar experience myself tonight. Yay for small victories! :)
  • bellanger5
    bellanger5 Posts: 1
    Cheers to you:) Keep up that strong will power :)
  • k121777
    k121777 Posts: 306
    Go you! I fell off the wagon last night and ate at least 1 cup of candy corn (my favorite thing ever) I hadn't had it in about 2 years!!! Guess what....today I felt so awful. So tired. Cranky. Miserable. Then in dawned on me it was from putting that junk in my body! Good job on resisting and remember next time you do eat crap, you will feel like crap ;)
  • NuttyBrewnette
    NuttyBrewnette Posts: 417 Member
    And that ladies and gentlemen....is how it is done.

    ^^^^^THIS!!!!

    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • Trilaina
    Trilaina Posts: 61
    Way to go! It's hard to do, but so worth it!
  • katieg2289
    katieg2289 Posts: 184
    Woohoo great job!! You definitely deserve to be proud of this! :flowerforyou:

    Just a couple suggestions that I read (and have tried that worked for me):
    1. When craving count down from your current weight to your ultimate goal weight!
    2. When craving count to or down from 100, taking a sip of water between each number. :drinker:

    Congrats on your achievement! :happy:
  • slightlycrunchy
    slightlycrunchy Posts: 42 Member
    Great job!
  • sarah_boombah
    sarah_boombah Posts: 124 Member
    awesome! :happy:
  • his_kid1
    his_kid1 Posts: 177 Member
    Thanks guys! I have had an unhealthy relationship with food for SO long, and have had *so many* binges of >5,000 calories (easily) that this is a such a huge step for me! I HAVE to realize that food doesn't make things better! The fruit tasted great, and now I have no guilt that would only drive me to another binge.

    Not only that, but I think successfully controlling a binge begets more success. When you start to feel out of controllishness coming on (yeah, I know it's not a word, lol) you can point back to THIS time that you could have made the choice to give in, but didn't!

    BWTG!
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