Not Fair- a mouthful undoes so much work
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| Mon, 07-25-2005 - 9:20am |
This is my pet peeve.
I can work hard all day doing the right thing and it only takes a moment and one or two mouthfuls to undo so much work!
I know I'm not telling anyone anything they don't already know.
I know that I can plan treats and that moments will come up when I want something that is not going to help me lose weight but I just wanted to ring in with my gripe and see how everyone else does with this.
I have identified this as my number one problem which means it's time to focus on it and clean it right up or I'm not going to get anywhere.
What is everyone's favorite treat/way of dealing with this?
Any unexpectedly good foods you've found that fit your day and do not tip the scales?
I'd love to hear back and hear what you guys do when you're faced with that disastrous moment. For me- it's like I just switch off all the little voices that say if I do this then it will contradict everything else I've done. I shrug it off and think- okay so I'll start fresh again tomorrow...
Well here I am. It's tomorrow. I had a half an egg sandwich. Not too bad. I've got fruit, tomatoes with cottage cheese and a half of a lean pocket. Dinner will be salad with grilled chicken.
So - my goal today is to carry out through today into tomorrow and chain two days together.
I'll let you know how I did tomorrow ;)

You describe my problem well! I used to eat something bad and feel all defeatest and think what is the point...if all the nice foods are bad! (well nearly all)
Now I kind of think of eating and weight differently. If I overeat one day, I try not to be too hard on myself...1 day can't ruin all the effort you have previously put in and will continue to do.
ALSO - I used to have the fatal trap of thinking...ahh I've already eaten bad today, so it doesn't matter if I continue to eat bad all day - it's a hard thing to try and put past events behind you, and draw a line under them, but essential in this long hard task.
Good luck!!
My big downfall is that I'm a snacker.
I soooooo identify with this thread. I'm forever thinking "Well, I've already blown it so I'll start over tomorrow and in the mean time pass the ..." I'm fully aware of what I'm doing and that it's wrong but I do it anyway. I know that I also have a ton of negative speak that runs like tapes in my head. Things like "Nobody loves you anyway (now that my ex it truly my ex)", "This is gonna take forever, you're too far gone".
I was 330 at my highest in April and right now I'm hovering around 312/311. I can't seem to do any better than around a pound a week and at that rate it'll be forever until I get to 150. I had wanted to get there some time in late summer or even fall of 06 but even if I average two pounds a week, I won't be there. Now I'm hoping to be there by my 35th birthday in March of 2007 but that still requires more than a lousy pound per week. Plus, even though I'm working out a Curves three times a week and doing water exersises, I'm seeing almost no improvement in my muscles/definition.
Sorry, it just occured to me that this post into a vent. I really just wanted to say that the thread was close to home for me.
Melissa
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that feels this way!
Laura I love your sign on the refrigerator- Why are you here? It's a great idea and for some reason it tickles me. I went to a website the other day and all it said on the website was 'go away...' I'm going to put this sign on my fridge too.
workin progress- I like that handle- Don't let those voices get to you. Let's replace them right now with "You are very lovable and have alot to offer those that will accept it." You know what else? I can identify with 'this is gonna take forever' but it isn't.
It just isn't. When I look back at all the times I've started this over the years- I realize if I had just stuck with it - any one of those times - where I would be now- even if it was one pound at a time which wasn't fast enough for me either, by the way, and here I am at 34 doing day 2 again. So give yourself the gift of knowing next year when you look back at yourself now that you will see the amazing progress you have made one pound at a time. 18 pounds is right where it's at. As you keep going it will be 20, then 22, then 25 then 30 then...Just think- even though you may take longer to reach your goal weight you'll still be putting on smaller clothes everyday.
You stick with it Melissa you are on the right track.
So I did it! I finished off the day with a good salad and a little grilled chicken with a little 'real' salad dressing and a fat free chocolate pudding with cool whip.
I feel so good that I got through what I am now considering day 1.
Day 2 is here and I've brought lunch and will plan a good dinner.
That is one- count it- one- shiny pearl of a day ready to chain together with another one.
:)
One thing that really helps me is to have something available that is healthy and won't cause me to go searching for something unhealthy.