The Last Supper
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| Sun, 01-08-2006 - 9:07pm |
Why is it that whenever you finally decide to go on a diet and you've psyched yourself up, everyone in your family has gone grocery shopping for and is eating like it's the last supper every day? I make it a point to make a rolling proclamation to all my friends and family (complete with banners, trumpet players, and courtesans) that I AM ON A DIET!!! MY GOAL IS TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT! THIS WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF STRENGTH AND AN IRON WILL!!! I WILL APPRECIATE ANY FORM OF SUPPORT!!!!!!! and then my mom has the nerve to bake cakes and cookies this weekend. My brother is going on a pizza binge. And suddenly there is so much bread around the house. Huh?????
I weighed myself today and lost 1.2 lbs. Yay!!! PishPosh! With all the working out I have been doing I thought I would have lost a little more. Aaarrggh. I am trying my best not to be too disappointed. It's only barely been a week. Gotta keep up the good fight.
The good news is my gluteus superus maximus does not hurt as much and I am starting to walk like a woman of 27 years instead of a woman of 93. Sexy!
My goal this week is to make all my workouts and not to make so many excuses. I'll try not to complain. But I can almost guarantee there will be some crying. I am also going to reduce the amount of carbs I eat this week and see if that helps anything. Also, I am going to get some good vitamins.
til next time,
randomgirl

I was LOL at you post, it sounds like my family! When my DH knows that i am on a diet, he EATS twice as much. I get SICK of watching him eat! Like the other night at midnight (BTW, i no longer eat after 7PM and he knows it) he made himself a triple decker sandwich, and then went back for a double decker!! GRRRRRR. He has a good metabolism and doesn't gain, not that he's skinny or thin by any means, but geez!
Hang in there!!! The weight will come off!
ANN
I know what you mean, it's like instead of a "I'm on a diet" banner your waving an "Bring me food, I'm starving" one.Wtg on sticking to it and on the weight loss. It's awesome.
Chrissy
Hi Randomgirl,
Congratulations on your journey beginning.
I didn't make an announcement, so I didn't/haven't experienced what you're going through.
Is this Karma working against me or something? Did I do something bad to someone recently and am not aware of it? Or was I Genghis Khan in a former life and now I am being punished? I have become acutely aware of anything in the house that remotely has any sugar or any fat or anything chocolatey and yummy. It is so true that thing about losing one of your senses the other four are heightened. Anyways, there is only so much smiling you can do when someone you love is offering a pathetic "I'm sorry" while eating a huge slice of german chocolate cake. Oh well, what can you do. Family! Just remind yourself while you're snacking on that delicious carrot (as if you were bugs bunny) that all that eating that DH is doing is going to catch up with him in the end...when he leasts expects it...and all the pepto bismo, mylanta, and ex lax will not be able to help him. Keep up with the struggle, fight the fat fight.
til next time
randomgirl
ANN
Some suggestions for when temptation rears it's head (tricks that have and/or do work for me):
Go in another room & dance to some music or meditate.
If it's nice out, go for a walk.
Have a piece of fruit (if that's in your plan) and pay attention to everything about it ~ the sweetness, the juiciness, the texture in your mouth (think of the "pears are like sugary sand" scene from City of Angels), the amazing way that fruit is "packaged" by nature; think about how that same packaging is at work in your own body (seeds, core, skin, etc).
Chew a piece of gum
Wear scented lipgloss (chocolate, caramel, soda pop flavors, whatever is going to help you)
Paint your fingernails (it's hard to reach into a package of goodies with wet fingernails)
Go through a clothing catalog & imagine what you'd like to wear when you achieve
Yeah I think we have all been sabotaged by the family and friends trying to pay for your lunch...or just plain feed you!
My DMNL comes over with a bunch of left over food from the church wanting us to eat it so it won't go to waste....but my goodness! That is a lot of fat and calories!
SussieQ