Only gained a pound BUT...........

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Only gained a pound BUT...........
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Thu, 07-13-2006 - 4:59pm
I've eaten SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO badly this week. I'm still sworn off of fried food, but there are

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Thu, 07-13-2006 - 5:32pm

Poor baby! I've had that happen. let's see here's some ideas,
1)ONly make enough food for 1 serving each! Than dish up everyone's plate, take out your portion first and divide the rest between everyone else. I know some might complain, but we all need to eat healthier from kids to adults, and no one needs more than one sloppy joe! Make a large salad and encourage people to fill up on that if they are still hungry!

2) leave the food on the stove that way people have to go to stove for seconds, don't put the food on the table, unless it's healthy veggies. It's to easy just to reach out and take 2nds (or 3rds or 4ths) while you talk or wait for the kids to finish their food.

3)After you've eater your yummy main dish, immediatly eat some salad, celery, or grab a piece of gum, or go brush your teeth, that way you get the flavor of the food out of your mouth and you be less likely to crave more!

4) if all else fails, jump up and throw the food in the garbage or down the garbage disposal. If it ceases to exist you can't overeat it. I've actually done this with pizza. after I found myself mindlessly reaching for the 4th slice,(after everyone else had finished) I realized that I couldn't stop and jumped up and through the whole thing in the garbage and than I dump coffee grounds on top of it! Just to make sure!
It may seem drastic but you'd applaud an alcoholic who dumps a bottle of alcohol down the sink rather than face the temptation. Food is no different for us!

I hope my ideas help.

Sara

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Thu, 07-13-2006 - 8:18pm

Great post, Sara!
Another thing you could do is to immediately put leftovers in the fridge. Like right after you fix a plate for everyone. That way, the food isn't sitting there calling to you from the stove or the table. I have that problem a lot. I hope these suggestions were helpful to you. And you are right, Sara. It would be a good idea for EVERYONE in the family to watch portion sizes. Only making enough food for 1 serving each is a wonderful approach to better portion control.

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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 1:17am
Thanks for your reply. I'm feeling much better now than I did when I made the initial post!! Thank you for all the great pointers and I will be looking over them again!

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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 1:23am
I'm with you both. Next time I bag and freeze my ground meat they will be in 1/4 lb. portions. I think thats gonna help alot. I know if I would incorporate alot more veggies the other stuff would be less tempting. Sara had a good point on that one. Anyway thank you so much for being here. Like I've said before you guys are my support system. The more time I spend on this board, the more comfortable I get.

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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 1:43am

Laura,

You are going to be okay, you know how I know?? You always are!! You are strong and can beat these blasted insane days where you don't want to stop eating, and if it makes you feel better, I can't ever stop at 1 of those blasted things either!! LOL Course I usually want fries with them too... really bad!!

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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 11:51am
Angela, So they get you too huh? They're evil little devils I'll say that much! LOL Anyway thank you much for the encouragement. Its so nice to have people that KNOW how all this can be! I so do not know what to do today though. I didn't do so bad yesterday, but now this morning I cant think of one thing I want to eat. That can get bad cause then I eat way too much at night. I'm fixing to go in there and make myself have something. I don't know what, but something anyway. I feel like I'm getting stronger in this, and I want to keep getting stronger!!

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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 12:54pm

And so you shall!! it takes time but we will get stronger!! Everyday is a constant battle, and some days are worse than others, but we just have to keep on keeping on and we will get there. This is the first time in my life, I haven't thrown in the towel after a few weeks and said aww the hell with it, I am gonna eat what I want when I want and to heck with what others think. IF I can stick with it ANYONE can!!! I may be losing slower than I would like but hey sometimes you gotta do what you can and deal with it!! Geez I have been at this for almost 10 weeks now, that is a record for me!! I haven't lost much, but I have lost!! That is all that matters. I am just tickled to be under 250 again!! LOL

Good luck to you today, I too have days where I don't want anything all day then pig out at night. Today was one of those days, but I ate with DH and DD anyways!!

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Sat, 07-15-2006 - 12:31am

I realized that I couldn't stop and jumped up and through the whole thing in the garbage and than I dump coffee grounds on top of it!


LOL Sara! Coffee ground pizza?!? You may be on to something...yummy! ;)


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