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... being accountable the good and the bad

Thursday, September 03, 2009

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... Well, this morning we had a Staff Day and a co-worker and I set up the tables for the coffee, tea and pastries... I did ok for the first 30 minutes and then I just inhaled 3 custard filled donuts... emoticon.... I can't blame it on "emotional eating"... It was there and I ate it!... What is wrong with me????

I seem to be helpless when it comes to resisting the temptations of sweets... I have all these words of wisdom and read about techniques in how to conquer this and that and I still yield to temptation...


The question is ... do I really want to lose weight?... I think I do... I don't like the way my clothes fit... I don't like the way I look, but I seem to like the sweets more ... I am so hopeless... emoticon

... what do I do?... are there treatment centers for this kind of thing?... because obviously I have a REAL PROBLEM and I can't seem to do this on my own...

... I don't know... I am not feeling very good about "ME" right now...

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~ ... hopelessly, Dee ~ emoticon

PS: TAZ asked me... "Did you have an alternative plan?"... yes, I took light yogurt with me and ate it, but I was sitting right next to all of those pastries
and I caved in.... I didn't feel deprived... and what I felt had nothing to do with watching anyone else eating them... Unfortunately, the bottom line is, I love sweet, decadent desserts, candy, etc... there is no way around that, and at the moment I feel at a lost to conquer this demon... emoticon... as an ex-smoker I know that I have an addictive personality, but I did quit, with the help of the nicotine patch... maybe the yogurt was not a good enough substitute... I'll have to think on that... Thanks everyone for your advice and support... emoticon
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MARVELOUS50S 9/4/2009 6:08PM

    Dee my down fall is Doritos and Cheetos. I am not a big sweet eater...I can pass that up in a minute with no problem but Cheetos...OMG..

I guess you are the only one who can determine what is more important the sweets or you. My niece loves Doritos, Fritos and Cheetos. She is a size 3 and so skinny.

I am starting the leaning out phase again for a competition in December and at first I was going to only buy the junk for her and tell her to keep it in her room. But honestly, I have to and I have made the decision that I can not eat them for the next three months. I could put them in her room but if I wanted some, all I had to do was ask so again I had to decide which is more important being competition ready or a bag full of cheetos, because I can not stop at a hand full.

At some point you have to decide what is more important to you..short term gratification or long term gratification. LOL

Charlene

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MR.NET1 9/3/2009 9:31PM

    Two words I love to hate!...
"Auto-Disciplin" emoticon

I know I shouldn't, I know I don't really want to...

BUT I PROBABLY WILL..."THAT I DO KNOW"

So,
In advance...
I have established a list of intense activities...
I oblige myself to do.

"THAT'S IF I DECIDE TO TREAT MYSELF"...

80% OF THE TIME I DON'T EAT IT.

*Call it being lazy or disciplined...
I don't know...
But it works! emoticon

Comment edited on: 9/3/2009 10:00:51 PM

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_FITMAMA 9/3/2009 5:10PM

    Sorry you felt hopeless, but to tell you honestly... I do the same thing! I say I won't, I'll come prepared, but when the sweets (mainly cookies, brownies, etc) are staring me in the face, I usually cave too. I do have a sweet tooth, but it has gotten much better w/ eating clean most of the time. Except on those occasions.
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Mary

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DIATOM 9/3/2009 4:49PM

    Don't be so hard on yourself. You had a plan. Everything didn't go according to plan---ok. Move on. Add it to your nutrition tracker (if you didn't already).

I love sweets too. Now, I try to be VERY selective. For instance, if there's a processed cookie or cake from a grocery store---I pass it up. If there is something special (homemade or something I cannot normally get in my area--like some kind of ethnic dessert)--I will enjoy it. Just watch your portion and keep tracking your food the rest of the day.

If you're at home and something sweet is calling your name (even yelling your name--hahaha), go do something else (try brushing your teeth, chewing a piece of gum, cleaning the house). If you still want it, have a measured out portion and put it in your food tracker. In addition, I try to limit sweets in the house and remind myself that fruits are sweet or have ONE piece of dark chocolate---try to make it a healthy sweet treat. Surprisingly, it can be enjoyable too.
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TAZMOMSGOL 9/3/2009 1:21PM

    Did you have an alternative plan? Itīs too hard when that īs all-there-is - I feel deprived and canīt stand watching others eating goodies - I want to run away and hide but canīt get out of the meeting!

Hugs to you from "Payinī for it later"

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MRS_TOAD 9/3/2009 12:22PM

    You are far from hopeless! You simply had a weak moment. The good news is that you recognized it. Quit beating yourself up and jump right back on the healthy bandwagon. You CAN and WILL succeed even if I have to come to Chicago against my wishes! emoticon Seriously, negative self-talk will get you nowhere but back into the junk food. You are a great mom, employee and friend!

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FLOOSIEMAGOO 9/3/2009 12:20PM

    Hey you,

Well, of course you want to lose weight. I think this issue is, is that you got your sugar thang going again. You know, a little bit here, a little num num there; and then BAMMMM the cravin' are ravin'. So how do we STOP!!! We just do. Three days sans sugar, for me anyway and the cravings are gone. You know sugar is kinda like the totally hot bad boy. He is so damn sweet and lovely and you crave him... long after he done a hit and run. That why we call them sugar!!

How did I get over my sugar: NO CONTACT. Also, I had to ask myself, "Is that what you really want? Someone with so much control over your emotions - high and low.?" NO WAY.

So, that's my girlfriend approach. I have found the key is simply to not have a little taste, right now for sure, because my relationship break up (with sugar) is just too new. I'm too vunerable.

What SLIMMAR has gotten me to do to get over challenging times is to write what I'm going to eat for the day in the AM, for the entire day. It really worked for me.

You'll do this. It's just learning.

Chana


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