I changed my screen saver to a picture of a Texan Long Horn sleeping in a field of Blue Bonnets, and am starting to get excited about Texas in the spring, which is helping me get motivated about my weight loss goal for the month!
That's exciting-- and great that your have a trip to motivate you! Trips definitely can help push you
I love white cake with white frosting, Tagalongs, Peanut Butter M & M's, dove chocolate, malley's chocolate (a local place) and oreo's. Oh and I can not forget cookie dough and doughnuts. I just do not buy them or make them that often. Over Christmas with making cookies was good with only eating a little bit of cookie dough. We will see what happens when I get the 5 boxes of Tagalongs here soon. Ugh to many friends kids were selling them. I will share with the kids though so that will help. Hopefully I will be better at control then last year. I ate a whole box one night.
Did I write this?! This sounds just like me LOL And the girl scout cookies..... I just have no control. The new s'mores ones.... OMG! I knew I wouldn't be able to control myself so I didn't buy them--- and low and behold my MIL got me a box and delivered to my desk.
They were so good though!
The second obstacle is that I'm going to be travelling to St. Louis with my boss and my coworker for a couple of days in two weeks. That's going to throw off my eating and my routine. So I need to be aware of when I'm working out and what I'm putting into my body.
Sounds like you're off to a good start planning to plan for your trip!
My kryptonite is definitely Cheeze-It crackers. I can eat a whole box in just a few days. They were always my "snack" at work and I'd bring in the whole box and it would be gone in just a few days. Now, I just don't buy them. I know they have the 100 calorie packs that I could buy to help with portions, but I'm sure knowing myself, I'd just eat the whole box of them! Now, for my snack I bring in pretzels, so I still get my salty fix, but I could them out each morning and just bring in one serving, so that's all that's available. I've found that I actually enjoy them instead of mindlessly eating the crackers like I used to do.
I had to LOL at this. Sounds just like DH. He would buy a box and by the time I decided I wanted a few they were GONE! They don't come in the house often now because of that. Or either just a small bag on a trip. They are so addictive!
I have also gone to the more premium brands when I do buy some so that I feel satisfied with just a little bit. Once in a while I will pick up some carob chips at the health food store though just like chocolate they have a tendency to melt if too warm.
This is so true! Sometimes I do this for certain foods too -- and I know it's a mental thing, but my portions are cut back drastically when I think about the cost of some of those premium brands!
I don't buy it at the grocery store so that cuts down on the temptation
Love it--Very simple solution!
but I had a Dr appt this morning, and by their scale I'm down 20 lbs from last year
Kryptonite? Whatever everyone ELSE is eating! On my own, I don't want bacon-cheesy-ranch fries, would never even think of them... until someone is munching them right in front of me! Luckily they have all been on burgers and ice cream for a while now, and those don't tempt me...
Yes! This is so true! Sometimes the thought of those foods aren't so tempting, but then the smell..... Glad it hasn't been tempting you recently though!
It may have something to do with the kid who said to me today "your not pregnant are you?" To which I replied "nope just overweight".
Oh no! Kids say the darndest things, huh? .....
Hope you didn't let it get to you
When I am tempted to eat just because I am looking for some pleasure, stress relief or boredom I try to fight the desire by telling myself I will eat when I am hungry and look for other ways to entertain myself or relax. Food is not very good in delivering lasting entertainment or stress relief anyway
Very insightful. As always
You're absolutely right. It's hard to remember to look at it like that sometimes, but if I can, I think that I can revolutionize my relationship with food.
I'm in for March. I am determined to break out of this funk I have been in lately. If I keep to myself I am never going to do that.
Yay! Welcome back!