I passed up a doughnut. - Page 5

carrie721 · #61 09-09-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Right?

Only I'll completely content at 10

Today is my "free day" - the day I don't count or keep track - but I still don't go overboard. I had a little bit of Chinese Food for lunch (in the past I would have eaten a ton - not a little bit).

No sweets though - it's too much of a slippery slope for me

ooh, my free day is tomorrow. chinese sounds really good ... but i think i'll have pizza instead. and good pizza, not pizza hut or anything. i've found myself adopting stevie's mentality about unhealthy foods - if it doesn't taste awesome, why would i waste the calories?

anyway, what kind of chinese did you have?

DrummerDeanna · #62 09-09-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

ooh, my free day is tomorrow. chinese sounds really good ... but i think i'll have pizza instead. and good pizza, not pizza hut or anything. i've found myself adopting stevie's mentality about unhealthy foods - if it doesn't taste awesome, why would i waste the calories?

anyway, what kind of chinese did you have?

That is a good philoshpy. I was really torn between pizza and Chinese - but I'm trying to be cafeful -so I went with not-so-horrible Chinese. I just went for Panda Express (which I actually really like) The Chow mein and non-fried things aren't actually too bad - I can splurge without feeling like I've totally blown it.

Damn..but now I want pizza

skcin · #63 09-11-2006, 11:17 AM

2 parties this past weekend. One was a surprise 30th for cousin - had pizza, salad & cake, but only 2 squares of pizza & literally a sliver of cake. I didn't overdo it & felt satisfied but not gross.

The second party was my own - we have a "goodbye summer" party every year. There was a lot of food there, but after I think about it, I really didn't eat much. I snacked a bit, I had one plate of food (chicken breast shishkabob, hot dog, potatoes...I think that was it.) No cake, instead I made rainbow ribbon jello, which was a huge hit (it's different colors of Jello layered in a glass 9x13 pan.) I did, however, drink about 30 beers (OK, not really. Maybe 25

)

But I threw most of that up the next morning, so I guess it evened out.

Heeee. Yesterday was typical hangover food (ie: grease) but portions were small, and I'm back on track today.

As a side note, why is it that if I see a piece of fruit, I'll tell myself "oh, I already had some fruit today" and turn it down without a problem. But with snacks & bad starch, I could easily eat more that I should. What gives?

I love fruit, but it doesn't tempt me like a big fat bagel & cream cheese or a bag of salt & vinegar chips. I wonder if in 20 years, we'll find out that Frito Lay put something in chips to make us crave more - like nicotine.

skcin · #64 09-11-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky

OMG. You are a rip roarin riot. I almost sprayed water at the screen. I want the junk in my lap. Better than junk in the trunk. I think

You sure you don't want to rethink that?

bikerchic · #65 09-11-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

But I threw most of that up the next morning,

Are you sure you're not bulimic?

HomerMcvie · #66 09-11-2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

why is it that if I see a piece of fruit, I'll tell myself "oh, I already had some fruit today" and turn it down without a problem. But with snacks & bad starch, I could easily eat more that I should. What gives?

Crap.tastes.good.

I.love.crap.

JazmenFlowers · #67 09-11-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

But I threw most of that up the next morning, so I guess it evened out.

Heeee.

this is the funniest thing I've read all day.

thanks for the tip!

SuzeQuze · #68 09-11-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by skcin

2 parties this past weekend. One was a surprise 30th for cousin - had pizza, salad & cake, but only 2 squares of pizza & literally a sliver of cake. I didn't overdo it & felt satisfied but not gross.

The second party was my own - we have a "goodbye summer" party every year. There was a lot of food there, but after I think about it, I really didn't eat much. I snacked a bit, I had one plate of food (chicken breast shishkabob, hot dog, potatoes...I think that was it.) No cake, instead I made rainbow ribbon jello, which was a huge hit (it's different colors of Jello layered in a glass 9x13 pan.) I did, however, drink about 30 beers (OK, not really. Maybe 25

)

But I threw most of that up the next morning, so I guess it evened out.

Heeee. Yesterday was typical hangover food (ie: grease) but portions were small, and I'm back on track today.

As a side note, why is it that if I see a piece of fruit, I'll tell myself "oh, I already had some fruit today" and turn it down without a problem. But with snacks & bad starch, I could easily eat more that I should. What gives?

I love fruit, but it doesn't tempt me like a big fat bagel & cream cheese or a bag of salt & vinegar chips. I wonder if in 20 years, we'll find out that Frito Lay put something in chips to make us crave more - like nicotine.

I think we crave sugar and fat from our days of hunting and gathering when such foods were not as abundant. If we had some extra calories that would save us on the days when food was more scarce. There is no scarcity these days.

sparky · #69 09-11-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

But I threw most of that up the next morning, so I guess it evened out.

Party like a supermodel !

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You sure you don't want to rethink that?

You know what ? I am not sure. I still don't think I undersand what that statement implies. Just thought it had a nice ring to it.

skcin · #70 09-11-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bikerchic

Are you sure you're not bulimic?

No, I just drink too much.

Actually, I haven't been that hungover in a long while. It was pretty bad. At one point I debated yelling out "I think I'm dying" to Mark, but he wouldn't have cared, so I suffered in silence.

I just weighed myself - no loss, no gain. I'm planning on going for a walk later, elliptical & weights tomorrow & my first yoga class starts this Wednesady morning.

DrummerDeanna · #71 09-11-2006, 12:30 PM

^^

Hey right - on broke even. I won't weight myself so soon after the weekend - and I did horribly this weekend. But I'm all back on track today - AND I found this amazing bread that is only 1 point per slice, rather 2 points per slice...

So that adds 1 point to sandwhiches - which is absolutely fine with me! I'm not using any flex points at this point - and my sister seems to think that my not using those is hindering more weight loss.

Also I start exercising today!

WelshWitchPMD · #72 09-11-2006, 05:18 PM

I bought a few of those 100-calorie snack packs at the market and CVS. The 100 calorie Doritos are pretty good and I had a Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Enchilada Suiza dinner today and it was not too bad.
My Dad ate a friggin sundae in front of my yesterday but it was strawberry, which was not too much of a temptation for me.
I think that in my case going without sweets for a few days actually reduces the craving for it. Oh and I did lose weight, too.

hayley · #73 09-11-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

^^

Hey right - on broke even. I won't weight myself so soon after the weekend - and I did horribly this weekend. But I'm all back on track today - AND I found this amazing bread that is only 1 point per slice, rather 2 points per slice...

So that adds 1 point to sandwhiches - which is absolutely fine with me! I'm not using any flex points at this point - and my sister seems to think that my not using those is hindering more weight loss.

Also I start exercising today!

You don't have to use ALL your flex- just use some. It does make a difference. How many points are you eating a day?

DrummerDeanna · #74 09-11-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hayley

You don't have to use ALL your flex- just use some. It does make a difference. How many points are you eating a day?

Yeah - I'm eating some of the flex - not all - maybe half - so my sister told me to go for all of them...

Right now I'm eating 22 points a day...some days that seens fine - other days (like today) it seems like nothing. Sigh. Are you a current or former WW gal?

hayley · #75 09-11-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Yeah - I'm eating some of the flex - not all - maybe half - so my sister told me to go for all of them...

Right now I'm eating 22 points a day...some days that seens fine - other days (like today) it seems like nothing. Sigh. Are you a current or former WW gal?

22 points isn't much, so definitely add more of them. Are you also making sure to eat all your points every day? That is so ridiculously important.

I'm former! I lost about 45 pounds on the program a couple years ago. Gained much of it back, due to my own laziness. I'm still its biggest cheerleader, though. One word of advice- if you're not already, visit the WW forums on their website. I don't know if they still are as good as they were, but when I was on the program, they were invaluable- for everything from recipes and meal ideas to encouragement.