[BA99TJ]

What do you carry with you at all times to help keep you on track with your healthy lifestyle?

[BA99TJ]

I carry Parkay Butter Spray (0 Points)
a low fat granola bar (2 points)
a mini box of cereal (2 points)
my ww program materials/journal
a 24 oz bottle of water
some hard candy
gum

[mthrgoos68]

Good idea BA!! I always have a 1 quart bottle of water with me. I drink 6 quarts a day, so whenever I leave the house I always have one with me.

[rochemist]

about 70 lbs of fat. Whenever I really want/need to move it reminds me I need a healthier life style.

I wear a pedometer to remind me to move
A water jug to remind me I am probably not hungry but thirsty.
An old bottle of diet pills I never took to remind me there are no quick fixes.
Pictures of my beautiful son to remind me everyone in my family is not fat.

Miss Chris

[Charbar]

I carry a little bag of pretzels..for when I'm "starving" and am tempted to stop at a fast food joint.

You ladies have some great ideas though!!!

Dana

[Skinny4baby]

Nothing?????????????Except sugar-free gum??? Good idea though.

[jiffypop]

let's see...

my knitting so i can keep my hands busy when bored or stressed

lots of spare change so that i can, in a pinch, get some chili at wendy's.

a case of water bottles in the car [but what'll i do when winter comes and it all freezes?????].

sugar free candies.

a bag of jerky.

all my gym stuff [except for some reason no socks!!!!!],

a cane so i can hike safely,

my fanny pack with an epi pen, topical benadryl, and albuterol inhaler [plus benadryl for the dog - yes, the two of us are allergic messes!!!!]

and at work, a couple of spare protein shakes just in case... and there's a loaf of grainy whole grain bread in the freezer and a few SF ice pops

and last but not least, an insulated bag with lunch and snacks - low carb yogurt, some cheese, deli rollups for snacks. today's lunch is a lamb chop, and a couple of stuffed mushrooms, and a couple of tablespoons of rice.

[Charbar]

low carb yogurt.. where do you get that?

wow.. light lunch jiffy.. !

[anagram]

SlimFast Meal Bars for when I'm stuck and starving. Sometimes they're pretty mashed from the purse but still tasty enough to do the trick, esp if I have a bottle of water with me which I do if I'm out and about for more than a bit of time.

[Jillegal]

In my wallet I always carry my "fat" picture - the only pic I have of me at my highest weight. If I'm at the store and I've got a "bad" item in my cart I'll see the pic when I open my wallet to pay and it's actually led me to tell the cashier to put that item aside (last week it was a litre of Cadbury chocolate ice cream). I also carry a pic from the past where I'm at the weight I want to be again - it can be a real incentive, because even though I know I'll never be that young again, I will be that thin and healthy again - I WILL!

[Sheila53]

My Weight Watchers weigh-in booklet to remind me how far I've come.

[friendsforfitness]

I carry
- my exercise clothes
- 20 ounces of water
- sugarfree gum
-my food journal
- some type of health & fitness literature in case I end up waiting somewhere
- usually a Zone bar or two for cravings or bad food environments.
Lots of good ideas here though!
Thanks for the thread.
Lisa

[jiffypop]

DANA!!!!! that's a HUGE meal for me!!! and i have a small salad as well!!! i doubt that i'll get through it all!

as for the yogurt, that's just what i'm calling the dannon yogurt that has only about 16-17 g of carb. most of the SF yogurts have 29-35 grams, and that's just waaaaayyyy too many for me.

[gonzostar]

i have my pedometer on 95% of the time. i carry a 1 L water bottle. that's about it.

i don't go around with snacks usually. i often have gum, but i think of it as a "good breath" thing, not a "healthy lifestyle" thing.

[kfs151]

I carry:
- my Palm pilot to track my food & exercise (and everything else!)
- water, usually at least 2-4 16oz bottles in the car
- an Atkins bar & macademia nuts in the car plus an emergency bar in my purse.
- SF gum, both for breath and a "sweet" craving