[Glory87]

Oh - I know what helps sometimes! Thinking of food as a budget.

I long for food I can't eat, and stuff I can't buy. I would looove to drop about 1000$ on clothes and sexy boots and pretty underwear. I want the 6 Feet Under box set, the Wire box set, Gilmore Girls box set, books, cookbooks, a new coffee table, new glasses, new silverware, jewelry, tons of songs from iTunes etc etc etc. What stops me from buying all that STUFF I want so badly? Well, I can't afford it.

I can't afford to buy whatever I want and I can't afford to eat everything I want. I slowly turn the pages of the Sundance jewelry catalog the exact same way I slowly turn the pages of the Harry & David catalog. I want but I can't have. Or, I want and I can have ONE THING, not everything.

Why is it so easy for me to accept my monetary budget and not my calorie budget?

Plus, if I eat all the stuff I wanted, I'd outgrow my clothes and then BOTH budgets would suffer!!!

[DiBaskin]

Hi,
My biggest weakness is cookies, especially peanut butter. I also have a weakness for potato chips. I like chocolate but have to be in the mood for it and can eat it in moderation.

[gtech2mit10]

Same on cookies. Or more specifically, any of the fresh baked goods near the cash register of my campus coffee stands/shops.

[tarryn]

mine is anything BAKED! example- cookies (soft choc chip ones omg!), slices, cakes, brownies any sugary treat. Far out and they are in the office every 2nd day without fail!

oh and chips and dip/ cheese on crackers..yum..im hungry!

[diary]

Mine is rich creamy cheesy foods.... I love chocolate, wine and cheese....

It's hard to get those tastes tamed out of yourself..... I am getting there

[mazza]

A huge temptation for me is any kind of free food (as long as it's something I like). I.e. the M&M bowl at someone's house or at a party etc.

Also like Manda said, self pity. I almost feel like I deserve to eat a 'treat' food more than someone who doesn't watch what they eat. It's insane.

[JulieJ08]

mazza, I just have to say ... fabulous avatar Makes me want to go out and ... do something

[janal14]

My biggest diet temptation is probably pasta - I love me some pasta.

I'm having a really hard time lately fighting a lot of health temptations. I have lots of fruit allergies that I've developed over time, so I know what these things taste like, and lately, I really really just want to eat some cherries and a tart green apple. However, knowing those things will make my throat swell up is keeping me from eating them...

[tonyaky]

My biggest temptation would be fast food. Pasta and bread would be second. Being bored is dangerous to a diet. At least for me. I find the more activity I do, the better I do by not thinking about eating.

[mazza]

Originally Posted by JulieJ08

mazza, I just have to say ... fabulous avatar Makes me want to go out and ... do something

Thanks Julie!

[cbmare]

Cheese and crackers. I could probably go the rest of my life without Italian pasta. I love Asian pasta. They cook it all the way. So, I have to avoid won ton and other soups in Asian restaurants.

I love love love cheese. I have to avoid most of it. I do have some FF whole wheat saltines in my desk and some Laughing Cow Light Swiss in the fridge. I will allow myself 4 crackers and 1 wedge of cheese for my snack sometimes.

Another weakness would have to be dill pickles. TJ's Kosher Dills are awesome. There are next to no cals and no fat but I have to watch the sodium.

Great thread.