Yesterday all day I was in a mood to eat; when I got home from work I immediately made blueberry muffins: (Had Fiber 1 mix in the house so I went w/ what was available) --I ate some batter and then 2 cooked muffins, but since my planned (and adhered to) dinner was only salad, in the end I still had "ok" calorie totals for the day. But it was total emotional eating, just wanting to eat something sweet/ baked!!! I guess in a way, I could have eaten a half dozen muffins, so it could have been worse. I guess what I'm trying to say is that food still has such power over me!
What strategies are you all using to survive the weekend? I'm 100% good Monday through Friday, but when the weekend comes, all I want to do is put in a dvd and order pizza.
Anne--I think it's helpful to plan for the weekend. Make sure you know exactly what you're going to make. I find it useful to make something that has to be defrosted, like chicken or frozen salmon, because once i take it out of the freezer, I have to cook it, it can't be re-frozen. That way I'm trapped into making it (and eating it!) Also, I think it's a good idea that on your hardest days, you plan meals that you really enjoy. If you decide on something that you only feel so-so about, you're more likely to decide not to get it.
Day 82?! That's amazing, I can't wait until I can say that!
And thank you for the advice, I never thought about setting something out to thaw so I have to cook it. It's funny how the simplest little tricks are the ones that are so hard to think of!
I haven't posted on this thread in a while. But I realized I should, because....I'm actually at Day 13!
I didn't realize it until I took a look at this thread and counted back. Even my eating choices have been within the proper limits (even if occassionally, looking back, I wished I hadn't made a certain choice because it kept me from having something else).
What strategies are you all using to survive the weekend? I'm 100% good Monday through Friday, but when the weekend comes, all I want to do is put in a dvd and order pizza.
YUM: Pizza.
SOMETIMES to avoid falling off the wagon, I will let myself have pizza, just not TAKE OUT PIZZA!!
Whole Foods sells a pretty good flatbread pizza that comes out decent (best I have tasted for frozen pizza) - of course I don't remember the name off the top of my head!
There has been so much going on today and I feel the urge to stuff myself now so that I can forget about it. It's only 8:00PM and I'm not tired but I will get myself to bed now.
Hi chicks, haven't posted for a while since my elderly mom moved in. It is a bit much for me to handle. I am 4 days binge free, but it seems like my binges are getting closer together because i have it in my head that i deserve to pig out because of all the work I do taking care of my mom. I have to stop because I put on 5 lbs. thinking this way! I'm not going to let anyone or anything destroy the weight I already lost!
I'll be looking for the binge-free weekly challenge thread tomorrow....MAN do I need to get back on track. Also going to see a therapist for the first time on Tuesday. Looking forward to it. Hope everyone had a great weekend!
