Oh my gosh- I always do this. I get really excited about weight loss, I start out great. I keep my calories at 1400, exercise, give myself breaks so I don't burn out and then.....
Yesterday I had 10 hershey's kisses. It actually started the day before when I had peanut butter and chocolate, then fondue, then chips and dip.
Now a treat is alright, I allow myself a small treat everyday- like a piece of chocolate, an italian soda with skim milk, something, but now I feel like I cannot get back on track.
I want a cookie so bad- someone brought in Costco cookies and I really really really want one. I know that I don't have enough room in my calorie budget because I already had my treat for the day and I don't want to cut out 300 healthy calories for something like a cookie
I have to break this cycle, because if I don't, well I'll keep being fat, but I'll stay off plan for about a month and then get back on, etc....
I need something to keep me from having that cookie- I have two hours to go- I'm not hungry and I don't need it.
Sorry to be venting, but I just need to write it down so I won't give in.
Good luck!! I have the same problem and whenever I am asked if I want a treat.. I just think about how I want to look or how much a shopping spree would be and is the cookie really worth it!
It might sound weird, but I use psychology to keep myself from eating things like that (majored in psych....could ya tell?) If its something like someone brought in I just think of something gross affiliated with the coookies. Such as someone sneezing on them or something. Even though I made it up it works for me. Good Luck avoiding them!
It is 4:50 (I leave at 5) and I did NOT have a cookie Or subsitute anything else that is equally bad. I had a cup of sugar free hot chocolate and water
I'm really really really pproud of myself- and I completed some files in the process- I'm so happy
first, what is a costco cookie??? just curious....
also, i feel your pain. i lost my will and motivation for a looooooooong time. i couldn't go a few days without bingeing. it was tragic.
and then....
suddenly, i said to myself before bed. just one day. i don't care about next week or next month etc. just one day i will stay OP and be perfect. so now, i just look at today, right now. screw thinking about the future. just worry about the decision you are making at this very moment.
ok so i know what a costco is. in fact every time i see my grandmother she tries to take me there. just never saw the aforementioned cookies.
but....
it made me think of these cookies wal-mart sold/sells, they were like sugar cookies with this frosting on top and usually sprinkles. they were seriously amazing. and i swear i would eat them til constantly. haven't thought of them in years. but now im totally craving one.
Hair in food really skeeves me out. If it's not mine... even if it IS mine, it bugs me. Just imagine someone dumping hair in the cookie batter, or coughing up into it as it was made. Muwaha.
My other trick is... usually after I've eaten something junky, I have a feeling of physical... grossness. I just feel... sick, and guilty, and heavy. Sometimes, the easiest way to make me say "No, thanks," to something sweet and heavy is to vividly imagine how it'll make me feel post-treat. It sounds simple, but it can help!
Angeline, great job on staying good! the worst thing you could do when re-starting being back on plan is to have just one treat... it could very well be the one that leads to a couple weeks where you gain back everything you lost. infuriating really.
WVUfan, that's a great idea! looks like we all could benefit from a lesson on how to use psych methods to assist in weightloss. I will definately be imagining all the people that took turns sneezing on every treat I get a craving for. lol
Costco cookies are the devil. Last Canada Day a box of m&m cookies was the only thing that kept everyone alive while drinking for 14+ hrs. Just when you thought you were out, you have a cookie, get a mad sugar high and you're back in the game! lol, not something I would recommend again to be honest.
10 Hershey Kisses Later....
