[nicolewoods1]

hubby got raisin canes chicken and im at the top of my overage points here! this really is hard, i have been on the road today and ate fast food today, i tried to make good serving size choices today and i did ok, but most was empty calories so yeah im a tad hungery but i dont need to eat...
last week was real hard physically adjusting, but this week has been such a mental battle for me, i just need to say no!!!! errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[ringmaster]

ahhh... can you fit it into your calories for tomorrow? maybe if you know you can eat it tomorrow you can resist it today.

ok, I had to look up what raisin canes chicken was. it looks like it would be easy to sub, how about some chicken tenders breaded with panko bread crumbs and baked with some sweet potato fries?

[nicolewoods1]

i guess i could.....i wonder if i could eat a couple pieces and deduct from my calories tomorrow?? hmmmmm is that considered cheating? will it effect weekly weight loss?!? man i feel weak right now, am i really trying to figure this out!!!!
ahhhh welll don't know what il do yet, but thanks for the advise

[FreeSpirit]

In my opinion, that's a really dangerous route to take. What happens if you're hungry tomorrow? Are you going to subtract some from the day after that?

Part of this journey is learning how to tell ourselves no. I've seen the analogy of comparing ourselves to small children that want what they want when they want it.

Ultimately it's you're choice, but how are you going to feel after it's all said and done?

[nicolewoods1]

and there you have it... i want what i want when i want it!! you are absolutely right in everything you just said... it still feels like crap though.
how did i get to this point? really? i guess it doesn't matter does it? its like the advise i just gave someone else what do i want more?? ok i think im gonna go cry now, then pick myself up and get over it and move on..

[rockinrobin]

I have never, ever, not even one time regretted not eating something. Never. Not once. Turns out telling yourself no feels marvelous. No deprivation passing up on *those foods*. The deprivation is EATING them and remaining overweight.

You've got to raise your standards; requiring more from yourself. Challenge yourself. Push yourself. Work past the discomfort. Every time you do it, it gets easier and easier.

[ringmaster]

Originally Posted by nicolewoods1

i guess i could.....i wonder if i could eat a couple pieces and deduct from my calories tomorrow?? hmmmmm is that considered cheating? will it effect weekly weight loss?!? man i feel weak right now, am i really trying to figure this out!!!!
ahhhh welll don't know what il do yet, but thanks for the advise

no,no...I meant just reheat it in the oven tomorrow and eat it tomorrow, not to eat it today to count in your calories tomorrow.

It's a tip I got from here, tell yourself you can eat whatever you want tomorrow, it will still be there tomorrow. usually tomorrow comes around and you don't want it anymore, but if you still want it then it's not too bad if it's worked into your calories.

[mkendrick]

I think you're actually doing really well Recognizing that it's tempting and it sucks and coming here and venting about the suckage is a lot better than eating the food and feeling guilty about it later.

The food might taste good for what? A minute or two while you snarf it. Let me tell you from personal experience, the guilt and regret for eating something you know you shouldn't is NOT going to be worth it. I promise you. Just force yourself to think how rotten you'd feel for eating it. It's really just not worth it.

It's not like this is your last chance ever in your life to consume raisin canes chicken. It's just not a good day for it. Make a promise to yourself that you can plan for it and have it guilt free sometime in the near future

[nicolewoods1]

thanks for the advise ladies, i really do appreciate it. in all honesty i have been through this before so i do know it gets easier and i know its not worth it and so forth i was just having my temper tantrum panic moment.

mkendrick~ thank you every word you said is true, i just wanted to have a tantrum because i was fighting so hard with my flesh (what i wanted) so i figured i would come here and vent to see if it helped, and it did a little.you sure do know how to give tough love, a lot of people cant balance that out, last time i did this i did it by myself with no online support and lost 50lbs but doing it again i realize i really need this support so im glad i have that here.

i did not eat the chicken last night, i drank some water and went to bed
Thanks again ladies for the encouraging words!