Thanks


I have never tried turkey bacon but maybe someday I will

Trader Joe's has really good Turkey Bacon. MMMM.

I'm happy for you. Counting calories has totally changed my thinking. At a breakfast buffet, I would eat many pieces of bacon....yuck.

Last night was the first time I went out to dinner in two and a half months. The typical appetizers of potato skins, fried chicken, mozerella sticks...did not even appeal to me in the least. That is--in no way--worth all those calories and trans fats. More importantly, it takes too many minutes trying to burn all that food off. I was not even tempted.

Ms Chic, I so TOTALLY get that it isn't about the BACON. Your post is about how a food that called your name in the past is now absolutely unappealing to you now. And that is a result of hard work and changes in your fundamental tastes, but it must seem like a gosh-darned MIRACLE!!! And I appreciate it and I LOVE the post.

I hope the same thing happens to me with some of my old food loves, and your story gives me hope that with time and consistency, those foods that call my name will soon be dialing the wrong number...

Kira

Haha I love this thread. While I don't enjoy bacon, never did, and I don't eat meat (don't like it) I did eat a lot of sugary things. When my birthday would come around I would want a cake, you know the butter cream, colorful kind, with oodles of icing. Funny thing was after I did my juice feast I couldn't look at sugar the same way again. This past Christmas I had to make a cake with a family friend. It was one of those yule logs, I was responsible for the butter cream, so I'm mixing it and man...did that not look appetizing to me. Couldn't even bring myself to touch it! hahahahaha

I didn't have any cake, wasn't even tempted...I'm amazed at even today, I look at things like cupcakes and other cakey things and I don't want it. It is all just too sugary for me now. Funny how things change! When you realize it, in the moment, you kind of stand there and go "huh, i wonder how that happened?" lol

Jacquie668 - Getting past that desire for a food is a completely amazing feeling, right?

Kira - Thanks so much. You're the bestest ♥

AWESOME!!

Angie made me switch to turkey bacon years ago...fought it for a bit...but now the regular is "nasty" to me...but not all turkey bacon is good tasting either!

Great work....run from it all...go girl....go

Hehe, thanks so much EZMONEY

You are quite welcome dear!

And seriously, nothing wrong with having a good 'ol turkey/bacon/lettuce/tomato sandwich on whole wheat....nothing at all...

it is that old school favorite of the greasy bacon that hurts...in more ways than one!

It is just so cool now...I can have the bacon flavor w/o all the grease...and enjoy it!

whowouddathunkit

I must be made of different stuff than the majority of you. Bacon still smells good to me. I like the taste of cake. I want fried chicken. I haven't lost my enjoyment for any of the old foods I used to gorge myself on.

But I have learned to enjoy new things as well. Crisp crackers with hummus or tuna and lemon juice? Yum. Simple roasted potatoes instead of a mound of greasy au gratin? Just as good, though I could still eat the au gratin and enjoy it. Korean style lettuce wraps or a big juicy burger? Both wonderful, though the later is a much more sensible choice.

I do notice that my sense of portions has changed. If I do eat fried chicken, which is very rare these days, I'm happy with two pieces instead of 3 or 4 like I used to eat.

I'm glad for those of you who have learned to dislike heavy foods, but I doubt if I will ever be in your camp.

As well you should! You have every reason to be be happy, thrilled, ecstatic and incredibly, incredibly proud of yourself! I can relate. After having spent decades feeling that I had ZERO control over most foods, then having found that control is an AMAZING feeling - and feels better then any of that food ever tasted.

Bravo for you.

You're a rockstar Michelle!!!!

Congratulations on walking away from an old staple!

Thanks so so much everyone!

Bacon is not so bad if you only eat a couple of slices and pat it down with a paper towel and get the excess oil off it but my problem was I could not stop at a couple of slices. If I am making BLT's I can easily eat most of the whole package and as a result I just don't eat it anymore. I can't remember the last time I had it but I do use bacon bits in my salad but they are only 50 calories per tablespoon.

Now I see they have already cooked ready to eat bacon in the meat section of the grocery store. I keep far away from it when I see it!

Also way to go you are looking great!