New to everthing & Trying to loose weight

[we5happy]

You have no idea how I loved to hear that...

I just said to my boyfriend a few minutes ago that I think I may schedule in once a week a low-fat frozen yogurt on a cone...just a small one.

Like I said before...obesity runs in my family and my entire life has been full of watching people on diets and feeling "guilt" about food. I cant help the fact that I feel bad about it. I just do.

I have three kids too and I just baked them a couple dozen double chocolate chip cookies...That took a ton of will power. I almost crumbled...

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[Arioch]

A low fat frozen yogurt? You glutton. You have got to be kidding me.

Eat a friggin' pizza, fer chrissakes.

Shesh.

 

[wannabeBB]

I absolutely hate cheat days. They usually mess me up. But anyway, I cant eat just one cookie....I end up ending the entire bag. That's why my husband and I cleaned out the entire kitchen yesterday and took everything (bad stuff) to the food bank. I have to have it out of here. If I take one cheat day, it turns into 3 or 4.
Then it's hard to get back on track. It's like if you are trying to stop smoking, you wouldnt allow yourself a cigarette once a week. That would cause you to go back to your ways. That's how I am. I am so all or nothing. All picture perfect diet all week or bad bingeing. I understand the concept of free days but I just cant get them to work for me. But that is just me.
I know they are good to have, but I just cant get them to work for me.

 

[circusgirl]

oops - above I meant to say I spent 10-12 minutes flexing in the mirror - not 120! Even I am not that vain!
circusgirl

 

[wannabeBB]

lol circusgirl, I thought that was a long time!

Spatts- I know what you are saying. But I guess some people have a food addiction. I am okay if I dont cheat though. Cheating seems to send off some kind of trigger. I want to get over this but still havent found out how I can.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

It does take practice! Cheat days will become necessary eventually (for most). Once you have been eating clean for weeks on end - you will feel the need for *something* not on your diet. But like they said before me, moderation is the key.

Sunday is my cheat day - basically I eat what I want, but still HAVE to make sure I get all my protein in like normal. I look for small protions of my cheat foods - a small dairy queen ice cream cone, small bag of candy, etc. NO king sized anything or I will eat the whole thing!

By the end of Sunday I am anxious for Monday so I can eat stricter again - I like the structure. Cheat *days* are also holding much less desire now - will change to a cheat *meal* soon.

Like Spatts said - you gotta take the time to eat milk and cookies with your kids! When they are grown you won't be wishing you spent more time on your diet - you'll be wishing you spent more time enjoying things like milk and cookies.... take that walk afterwards!

 

[keiko]

If sweets are a trigger, you can "cheat" with bread and butter or fresh tortillas or chips or whatever.

I can easily eat one cookie but salty and greasy set me off in a big way. So, I'll cheat with cream-based soups or hollandaise sauce or bearnaise on steak, but i don't even think about chips.

 

[we5happy]

Yeah maybe...

I am just not ready for a cheat day yet...I just started this diet a month ago thursday...I am making tremendous progress. I am afraid that if I cheat, I wont stop cheating. I will be ready soon enough though...I cant eat like this forever...

Could someone explaing what ALA is...I heard some things about it helping people with cheat day...What is it? What does it do?

Check back soon...(I'm at work again)

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[wannabeBB]

we5happy, check your Pm's.

 

[we5happy]

Sorry Wannabe!

I haven't got a pm before...

Here is my diet...Although I don't know how healthy it is...

I drink a hellova lot of water (12 glasses at least) and I eat very low carb stuff.

Typical day (but not restricted to) this is just what I plan on eating today...

7am--3egg whites scrambled with fresh mushrooms and little cheddar cheese chunks (I just cant eat them white) and a little ham bit of shaved ham. (I cook this in a tsp of flax oil.) A cup of green tea with mint.

9:30 or 10am--Yogurt. (fat free w/ lowest carbs I can find as with everything I just look them all over and pick the best one.)

12:00pm--2cps salad (lettuce, tomato, and cucumber or w/ whatever no carrots) with Balsamic Vinaigrette. 2-3 oz of lean meat. Pickle (Sugar free) --or-- sometimes just a cup of soup and meat.

2:30 or 3pm--1 cup of light Jello. (Try with club soda instead of water, mmmmm)

5pm--2-3 oz of lean meat with a little bit of salsa and a bit of salad on a whole wheat pita. --Or-- sometimes I just have a salad with my meat.

7-8--I work out and have a vanilla protein shake afterward with 1tsp cocoa and a sweet n low.

9pm --(If I'm up and need something to go with my movie) 4 cups popped light popcorn. (I put vinegar on it, I'm weird I know.)

And that is it...pretty much...I don't know how healthy it is but...Oh well...It's working.

For exercise I have been doing about 15mins on the stationary bike before I eat breakfast and I do that routine that I modified from Spatts. I posted it before, not sure if its this thread or the "Newbie got weights" one, but it's there here somewhere...

I think though that I may add a small ice cream from dairy queen on Sundays...

What do you think?

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