What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

[JenLynn]

I am about sick to dealth of life being crazy these days! Because of this there are many "cheat" situations. I have been good for the most part but won't lie, I have fallen. No weight gain because of it but no loss either......

1. We are moving to a new city. My husband left his current Police Dept. for a new one and we are required to live in that city. So we will be making the move in two weeks but until then we are packing, packing, packing. I am trying not to stuff the house with food (more to move). Because the kitchen is 1/2 packed we are eating out a lot. I try to go to rest. with a good salad bar, steak, veggie menue though........

2. I have had two girlfriends' childrens' birthday parties this last week. Cake and ice cream dangled there.........

3. I work in an office where everyone shows there love by bringing FOOD. Not just any food.......cakes, cookies, brownies, etc.

4. We are having dinner with another cop/wife couple this next week. At their house. They are welcoming us to the new PD and I don't want to seem snobby and say no or bring my own food. What are they having??? Lasgana and Bread! And they want me to bring brownies for desert.



I just needed to vent. LIke I said, I have cheated a few times this last month. No gaining but no loosing. But I need to get out of the cycle of thinking it's "ok" since I haven't gained......because I WILL if I keep it up!
VENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elizellen]

Re: What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

That is so tough, Jen, moving house is one of the most stressful happenings we have to cope with

2. I have had two girlfriends' childrens' birthday parties this last week. Cake and ice cream dangled there.........

3. I work in an office where everyone shows there love by bringing FOOD. Not just any food.......cakes, cookies, brownies, etc.

I always try to make sure I take something 'legal' I can eat in these situations.

4. We are having dinner with another cop/wife couple this next week. At their house. They are welcoming us to the new PD and I don't want to seem snobby and say no or bring my own food. What are they having??? Lasgana and Bread! And they want me to bring brownies for desert.

This is a difficult situation, but you could always say you can not eat certain foods for health reasons.
I have been lowcarbing long enough to be able to say that I have dont eat starches and sugar, so dont I eat bread or pasta, and would be happy to bring an extra dish with me.
A lowcarb lasagna would have maybe aubergines (eggplant) instead of pasta sheets and sauces without sugar or flour so would be workable and look like 'regular' lasagna.
And you could always make one of the many lowcarb brownie recipes so you can take some that you can eat as well as some 'normal' ones.

[JenLynn]

Re: What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

Good Ideas! Thank you!

[4myself4mykids]

Re: What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

Another idea is you could take a nice salad along for everyone to have....We've always had salad or broccoli whenever we've had pasta for some reason, even when I wasn't aware of my diabetes.

[FatBottomGirl]

Re: What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

Could you offer to bring a cheesecake instead of the brownies - that way it could at least be a legal dessert - the recipe on the board was amazingly good and my hubby with the prima-donna pallet couldn't even taste the splenda.

Other than that maybe you could "eat" before you went to the dinner and just have small salad or eat just the meat off the lasagna if you were afraid of offending your hosts... Sorry I am not much help -- will keep my fingers crossed for you

[presidentholmes]

Re: What is with the TEMPTATIONS these days?!

Just say that carbs make u tured, wipe out your energy, which is probably true anyway.