Not gonna do it part 2!

[tracymitch]

Hey all.
I work the overnight shift and we're having an ice storm. Thus there are extra people on hand to deal with the issues.

One person brought in a bag of Reeses' peanut butter cups and a bag of Twizzlers. Another brought in a container of cookies.

I'm not going to have a bit of it. If I do, I'll get a nasty stomachache and feel terrible about myself.

I'm trying so hard to stay strong! As I've posted before, whenever I see carbs I panic and my first thought is immediately to try and shovel them in my mouth.

What are other people doing to stay strong?

[SandyL2002]

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Keep Strong..... I don't know that there is anything I do to stay strong..sometimes I am really strong and sometimes I am not

[Alexa]

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I can't really talk at the moment as have had very little restaint recently, but when I was good and strong before I would always remember:
- to visualise myself at goal
- to remind myself I am stronger than a cookie or whatever
- the fact that when I have cheated I always feel bad and the taste of the forbidden food is never as nice as I imagined it would be.

Stay strong!

[blue996]

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To stay strong I imagine the scale going up instead of down. Congrats on keeping strong!

[apple]

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Stay strong!

I have mean thoughts as to what to do with the stuff and the people who brought it, as well as wondering if they thought the world was ending or the ice age was returning.

[ValidRouge]

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I like the vision of the scale going up. I kind of do the same thing when I have to force myself to exercise--I vision myself being skinny. I'll even chant, thin, thin, thin!

I drink water when the cravings hit, or go find something else to focus on.

[branwyn]

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my daughters and i needed to make oatmeal raisin cookies last night and it was so hard to stay away from them. i just kept telling myself that i could have some hot wings and bleu cheese soon.

at other times with cravings i have gone and exercized to make myself concentrate on something else. i like the drinking water thing too.

[bivium6]

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I ask myself which is more important to me, that cookie or my weight. I know this is a lifestyle and I love it, but the way for me to not eat the cookie is I want to be thin, not healthy. Just admiting that helps me too.

I also go eat something I like and am allowed.

[marcella]

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I just went through a whole week of not being strong. In fact, I just decided that, since I haven't lost a pound for the last few weeks, I was going to eat anything I wanted. And I did.

Well, I've put on 5 pounds in that week. And you know what.... NOTHING TASTED VERY GOOD! I know this sounds ridiculous, but it's true.

I know, I know. Then why did it take me a whole week to get back on track. And the answer is... I don't know. I kept waiting for the grilled cheese sandwich to be delicious, or the spaghetti and meat balls to be yummy. While I was eating them I kept thinking that the Atkins friendly Spaghetti squash and meat balls tasted so much better. Plus I went to bed feeling like a had a brick in my stomach.

The point being, it didn't end up being worth it, and I put on pounds that it will probably take me a couple of weeks or more to take off.

Something to think about when you're trying to be strong.

[hopejoy]

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ooooh, good point Marcy... it never tastes as good as we think it will does it?
I have had a couple weeks of low resistance myself... I think it started with sugar free chocolate that triggered cravings, that lowered my resistance, TOM and vacation... poor planning... and walla! cheats!

So am being very very good today.
What helped me in the past was....
1) Joining challenges ie. muffin butt, labor day, bootiful booty... etc... posting pics and trying to fit into clothing that was previously too small...
2) Getting rid of too big clothing so now if I gain I'll have nothing to wear!
3) Re-reading the book and remembering WHY I'm doing this in the first place! duh? I had diabetes, I can't have sugar! I don't want to have a stoke, or heart attack or lose my feet or kidneys... like Uncle Bob, Uncle Paul, Grandma... etc....
4) It feels good to lose wt and be thinner...
5) Shopping for new clothes is fun!
6) My son is proud of me, my husband is proud of me... everyone is happy for me... 7) I am happy and proud of my success, when I cheat I become anxious, depressed, fearful, afraid of becoming out of control and gaining, ashamed, etc...
none of that is worth it.... a minute on the lips, forever on the hips is way too true.
I could go on and on now that I think about it. It really is NOT worth it to cheat. One cheat leads to another and another and pretty soon you're back where you started or worse!
liz