I just should not eat nuts

You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning, I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts, especially
pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it would be great to have
something relatively low-carb that was crunchy and salty to snack on, but
it just takes too much willpower to stop at one serving. I am now eating
nuts like I used to eat potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on
them while watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating other
things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still don't end up
overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my dad to hide the
remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna eat any more nuts until
I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy small bags and not the giant
ones at Sam's Club.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

"Luna" wrote in message
...
You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning,
I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts, especially
pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it would be great to have
something relatively low-carb that was crunchy and salty to snack on, but
it just takes too much willpower to stop at one serving. I am now eating
nuts like I used to eat potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on
them while watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating other
things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still don't end up
overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my dad to hide the
remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna eat any more nuts until
I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy small bags and not the giant
ones at Sam's Club.



Nuts are tough. I've read plenty of stories here about people having to cut
them out entirely because they cannot stop at a serving (or two). I hope
that I don't end up having to do that because they are a staple snack of my
workday. Here is how I handle them: I measure a single portion into a
baggie each morning and carry it to work. My hand never goes into the bag
of nuts at any other time. It's kept in a cabinet so I don't see it out on
the counter when I am home. I have to play such games with myself because
I know from years of "dieting" experience my single biggest weakness is
portion control.

You might try something similar - go ahead and buy a large, economical
package of pistachios, and then count out 30-32 to a baggie. Put the
baggies away. Then you can sit in front of the TV with a baggie instead of
the whole sack. The nuts are still in the house and you still have to
discipline yourself not to get up and steal another baggieful from the
cabinet, but I think the psychological barrier is larger before starting a
whole second portion than it is for "just a couple more nuts."

Another psychological game that works with pistachios: Do not allow
yourself to pick up and snap the shell of the next pistachio before you have
completely chewed and swallowed the one in your mouth. This game can make
you more conscious of the nut-eating experience - you'll enjoy them more and
be less likely to fall into mindless-eat mode.

These are the tricks I have used (on low-carb and on earlier rounds of
weight loss diets) to control nut-consumption. I hope you find them
helpful.

carla
237/220/165?

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 04:13:00 GMT, Luna
wrote:

You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning, I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts,

I don't know about that. Maybe there is a relationship between weight
loss and staying away from your ex, maybe not.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031109.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

Very good, Carla.

These mind games are the key to success!

I love to start my day off with 1/2 a beer and a small fistfull of
nuts. It is so good that I could eat them all with each swig of beer,
but I limit myself to one small bite of nut at a time. It works for
me.

PJ


On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 07:37:52 -0500, "carla" wrote:


"Luna" wrote in message
...
You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning,
I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts, especially
pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it would be great to have
something relatively low-carb that was crunchy and salty to snack on, but
it just takes too much willpower to stop at one serving. I am now eating
nuts like I used to eat potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on
them while watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating other
things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still don't end up
overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my dad to hide the
remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna eat any more nuts until
I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy small bags and not the giant
ones at Sam's Club.



Nuts are tough. I've read plenty of stories here about people having to cut
them out entirely because they cannot stop at a serving (or two). I hope
that I don't end up having to do that because they are a staple snack of my
workday. Here is how I handle them: I measure a single portion into a
baggie each morning and carry it to work. My hand never goes into the bag
of nuts at any other time. It's kept in a cabinet so I don't see it out on
the counter when I am home. I have to play such games with myself because
I know from years of "dieting" experience my single biggest weakness is
portion control.

You might try something similar - go ahead and buy a large, economical
package of pistachios, and then count out 30-32 to a baggie. Put the
baggies away. Then you can sit in front of the TV with a baggie instead of
the whole sack. The nuts are still in the house and you still have to
discipline yourself not to get up and steal another baggieful from the
cabinet, but I think the psychological barrier is larger before starting a
whole second portion than it is for "just a couple more nuts."

Another psychological game that works with pistachios: Do not allow
yourself to pick up and snap the shell of the next pistachio before you have
completely chewed and swallowed the one in your mouth. This game can make
you more conscious of the nut-eating experience - you'll enjoy them more and
be less likely to fall into mindless-eat mode.

These are the tricks I have used (on low-carb and on earlier rounds of
weight loss diets) to control nut-consumption. I hope you find them
helpful.

carla
237/220/165?

Ignoramus30622 wrote:
:: In article
:: , Luna
:: wrote:
::: You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the
::: beginning, I bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from
::: nuts, especially pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it
::: would be great to have something relatively low-carb that was
::: crunchy and salty to snack on, but it just takes too much willpower
::: to stop at one serving. I am now eating nuts like I used to eat
::: potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on them while
::: watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
::: don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating
::: other things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still
::: don't end up overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my
::: dad to hide the remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna
::: eat any more nuts until I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy
::: small bags and not the giant ones at Sam's Club.
:::
::
:: It's obviously individual, but I find that two things help. One is to
:: buy unsalted nuts. Another is not to munch on stuff ever, especially
:: in the evening.

The unsalted thing doesn't work for me...I like nuts (almonds, cashews)
anyway I can get them. I cannot eat nuts IF/WHEN I want to lose weight.
Pretty simple.

However, I can control myself with almond butter. I think it is the month
sensation.

I do try to not snack. I like to eat 3 solids per day. However, sometimes
I need to eat a small something before going to the gym. I don't like
lifting if I have a hunger sensation.

Many people claim benefits (better BG control & less hunger) if they eat
frequent but small meals over the day.

The thing is this: folks must find what works for them and do that. What
helps you may not help someone else.

In article ,
"carla" wrote:

"Luna" wrote in message
...
You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning,
I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts, especially
pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it would be great to have
something relatively low-carb that was crunchy and salty to snack on, but
it just takes too much willpower to stop at one serving. I am now eating
nuts like I used to eat potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on
them while watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating other
things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still don't end up
overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my dad to hide the
remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna eat any more nuts until
I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy small bags and not the giant
ones at Sam's Club.



Nuts are tough. I've read plenty of stories here about people having to cut
them out entirely because they cannot stop at a serving (or two). I hope
that I don't end up having to do that because they are a staple snack of my
workday. Here is how I handle them: I measure a single portion into a
baggie each morning and carry it to work. My hand never goes into the bag
of nuts at any other time. It's kept in a cabinet so I don't see it out on
the counter when I am home. I have to play such games with myself because
I know from years of "dieting" experience my single biggest weakness is
portion control.

You might try something similar - go ahead and buy a large, economical
package of pistachios, and then count out 30-32 to a baggie. Put the
baggies away. Then you can sit in front of the TV with a baggie instead of
the whole sack. The nuts are still in the house and you still have to
discipline yourself not to get up and steal another baggieful from the
cabinet, but I think the psychological barrier is larger before starting a
whole second portion than it is for "just a couple more nuts."

It's not large enough a barrier, I've tried that. I DO end up going back
in the cabinet for "just one more baggie."



Another psychological game that works with pistachios: Do not allow
yourself to pick up and snap the shell of the next pistachio before you have
completely chewed and swallowed the one in your mouth. This game can make
you more conscious of the nut-eating experience - you'll enjoy them more and
be less likely to fall into mindless-eat mode.

These are the tricks I have used (on low-carb and on earlier rounds of
weight loss diets) to control nut-consumption. I hope you find them
helpful.

carla
237/220/165?



--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article ,
A Mugnificent Desolation wrote:

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 04:13:00 GMT, Luna
wrote:

You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the beginning, I
bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from nuts,

I don't know about that. Maybe there is a relationship between weight
loss and staying away from your ex, maybe not.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031109.html
Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

lol! Of course, if I stayed away from _all_ nuts I'd have to avoid this
newsgroup too.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article ,
Ignoramus30622 wrote:

In article , Roger Zoul wrote:
Ignoramus30622 wrote:
:: In article
:: , Luna
:: wrote:
::: You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the
::: beginning, I bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from
::: nuts, especially pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it
::: would be great to have something relatively low-carb that was
::: crunchy and salty to snack on, but it just takes too much willpower
::: to stop at one serving. I am now eating nuts like I used to eat
::: potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on them while
::: watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out. I
::: don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly eating
::: other things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating, I still
::: don't end up overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm gonna get my
::: dad to hide the remaining pistachios somewhere, and I'm not gonna
::: eat any more nuts until I'm at goal, and even then I will only buy
::: small bags and not the giant ones at Sam's Club.
:::
::
:: It's obviously individual, but I find that two things help. One is to
:: buy unsalted nuts. Another is not to munch on stuff ever, especially
:: in the evening.

The unsalted thing doesn't work for me...I like nuts (almonds, cashews)
anyway I can get them. I cannot eat nuts IF/WHEN I want to lose weight.
Pretty simple.

However, I can control myself with almond butter. I think it is the month
sensation.

I do try to not snack. I like to eat 3 solids per day. However, sometimes
I need to eat a small something before going to the gym. I don't like
lifting if I have a hunger sensation.

Many people claim benefits (better BG control & less hunger) if they eat
frequent but small meals over the day.

The thing is this: folks must find what works for them and do that. What
helps you may not help someone else.



Agreed on all points. I just realized that I made an incorrect
statement. I do munch on vegetables at work (tomatoes, bellpeppers,
carots etc).

i

Yeah, I think I'm going to replace the nuts with celery sticks and
bellpeppers. That way I still get some crunch.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "carla" wrote:
::
::: "Luna" wrote in message
::: ...
:::: You know, even though I'm still losing, albeit slower than the
:::: beginning, I bet I would lose a lot more if I could stay away from
:::: nuts, especially pistachios and almonds. At first I thought it
:::: would be great to have something relatively low-carb that was
:::: crunchy and salty to snack on, but it just takes too much
:::: willpower to stop at one serving. I am now eating nuts like I
:::: used to eat potato chips, pre-lc, just mindlessly munching on them
:::: while watching tv or reading and before I know it I've pigged out.
:::: I don't do this with any other food, even when I'm mindlessly
:::: eating other things, not paying attention to how much I'm eating,
:::: I still don't end up overeating anything else, just nuts. I'm
:::: gonna get my dad to hide the remaining pistachios somewhere, and
:::: I'm not gonna eat any more nuts until I'm at goal, and even then I
:::: will only buy small bags and not the giant ones at Sam's Club.
::::
::::
:::
::: Nuts are tough. I've read plenty of stories here about people
::: having to cut them out entirely because they cannot stop at a
::: serving (or two). I hope that I don't end up having to do that
::: because they are a staple snack of my workday. Here is how I
::: handle them: I measure a single portion into a baggie each morning
::: and carry it to work. My hand never goes into the bag of nuts at
::: any other time. It's kept in a cabinet so I don't see it out on
::: the counter when I am home. I have to play such games with myself
::: because I know from years of "dieting" experience my single biggest
::: weakness is portion control.
:::
::: You might try something similar - go ahead and buy a large,
::: economical package of pistachios, and then count out 30-32 to a
::: baggie. Put the baggies away. Then you can sit in front of the TV
::: with a baggie instead of the whole sack. The nuts are still in the
::: house and you still have to discipline yourself not to get up and
::: steal another baggieful from the cabinet, but I think the
::: psychological barrier is larger before starting a whole second
::: portion than it is for "just a couple more nuts."
::
:: It's not large enough a barrier, I've tried that. I DO end up going
:: back in the cabinet for "just one more baggie."
::

I do the same thing. I'm a nut nut. If they are around, I will search and
destroy.

Bottom line: don't eat nuts if you're nuts for nuts.


::
:::
::: Another psychological game that works with pistachios: Do not allow
::: yourself to pick up and snap the shell of the next pistachio before
::: you have completely chewed and swallowed the one in your mouth.
::: This game can make you more conscious of the nut-eating experience
::: - you'll enjoy them more and be less likely to fall into
::: mindless-eat mode.
:::
::: These are the tricks I have used (on low-carb and on earlier rounds
::: of weight loss diets) to control nut-consumption. I hope you find
::: them helpful.
:::
::: carla
::: 237/220/165?
:::
:::
::
:: --
:: Michelle Levin
:: http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
::
:: I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3
:: flaws.

Luna wrote:
::
:: lol! Of course, if I stayed away from _all_ nuts I'd have to avoid
:: this newsgroup too.
::

For sure.