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Hi All,
I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right on the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate too with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and have it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a bowl - 30 calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the ice milk on a banana..? Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top? I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top or something? Thanks! Jen |
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Aquarijen wrote:
Hi All, I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right on the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate too with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and have it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a bowl - 30 calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the ice milk on a banana..? Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top? I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top or something? You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split. -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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"Ignoramus17820" wrote in message
... Many things are possible. One is that a bit of ice cream does not ruin a weight loss plan. Another is that there is no reason to eat ice cream just because it is on the table. Yup. One strategy is to do like the people who do not like to drink much. Many spend the whole evening with the very same glass, sip from it a couple of time and leave the glass half full at the end. Eating is also a social habit, and refusing to partake in what the others are eating can often trigger angers, because it's a refusal of the social link (your food is not good enough for me, I will not share your food...). But social eating is all about symbol. You're expected to taste the food a little, and talk about it more. Noone expect you to actually eat 1000 calories of it Since this kind of situation happens from time to time, it's better to find a working strategy early on. Bringing your own food is often not an option (restaurants, business dinners, weddings...) and can often lead to tricky social situations (the wife spent the whole day cooking her very best recipe, but you brought your own food). Unless you have a real allergy or something, it's sometimes better to just eat a little of the food and comment about it and how great it is a lot... |
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"Ignoramus17820" wrote in message
... Many things are possible. One is that a bit of ice cream does not ruin a weight loss plan. Another is that there is no reason to eat ice cream just because it is on the table. Yup. One strategy is to do like the people who do not like to drink much. Many spend the whole evening with the very same glass, sip from it a couple of time and leave the glass half full at the end. Eating is also a social habit, and refusing to partake in what the others are eating can often trigger angers, because it's a refusal of the social link (your food is not good enough for me, I will not share your food...). But social eating is all about symbol. You're expected to taste the food a little, and talk about it more. Noone expect you to actually eat 1000 calories of it Since this kind of situation happens from time to time, it's better to find a working strategy early on. Bringing your own food is often not an option (restaurants, business dinners, weddings...) and can often lead to tricky social situations (the wife spent the whole day cooking her very best recipe, but you brought your own food). Unless you have a real allergy or something, it's sometimes better to just eat a little of the food and comment about it and how great it is a lot... |
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Aquarijen wrote:
Hi All, I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right on the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate too with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and have it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a bowl - 30 calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the ice milk on a banana..? Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top? I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top or something? Thanks! Jen You got good advice from others. I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others. |
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Aquarijen wrote:
Hi All, I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right on the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate too with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and have it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a bowl - 30 calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the ice milk on a banana..? Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top? I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top or something? Thanks! Jen You got good advice from others. I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others. |
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On 6 Aug 2004 01:17:56 GMT, SnugBear wrote:
You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split. YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Ally 212/164/160 |
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On 6 Aug 2004 01:17:56 GMT, SnugBear wrote:
You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split. YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Ally 212/164/160 |
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Alex wrote:
You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split. YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning) -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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Alex wrote:
You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split. YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning) -- Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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