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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
Bravo !!! Very well said !!! That is one of the great things about
LC....you are made much more aware of what is going into your body with every bite. On previous diets (WW for one) as long as it was within the "point range" it was ok...and it didn't take long to start using all my points on junk food. Hey, it was still within my daily limit right ? Yes, but a day's worth of crap food is not a WOE. LC teaches us all to make smart, nutritional choices that work for our bodies, not just our diet. Now, we know what is considered a special treat and what is everyday eating. And isn't that what life is about ? The treats that come along to make life interesting ? Thanks Kelly, Susan S. "TayaFaire" wrote in message link.net... The way I see it is this, it's only cheating if you're on a diet. My sentiments exactly. I have ten months under my belt, so to speak, on this way of eating. To me, it's not a diet anymore. It's just how I eat now. This is one of my pet peeves and I've stated this numerous times. Sorry to those who have read it over and over, but here I go again. Once you take charge of your eating habits you will find that it's all about choices. One of the reasons I got fat in the first place is because I didn't realize, or maybe just didn't care, that I am the one responsible for putting food into my mouth. I am the one that has to suffer the consequences of going off plan. But I've also learned that those little off plan goodies keep me on plan in the long run. For instance. Sunday night hubby and I went to the Texas Steakhouse for dinner. A real treat for us because it's pretty expensive and I've been dying to go there since they opened six months ago. We ordered the blooming onion. I ate about a third of the blooming onion, which is pretty much "off plan". It was delicious, I enjoyed it immensely. I ordered the Texas Sizzler, beef tips, shrimp and unbreaded chicken strips with mushrooms, green peppers, onions and red potatoes. Actually other than the potatoes, everything fit into my "diet". I CHOSE to eat a few of the potatoes, I made the conscience decision to eat those potatoes just as I did the blooming onion. It didn't throw me into a binge, it didn't make me feel like I had thrown away the past ten months and well, it was damned good! I just got right back on plan and drank a bit more water that evening. If you "choose" to eat off plan then you are the only one that has to deal with the consequences. The whole idea of changing your eating habits is that you consciencely recognize every morsel of food that you put in your mouth. I use to graze throughout the day, it didn't matter to me what I was eating, it filled the void and I went on with life. Subsequently I got fatter and fatter. The day that I said enough is enough is the day that I realized that I had to take control of my eating. Not only do I have the choice to put something down and walk away from it, I have the option to eat it and deal with those consequences. It's my choice and that's something that I enjoy about this way of eating. Another thing, if you don't take charge of your eating by acknowledging every morsel that goes into your mouth, you are on a diet. You haven't changed your mindset, and when you do go "off" the diet, I bet you a dollar to a donut you'll put the weight back on and then some. So if you are just dieting, you go for it. But unless you change your eating habits and mindset, in the end you are going to end up right back where you were in the beginning. For me, I've taken charge and this way of eating is going to be a life long commitment. I've taken control and not one morsel of food goes in my mouth that I don't think about the consequences first. It keeps me on track and I don't ever feel deprived. If you go off plan for a meal, for a day, or even a few days, all you have to do is get back on plan. You didn't get fat overnight and you aren't going to get thin overnight. And the 44 inches I've lost and almost 60 pounds I've lost tells me that I'm doing something right. ) -- Kelly 270/213.5/3.5 lbs for March/Goal Weight 140 44 inches Start Date: April 21, 2003 March Challenge Weight: 210 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.601 / Virus Database: 382 - Release Date: 2/29/2004 |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
Susan S. wrote:
Now, we know what is considered a special treat and what is everyday eating. And isn't that what life is about ? The treats that come along to make life interesting ? Exactly. It's all about doing a switcherooni on which foods we eat when. My WOE takes very high priority on the nutritious protein, green leafy veggies, and high quality fats. Everything else is once-in-a-while. |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
Well, it's not fattening so it must be okay.
In , LCer09 stated || If you cheat on your low-carb lifestyle, then is it OK to sleep with || someone other than your significant other? | | What.. it's not OK??? ;-) | | | | | LCing since 12/01/03- | Me- 265/224/140 | & hubby- 310/246/180 |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
In article ,
Crafting Mom wrote: Susan S. wrote: Now, we know what is considered a special treat and what is everyday eating. And isn't that what life is about ? The treats that come along to make life interesting ? Exactly. It's all about doing a switcherooni on which foods we eat when. My WOE takes very high priority on the nutritious protein, green leafy veggies, and high quality fats. Everything else is once-in-a-while. The way I eat now reminds me a little of how I ate as a child. Cake, cookies, and candy were special occasion foods at birthdays or holidays or when we spent the night at grandma's house. We didn't have dessert after dinner as a rule. Of course, the difference is that we had starchy sides at every meal, but now I put those starchy foods in the same category as sweets. Life is short. My WOE is for forever. Forever is a long time to wait before ever having chocolate again. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
On 2 Mar 2004 15:23:24 GMT, Ignoramus29721
wrote: In article , Emil Mroz wrote: Igor? Is that you? No, but I agree with the OP, right up to the point when he went off a tangent about spousal cheating. i I'll give you one thing. You are predictable. -- Emil |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
On 3 Mar 2004 14:42:23 GMT, Ignoramus3771
wrote: I'll give you one thing. You are predictable. It would be a safe bet that I will hold the same opinion on junk food half a year from now. i It's an equally safe bet that your opinions about junk food and morality will remain quite different than many (most?) other peoples'. -- Emil |
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"cheating" or "cellebrating" or whatever you want to call it - it's still cheating!
Cluelesstraveler wrote:
I'm not sure that I understand or agree with the concept of cheating. A to be new and in the rush of the first few weeks. To think that it will continue to be about "understanding" or "agreeing". The trouble is for many people carbs are addictive. One bite and I'm off the wagon picking myself and looking for a horse to get back onto. In a world where almost everyone stresses that since it's a lifestlye it must be okay to have stuff occasionaly the peer pressure never lets up. Hi! I'm Doug and I'm a carb addict. I stay on the wagon for a while but every once in a while I fall off. Over four years in and the longer I go the better I realize that if I try to take it more than one day at a time, I'm toast. Or candy bars or whatever. I can and do stay on the wagon one day at a time. But when I expand that horizon the addictive stuff tempts me and I make the wrong choices and I fall off the wagon. One day at a time. |
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