Dinner out - success

"The Voice of Reason" wrote in message
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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

What's the point in even going if you're not going to eat anything?

What's the use in staying home when you can go out and enjoy other people's
company? In case you didn't notice she did eat something and enjoyed a
dinner with her DH. Eating sensible doesn't require eating all meals at
home.

"The Voice of Reason" wrote in message
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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

What's the point in even going if you're not going to eat anything?

What's the use in staying home when you can go out and enjoy other people's
company? In case you didn't notice she did eat something and enjoyed a
dinner with her DH. Eating sensible doesn't require eating all meals at
home.

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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

In the past, I would have easily eaten a second plate of salad (they
leave the bowl on the table after serving you), 2 or 3 rolls, polished
off the whole potato, and at least half the steak.

Plus, when the waitress asked if I wanted dessert, I said no. Not
because I "should" say no, but because I was completely satisfied and
truly didn't want any. And they have a fab chocolate mousse cake too!
But that's the beauty of eating whatever I want in moderation - since I
knew I could have that or something else equally wonderful at any time,
I didn't *have* to have it last night like it was my last chance.

This really is a wonderful way to live!

Yahoo for you, M-C! It's this kind of success and experience that helps you build on
the next time ... and the next ... and the next. One meal at a time, one day at a
time.

Mary M
325-153-145

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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

In the past, I would have easily eaten a second plate of salad (they
leave the bowl on the table after serving you), 2 or 3 rolls, polished
off the whole potato, and at least half the steak.

Plus, when the waitress asked if I wanted dessert, I said no. Not
because I "should" say no, but because I was completely satisfied and
truly didn't want any. And they have a fab chocolate mousse cake too!
But that's the beauty of eating whatever I want in moderation - since I
knew I could have that or something else equally wonderful at any time,
I didn't *have* to have it last night like it was my last chance.

This really is a wonderful way to live!

Yahoo for you, M-C! It's this kind of success and experience that helps you build on
the next time ... and the next ... and the next. One meal at a time, one day at a
time.

Mary M
325-153-145

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"Lictor" wrote:

"Ignoramus13229" wrote in message
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I have extreme difficulties with throwing food away. In restaurants,
fortunately, they give boxes so that un-eaten food can be taken home.

That's a pretty common problem. As a psychiatrist I read put it "So,
you're
not hungry anymore, but rather than throw away the food, you prefer to
eat
it. You are, in fact, confusing your own body and the garbage can. Do you
have so little self-esteem that you act as a human waste disposal
unit?"...
Doggy bags are certainly a solution, but only if you don't end up eating
all
that food without hunger, just because "it will go bad".

My old WW group leader used to say "Let it go to waste or it will go to
waist." Throwing away food was (and sometimes still is) a hard thing to
do, being brought up as a clean-plate club member.

Amy

In article ,
"Lictor" wrote:

"Ignoramus13229" wrote in message
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I have extreme difficulties with throwing food away. In restaurants,
fortunately, they give boxes so that un-eaten food can be taken home.

That's a pretty common problem. As a psychiatrist I read put it "So,
you're
not hungry anymore, but rather than throw away the food, you prefer to
eat
it. You are, in fact, confusing your own body and the garbage can. Do you
have so little self-esteem that you act as a human waste disposal
unit?"...
Doggy bags are certainly a solution, but only if you don't end up eating
all
that food without hunger, just because "it will go bad".

My old WW group leader used to say "Let it go to waste or it will go to
waist." Throwing away food was (and sometimes still is) a hard thing to
do, being brought up as a clean-plate club member.

Amy

A Ross wrote:
My old WW group leader used to say "Let it go to waste or it will go
to waist." Throwing away food was (and sometimes still is) a hard
thing to do, being brought up as a clean-plate club member.

I have a really hard time throwing away food. I don't know why. It's not
like I need it or anything, so even if I ate it, it would still go to waste,
but putting it in the trash seems so wrong somehow.

I always feel better afterwards though.

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PL
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(First mini-goal: 299 Reached! 08/26/04)
(Second mini-goal: 279)


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"The Voice of Reason" wrote in message
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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and
maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

What's the point in even going if you're not going to eat anything?

What's the use in staying home when you can go out and enjoy other
people's
company? In case you didn't notice she did eat something and enjoyed a
dinner with her DH. Eating sensible doesn't require eating all meals at
home.

Not only that, but then someone else does the dishes!!!

Jenn

"Beverly" wrote in message
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"The Voice of Reason" wrote in message
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Last night DH and I went to dinner at our favorite steak house. I had
one small saucer-size plate of salad, one small sourdough roll w/
butter, about 3/4 of a medium-sized baked potato w/sour cream, and
maybe
a third of my steak. My beverage was two cups of coffee.

What's the point in even going if you're not going to eat anything?

What's the use in staying home when you can go out and enjoy other
people's
company? In case you didn't notice she did eat something and enjoyed a
dinner with her DH. Eating sensible doesn't require eating all meals at
home.

Not only that, but then someone else does the dishes!!!

Jenn

On 14 Sep 2004 22:53:08 -0700, (Heywood Mogroot)
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But that's the beauty of eating whatever I want in moderation - since I
knew I could have that or something else equally wonderful at any time,
I didn't *have* to have it last night like it was my last chance.

This really is a wonderful way to live!

Food is, first, fuel. It can be entertainment too, on occasion, but
keeping sight of the big picture of what your body will do with excess
food makes it easier to avoid going for short-term pleasure at the
expense of long-term pain & suffering.

This seems an over-simplification. I prefer not to forego the
pleasure of food in my life, and I have not found that eating an
occasional "excessive" meal has led to any long-term (or even
short-term) pain and suffering. The big picture is what you do
overall. Overall healthy eating leads to a healthy body, regardless
of an occasional splurge.

Chris
262/137/ (135-145) -- and still indulging in "entertainment food" now
and again