work social tomorrow

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

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

"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...

"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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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