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[GucciGoo]

I am still behaving but I feel like I am starving myself- someone just brought in a boatload of fresh Dunkin' Donuts and they smell so damn good. I almost feel like I am being punished as I sit here and sip a strawberry MF shake. I want to sink my teeth into a donut.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Karli]

Good job coming here instead, Beth !! You can do it, and the rewards will be in your favor for it. You have done *so* well with compliance for 5 days now, keep that track-record going.

I know what you mean though, one of my students brought in a "ginger bread" house that she had made at school that day. I could smell it the entire hour I had her... at first I thought it was an xmas gift for me and even though I wouldn't eat it, I was a little disappointed when I realized it was not for me ... LOL. Anyway, those smells and things have *no power* over you. Keep your mind clear on why you are doing this.

Remember, there is a little sacrifice involved in this. There just is. And, how we view that sacrifice will make all the difference in our experience with it. Really, the sacrifice that we make is that of habits and attittudes that don't actually serve us. We are trading those for habits and attitudes that *do* work for us and not against us. So really, what's the sacrifice ?

But, those little voices that would try to compel us to take a bite of this or that, also try to convince us that they are actually working in our favor and for our own good -- that we would enjoy what they are offering us -- but they are not !! They are lying so don't believe them !! That's the only way they could fool us... by making us think that giving into them will do us some kind of good. But it won't, and you know that !!

So, stay strong, and I will stay strong with you. Try making a few extremely short-term goals... maybe even for the next hour. Do something that keeps you busy, like writing in your journal, supporting other people here, something around your house... ANYTHING, besides those foods. And put your whole self into that other thing, and you will be okay.

You can do it !


Karli

[bikipatra]

I am still behaving but I feel like I am starving myself- someone just brought in a boatload of fresh Dunkin' Donuts and they smell so damn good. I almost feel like I am being punished as I sit here and sip a strawberry MF shake. I want to sink my teeth into a donut.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

When I was on Weight Watchers I would go into the Au Bon Pain near the office to "visit" the pastries. Just to gawk and stare....

[GucciGoo]

I am still behaving but I feel like I am starving myself- someone just brought in a boatload of fresh Dunkin' Donuts and they smell so damn good. I almost feel like I am being punished as I sit here and sip a strawberry MF shake. I want to sink my teeth into a donut.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

When I was on Weight Watchers I would go into the Au Bon Pain near the office to "visit" the pastries. Just to gawk and stare....

Yes, I have gone over to the box of donuts and smelled them three times already! If I can only make it to the actual party at noon! I can then have turkey and string beans- my L&G, and then be full!

[hulagirlfromhawaii]

Hey Beth!! You are doin' great!!! How did the party go? Keep shakin girl!

[dede4wd]

Hey Beth,

Good job defying the donuts! I still stick my head in the Krispy Kreme container at the store...the smell is enough.

I don't feel as if it's sacrifice...just a little good old hard work to get into the dream jeans that are in my closet!

Hope the party went welll!

DeDe

[GucciGoo]

Ok.... I stayed on MF for the party... but I had a beer. Coors Light. I suck! And I got on the scale this morning and gained ONE pound! From a beer? AAAGH! OK, back on track today. No more obstacles until Christmas Eve.

[bikipatra]

Ok.... I stayed on MF for the party... but I had a beer. Coors Light. I suck! And I got on the scale this morning and gained ONE pound! From a beer? AAAGH! OK, back on track today. No more obstacles until Christmas Eve.

No wonder I gained 100 pounds in one year. I used to drink 12-24 Coors Lights a day!

[GucciGoo]

Ok.... I stayed on MF for the party... but I had a beer. Coors Light. I suck! And I got on the scale this morning and gained ONE pound! From a beer? AAAGH! OK, back on track today. No more obstacles until Christmas Eve.

No wonder I gained 100 pounds in one year. I used to drink 12-24 Coors Lights a day!

YIKES!!!!!!!!!

[bikipatra]

Ok.... I stayed on MF for the party... but I had a beer. Coors Light. I suck! And I got on the scale this morning and gained ONE pound! From a beer? AAAGH! OK, back on track today. No more obstacles until Christmas Eve.

No wonder I gained 100 pounds in one year. I used to drink 12-24 Coors Lights a day!

YIKES!!!!!!!!!

What's so scary is that I got so used to it and it wouldn't even make me feel drunk anymore.

[FertileMyrtle]

I, too, have vicarious fantasies with food, lived out by cooking fantastic meals for my family that I cant (wont is a choice word) eat!

During my few days of nibbles last week, I had a chocolate chip and it tasted like plastic. I keep that taste in the back of my mind. And when I see cookies, I remember that they are made out of refined white flour (can you say American heroin?) and refined white sugar (uh, American cocaine--did you know all refined substances react like a drug in our bodies? I'm sure you do)...and of course, slimey lard. When I seperate the ingredients, it's just not appealing anymore.
Replace the sweet smell of crack-I mean sugar infested food- with the smell of an herb roasted chicken and garlic...AHHHH....

And stop being non-compliant, girl! You are so close to goal! Suck it up for another month! (My strength is not my own, it comes from getting my own rear end chewed out by all the lovely ladies on this site )

[dede4wd]

I like that separating the ingredients idea! Makes it sound a lot less appetizing!

DeDe

[Karli]

mmmmmmmmm..... slimey lard

Okay, actually, it's not so appetizing. But, I will say I love your thoughts, Fertile ! Ditto to your suggestions !

Karli

[bikipatra]

And when I see cookies, I remember that they are made out of refined white flour (can you say American heroin?) and refined white sugar (uh, American cocaine--did you know all refined substances react like a drug in our bodies? I'm sure you do)...and of course, slimey lard. When I seperate the ingredients, it's just not appealing anymore.
Replace the sweet smell of crack-I mean sugar infested food- with the smell of an herb roasted chicken and garlic...AHHHH....

Odd that you would use those comparisons. When I was in three month treatment once, we had a sugarfree and caffeine free facility. The claim the Director made was that our bodies metabolized those substances too much like cocaine and speed for recovering addicts and alcoholics to be using during detox/treatment!

[dede4wd]

Is that why all these people on Music tours I went on thought I was a recovering addict because of the Diet Coke and Skittles thing? I thought I was just malnourished!

DeDe