Oh sweet Jesus I really need this surgery done ASAP

OK so am I the only one on earth that has not heard of this place. I'm pretty sure it was created by the devil himself. It is crazy how good this ice cream is....I had it Monday for the first time and went again today....I was hearing voices all week..." joy come back you know you want some more..." HELP !!!!!

Thanks guys .....I know that I should stay away...but it's ok to indulge once in a while...my B/F just got me a membership to a gym so I am really looking foward to going! Hopefully the activity will be enough to curb my cravings a little!

I have to admit...I just had ColdStone about an hour ago and it was good!!! I had the small serving of the cinnamon flavored ice cream with a little pecan....Did I feel guilty? A little. But do I work out? Yes. I am so not going to deprive myself from something I rarely get to have to begin with. I don't think anyone should. I think it is ok as long as you don't over do it!

It's really really yummy, but one look at the calories (which can be found on their website) and I haven't been back. Not to say I wont go back again, but it will DEFINATLY be something that is few and far between.

Bermy, I relate so well with your mindset. I heard every word you said and I really understood. I haven't even reached my half way mark yet, but I know that the benefits I've seen from cutting sugar and flour out of my diet have been so enormous that I really have no desire to want them back. Like you, I really love the smells of certain foods and what I've done is re-train my brain to accept the wonderful aromas as the pleasure and not as a trigger to eat. The pleasure of smelling baking goodies is enough for me now. I can close my eyes and take in a deep breath and marvel at the wonderful sensations that the aromas give me, rather than salivating at the mouth and stuffing myself until I'm miserable and depressed and embarassed for being such a pig. That in itself has been a HUGE victory for me. Will I ever eat the stuff again? At this point, I couldn't say. I did enjoy the taste of the creamy icecream with various fruits mixed in, but I also know that I am not a person who can control my quantities. I am so afraid of letting in one bite of something that can easily be abused and defeat me, that it's just not worth giving too much thought to "trying" it.

Thanks for you post Bermy. It was deep and it was so important. I hope everyone at some point really truly understands what you were trying to tell us. *hugs*

Well you know Photo Nut this view of the new person sort of popped out at me just a week or so ago which sounds rediculous I know. Still it is true. I knew the weight was going but maybe the inches were lagging, then all of a sudden I trully saw a huge difference. And I want to shout but then you cant do that too much around your fat friends can you ? and I swear skiny folks just dont understand. So I look at myself which I'm sure on some level is very healthy since I spent so many years avoiding myself

I dont control portions well either but whenever I binge that food never stays down anyway. Im thinking that maybe my body dosent like it quite so much even though my tongue certainly does lol. But alas ! old habits are hard to break. Having confessed that, I know that in spite of all, my eating habits have improved a lot this year. And Im not into beating myself up for wanting or eating food. Im just finding a new way to not have my whole world revolve around the thought of food whether I'm eating it or trying to avoid eating it. Thats what I meant when I said that really looking at myself alone where I can take my time and not have to 'play down" this huge happeing in my life is as much a treat as eating lol. You know you dont want to appear to be bragging around fat friends ( even though they could go out and do what we did) but damn I feel like shouting from the rooftop ! And that's a fact !

Am I the only one who hates Cold Stone ice cream??? I tried it twice, and both times, it felt like I was chewing gum because it's so gummy in my mouth! It literally was "bouncy" like a gummy bear or chewing gum. Yuk! I tried it the second time because I thought the first time might be a fluke, but no, the same thing happened the second time with a different flavor at a different store. I looked it up online and it turns out they use like three times the normal amount of guar gum (to prevent it from melting when folding in the other stuff). It was horrible. Maybe if you think about the extra guar gum next time you will realize what I'm talking about and it will help break your addiction because it was truly gross. Good luck.

Well there are no Cold Stone Stores in my part of the world but i must say if ever I pass one when next I am in the U.S. I will definately weigh in on this debate.....now see what you all have done?!!

i don't like the ice cream, but holy heck!! The chocolate dipped waffle cones with nuts. omg. can i just have one of those? LOL

I have enough addictions to break....thanks for the warning as I will NEVER enter the place after reading this!! I am glad I never knew as I have one on the corner and have never visited.