I have found that I really love a little snack now and then that is not too heavy. I bought a 36 pack box of Cheeze Its on Amazon and they are the perfect size to just give me a little bit of pleasure to my tongue. Anyone else love Cheeze It?

On 07/13/2018 at 08:40, AshAsh1 said:

I've never wanted him to change for this process. He shouldn't have to give up anything just because I have temptation issues. Of course, I cook healthier now, and I don't make separate meals by any means for him. But I will make him a baked potato or rice as a side. And I still make muffins and brownies on the weekends for him. I've done a good job learning that we are different, and he can eat whatever he wants, and I can't.

And that’s a fair CHOICE For you to make. You just said you HAVE to and that’s definitely an overstatement. If you chose to do so, more power to you!

07/13/2018 10:41 AM, sillykitty said:

I think that is an important lesson. We all have to deal with temptation. We cannot be insulated from it. So facing it and conquering it is what we need for long term success.

Yes. But for our family it was important to me to yeah my kids healthier a healthier lifestyle. My husband can certainly make his own choices and sometimes he chooses crap and other times he doesn’t, but I don’t chose to cook crap anymore.  I don’t think that keeping it in my house is necessary.  I think structuring my life for success is as valid and useful a choice as “facing and conquering.”  

I’m just saying no one needs cheezits. Not even my fifteen year old 6’3” athlete of a son. He can eat healthier options.  He can also chose cheezits.  But he doesn’t NEED them.  Just like some don’t allow video games, I don’t allow cheezits in my House.  I don’t judge those who do, but I don’t think I need to conquer anything.  Keeping them out of my house is just as valid a choice.

There is no one path to long term success.  Keeping cheezits out of my house has kept me at goal for five years and I have no reason to believ it won’t continue. 

I don't feel like quoting, but I did make my family change the way the way we eat and I (mostly) took away the junk food. Not so much so I wouldn't be tempted, because I had to deal with that with the dieting and the liquid diet. But more because my husband eats terribly and my son is overweight or becoming overweight fast and I want him to see there are better choices, blah blah blah. But I currently have FIVE things of ice cream in my house, two bags of chips, chex mix (my old vice) and I do bake them the occasional dessert or muffin. I don't ban it, but I don't generally buy it. I'm super proud to say that since my surgery we haven't had pizza (frozen or takeout) or chicken nuggets and fries or spaghetti all the time. Everything has been healthy and homemade.

07/13/2018 11:42 PM, jess9395 said:

And that’s a fair CHOICE For you to make. You just said you HAVE to and that’s definitely an overstatement. If you chose to do so, more power to you!

I mean, no...I don’t have to. Just like I don’t *have* to go to the grocery store. I think you read into my original post too much. I buy cheezits for my husbands lunches each week. I don’t have to, he doesn’t hold a gun, but I do because I take on the responsibility of the shopping.  Just like he doesn’t have to mow the grass. But if I didn’t buy them, he had his own money, he’d buy them for himself. So why put up that fight lol. I just choose to do the same things that I did before surgery.

7 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

I mean, no...I don’t have to. Just like I don’t *have* to go to the grocery store. I think you read into my original post too much. I buy cheezits for my husbands lunches each week. I don’t have to, he doesn’t hold a gun, but I do because I take on the responsibility of the shopping. Just like he doesn’t have to mow the grass. But if I didn’t buy them, he had his own money, he’d buy them for himself. So why put up that fight lol. I just choose to do the same things that I did before surgery.

I totally get it. I've made lots of dinners and treats for the family, and I'm also giving them a lot of healthy food. They were a little shocked at the steak salads (no potatoes? No bread?) we had one day this week. LOL. But I usually cooked healthy food before, too, and sweets don't tempt me at all (put a pile of chips/nachos in my way and watch out, though!!). But I'm like you, Ash, I like to feed my family. It's an expression of love.

xo

On 07/14/2018 at 12:08, AllyJonesVSG said:

I totally get it. I've made lots of dinners and treats for the family, and I'm also giving them a lot of healthy food. They were a little shocked at the steak salads (no potatoes? No bread?) we had one day this week. LOL. But I usually cooked healthy food before, too, and sweets don't tempt me at all (put a pile of chips/nachos in my way and watch out, though!!). But I'm like you, Ash, I like to feed my family. It's an expression of love.

xo

Yeah I cook a lot healthier now too, so therefore he eats better too. Thankfully he is healthy as a horse, despite his bad lunch habits.

I figured most vets or semi vets would have tried them [emoji4]

If you see the Sonoma Creamery ones, give them a try, they're my fave that I've had.

I tried them at the airport before a transatlantic flight and the were almost gone before I saw the ocean ... slider foods

So I say these are special occasions things for me and I'd rather eat pastries on special occasions tbh lol

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I have watched a box of cheezits sit in my cupboard for months. My mom and daughter love them.
Ate one today to see if I was missing out on something special.
Bleh! You guys have gotta be kidding! LOL...different strokes for different folks for sure!
But I get it.
I had to flush a bag of cinnamon imperials...because they sing to me. I know, I know...gross little cinnamon candies...how in the world could THAT be tempting? No clue, but I love them with a love deeper than a smother.
We all have our weirdness:lol:

What are those?

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I've never wanted him to change for this process. He shouldn't have to give up anything just because I have temptation issues. Of course, I cook healthier now, and I don't make separate meals by any means for him. But I will make him a baked potato or rice as a side. And I still make muffins and brownies on the weekends for him. I've done a good job learning that we are different, and he can eat whatever he wants, and I can't.

That is wonderful, I still cook normally for my family, which was never bad but now I don't eat pasta, rice, bread or snacks anymore , and my children call me a nosnackaterian

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Yes. But for our family it was important to me to yeah my kids healthier a healthier lifestyle. My husband can certainly make his own choices and sometimes he chooses crap and other times he doesn’t, but I don’t chose to cook crap anymore. I don’t think that keeping it in my house is necessary. I think structuring my life for success is as valid and useful a choice as “facing and conquering.”
I’m just saying no one needs cheezits. Not even my fifteen year old 6’3” athlete of a son. He can eat healthier options. He can also chose cheezits. But he doesn’t NEED them. Just like some don’t allow video games, I don’t allow cheezits in my House. I don’t judge those who do, but I don’t think I need to conquer anything. Keeping them out of my house is just as valid a choice.
There is no one path to long term success. Keeping cheezits out of my house has kept me at goal for five years and I have no reason to believ it won’t continue.

Many paths to loss and maintenance however some wisdom should be gleaned from the Veteran experience, thanks for the Advice! This first year will be a breeze but come year two and three we will have to WORK and I suspect we will be employing some of these tactics, at least I will... For sure...


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I LOVE cheez it’s and Doritos. ?

On 07/14/2018 at 10:08, AllyJonesVSG said:

I totally get it. I've made lots of dinners and treats for the family, and I'm also giving them a lot of healthy food. They were a little shocked at the steak salads (no potatoes? No bread?) we had one day this week. LOL. But I usually cooked healthy food before, too, and sweets don't tempt me at all (put a pile of chips/nachos in my way and watch out, though!!). But I'm like you, Ash, I like to feed my family. It's an expression of love.

xo

I feed my family as an act of love too. Heck, my husband leaves for work at 5:30 am and I get up every single morning and make him breakfast before he goes. I have for over 20 years every single morning. Pack him a lunch and then cook dinner in the evening. My kids too.

Part of that love is cooking and preparing healthy things for them. And part of his love to me is not caring if I keep cheezits out of the house. I get them treats on occasion. Fig newtons are a favorite and they have a whole wheat version. And if they want a junk treat once in a while it’s Doritos or Cheetos, just not cheezits. I don’t want them in the house. My family is healthier without them too so it’s love all the way around.

Choices.

Sorry ash you just said you had to but then for him so I was just exploring that statement.

On 07/14/2018 at 12:44, goldenbarbie said:

I LOVE cheez it’s and Doritos. ?

Ha! You can have all the Doritos. Never did like those

On 07/09/2018 at 15:00, apositivelife4me said:

I have found that I really love a little snack now and then that is not too heavy. I bought a 36 pack box of Cheeze Its on Amazon and they are the perfect size to just give me a little bit of pleasure to my tongue. Anyone else love Cheeze It?

Hell yes to 100 calories worth of cheez- it’s . I was eating them daily and still lost my 110lbs .... I’m not a Nazi with carbs and such. Being like that only harms my mental state... not a way to solve the issue. I have stopped buying them for now. Now I eat that amount in popcorn.

The Moon cheese or dry cheese items are gross to me. Not to mention I’m still pretty dairy sensitive. So- cheese it’s don’t hurt my tummy- but cheese will give me gas for days. Oh well. We do the best we can. :)