So I finally decided to give ice cream the boot, or at least keep it down to once a week. For the last 4 or 5 months I've eaten ice cream just about every night. It hasn't been a problem but I'm worried that it will be. So, hard as it is, I'm giving it up. Last night went fine, hoping to keep it up. Anyone else have anything that they are eating regularly that they know they shouldn't and want to join me in the boycott? :crying:

hey rsg,

i too have been really bummed...major plateau, a partial unfill, and the cookie dough fairy...all conspired With me...i needed a refill....but i couldn't find satiety (no duh i had a partial unfill) but, even now...my head is hungry but my band is full....i still want to eat with my eyes....Some things i read that are helping me is about putting up some boundaries...you know like safety rails....one girl told me about only having Ice Cream at a speciality ice cream store....really fabulous ingredients...the best she could afford, and then only Once a week or Two...because she had that safety rail...of "in two more days i can go to cold stone or _____ and get my total fave Ice Cream, hold the guilt please"

would this help you....so far it's helping me....i guess i feel less pressure now to get the ice cream because i know it's coming in____ days....

whatever works...

blessings and patience be yours today!

amanda

ps i can't figure out how to get my darn ticker updates...the good news is that i am down 73 lbs!! 16 pounds till onderland!

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Whoo hoo, peabody - You are doing Great!!

Whatever tool works for each of us, we need to find it, and remember to use it!

Last night at support group, they talked about this being a life style change and not a diet. That does not work for me. I have to tell myself I am on a diet or otherwise I think I can have just "one" of this or that. That starts a major binge. When I look at sugar and say to myself,

"no you are on a diet" somehow that gives me more willpower.

Today I was proud of myself. I found a bag of chocolates

in one of the cupboards at work. I closed the cupboard immediately. I have been doing good this week and not eating sugar. It's best to just get it out of my system.

I

Guess who came to visit me again last night? Yep, Mr. Ice Cream. And it tasted not so good. Can't say it was horrible but it was blah.

Bad news - I finished it anyway even though it was only mildly edible.

Good news - Sugar Free pudding sounds so much better now. Yay!

Thinner - whatever works for you is obviously the plan to follow. Congrats on avoiding the chocolates...maybe someone else at work put them there so they could avoid temptation!

Ezma - Yah! So now there is no need to feel that temptation any more????

OK - I had some peanut butter on apple slices last night. Why oh why do nuts taste so good AND have to be a good source of protein?? That just gives me an excuse.

Hey Tap. How was your portion size on that peanut butter? If you kept that to a reasonable amount I'd say you did really well. That apple helped to bulk it up and make you feel like you were having a lot. Plus the preparation made it so much better than mindlessly chomping away at nuts and having no idea how many you were eating until the container was empty. Sounds like you did great!

I think I'm over the ice cream as long as I keep the mint chocolate chip out of the house.

Portion size??? You mean, as in how many teaspoons, more accurately tablespoons, ok maybe cups??? Does that answer the question? I have NO control - peanuts, peanut butter,

*Tap hangs her head in shame*

I threw the icecream away.

It was almost gone anyway so it didn't hurt.

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

Baby steps I guess.

Sigh.

I was at the grocery store buying chocolate (not for me) and saw a huge selection of mixed nuts. I thought of you tapshoes.

Portion size??? You mean, as in how many teaspoons, more accurately tablespoons, ok maybe cups??? Does that answer the question? I have NO control - peanuts, peanut butter,

*Tap hangs her head in shame*

Pick your head back up and go for a walk. At least it wasn't fried peanut butter...I'm sure they could do that.

Pick your head back up and go for a walk. At least it wasn't fried peanut butter...I'm sure they could do that.

OMG - Can you imagine?!?! Thanks RSG for the chuckle that comment brought me!

I just ordered PVL Why Gormet peanut butter and chocolate protein shake mix. This stuff is delicious. They had been out of it before. It feels like a treat when I drink it.

It's from netrition.com Everything they have there is really good and no matter now much you order the shipping

is still 4.95

Thanks Thinner...*Tap excitedly goes to check out the site.*

PVL Whey Gourmet

Here it the link to the chocolate peanut butter shakes.

There web site is really big so sometimes it can be hard

to find things.

Last night at support group, they talked about this being a life style change and not a diet. That does not work for me. I have to tell myself I am on a diet or otherwise I think I can have just "one" of this or that. That starts a major binge. When I look at sugar and say to myself,

"no you are on a diet" somehow that gives me more willpower.

Today I was proud of myself. I found a bag of chocolates

in one of the cupboards at work. I closed the cupboard immediately. I have been doing good this week and not eating sugar. It's best to just get it out of my system.

I

You know, I agree with you there. My Dr kept telling me your not on a diet, your not on a diet...so when I thought...I really shouldn't eat that my mind told me back "Why not? Your not on a diet."

You know, if icecream isn't in the house I don't eat it. Not anymore, not since we started this thread I have kept my sugar craving ass out of coldstone, but about a week ago I snuck breyer's in the buggy. And tried to finish it in three days. I threw the rest of it away after I told on myself in here.

Well, Marcie saw how much I enjoyed that icecream, so at the grocery store she saw it was on sale and pointed and I said "No, I don't need that. I can't have a small serving." and she nodded and we bought some apples and some laughing cow cheese.

I felt a little proud of myself.