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thanksgiving
Oct 13 2008 19:14

was brutal. totally stuffed myself.

i also want to take a second and admit that i am STILL not fully back on track ever since april really. i'll have a good week, and then blow it, then kinda start back. so on so forth.

right now i'm trying to plan my week in terms of food with my schedule. like, i know when i need snacks and stuff. so if i make a plan and allow a certain amount of calories per meal instead of always starting off the day too well, and then blowing it by dinner. i mean, i know some people on here have a set amount for breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and after dinner snack that they always stick too and thats why they aren't binging and stuff. id like to eventually get to that. my second problem is that i have no motivation. i mean, i let myself give myself excuses. lets say somebody asks me if i want to go out with them or something. so i tell myself its okay as long as i eat something healthy, but once i get there, i never do it. like tonight, a friend asked me to go to mcdos. i told myself it would be okay. i would get a grilled chicken snack wrap and a side salad with diet coke. but when i get there i fail, and get a big mac and fries. and then she wants a desert. so we stop at a bakery,and of course i can't help but get something. i KNOW better, i just have no willpower. also, when i have a diet-down, i will buy whatever food i want, and then its still here when i start eating well again, that junk is still here so then i end up eating it, and the cycle starts over.

i really need to stop myself from even buying that crap/alcohol.

i also with that CC had a feature to classify our snacks. like morning/afternoon/evening snack. it would make more sense.

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1. tmck99
Oct 14 2008 16:46

Awareness is the first step.

Be strong! You can do it! Try to do just a little better each time - I'm a sucker for people inviting me out too. I mostly try to deflect them to a place that is less tempting to me. I don't even try to eat the healthiest meal - I aim for something better but not actually great for me. My favorite meal right now is Wendy's double stack + baked potato. It is still fattening and satisfying but way better than a single with fries.

My goal amounts are:

Breakfast - 300
Lunch - 400
Dinner - 500
Snack - 100-200

If I go out to eat my goal is under 600.

How I cope with junk around the house - I give myself a non-food reward if food I am trying not to eat goes bad and I have to throw it out. "Waste not waist!" I put it up high under a towel where I can't see it - or give it away.

2. maryfway
Oct 14 2008 20:04

cool. this is what i'm trying for now

breakfast 350 mid morning snack 100 lunch 450 mid afternoon snack 75 dinner 600

which comes to 1575. i know dinner is always my biggest meal so i'm trying to not restrict it too much, even if that means that more calories are eating at night. at least until i can get a few weeks into it again, and have good motivation.

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