Ok...so last night I went to Bulk Barn. And instead of buying nothing, I bought some treats. Not a lot. I did it consciously. But I ate some York Peppermint Patties, about 3 of them, and some white chocolate, and some swedish berries. Not a lot...but still...enough to make me crave sugar today. And so, I had more today. So just now, I gave it all to my hubby and kids. And it's all gone. And I feel horribly guilty about my terrible eating, and so I'm writing about it in the hopes that I won't do it again. Because even though I had about 1/10 of what I would have eaten pre-band, it sucks so much that a) I didn't just show some willpower and pass on the sugary treats in the first place, and b) that I pumped myself all full of sugar, enough so that I'm craving it. Crappity crap crap!
There...confession over.
What is it with York Peppermint Patties. I ate an entire bag of them last week.
ReplyDeleteWe're allowed to stray every once in a while-and you did surrender them. BTW, you mentioned that you still had 100 pounds to lose in a comment to me. That means you have lost almost 33% of your weight. Maybe you don't see that as being great but we do. Now I feel like Peppermint Patties again. LOL.
It's OK Gilly, it happens to all of us. The good thing is that you realize how it made you feel (craving more) and that you got rid of it.
ReplyDeleteI have to get rid of all of mine or I'd eat it constantly.
I have the problem in that when nothing else will go down, chocolate allllllllways does. Stupid chocolate!!!
What the heck is a Bulk Barn? In Texas we have Beer Barns.
ReplyDeleteOoooh...I bet i could get in plenty of trouble at a Beer Barn too! A Bulk Barn is a bulk food store that is just FULL of candy. It's the happiest place on earth.
ReplyDeleteRemember it's a journey not a destination. It isn't realistic to think that your never gonna eat chocolate again, at least it isn't for me. So you tripped, big deal. You got back up and you are going forward on your journey. I would love to visit a Bulk Barn, we don't have them here, it sounds like the happiest place on earth.
ReplyDeleteGilly Never mind - tomorrow is another day...That is what I keep telling myself.....As long as the weight is going DOWN...all is good , the speed of loss is not really that importsant as long as you get where you want to be.. Enjoy your treats now and again ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think what you did is so bad. Being able to have those days when I chose to eat fun stuff instead of be super crazy-fanatic about protein first is the reason I chose the band.
ReplyDeleteLife is just not worth waking up for if I can't have a scoop or two of ice cream or a few handfuls of super-rich yogurt covered pretzels every once awhile. (Those yogurt covered pretzels get me every time we go to the bulk store.)
I don't want to say you "earned" it because I know that is a mentality we're not supposed to have about weight loss and our food choices, but screw it. You earned the one day of yummy treats. As long as those treats don't find their way into your everyday diet, you're doing great.
One day at a time Gilly! Hey, I'm sure pre-band not only would you have eaten everything, you would not have suffered "the guilts".
ReplyDeleteI agree with all, especially TracyZ. Move on-- you enjoyed your candy and that's ok too.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it was Aunt Janet (and the world of dieters) who said-- "It's the journey not the destination." SOOOO true.
You're doing fine, hang in there, the overall progress you're making is super fabu.
I can't even believe you ate some chocolate. How could you? I'm so disappointed. Now, go to your room and think about what you did.
ReplyDeleteFiddle-Dee-Dee...Tomorrow is another day, as Scarlett O'Hara would say. It is a new day with a clean slate and no peppermint patties. You recognize your moment of weakness and can move on. I ate Italian saugages the other night and I felt the same way you did. but, we just hitch ourselves up by the bootstraps and move on to the next day where we hopefully make better choices. You are doing awesome and one day of indulgence will not derail all your hard work! :)
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