Re: somebody tie me up please!

[Guest guest]

:

Don't do it! Be strong!! You can get over that moment! Drink 12 oz

of water... jog around a bit (or jumping jacks or anything to get

your heart rate up and your muscles pumped). Think about all your

great progress: pants getting bigger while you get smaller.

If all else fails, try mixing 1 T of flax oil (or peanut butter)

with 1 scoop chocolate protein powder. Add a little water until you

get a thick consistency. I drop this by tablespoonfuls onto waxed

paper, pop it in the freezer, and 1 hour from now, you can take it

out and eat it like candies... the wait helps you put off the

craving, too.

Hope this helps,

Marie

> Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel in

> and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right now.

I

> really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today, so I

> suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

protein

> bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my S.O.

and

> told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

reasons

> I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and told

> him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He

can't

> watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

I'm one of those people who can just eat one hershey kiss or a couple

m & m's and leave it at that....if you can do that, I don't see any

harm in it. If this is going to be a " lifetime " thing, I just can't

see not allowing myself to have a morsel of chocolate 6 days a week

just to say I'm squeaky clean.

What is EFA?

I'm new to all of this and I started out with the EFL book. I just

got the BFL book last week and bought the EFL yesterday at Walmart. I

got it out twice at the library and HAVE to return it now.

THat is SOOO cute that your S.O. would call one of your co-workers

and tell them that. My D.H. (I know he THINKS he's being supportive)

tells me I look fine the way I am. I only need to lose about 10 lbs.

but that doesn't matter, I feel sloppy and uncomfortable. My friends

try to be supportive but for the most part, they struggle with their

weight and can't see why I'm all up-in-arms over a few pounds.

Your S.O. sounds wonderful, you're a lucky gal.

Lorraine

> Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel in

> and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right now.

I

> really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today, so I

> suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

protein

> bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my S.O.

and

> told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

reasons

> I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and told

> him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He can't

> watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

As soon as I read that I gasped at my own silliness and lunged at my

water bottle and drank for all I was worth. Then I remembered I have

a jar of peanut butter in my draw, so I had about half a teaspoon of

that. I don't actually LIKE peanut butter outside of cooking (I stir

it into baked beans sometimes), so was quite happy to stop there.

About 2 minutes later I felt relief! maybe it was a placebo, but who

cares as long as it works!

That's a GREAT idea about the drops of protein powder &

flaxseed/peanut butter - I'm absolutely going to do that and keep

them in the freezer for emergencies! Thank you so much for the

ideas, I feel much stronger now :-) *hugz*

in NZ

> > Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel

in

> > and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right

now.

> I

> > really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today, so

I

> > suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

> protein

> > bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my S.O.

> and

> > told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

> reasons

> > I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and

told

> > him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He

> can't

> > watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

oh i'm definately not.... I'm a slot-machine eater. if one goes in,

the rest of the bag follows when it comes to chocolate.

EFA = essential fatty acids. Like udos of flaxseed oil. Gotta

have 'em!

He IS supportive of me isn't he :-) Every morning when the alarm

goes off he rolls over to cuddle me, and wherever his hand lands

(usually on my waist or on my leg) he gives it a rub, then I feel him

tense up, and he says " you're getting so LITTLE! " or " oh my God

you're so toned, feel it! feel your muscles! " It's really sweet :-)

> > Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel

in

> > and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right

now.

> I

> > really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today, so

I

> > suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

> protein

> > bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my S.O.

> and

> > told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

> reasons

> > I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and

told

> > him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He

can't

> > watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

What a sweetie....*sigh*

I went back and read the FAQ's about the EFA's...(sounds like a

secret code). Do they really make that much of a difference?

Lorraine

> > > Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel

> in

> > > and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right

> now.

> > I

> > > really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today,

so

> I

> > > suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

> > protein

> > > bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my

S.O.

> > and

> > > told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

> > reasons

> > > I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and

> told

> > > him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He

> can't

> > > watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

What a fantastic idea Stasia. I am going to pick up a couple of each

bar and do what you suggested. Then when those late night cravings

hit I can naw on a chunk of frozen bar. Great idea!

[Guest guest]

> > > Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel

> in

> > > and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right

> now.

> > I

> > > really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today,

so

> I

> > > suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

> > protein

> > > bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my

S.O.

> > and

> > > told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

> > reasons

> > > I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and

> told

> > > him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He

> can't

> > > watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!

[Guest guest]

Lots of times! I do a lot of talking to myself outloud and in my head

to get me through those moments. The biggest thing that keeps me on

track is to ask myself will I feel any better or worse if I give in

and go off plan. WORSE, it is always worse and then I regret it.

Hang in there

Colleen

> Do you ever have moments where you just want to throw the towel in

> and eat some chocolate? I am having a terrible battle right now.

I

> really really want chocolate. I haven't had any EFA's today, so I

> suspect that may be to blame. I just nibbled on a chocolate

protein

> bar, but it's not satisfying me at all :-( I just called my S.O.

and

> told him I needed an intervention. He reminded me of all the

reasons

> I'm doing it, and then called the guy who sits next to me and told

> him he was to tackle me if I go near the vending machine. He can't

> watch me all the time though.. mwaahhhaahaa!