Re: How do you fight the temptation?

[Guest guest]

I chew sugarless gum. Wrigley's Extra in the blue package is my favorite.

The flavor lasts a long time so it will last me from one meal to the next.

When I see something I want to eat that is not part of my plan I tell

myself and my kids that I am allergic to it. They know that means that it

will make me (or keep me) fat.

On 9/22/05, omadzi <omadzi@...> wrote:

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> Hi Ladies,

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> I need your advice. Often times after a meal I feel like I need to

> have something sweet...Do you feel the same way? And if you do, how do

> you manage to fight that urge?

> How do you generally cope with the temptation to have something you

> know is bad for you? Do you have any " tricks " I could use?

>

> Thanks

> M

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[Guest guest]

We eat dinner early these days because of kid sport schedules; so often I

have meal 5 and 6 after dinner. And I have one of those on the 'sweet

side', so I'm having dessert.

At 09:09 AM 9/22/2005, you wrote:

>Hi Ladies,

>

>I need your advice. Often times after a meal I feel like I need to

>have something sweet...

[Guest guest]

> Hi Ladies,

>

> I need your advice. Often times after a meal I feel like I need to

> have something sweet...Do you feel the same way? And if you do, how

do

> you manage to fight that urge?

> How do you generally cope with the temptation to have something you

> know is bad for you? Do you have any " tricks " I could use?

I always have bars on hand. Often I take the Balance Caramel bars and

cut them up into tiny pieces and freeze them. I allow myself one piece

after a meal.

Colleen

[Guest guest]

I am the EXACT same! But what I do isn't going to help, I have a mini

snickers bar or 1 reeces PB cup. A grocery store here w/a healthy food

section used to have these little chocolate chip cookies and I'd have

2 after lunch but they are corrent out cuz of manufacturing problems!!

UGH!!! It's killin me! They were so good and fat free with fiber. Once

those are back, no more little snickers.

> Hi Ladies,

>

> I need your advice. Often times after a meal I feel like I need to

> have something sweet...Do you feel the same way? And if you do, how

do

> you manage to fight that urge?

> How do you generally cope with the temptation to have something you

> know is bad for you? Do you have any " tricks " I could use?

>

> Thanks

> M

[Guest guest]

One square of organic dark chocolate works for me. I could eat milk

chocolate all day long, but I'm satisfied with just a little bit of

the organic dark stuff.

[Guest guest]

A single small Tootsie Roll has about 11 calories. That's what I go

for if I fall into a must-have-chocolate trance after a meal, that or

a chocolate Viactiv calcium chew.

On 9/22/05, omadzi <omadzi@...> wrote:

> Hi Ladies,

>

> I need your advice. Often times after a meal I feel like I need to

> have something sweet...Do you feel the same way? And if you do, how do

> you manage to fight that urge?

> How do you generally cope with the temptation to have something you

> know is bad for you? Do you have any " tricks " I could use?

>

> Thanks

> M

[Guest guest]

I always feel this way in the evening. I usually make my last meal a peanut

butter, chocolate protein shake, chocolate oatmeal, or chocolate pudding.

That keeps me very happy.

Ann Y.

[Guest guest]

Sugar free, fat free hot chocolate! You can make it with water instead

of milk but I do 1/2 water, 1/2 milk. I also get the low carb kind

too. Satisfies the chocolate monster that attackes right b4 bed.

> I always feel this way in the evening. I usually make my last meal

a peanut butter, chocolate protein shake, chocolate oatmeal, or

chocolate pudding.

> That keeps me very happy.

> Ann Y.

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[Guest guest]

Sugar free gum. I use it at the end of every meal because it is

my " signal " to stop eating. It is especially important to use at

buffets. When I feel like I could get another plate(of clean food, but

still more food) I'll just pop a piece of Orbit spearmint and it keeps

me happily chewing and not getting more food.

Stasia