Going To Fair...And Stuff

[Guest guest]

> Just remember........... only eat ONE serving. This is made

> with Olean. You could have a very unpleasant gastrointestinal

> incident... (and it might take awhile to occur). LOL

Good point, ! WRITE THAT DOWN! One serving only...if chips are a

trigger food, trust me...you will only pull the trigger ONCE with FF

Pringles!

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Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

[Guest guest]

I have not tried the ff pringles yet.....Maybe this weekend. Thanks for the

reminder.

Sharon

I get my strength from Jesus...

There isn't a whole lot. If it were me I would run by Subway on the way

over and bring a 6 incher with me, some grapes, and some pringles fat

free.

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Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

[Guest guest]

> Tory, it disgusts me too that there weren't good choices at

> the fair. I did, however, see one booth that had a great big

> sign, " Shrimp is a diet food " and it was a shrimp booth.

> Personally, I don't like shrimp, so I don't even know the

> nutritional information on it. Maybe it is a " diet " food,

> maybe it was prepared nutriciously....and if so, I hope they

> did a big business. Maybe next summer I should come up with

> a nutritious menu and hit the fair circuit and make some

> money....then again, I'd probably go broke. Everyone I saw

> eating was devouring curly fries, shakes or grease-laden

> food. It would be nice to have the option of nutritious food, though.

Shrimp, alone without dressing, naked as the day it was bor...err, I

guess nakedER than the day it was born, is VERY low in calories. I love

shrimp done right. Don't fry it, bread it, or sauce it. Just grill it

and pop it on my plate. I'll take over from there.

> And Tory, your dinner sounds wonderful. I LOVE Olive Garden's

> salad. I get the dressing on the side too, but it's out of this world!

>

I know! It's also SO high in flavor that a fork dip really is enough to

satisfy each bite. I pick out the croutons because, honestly, I don't

want the points. But I love the jalapenos. I bite the tip off them and

let the " juice " run into the salad for more flavor, then cut them up and

add them to the minestrone.

Today we had salad bar at Alfys and they only had lite ranch, which is 2

points for 2 tbls...which is fine, but I get cheap sometimes and I

wanted to have two servings of salad (yeah, I counted the second serving

as points, and was even honest and counted the county things, like baby

corns). They also had salsa so I mixed 4 to 1 the salsa with the light

ranch and put in some crushed red pepper and it was an awesome dressing.

Very flavorful, and then only one point.

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Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

[Guest guest]

O Thanks...Do you know what Olean is? Is it strictly chemical? That might be

something I want to stay away from...I will do a search too.

Thanks..Sharon

I get my strength from Jesus...

Just remember........... only eat ONE serving. This is made with Olean.

You could have a very unpleasant gastrointestinal incident... (and it might

take awhile to occur). LOL

But they are very good!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Lyn,

I so understand your way of thinking. We all have our triggers, and for

me... if I feel deprived I get angry and then hopeless and that's when I

start wanting to just chuck it all.

I went to the fair last week end and my solution was not to eat anything,

and planned a meal out afterward that I could control a little better. I

also told myself that if I just really was feeling deprived that I could

have a bite of my DH's treat if he got something I really wanted badly. We

ate a sturdy " treat " breakfast that I consider a healthy treat... bagel with

egg and cheese. So, I wasn't starving at the fair. I really felt good,

stay focused on all the other stuff going on and the dinner with friends we

had planned for later. I didn't feel deprived at the fair.

Now.. having said all of that... you do have a child that lives to eat fair

food... I know, for me... that's a much harder thing... that really pushes

my deprivation buttons. So, I just want to say... that I really support you

watching out for your emotional nurturing... balancing between being OP and

keeping yourself feeling good about being OP is a real dance... and you are

doing very well.

Some may need the " discipline " of staying OP no matter what... that's THEIR

trigger. I know it's important to stay OP and I have been doing that fairly

easily for the most part. Even so, I can feel the danger signals bubbling

around me these last couple of weeks... and for me... disciplining myself is

the last thing I need. I need to really listen to myself, and nurture that

part of me that's feeling deprived and left out.... I need to find creative

ways to help her feel nurtured and heard. I bought some Diet Rite drinks to

sort of help with the hunger feelings and to help with the feelings of

getting something to drink besides water.

My family was VERY poor as I grew up, and so I can get very triggered over

things like not drinking pop. I actually hardly ever drink it anymore...

however... I know that there is an unconscious part of me that feels " poor "

if all I drink is water. So... that part of me is getting a little tired of

thinking about every little thing " she " eats... there is something that

makes her feel better to swig down a Diet Rite drink... and it's zero points

and doesn't have all the " no no " stuff like sodium and caffeine and all

that.

So... there is my rambling for the day.

Stay strong,

Marlana

www.Marlana.org/

Re: Going To Fair...And Stuff

Mitch, as perfect as that is....packing my food and taking it with me, I'm

coming back from a bad attitude, and I think if I did not allow myself to

eat at the fair, I'd feel majorly deprived again. We go every year and it's

a happy family tradition. My son sat and talked about what food he wants to

eat today...pies, muffins, etc. For him, it's a one-day extravaganza of

great food. For me, I'll just have to be on guard, take my dining out book

for comparisons, and wing it, so to speak. I am really watching my

attitude, trying to get it back to where it once was. I have thought this

through many times, and I'll just have to make a smart choice there.

Otherwise I'll be grouchy and reaching for a giant chocolate shake. :-0

I'll have eaten only 8 points today before fair, so I'll have 21 points to

play with there.

Lyn