Re: my wednesday night dinner..sigh

[Guest guest]

Does your friend know that you are following Weight Watchers? If so, it

does make a person wonder WHY she would put all the butter on the

vegetables, etc. But.. since she IS your best friend, maybe you could ask

her if she could set aside some of the veggies so that they are plain?

I find it kind of hard when I eat at someone else's place too. Restaurants

are almost easier because of all the questions that you CAN ask without

potentially offending someone. One thing that I AM thankful for is that

my parents buy the extra lean ground beef (7% fat). That helps.

> -----Original Message-----

> From: stratton christi

>

> I went to my best friends house yesterday to hang out,

> after we ran errands. She had cooked a pork roast, and

> it smelled really good. This just goes to show you how

> i have changed-- all i could think about at dinner was

> how many points it had and how she cooked it.

[Guest guest]

Does your friend know that you are following Weight Watchers? If so, it

does make a person wonder WHY she would put all the butter on the

vegetables, etc. But.. since she IS your best friend, maybe you could ask

her if she could set aside some of the veggies so that they are plain?

I find it kind of hard when I eat at someone else's place too. Restaurants

are almost easier because of all the questions that you CAN ask without

potentially offending someone. One thing that I AM thankful for is that

my parents buy the extra lean ground beef (7% fat). That helps.

> -----Original Message-----

> From: stratton christi

>

> I went to my best friends house yesterday to hang out,

> after we ran errands. She had cooked a pork roast, and

> it smelled really good. This just goes to show you how

> i have changed-- all i could think about at dinner was

> how many points it had and how she cooked it.

[Guest guest]

It sounds like she doesn't really make the connection between the changing

of eating habits and Weight Watchers. Well, since you DO know your friend...

most likely unless she actually wants to know more about it, you probably

won't get through to her about what it is that you are doing with the

program. Since YOU know what you need to do, and are doing it.. well.. you

will succeed!! Just consider her cooking a challenge and go from there. Or

at least if you guys go out to eat, you can order whatever you want.

One of my good friends from central MN is an awesome cook. Her family is

thin except for her... and she makes virtually everything from scratch and

sees really no need to substitute high fat/calorie foods for healthier

options. I just have to make sure that I can visualize an actual portion..

and make sure to use condiments that are good choices. (Her husband can

make a really good pork chop and baked potato on the grill!) I just have to

make sure that MY piece of cake is SMALL. LOL

> -----Original Message-----

> From: stratton christi

>

> We had a brief discussion about why

> changing your eating habits and losing weight without

> trying to is good, but doing the same thing on purpose

> is not. We dont discuss it. Partially cause i know she

> is going to say when i do, that im " obsessed " .

[Guest guest]

I just noticed that I never really finished my email! I had to go to a

meeting and came back and found that I hadn't sent this message. What I

meant to write was that eating at my parents' house is much easier knowing

that they buy the extra lean beef. My mom can make a million and one things

with a pound of ground beef... and since this is typically the food item

with the highest fat content in her recipes, KNOWING that it is extra lean

makes it a little less stressful (food-related) to go there for supper. I'm

trying to convince her to use the 98% fat-free cream of whatever soups. I

think it is working. For her, as long as my DAD doesn't know it is

reduced-fat and he will eat it, then she will use it. LOL

> RE: my wednesday night dinner..sigh

>

>

> Wow, I can't believe what I read here

>

> Sandberg wrote:Does your

> friend know that you are following Weight Watchers? If so, it

> does make a person wonder WHY she would put all the butter on the

> vegetables, etc. But.. since she IS your best friend, maybe you could ask

> her if she could set aside some of the veggies so that they are plain?

>

> I find it kind of hard when I eat at someone else's place too.

> Restaurants

> are almost easier because of all the questions that you CAN ask without

> potentially offending someone. One thing that I AM thankful

> for is that

> my parents buy the extra lean ground beef (7% fat). That helps.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just noticed that I never really finished my email! I had to go to a

meeting and came back and found that I hadn't sent this message. What I

meant to write was that eating at my parents' house is much easier knowing

that they buy the extra lean beef. My mom can make a million and one things

with a pound of ground beef... and since this is typically the food item

with the highest fat content in her recipes, KNOWING that it is extra lean

makes it a little less stressful (food-related) to go there for supper. I'm

trying to convince her to use the 98% fat-free cream of whatever soups. I

think it is working. For her, as long as my DAD doesn't know it is

reduced-fat and he will eat it, then she will use it. LOL

> RE: my wednesday night dinner..sigh

>

>

> Wow, I can't believe what I read here

>

> Sandberg wrote:Does your

> friend know that you are following Weight Watchers? If so, it

> does make a person wonder WHY she would put all the butter on the

> vegetables, etc. But.. since she IS your best friend, maybe you could ask

> her if she could set aside some of the veggies so that they are plain?

>

> I find it kind of hard when I eat at someone else's place too.

> Restaurants

> are almost easier because of all the questions that you CAN ask without

> potentially offending someone. One thing that I AM thankful

> for is that

> my parents buy the extra lean ground beef (7% fat). That helps.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just noticed that I never really finished my email! I had to go to a

meeting and came back and found that I hadn't sent this message. What I

meant to write was that eating at my parents' house is much easier knowing

that they buy the extra lean beef. My mom can make a million and one things

with a pound of ground beef... and since this is typically the food item

with the highest fat content in her recipes, KNOWING that it is extra lean

makes it a little less stressful (food-related) to go there for supper. I'm

trying to convince her to use the 98% fat-free cream of whatever soups. I

think it is working. For her, as long as my DAD doesn't know it is

reduced-fat and he will eat it, then she will use it. LOL

> RE: my wednesday night dinner..sigh

>

>

> Wow, I can't believe what I read here

>

> Sandberg wrote:Does your

> friend know that you are following Weight Watchers? If so, it

> does make a person wonder WHY she would put all the butter on the

> vegetables, etc. But.. since she IS your best friend, maybe you could ask

> her if she could set aside some of the veggies so that they are plain?

>

> I find it kind of hard when I eat at someone else's place too.

> Restaurants

> are almost easier because of all the questions that you CAN ask without

> potentially offending someone. One thing that I AM thankful

> for is that

> my parents buy the extra lean ground beef (7% fat). That helps.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do just what does as none of Dh's family knows I am doing WW.

And they are all thin people with clogged arteries! So when I eat at their

house (I usually know a day in advance so I save points) and I just take a

small bit of everything and guestamate the points and when I am done

journaling I just add in my saved points into my total and call it good. I

might be a big high on the points but I'd rather be that way than too low.

Nobody is the wiser )

Moe

If it's not a baby,

Your not pregnant!

[Guest guest]

I do just what does as none of Dh's family knows I am doing WW.

And they are all thin people with clogged arteries! So when I eat at their

house (I usually know a day in advance so I save points) and I just take a

small bit of everything and guestamate the points and when I am done

journaling I just add in my saved points into my total and call it good. I

might be a big high on the points but I'd rather be that way than too low.

Nobody is the wiser )

Moe

If it's not a baby,

Your not pregnant!

[Guest guest]

Has your friend gotten a lot of comments on her weight loss? How good she

looks now etc? Ya know how we all have the qerky little voice in our heads

working against us. Could she be afraid that if you lose weight you will

get the comments and they will forget about her weight loss? Just a

thought.

Moe

If it's not a baby,

Your not pregnant!

[Guest guest]

Has your friend gotten a lot of comments on her weight loss? How good she

looks now etc? Ya know how we all have the qerky little voice in our heads

working against us. Could she be afraid that if you lose weight you will

get the comments and they will forget about her weight loss? Just a

thought.

Moe

If it's not a baby,

Your not pregnant!

[Guest guest]

Has your friend gotten a lot of comments on her weight loss? How good she

looks now etc? Ya know how we all have the qerky little voice in our heads

working against us. Could she be afraid that if you lose weight you will

get the comments and they will forget about her weight loss? Just a

thought.

Moe

If it's not a baby,

Your not pregnant!