RE: Fazoli's - my achilles heel

June 19, 2004

Yep, I can relate ..

Yesterday I bought some of hubby's favorite ice-cream, he wanted

some..it was also one of my red-light foods big time...Vanilla..

By the time I got home it was in that soft stage around the top

edges.. I told myself I was absolutely not going to get side swiped

by it.. simply put, because I cannot take a portion and leave it

alone..red-light foods cause me to lose control big time..and I know

I should stay away from them until I can handle them, if ever...

But Wrong!!! I did!!

BUT, for some reason I stayed in my right mind. I measured out a cup

and counted it..6-Points... then licking my lips heading right back

into the freezer and got it out again..measured out a half cup..3-

Points. For this red-light food I paid 9-Points and it was only 11:00

am...

It took a lot for me not to continue to have more..I really believe

measuring and knowing the Points Value stopped me..

I put it into a bag so I would not see it in the freezer. I knew I

did not want to lose this control that was coming over me.

I was a happy camper this morning.. But just when I think I can

handle something by talking to myself about it, does not work.. I

can't handle red-light foods yet. So being allergic to chocolate I

have drizzled a tad over the top, enough to scare me out of it..my

only salvation, with it in the house. I have seen me do this

immediately after bringing it in the house before to keep me out of

it.. but yesterday I did not have the will power to do it

immediately.. but I knew I did not want to lose myself into a few

days of being off track.

I have learned a lot through WW, and gaining control is one of them,

hard at times, but doable.. to me 9-Points for a dish of ice-cream in

the morning was too, too many...plus I already had my breakfast...

So the lesson is to be sure to measure and count no matter what. It

just may save ya....looking at that big old * 9 * sitting there in my

journal so early in the day was kind of scary to say the least...

I ended my day right on track.. I am still amazed at myself...

Good for you for counting your points also....

~~Kallie~

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In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " "

<hometeaching5@y...> wrote:

> Hello ~

>

> Whenever my family eats out at Fazoli's, I eat too many

breadsticks. (if

> you haven't heard of Fazoli's, it's an Italian fast food place and

they

> have the most delicious hot breadsticks - and when you finish

eating the

> two they give you at the counter, then they come around with a

basket of

> them and ask if you want more!)

>

> We were there last night, and I ate five. Yes, five. Does that

> disqualify me as a serious Weight Watcher? :-)

>

> On a positive note, I DID count the points. So at least I'm not in

> denial about my breadstick addiction.

>

> Short of not eating at Fazoli's - what can I do differently - so I

eat

> maybe TWO breadsticks. Not FIVE. (they are 3 points each!)

>

> Can anyone relate?

>

> Thanks!

> in CO

June 19, 2004

,

I do not eat there because of that reason! I just cannot say NO to those

breadstix that they bring around.......I could eat a basket full and I don't

know the points on them, but they are soaked in butter, so that has to be bad!!

I do love the spaghetti there, but don't go because the breadstix.

Same reason I don't go to the Olive Garden anymore (

Moe

June 19, 2004

Hi ,

I think everyone can relate to what you are talking about. WTG on journaling all

the points! The best thing would be to have a plan. Figure out what exactly it

is you want to eat and the points for those things, then plan it in your days

points. When you really think about this program, we can really eat anything we

want as long as we watch the portions. Here is a tough (or maybe easy) question

for you....Did you really enjoy all 5 of the breadsticks, or would you have been

just as happy with 2 or 3? I know for myself, a lot of times I really enjoy one

bite (or maybe a whole piece of breadstick) but then I am happy to not have

anymore. Next time you go, plan on just 2 or 3 for your whole meal and see if

you can make it...kind of a challenge.

Maureen

Fazoli's - my achilles heel

Hello ~

Whenever my family eats out at Fazoli's, I eat too many breadsticks. (if

you haven't heard of Fazoli's, it's an Italian fast food place and they

have the most delicious hot breadsticks - and when you finish eating the

two they give you at the counter, then they come around with a basket of

them and ask if you want more!)

We were there last night, and I ate five. Yes, five. Does that

disqualify me as a serious Weight Watcher? :-)

On a positive note, I DID count the points. So at least I'm not in

denial about my breadstick addiction.

Short of not eating at Fazoli's - what can I do differently - so I eat

maybe TWO breadsticks. Not FIVE. (they are 3 points each!)

Can anyone relate?

Thanks!

in CO

June 19, 2004

I've never eaten at Fazoli's, so I'm not sure how things work there,

but....

On the way to the restaurant, I would plan ahead and ask my husband

how many breadsticks he wants, allot one for my daughter (she's not

big on those), and decide AHEAD OF TIME how many I wanted to eat. I

would then ask the waiter/waitress to bring us that exact number of

breadsticks. I would also order an appetizer of broth-based soup or

salad and ask for it to be delivered immediately so I could start in

on that as soon as my allotment of breadsticks was gone. Also--I

would bring gum. If all else fails, pop some gum in your mouth.

Breadsticks and gum. Ew!!!

Would that work?

P.S.: If you're willing to spend the points and have are vigilant

about counting them, I don't think you should be *too* hard on

yourself. That's what flexpoints are for.

> Hello ~

>

> Whenever my family eats out at Fazoli's, I eat too many

breadsticks.

June 19, 2004