RE: So how was your 4th? (Sue)

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Oh...THOSE cookies. I know just which ones you mean.

My kids LOVE those and beg me to get them all the time. I just can't

stay away from them though, so I can't bring a package home or they'll

disappear.

I've never seen the food network. Another good reason for me to NOT have

cable TV!!!

in CO

Re: So how was your 4th?

I had a major problem with cookies. Those really short soft cookies

with

icing. One of the larger ones is 4 points. I tried to have half of one.

Bad

mistake. I ended up eating another half. Then before we left I had

another

small one (1 point). I realize I didn't spend that many points on these

but

it was a head trip and the knowledge that if those were in MY house, I'd

feel like overindulging. They kept singing to me all evening. ARGH.

Makes

me really realize that having a points friendly environment is a big

part of

having a winning outcome. (The only way I kept in control was having my

journal with me and figuring points BEFORE I ate them - seeing the

figure

before your eyes sobers you greatly).

The place where we were at, they were watching the food network. You

know

how the TdF makes you want to take a bike ride? Well, the food network

makes you want to eat. They were showing how brownies were made. Yum.

I

had to turn away from the TV. That's when we decided to go out biking

with

the kids. The food network should be banned. *LOL*

Otherwise was a great time. Just my " problem " with the cookies reminded

me

that I will be fighting food issues for the rest of my life even though

I am

on the greatest program. **sigh**

Sue the bentbiker gal

So how was your 4th?

> Hi everyone,

>

> So...how was your 4th of July celebration?

>

> I was very glad that I planned ahead. I actually stayed away from the

> potato salad (which is a shock!).

>

> We shared the 4th with a bunch of friends up at a ranch in Palmer

Lake,

> Colorado. It was gray and overcast for much of the day, with a little

> shower in the afternoon. But there was still a rollicking game of

> volleyball and horseshoes, lawn darts, and an unplanned game of " chase

> the goats back into their pen. "

>

> I brought a Subway turkey sandwich, a salad, a plum and a peach.

> (Everyone else was barbecuing, but I didn't want to wait for my food

to

> cook...I knew I would start snacking if I had to wait and was hungry)

>

> I also brought a bag of those WOW chips (a little nervous about eating

> that " Olean " stuff, but I really wanted some chips and those seemed

like

> the best deal for points. They weren't too bad, but I don't think I'd

> make a habit of eating them)

>

> Then for a treat, I drove into town with a friend for a Starbucks

Latte.

> (really roughing it out on the ranch!)

>

> When it was all said and done, I got out of there with points to

spare.

>

> We set up our shade tent F-A-R away from the potluck table and I

turned

> my chair so I couldn't look at it. That seemed to be a good strategy.

> :-)

>

> It was fun and I felt a sense of accomplishment - that good feeling of

> being in control...not being swept away by all the food...throwing all

> caution to the wind.

>

> I expect that as I continue on program, it will get easier and become

> more of a second nature to me. Right now I have to do things very

> intentionally and really focus on staying on program. (It might sound

> weird, but I brought my food journal and journaled everything right

> there at the party...that's how intentional I have to be right now!)

>

> I'd love to hear how things went for all of you. Good, bad, or

> otherwise.

>

> in CO