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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / August 2004work social tomorrow
Hi All, I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some ideas for tomorrow. My workplace is having an ice cream social - right on the table next to my cubical. I was thinking that I could participate too with a little preparation. I thought I could bring my own ice milk and have it in a cake-cup bowl (like the regular ice cream cones but like a bowl - 30 calories). I also have calorie free hazelnut syrup. I could serve the ice milk on a banana..? Anybody have any ideas for putting some kind of crunch on top? I think I can budget in the ice milk, but usually if I don't have protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top or something? Thanks! Jen > Hi All, > I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > protein in my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe > almonds on top or something? You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana split.  SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm >loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be >first - but I'd have half a cut up banana, a plum or maybe a peach, FF >cottage cheese, the syrup and nuts at the social. I had this for lunch >today with cinnamon and flaxmeal and I *swear* it tastes like a banana >split. YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Ally 212/164/160 >>You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm >>loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > YUM!! Now that sounds like something I'm gonna have this weekend! :-) Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning) SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >>>You answered your own question. Nuts will be ideal on your treat. I'm >>>loving the sugar free hazelnut syrup. Now call me loonie - you won't be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Let me know how you like it!? (I had it for breakfast this morning) It took me a while to find the sugar fee hazlenut syrup, and I did the fresh CO peaches that are in season right now -- YUM!!!!! My new favorite! Thanks Laurie! Ally 212/164/160 > It took me a while to find the sugar fee hazlenut syrup, and I did the > fresh CO peaches that are in season right now -- YUM!!!!! My new > favorite! Thanks Laurie! I'm so glad you liked it! I had it today with a plum and banana. I got my SF syrup at TJ Max. SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > Hi All, > I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > my snack along with any carbs, I'm hungry real soon. Maybe almonds on top > or something? Many things are possible. One is that a bit of ice cream does not ruin a weight loss plan. Another is that there is no reason to eat ice cream just because it is on the table. This is what I find to be the easiest solution. Come to the social. Talk a lot. Pretend to eat ice cream, or, if asked, say that I already ate ice cream. Don't eat ice cream. You could say straight out that you are on a diet, reasonable people should understand. I would not bring my own unusual version o ice cream, too many stupid questions would be asked, etc. Fruits or nuts, would be quite appropriate IMHO. It's a normal problem, you could as well learn how to tackle it. I have not eaten ice cream or sugar in 1.2 years, and was not yet in any embarrassing situation. i > Many things are possible. One is that a bit of ice cream does not ruin > a weight loss plan. Another is that there is no reason to eat ice > cream just because it is on the table. Yup. One strategy is to do like the people who do not like to drink much. Many spend the whole evening with the very same glass, sip from it a couple of time and leave the glass half full at the end. Eating is also a social habit, and refusing to partake in what the others are eating can often trigger angers, because it's a refusal of the social link (your food is not good enough for me, I will not share your food...). But social eating is all about symbol. You're expected to taste the food a little, and talk about it more. Noone expect you to actually eat 1000 calories of it ;) Since this kind of situation happens from time to time, it's better to find a working strategy early on. Bringing your own food is often not an option (restaurants, business dinners, weddings...) and can often lead to tricky social situations (the wife spent the whole day cooking her very best recipe, but you brought your own food). Unless you have a real allergy or something, it's sometimes better to just eat a little of the food and comment about it and how great it is a lot... >> Many things are possible. One is that a bit of ice cream does not ruin >> a weight loss plan. Another is that there is no reason to eat ice [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Many spend the whole evening with the very same glass, sip from it a couple > of time and leave the glass half full at the end. Exactly. That's what I do with alcohol these days. I have nothing against alcohol, morally, but I cannot handle it anymore, it makes me completely sick. It tastes disgusting to me and I start feeling bad immediately afterwards. (I would rather be able to drink, I was able to drink 2/3 of a bottle of vodka). So, I start with a shot of vodka, and pretend to drink it on social occasions. > Eating is also a social habit, and refusing to partake in what the others > are eating can often trigger angers, because it's a refusal of the social > link (your food is not good enough for me, I will not share your > food...). It could also make fat people very upset about their own food practices. > But social eating is all about symbol. You're expected to taste the food a > little, and talk about it more. Noone expect you to actually eat 1000 > calories of it ;) Exactly. Taking a tiny bite of ice cream, saying that it is delicious, completely satisfies most people. Same goes for my MIL's baking products. (they are delicious, but do not belong to my woe) i > Exactly. That's what I do with alcohol these days. I have nothing > against alcohol, morally, but I cannot handle it anymore, it makes me > completely sick. It tastes disgusting to me and I start feeling bad > immediately afterwards. (I would rather be able to drink, I was able > to drink 2/3 of a bottle of vodka). So, I start with a shot of vodka, > and pretend to drink it on social occasions. I have nothing against alcohol other than I just won't drink my calories. <exception: for special occasions, I enjoy a little wine with a meal> I spent a weekend in June at my class reunion activities and drank diet Pepsi the whole time. I don't care what anybody thought of that. SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >I have nothing against alcohol other than I just won't drink my calories. ><exception: for special occasions, I enjoy a little wine with a meal> I try not to drink my calories, but I do make an exception for alcohol! And fruit juice. >I spent a weekend in June at my class reunion activities and drank diet >Pepsi the whole time. I don't care what anybody thought of that. Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to drink it (which I suppose I do about once every 5 years), I drink the full-sugar version (here in the UK it *is* sugar, too, not corn syrup). If I'm going to not drink alcohol, then I tend to drink fizzy water, ideally with a slice of lemon. SignatureAnnabel Smyth mailto:annabel@amsmyth.demon.co.uk http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 18 July 2004 > Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that > aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to > drink it (which I suppose I do about once every 5 years), I drink the > full-sugar version (here in the UK it *is* sugar, too, not corn syrup). I never drank cola at all until they invented Diet Pepsi. Most of the *bad for you* stories are urban legends. Aspartame doesn't disagree with me. Once I got a non-diet one by mistake - hated it. Besides, I doubt I get one soda per month - only when I get a yen for it. I'd much rather eat fruit than drink juice - it takes me 45 minutes to eat a grapefruit. Probably a minute at most to drink 4 ounces of juice. SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >> Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that >> aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I never drank cola at all until they invented Diet Pepsi. Most of the >*bad for you* stories are urban legends. I don't think so. I mean, obviously the occasional one, once a month or so, isn't going to hurt you, but there are folk who drink several a day, and this can't be good for them, as it's so very acid. And there is, I believe, medical evidence to prove that excess consumption can encourage osteoporosis, due to the phosphoric acid that is such a large component of these colas. Both diet and full-fat. Aspartame is a whole other issue - studies do seem to have been inconclusive as to whether or not it is actively harmful. I do know that I really dislike the taste, and prefer not to put it in my body! >I'd much rather eat fruit than drink juice - it takes me 45 minutes to >eat a grapefruit. Probably a minute at most to drink 4 ounces of juice. But if I'm thirsty, I'd rather have the juice - diluted, perhaps, but still. SignatureAnnabel Smyth mailto:annabel@amsmyth.demon.co.uk http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! >>> Isn't diet Pepsi (and diet Coke) supposed to be bad for you? All that >>> aspartame.... YUCK. But then, I loathe diet cola - if I am going to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >it is actively harmful. I do know that I really dislike the taste, and >prefer not to put it in my body! I'm still looking for a good reason to give up my Diet Pepsi addiction :-). The fact that it's acid, in and of itself, doesn't seem like a reason. It doesn't give me indigestion or anything. And, while I've heard it can encourage osteoporosis, my recent bone scan showed that I have off-the-charts bone density. And I've never worried about aspartame (mostly just because if I worried about everything I heard bad things about I'd never be able to eat anything). And drinking it hasn't interfered with my weight loss or maintenance. Apart from all this stuff, though, I think I consume more caffeine than is good for me. So I do sort of want to cut back on the Diet Pepsi, but I keep putting it off 'til another time. Anyone want to provide some motivation for me? :-) Chris 262/143/ (145-150) -- though I don't really know what I weigh after my week in North Carolina > Apart from all this stuff, though, I think I consume more caffeine > than is good for me. So I do sort of want to cut back on the Diet > Pepsi, but I keep putting it off 'til another time. Anyone want to > provide some motivation for me? :-) I sure won't help you :P A week or so ago I heard caffeine is good for warding off Alzheimer's. Several of the women in my family had/have mental conditions and I'll take any help I can get. When I've asked friends if I seem loony, they say "only in a *good* way" and I'd be showing some signs by now. I've started doing online crossword puzzles to help stay sharp. Hmmmm - four letter word for COFFEE <g> SignatureWalking (but mostly biking!) on . . . Highly caffeinated Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 SnugBear wrote in alt.support.diet on Mon, 16 Aug 2004: >A week or so ago I heard caffeine is good for warding off Alzheimer's. >Several of the women in my family had/have mental conditions and I'll >take any help I can get. When I've asked friends if I seem loony, they >say "only in a *good* way" and I'd be showing some signs by now. I've >started doing online crossword puzzles to help stay sharp. You sound like my father, who has done the Daily Telegraph crossword puzzle (the cryptic one, not the easy one!) almost every day for at least the last 60 years. Now he is terrified of going senile, as all his uncles did when they were 80 (he was 80 last birthday) and does puzzles of every kind almost obsessively, plus plays chess with himself (on a chess computer) the rest of the time - drives my mother spare! And I notice the parents are playing bridge far more than they used. Daughter's fiance doesn't help by being a ranked chess player, who will very kindly give my father a game whenever they meet. Daddy has actually beaten him once..... SignatureAnnabel - "Mrs Redboots" 90/88.5/80kg > > Apart from all this stuff, though, I think I consume more caffeine > > than is good for me. So I do sort of want to cut back on the Diet [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Hmmmm - four letter word for COFFEE <g> Java - but then you knew that! I like to play Free Cell online as I've never cared too much for crossword puzzles. I think I read the same article. I started drinking regular coffee at work instead of the decaffinated. Beverly > Hi All, > I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks! > Jen You got good advice from others. I'd do what many of them suggested. Take a little (hopefully it's self serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others. > > Hi All, > > I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > serve), nibble at it slowly and toss away what you don't feel like > eating. It's a sacrifice by you that will avoid conflict from others. I brought my own ice milk, but didn't have to use it because they had low-cal ice milk there. I put a few toppings on it (I could measure them - it was a help yourself line with teaspoons to dole out toppings). I budgeted it into my calories and was really surprised when, after the first bowl, I was happy with what I had eaten and grabbed a coffee to offset the sluggishness from sugar - I did not grab another bowl. :) I did not feel like I had suffered either. I am glad I had some toppings because I think I'd have been fixated on not having had it and it would have been worse later. And I looked normal. :D I had my regular-sized dinner and came in under calories as planned -- no disasters. Thanks for the help! -Jennifer > > > Hi All, > > > I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > Thanks for the help! > -Jennifer WTG Jennifer. Often it just takes a little bit of planning to stick with our WOE. Glad this event turned out okay for you. >>>Hi All, >>>I've been doing really well on my low-crap diet and I wanted to get some [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > Thanks for the help! > -Jennifer Way to go! This is hopefully your first victory of many. "And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying”? To walk into a room, statistically full of overweight people, eat the same foods they’re eating and walk out fit. Along the same lines, I like to find recipes that are obviously too calorie dense for my WOE and modify them with my own ingredients (wheat flours, olive oil, ground turkey, soy milk, egg whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to “normal” people and see if they complain about the difference. Enjoy! >"And I looked normal." I feel and you may also find along the way that >this is a challenge that is, do I dare say, “gratifying”? To walk into a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >whites, etc.). The true test of these is to serve them to “normal” people >and see if they complain about the difference. We used to do that - I know one Christmas we bought a package of cranberries in the supermarket, and on the back was a recipe for a cranberry cake. So the daughter decided to make it - and, quite without thinking about it, omitted the fat. She was a bit worried about it when she realised what she had done, but the cake turned out delicious. I need to start doing it again.... SignatureAnnabel Smyth mailto:annabel@amsmyth.demon.co.uk http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday snaps! |
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