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NotesMaeve · 09-13-2007, 02:59 AM

Yep, Ree. And it's so easy to "sneak in" healthy stuff. You get used to making healthier choices.

Today I was thinking how starved I was at work. I usually get a small sub. A lot of people would say, "I'm going to switch gears and get chips/a burger/whatever." When you get used to saying, "I'll get a bigger sandwich (for me, an 8" on wheat with tomato, lettuce, vinaigrette, and pesto rather than a 5"), and a side salad without cheese with a vinaigrette instead of a cream-based dressing, rather than going to McDonald's because you were starved from depriving yourself, a lower weight becomes maintainable.

You will have days where you are inexplicably more hungry. Denying yourself leads to bingeing. I came home and ate a little of the noodle salad my land lady made. And I don't have to freak out that, OMG, it had fried noodles and carbs and OMG, etc. Then I went running. Came home. Ate dinner. It's easier than it sounds. I promise.

Sure, some days I go nuts and eat loads of stuff. Sunday I had pizza, ice cream, and some other crap. But when you routinely eat well, you can really enjoy things.

09-13-2007, 02:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
NotesMaeve Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 937	Yep, Ree. And it's so easy to "sneak in" healthy stuff. You get used to making healthier choices. Today I was thinking how starved I was at work. I usually get a small sub. A lot of people would say, "I'm going to switch gears and get chips/a burger/whatever." When you get used to saying, "I'll get a bigger sandwich (for me, an 8" on wheat with tomato, lettuce, vinaigrette, and pesto rather than a 5"), and a side salad without cheese with a vinaigrette instead of a cream-based dressing, rather than going to McDonald's because you were starved from depriving yourself, a lower weight becomes maintainable. You will have days where you are inexplicably more hungry. Denying yourself leads to bingeing. I came home and ate a little of the noodle salad my land lady made. And I don't have to freak out that, OMG, it had fried noodles and carbs and OMG, etc. Then I went running. Came home. Ate dinner. It's easier than it sounds. I promise. Sure, some days I go nuts and eat loads of stuff. Sunday I had pizza, ice cream, and some other crap. But when you routinely eat well, you can really enjoy things. __________________ <jamariquay> I never understood the need for people to kill for their religion. Then I remembered, "Wait. If Optimus Prime tells me to gack someone, that ****er's going down."