DawnM Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I am trying to diet, eat healthy, lose weight. It is now Jan 3rd. I did well Jan. 1. Jan. 2 I was very busy and running around and the doritos and cookies were calling my name. Today any remaining cookies or chips that are tempting are going down the garbage disposal. I cannot say no to ranch doritos or homemade fudge or brownies apparently. Fig Newtons, oreos, cheese doritos…….they can all stay. I don't like those. UGH! Why is this is hard? Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 We don't always have it around, but with the holidays and parties……well…... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I have the same problem. Which is how I justified eating all kinds of junk the past two weeks. :lol: Once it's gone, I'll be good to go! ETA: yeah, we eat pretty clean most of the time, but I did a TON of baking and cooking for the holidays (we hosted our big Christmas Eve bash with my family) and my husband bought me an awesome cake for my birthday, so...yep. FAR too much junk in the house. Funny thing is, though, I've lost about 3 pounds. :glare: I know, however, that will quickly turn around if I keep on like I have been. I re-upped my weight watchers online membership a few days ago so I can hold myself accountable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yep. If it's in the house, I want it. Unless I don't like it. At least you are not eating it to get it out of the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Tossing it is the way to go! My in-laws were still leaving the driveway yesterday when I chucked all the junk food she'd brought (she's a teacher and evidently ALL her students gave her sweets for Christmas). I didn't tell my kids otherwise when they guessed she'd carried it all back home with her. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Absolutely! Toss it! We rarely have much junk in the house and I never buy soda. My husband is another story. Occasionally he'll bring sodas home for guests or whatever and of course I end up drinking them. I get mad at him because I have no will power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleJumper1 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 We did some tossing here too! Way too much junk food got through the door this holiday season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I did the same thing. Directly in the garbage. DH was mad and said I was wasting stuff, but I told him too bad, we've both committed to trying in earnest to lose some weight, and we won't do it with junk food we like sitting around. Some stuff stayed because the kids like it and I don't, like the Oreos (where did those even come from?) and BBQ potato chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 We had a Polar Bear Plunge Party on Wednesday. A friend brought no bake cookies.....and no one touched them because there was so much food. She refused to take them home with her. :/ I hate wasting food....but why is it better to eat junk that is bad for me than to throw it away.....it isn't. So I will JAW you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Totally agree. Totally agree. Totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ugh I have the same issue but it's all year round. I buy healthy food and stay away from the bad at the store but my dh is a storefront away from the grocery store and brings sweets home when he wants. I can't resist them when they're around. We're experimenting with once a month shopping so this may help me. I got some sweets for dh but if I know it needs to last him a month I don't think I'll touch it. We'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, I'm right there with you. We're left with all the food (not even junk food, just food I don't want to be left with!) from our big family get-togethers from the holidays, plus the candy my grandmothers brought for the kids, plus the bag of mini Reese's PB cups DH bought to fill the giant mug he bought me for Christmas, plus all the bread bought to go with the cabbage and ham and lunch meat, plus the Chinese food, plus the ice cream, plus the lemon bars brought home from our New Year's gathering... Thankfully, most of it is old enough now to be thrown away without guilt, but the peanut butter cups and Lindt truffles are torturing me. DH and I are starting a cleanse on Monday, and I'll be purging the house over the weekend in preparation for that. It hurts to do it, but we both agree it has to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 , but the peanut butter cups and Lindt truffles are torturing me. . Make yourself a nice hot cup of superior coffee and have a pb cup and a couple of the Lindt truffles and you've got yourself breakfast :D Though I have to say I prefer darker choc but nothing wrong with chocolate for breakkie ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 UGH! Why is this is hard? Because a lot of marketing executives spent a lot of time studying psychology to learn how to make it that way. When I was quitting smoking, I had to get then-13 year old ds to tear up my cigarettes, soak the tobacco, put it in the trash, and cover it with kitty litter for me. He still doesn't think I was a weak person for asking him to do that for me and I still think I'd have smoked them and been back to a pack a day within a week if he hadn't. I honestly don't see any difference if this is a New Year's resolution and you were accustomed to eating that way. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Toss it, hit the co-op or Whole Foods, and treat yourself to something fresh, organic, and yummy. If you like Doritoes, you might like this: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-kale-chips/ only I spritz them with Braggs Liquid Aminos before I bake them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Same here! Trash day was today, and I was never so happy to toss everything last night. Now if only I could toss my sweet tooth, also. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I TOTALLY agree with you! If there are sugary treats around I am obsessed with them. I need sugar rehab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I threw away an almost full bag of peanut butter cups the other day. They'd been on sale and I thought, oo! What a bargain! Yeah. New clothes a friggin size up cost a LOT more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm right there with you, we finished everything off on the first and then dh and I fasted yesterday and I'm fully back on weight watchers today. I've gained quite a bit in the last few months and we are ttc and I really don't want to start a pregnancy this heavy when I've gained 65 pounds every pregnancy so far. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Make yourself a nice hot cup of superior coffee and have a pb cup and a couple of the Lindt truffles and you've got yourself breakfast :D Though I have to say I prefer darker choc but nothing wrong with chocolate for breakkie ;) You're no help!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Throw them out -- no guilt! I tossed a huge canister of homemade cookies yesterday. I had a bunch of computer work to do and knew I'd want just one or two with some coffee while I worked. So, out they went. We all had our share of cookie yumminess last week. We don't buy any junk. It's too hard to ignore it when I'm here all day with the boys schooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You're no help!!! :lol: :smilielol5: Sorry about that. I realized after I posted that it probably wasn't what anyone wanted to hear but then I decided that another perspective might put y'all in a better mood wrt to the chocolate at least :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 For awhile, the only thing I would buy DD for sweets was peppermint patties. They are the only things that I can eat one of and then stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I totally agree. I hate to throw out food though, so my go-to strategy is to send any food I need to get out of the house to work with DH. Anything he sets out in their break room gets eaten (multiple tests have confirmed this). ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I have a friend who can keep a costco sized bag of chocolate chips in her freezer without over indulging. I think she might have been bit by a radioactive spider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't buy stuff like that at all in the normal course of things. Since I need to do 100% of the grocery shopping, there is no junk if I don't buy it. I throw all the junk I buy after halloween and New year's parties. I don't buy junk for other occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I totally agree. I cannot have that stuff in the house and expect not to touch it. I usually send it to work with dh. If it comes down to throwing it away or eating it, I toss in the garbage with no guilt. The food would be wasted either way, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't even like chocolate. I don't hate it, but no I don't go out of my way for it. This sums up my feelings on chocolate. I feel so alone in the world. :cheers2: Salty foods on the other hand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I rarely have junk food in the house because I have no self control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 This sums up my feelings on chocolate. I feel so alone in the world. :cheers2: Salty foods on the other hand.... I'm primarily a salty/savory food lover too but chocolate is my one go to sweet though even then it has to be 70%. Sorry OP not to derail your thread which is entitled JAWM so I am JAW you :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't even like chocolate. I don't hate it, but no I don't go out of my way for it. I always knew there was something suspicious about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yep. If it's in the house, I want it. Unless I don't like it. If I go shopping when I am hungry, junk food sneaks into my cart. But a good portion of gets eaten before I ever get home :-( When I feel strong-minded, I sometimes fill a potato chip bag with water before throwing it out. Just in case…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks all. Although I am quite concerned for those of you who don't like chocolate……are you human? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelfeet Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Agree! For years I never had junk food, and now the kids/hubby don't know any different so they don't feel put out. I don't do it to diet, but because I know I have no self control and I'll eat a whole pack/bag of whatever. Of course I ruined it all by buying a 5kg tub of Nutella for xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yep. If it's in the house, I want it. Unless I don't like it. At least you are not eating it to get it out of the house! I've eaten my weight in potato chips and dip today. My diet starts tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 My mom used to have us keep chips and peanut butter hidden in our rooms, and we were not to tell her where! She would eat them if she knew where they were, this way we could eat them when we wanted to but my mom could avoid their lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Better the junk foods end up in the garbage than in your body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learning fun Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 First of all lets get one thing straight. Chocolate is a health food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yeah I just bought 2 bags of chocolate because they were 75% off... Sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yep, can't have that stuff in the house here either. I am letting the girls eat a lot of their Christmas candy so it's out of my way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've eaten my weight in potato chips and dip today. My diet starts tomorrow. At least it's no longer in the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My mom used to have us keep chips and peanut butter hidden in our rooms, and we were not to tell her where! She would eat them if she knew where they were, this way we could eat them when we wanted to but my mom could avoid their lure. And my mother kept the Fudgeos hidden in her room and wouldn't tell us where they were. She would dole them out by twos at dinner :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I can't see where you're coming from on the Ranch Doritos because I think those things are just plain nasty! But, I agree with the snack food monsters that are tempting. I'm asking myself why I felt the need to make a double batch of sand tarts two weeks ago and then not give them away to friends and neighbors. They are still here taunting me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Completely agree with you! We try to eat healthy for various reasons. I can generally resist junk food better than DH can, and DS15 has almost no self-control when it comes to processed sugar foods. With DS19 and DDIL here, they are constantly buying junk food for DH and DS15 to get into. Not that I want to rush them out the door (and we're trying to stop them from doing that), I will on some levels be glad when they move out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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