I'm sorry that I have frustrated you. It's not my intention to frustrate you or make you feel unwelcome, but I will always give honest advice and my honest opinion.
Yeah, it seems so easy for you now to just tell me eat right and exercise. However, there was once a point in your life when you were transitioning. And, part of that transition was being honest with yourself.
Absolutely there was a period of transition for me. I spent many years eating badly and making poor choices. I knew my eating habits were not good. I knew that I needed to change. I also looked for all the quick fixes anyway - the crash diets, the fasts, the "Lose 20 pounds of belly fat in a week" scams, the pills. I even played the game where I went to the doctor and asked to be tested because it must be genetic (my father and my grandmother were fat). I fully admit I played all those games with myself. And I truly think that's why I can see it in others - and why I point it out when I see it.
I am not trying to be hurtful - I am being honest. I have done all those things. But at some point it becomes about responsibility and self-awareness. It becomes about being honest with yourself. And I know that's hard.
And, my oatmeal cookies are homemade and healthy.
This is simply another variation of fooling yourself. I used to eat fruit over lowfat frozen yogurt for dessert - every night. I said the same thing you're saying here ... it's fruit (albeit with sugar on it) and yogurt. It's healthy! It's healthier than Ben & Jerry's (I'd say defiantly). But the fact is, just because there's a little fruit - its NOT HEALTHY. And when you lie to yourself about what you're eating, then you're not going to make progress.
I mean that seriously: this is not about me, or the board, or any of that. I don't know you and you don't know me. You don't owe *me* or anyone on this board anything at all. I'm a stranger to you as you are to me. But ... really think about what you owe YOURSELF. If with no one else in the world, be honest with yourself.
I put your cookie recipe into an analyzer program and based it on the recipe making 24 cookies. If you get a full 24 cookies out of this recipe, then here's the nutritional value for each cookie:
Calories 113; Fat 5g; Carb 16g; Fiber 1g; Sugar 7.2g; Protein 1.6g.
Vit A 0%; Vit C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 3%
If you're only eating 2 cookies as a dessert, that's not bad. If you're eating 7 of these a day? Or more? That's 800 calories of cookies. You know .. if you are honest with yourself ... that 800 calories of cookies is NOT healthy in the least.
they're a far better alternative to bingeing on a whole pack of digestive biscuits.
Actually, no. McVitie's Digestives are 70 cals each, with 3g of fat, 9g of carb, and 1.5g protein. You'd be better off eating the digestives - they have as much protein with fewer calories, less fat, and less sugar.
I see from several days on your diary here that you ARE capable of making good healthy choices.
Breakfast: 2 slices of toast, 2 scrambled eggs w/ cheese
Lunch: Homemade lentil stew (potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, & low sodium vegetable broth)
Dinner: samosa, egg plant, cauliflower, potato cake (Indian food)
This was a really good day.
Breakfast: mushroom soup w/ 1 buttered piece of toast
Lunch: cheese on toast
Dinner: chicken thigh & cauliflower millet mash
snacks: 7 homemade lowfat low sugar oatmeal raisin cookies
This was pretty good until you got to the 7 cookies.
You are capable of doing this ... but DO IT rather than look for an easy out like a "food allergy" or an "addiction".
Maybe you find my advice harsh or unpleasant and if you'd rather I won't post in your diary any more. I know that some people want their diary's to be only positive support and if that's your preference, just let me know. I won't be offended. It might not look like it, but I'm honestly offerng you help and support; I just don't do touchy-feely.
