Danie's Diary

Cupcakes aren't that bad for you, neither are biscuits. A full on polish sausage only has 150-200 calories in it most times.

You skipped the frosting, you didn't mention any gravy, and you didn't say whether you put milk in your coffee...

Assuming you didn't float the biscuits in the gravy, and that you had reasonable amounts of cream in your coffee, you didn't go insane, you just slipped. I'd recommend you estimate how many calories you had, and just make up for it with some veggies and/or exercise.

May I recommend one thing for your future sanity: learn about cooking with splenda. A 50/50 mix of splenda and sugar (by volume) tastes like real sugar when you bake with it, and a 70/30 (splenda/sugar) mix is still pretty darn tasty.
It's also better for your kids, fewer calories for you, and barely noticeable, if t all. that doesn't mean it's an excuse to eat a bunch of the cupcakes, but it does mean you can have one, and maybe even cheat with a second.

Now, is your @$$ kicked? :D



Edit: And darn it all, SunnyDee up there is so right about things, just relax and continue back on your original plan of eating carefully. There is no "The day is shot, I'm going to load up on junk food" excuse, because it's just plain wrong. Yep, I said it, you thought you made a mistake, but it was so small as to be insignificant. *nods sincerely*
 
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Thank you,thank you,thank you!!!!!!
I definetly needed that. I did try Splenda once but I used it 100% in the recipe and I could taste that funky after taste. It never occured to me to just do half and half, I'll have to try it.

So, today is a new day. I've had my coffee(with splenda and a little creamer) and that always helps fight off the hungries that make it harder to stay inline.
The kids are home from school today,again, so it is more of a challenge. Not really sure why but it is.

Which brings me to another question. I'm wondering what some other mom's tell their curious kids about their dieting? My nine year old daughter definetly notices that I'm not eating what I used to and when I don't eat the same dinner that everyone else does.
I certainly do not want to give her a complex and you hear all the time about how that can affect young girls. I don't know how to explain what I mean but I bet you get my drift.
Any suggestions?

My personal challenge today is drink more water. I've not been doing to well in that department. I also need to figure out some sort of excersice for today. I don't think I will make it to the gym. I live in South Texas and we had some ice but nothing serious, however my hubby will freak if I even mention getting out to the gym.
I have a Pilates for Dummies tape somewhere, maybe I'll dig that out.
 
Just tell her that she shold enjoy the naturally healthy body she has now, because when she gets older, it might take some more work to maintain her girlish figure (or however you want to put it). Basically, if she wants more information, just explain that you used to eat normal and healthy food (assuming you did), but eventually you got into bad eating habits, and now you need to change all of that, so you are making up for your bad eating by cutting out some of the calories from a normal, healthy diet; which is what you feed everyone else.
Then allow her to join you on your new eating plan, if she asks to try it. I am assuming she isn't overweight here, but if she is, do not offer it to her, just describe how it's making you feel better. Let her ask, if she wants to join you; if you ask her if she wants to try it, most girls take that as you telling her she's overweight and needs to lose, which can cause the exact trauma you want to avoid ;)

Note: I am NOT a psychologist, or a child psychologist, but I have studied in plenty of psychology classes, and have studied human behavior for a long time. Not to mention, I grew up as a fat kid, so I know what it is like to get that constant bombardment of negative images or reflected negativity. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she's got a normal build. :D
 
I've told my daughter that we are all trying to eat healthier, because it's good for us. I've also tried to be a little honest with her about me being overweight, because I want her to know that while she (and I) are beautiful, being overweight is tough and not good for you. She is already asking for 'healthy' snacks like fruit and stuff, so I think it's working so far. :)
 
My 10 year old and I fight over the bag of baby carrots ;)

It's amazing how quickly they adapt to life changes!

Seriously, I NEVER said a word about my weight pre-last January. It simply never came up and wasn't an issue. However, once I started losing weight, I simply said that having too much weight on a person isn't healthy. My goal from the beginning has always been "to get fit and healthy" I've never said 'thin'

Hope your day goes well!
 
I've mentioned the weight loss attempt to some people at work, but not really at home. Simply because I know the hubby, while meaning well, would not be helpful. Plus, if I keep it to myself, and make changes in the way I cook things, he's getting the benefits of the change and I don't have to listen to the complaining. It's not like I have changed things drastically - I haven't completely cut out any type of food, just watched my portions and added some good stuff - fruits and (I'm trying!) veggies. And since I buy the groceries, he hasn't really noticed.

Works for me.
 
Thank you all for your input. Seems to me the key is to not make too big a deal about it. Kind of what I have been doing. I really haven't said much and she hasn't noticed too much. She is normal build right now, actually a little thin compared to some of her friends, however she eats (at times) like there's no tomorrow.
She is still young and has that great metabolisim. The only thing I've ever told her is to stop when she is full. Thankfully she does like fruits and most veggies. I just want to be careful not to give her a complex or something.
Thanks for the advice.

Yesterday went pretty well. Ended up with 1191 calories. Eight to spare! And you were all right. I went back and figured the calories from the two bad days I had and they weren't nearly as bad as I had thought they would be. One day ended up at nearly 1600, and the other was around 1800 something. So glad I didn't give up and pig out that day.

I still can't get to the gym because of ice. If it were just me, I'd venture out but can't justify getting the kids out in it.
I did not do well on the water yesterday. I just can't seem to remember get my water in. I need to get a bit mug, fill it up and just keep at it.
So today that is my goal. If I could just get down half of what I'm supposed to that would be a great start.

Thank you all again for your advice and tips! Keep 'em comming!
It's been really great to get on here and just talk about everything and get my thoughts out. If it's read, then great. If not, it's still great!
 
When it comes to water, just make sure it tastes good and it's cold :p

I'm glad to see you are being careful and watching what she does eat, etc. Perhaps you could compliment her when she does eat right, just to reinforce the good habits?
 
Today was weigh in day and I lost 6lbs!! I'm doin' the happy dance! I know it won't be that much every week and it shouldn't be that much every week anyway but boy is it nice to see the scale move that much.
Today was going well until dinner. I went a little overboard, but that's ok, not the end of the world. I finally got into the gym and that felt great.

I've been using fitday.com to count my calories but I'm haivng problems when it comes to figureing calories for homemade things. I've been guessing as well as I can but it's very frustrating.
Today I had a smoothie from the gym and I knew the calorie content but nothing else, so I was not able to add it in. Could not find anything like it in their system. I did the best I could but sure would like to find an easier way to do it.

I also need to make myself eat breakfast. I seem to forget quite often. Today I didn't remember till I was on the way to the gym and had to wait till after my workout. By then I had a bad headache.
Maybe I can make one of my shakes the night before. That way it is already done.
 
you sound like you're dialled in to fitness the way you use the gym.

I read that the power of a binge can be taken away by planning exactly what we're going to binge on.

But I know they can sneak up on you.

Last night in the middle of the night I got so hungry I had to eat something and it turned out to be handfuls of Ritz crackers. So I waited till noon for my first meal of the day, and handled it that way.
 
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