Temptation

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I was just wondering how other folks dealt with temptation.

I work in a small office (one main area/office and then warehouse in the back) with two other folks and three candy dishes. I also have two children at home with cabinents full of sweets....how do you cope??!?!?!!?

This week I have been pretty good (both at home and work).

At work though, walking past the candy dishes (over flowing with all manner of chocolate candies) I feel like Pee Wee Herman in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" when he is saving all the animals from the pet store. He keeps walking past the case full of snakes saving other animals and making faces at the snakes in disgust...but the more he goes by, the more he softens until he finally "saves" them.

I have not grabbed any "snakes" here this week but they are looking pretty good by Friday.....

How do you cope?
 
there's not a lot that can be done abouot work - except to keep supplies of snacks that you can have healthily.

as for home - kids don't really need sweets so why have cabinets overflowing with them? Replace the sweets with healthy snacks - fruits, vegetables, apple sauce, things that are good for them

Dealing with temptation? I try to avoiod it if possible - but if it's something i really want -then I will have it and adjust my calories for the rest of the day accordingly
 
Think of all the yummy food you like that is also healthy and make a point to treat yourself to these instead of the unhealthy stuff. It may take a while but in turn those may become the things you crave-this happened to me at least. Like berries, nuts, or like the nicer more expensive things that also frequently come in smaller packets - such as getting fancy cheese instead of a block of chedder, frozen yogurt instead of a tub of ice cream, fresh fish instead of fish fingers and so on

Stock up your house with fresh food, there should always be a good array of fruit and veges
 
All of my coworkers travel internationally and bring back chocolate.
It took a week of not eating it to wean myself off of it.
It was hard, but worth it. Because I don't crave it anymore. And now I can have it every once in awhile (but not like before, when I was having huge chunks every day.)
 
maleficent said:
as for home - kids don't really need sweets so why have cabinets overflowing with them? Replace the sweets with healthy snacks - fruits, vegetables, apple sauce, things that are good for them
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My oldest daughter has trouble gaining/maintaining weight, so the DOCTORS actually chastised my wife one time for having water in her sippy cup. They told us to keep all this junk in the house and give it to her as much as we can. Believe me, they get plenty of healthy food but for my oldest, the Rx is Oreo cookies.

Ironic, huh?
 
ooo said:
Think of all the yummy food you like that is also healthy and make a point to treat yourself to these instead of the unhealthy stuff. It may take a while but in turn those may become the things you crave-this happened to me at least. Like berries, nuts, or like the nicer more expensive things that also frequently come in smaller packets - such as getting fancy cheese instead of a block of chedder, frozen yogurt instead of a tub of ice cream, fresh fish instead of fish fingers and so on

Stock up your house with fresh food, there should always be a good array of fruit and veges
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My trouble has never been eating healthy as I love fresh fruit and veggies and there is a weekly trip to the produce store as well as the grocery store. People also think I am a tad weird - being a guy - and really liking yogurt and cottage cheese.

My prooblems have always been portion sizes, lack of exercise and snacking poorly/snacking at the wrong time. It would be nothing for me to have a couple donuts and hit the shower and off to bed. Or if I craved something less sweet, wake up in the middle of the night and say have a turkey sandwich and go back to bed.

As to the other poster, I do have a pile of healthy snacks in the fridge here at work, but they are right next to the bosses mini Reeses cups as he likes them chilled. :drooling:
 
I think that's pretty irresponsible of her doctors. There are other more healthful ways of building weight and maintaining it without jacking up the sugar only to have it come crashing down a few hours later.

Just my humble opinion.
 
indigoiis said:
I think that's pretty irresponsible of her doctors. There are other more healthful ways of building weight and maintaining it without jacking up the sugar only to have it come crashing down a few hours later.
Just my humble opinion.
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They were talking about putting a "G" tube in her stomach because of her eating/weight loss issues but (obviously) we were hesitant and asked what we could do to try to avoid it. They told us to start giving her stuff like the oreos, and always whole milk and juices...never water (then).

She also got stuff like avacados and such but bedtime snack for a few years now has consisted of some sort of chocolate....
 
Is this an eating disorder? Or is it medically related?
I don't know if it makes a difference. I'm just curious.

I would think the junk food could possibly create an eating disorder later in life.

When I was 12-14, I was very, very skinny - like, 90 lbs, and very hyperactive. My mom's doctor suggested I was hyperglycemic and burned sugar up too fast. So she gave me more sugar. It wasn't a good thing. It just made me more hyper, and more prone to crashes.

I'm not hyperglycemic. I just had a lot of energy. And when a kid has a lot of energy, it needs to be properly fueled. Oreos are devoid of any nutritional value.

I don't know. I'd get a second opinion.
 
indigoiis said:
Is this an eating disorder? Or is it medically related?
I don't know if it makes a difference. I'm just curious.

I would think the junk food could possibly create an eating disorder later in life.

When I was 12-14, I was very, very skinny - like, 90 lbs, and very hyperactive. My mom's doctor suggested I was hyperglycemic and burned sugar up too fast. So she gave me more sugar. It wasn't a good thing. It just made me more hyper, and more prone to crashes.

I'm not hyperglycemic. I just had a lot of energy. And when a kid has a lot of energy, it needs to be properly fueled. Oreos are devoid of any nutritional value.

I don't know. I'd get a second opinion.
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An eating disorder is the least of my oldest's worries, believe me.
I believe you missunderstood or are just getting hung up on the junk food aspect of what I posted. She eats balanced meals, she has healthy snacks as well as junk food to help add some calories. We have tried the less "junky" ways to add calories...some she likes, others she doesn't.

If you knew how many Dr.s and therapists we've seen....a second opinion was about 5 years ago and it didn't make much of a difference.
 
1) Get her to keep them in her room somewhere (The sweets)
2) Get her some weight gain stuff for a while, to get rid of the temptation from the house (Heavy in calories, not a treat)

Either one should help ?
 
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