This Trucker Fights Back
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T2 Trucker
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It looks like she going to remain shy too 
I think she's holding out for free poker chips.
look for Part 3 to appear this week. I wrote the first couple paragraphs yesterday
Kudos to the various diaries that are taking a scale break. I hope you find a little more enjoyment in your reduction by breaking the chain so to speak. You will feel much better about yourself knowing your daily routine is a trustworthy plan and you have the mental discipline to win the good fight in the long term.
I think she's holding out for free poker chips. look for Part 3 to appear this week. I wrote the first couple paragraphs yesterday
Kudos to the various diaries that are taking a scale break. I hope you find a little more enjoyment in your reduction by breaking the chain so to speak. You will feel much better about yourself knowing your daily routine is a trustworthy plan and you have the mental discipline to win the good fight in the long term.
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M2M
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:::m2m passes out free poker chips:::
As for the breaking the scale habit - I have to say, I went over 12 years with a scale hidden in my closet and rarely if ever stepped on it. The results weren't pretty
But then, I wasn't leading a healthy lifestyle either.
Trusting in our bodies is a huge, important element and so beneficial for our overall health. For me, I'm not quite ready to make that step though - I'm thinking I'll revisit the idea of not stepping on the scale quite so often when I've been living this lifestyle for at least a year and feel pretty comfortable that what I am doing IS working
But then, I don't typically get the emotional downs with weight fluctuations - it is what it is - so long as the "trend" is downward
Kudos is right to all the people ready to take that step (or lack of the step as the case may be)
As for the breaking the scale habit - I have to say, I went over 12 years with a scale hidden in my closet and rarely if ever stepped on it. The results weren't pretty
But then, I wasn't leading a healthy lifestyle either.
Trusting in our bodies is a huge, important element and so beneficial for our overall health. For me, I'm not quite ready to make that step though - I'm thinking I'll revisit the idea of not stepping on the scale quite so often when I've been living this lifestyle for at least a year and feel pretty comfortable that what I am doing IS working
But then, I don't typically get the emotional downs with weight fluctuations - it is what it is - so long as the "trend" is downward
Kudos is right to all the people ready to take that step (or lack of the step as the case may be)
T2 Trucker
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Jodee said:Okay Trucker, I have one thing to say.....I'm never going away for 4 days again because it takes me that long to catch up on your diary...
Simple solution:
Take me with you
Kidding aside, I hope you had a grand 'ol time Jodee.
M2M, you are the voice of reason
I think you'd make a great politician. easee asked if you have an account at PokerStars ?? LoL.
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BizeB
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Hi ya T!! I'm back Man, I have a LOT of catchin' up to do!!! hope all has been well today and I'm gonna TRY to catch ya on later.... we'll see if it works hehehe
SOOO lookin' forward to part 3
*\o/* MWAH!
Man, I have a LOT of catchin' up to do!!! hope all has been well today and I'm gonna TRY to catch ya on later.... we'll see if it works heheheSOOO lookin' forward to part 3
*\o/*
MWAH!
Scarlett2
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oooooh, Part 3!!!! Can't wait!!!
Hope you had a great weekend and that this week is off to a good start. Congrats on the new job!! Things are just rolling right along for you...isn't it interesting to see how things just seem to fall into place when one starts making taking control and making the difference in one's own life. It's funny how life works like that!!! Good for you T2.
A shy mystery woman in the picture?....hmmmmmm.
Hope you had a great weekend and that this week is off to a good start. Congrats on the new job!! Things are just rolling right along for you...isn't it interesting to see how things just seem to fall into place when one starts making taking control and making the difference in one's own life. It's funny how life works like that!!! Good for you T2.
A shy mystery woman in the picture?....hmmmmmm.
T2 Trucker
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I have a secret - well kinda...
I'm back on the potato chips again.
Now wait, hear me out. Some of you know I considered those diet chips a failure. I thought to myself "how am I going to re-enter the food world post-diet if I let these chips defeat me ??" I owed it to myself to try again, not so much to please my taste buds, but to practice some diet discipline and post-diet mindset.
I bought a bag on 8-8 and just now polished them off last night after eating just one portion a day. I knew I had to apply a bit more willpower this time around but I also know I have what it takes to face this head-on. It was simple portion control. The math was all there, simply eat the day's allotment and walk away. Perhaps the first try was a deprivation-related sequence, taking that into account and extracting the initial shock of the missing flavor that I once loved, I felt this was worth another try.
I just returned from shopping and I bought another bag. I have every intention of enjoying a handful a night or whenever. I have to pass this test and many many others for a lifetime so I better get use to a simple battle with potato chips. It was silly of me to fear these (chips) in the first place and it's even sadder I use fear where common sense and rational thinking would've been the better choice.
I'm back on the potato chips again.
Now wait, hear me out. Some of you know I considered those diet chips a failure. I thought to myself "how am I going to re-enter the food world post-diet if I let these chips defeat me ??" I owed it to myself to try again, not so much to please my taste buds, but to practice some diet discipline and post-diet mindset.
I bought a bag on 8-8 and just now polished them off last night after eating just one portion a day. I knew I had to apply a bit more willpower this time around but I also know I have what it takes to face this head-on. It was simple portion control. The math was all there, simply eat the day's allotment and walk away. Perhaps the first try was a deprivation-related sequence, taking that into account and extracting the initial shock of the missing flavor that I once loved, I felt this was worth another try.
I just returned from shopping and I bought another bag. I have every intention of enjoying a handful a night or whenever. I have to pass this test and many many others for a lifetime so I better get use to a simple battle with potato chips. It was silly of me to fear these (chips) in the first place and it's even sadder I use fear where common sense and rational thinking would've been the better choice.
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jennifuffa
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It sounds as though chips are your weakness. Mine is chocolate. I don't go a day without chocolate. Yep I start my day with a cup of light hot chocolate and have for oh I don't know several years. Hey if chips are your only vice is it really all that bad? You are quite aware of how good they taste and how many you could eat in one sitting. It is all about portion control as you said.
M2M
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T2 - good for you for exercising control! We have to be able to incorporate the foods we love into our lives - I may be all for deprAvation but I'm totally against deprIvation!!
I don't know if you have a Trader Joe's near you, but I just bought some Banana Crisps - 40 calories per 2/3 cup serving (240 for the whole bag). I don't normally like banana chips or the dried versions, but I really like these, they're light, crispy like a chip, but a bit sweeter. It was my first venture into chipland myself
You're doing well T2
I don't know if you have a Trader Joe's near you, but I just bought some Banana Crisps - 40 calories per 2/3 cup serving (240 for the whole bag). I don't normally like banana chips or the dried versions, but I really like these, they're light, crispy like a chip, but a bit sweeter. It was my first venture into chipland myself
You're doing well T2
T2 Trucker
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M2M said:
I laughed out loud - believe that.
Jenn, I hope you're drinking sugar-free hot chocolates.
I know last winter I was drinking those semi-regularly and the taste was just fine and dandy. I'll have to check out the calorie intake on those again, I plum forgot all about those since my diet started.Hey T2.
So funny your fear of the chip. I have fear of the bread. My boyfriend made a big pot of meatballs on Sunday and some French rolls for the leftovers and I have been making these little sandwiches with only half the roll. I feel so decadent doing it. I forget it's no big deal if that is all I eat. I guess I just can't trust myself completely yet not to slather on a big load of butter and just eat one.....or better yet, split one open, throw some chocolate in it and put it in the microwave for a few seconds. That is my favorite. So far so good though. I seem to have control over the evil bread demon.
Good Luck with the new job. I hope this mysterious lady of yours shows herself soon as anyone who hangs with you must be quite a woman.
Take care. Keep up the fight.
So funny your fear of the chip. I have fear of the bread. My boyfriend made a big pot of meatballs on Sunday and some French rolls for the leftovers and I have been making these little sandwiches with only half the roll. I feel so decadent doing it. I forget it's no big deal if that is all I eat. I guess I just can't trust myself completely yet not to slather on a big load of butter and just eat one.....or better yet, split one open, throw some chocolate in it and put it in the microwave for a few seconds. That is my favorite. So far so good though. I seem to have control over the evil bread demon.
Good Luck with the new job. I hope this mysterious lady of yours shows herself soon as anyone who hangs with you must be quite a woman.
Take care. Keep up the fight.
T2 Trucker
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Well Piney, those chips were my first episode of losing control of my discipline. It verified my biggest fears. The things I couldn't control for all these years would all the sudden throw me in a tailspin, I had no experience with this since I started my diet and really had to check-up and evaluate the Pavlov Dog scenario.
My reaction was just don't buy them but if you look at the nutritional label, these chips really can't hurt your diet (depending if your anti-Olean or not) if you treat them like another item on your diet, so I gave it a second try.
Piney, honest to God, I avoid bread like the plague !! With crockpot and soup season looming 'round the bend, I'm gonna miss a whole bunch of old fall and winter staples that include massive amounts of bread applications. I really have a challenge ahead of me this winter, but then don't we all ??
Sugar-free Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate info:
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 envelope (8.4 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories
26
Calories from Fat
0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
0.0g
0%
Sodium
158mg
7%
Total Carbohydrates
4.2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
1.1g
4%
Sugars
2.1g
Protein
2.1
Looks good from here
My reaction was just don't buy them but if you look at the nutritional label, these chips really can't hurt your diet (depending if your anti-Olean or not) if you treat them like another item on your diet, so I gave it a second try.
Piney, honest to God, I avoid bread like the plague !! With crockpot and soup season looming 'round the bend, I'm gonna miss a whole bunch of old fall and winter staples that include massive amounts of bread applications. I really have a challenge ahead of me this winter, but then don't we all ??
Sugar-free Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate info:
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 envelope (8.4 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories
26
Calories from Fat
0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
0.0g
0%
Sodium
158mg
7%
Total Carbohydrates
4.2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
1.1g
4%
Sugars
2.1g
Protein
2.1
Looks good from here
wishes
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Hehe omg i thought i was the only one who had a chip fetish thing going :O
Im not so much of a sweet person, but as a child i nick money from mums purse would buy a large packet of chips and polish them off as quickly as possible before my mother cought me (no she never did).
So i got into the habit of 'guilty pleasure' type thing.
Ive been good so far and havnt really had any at all. Im to scared for now that im going to not be able to stop.
I think perhaps when im at my goal weight I will work on that part of my habits.
For now im just concentrating on sitting on the fence where i am with none.
Im not so much of a sweet person, but as a child i nick money from mums purse would buy a large packet of chips and polish them off as quickly as possible before my mother cought me (no she never did).
So i got into the habit of 'guilty pleasure' type thing.
Ive been good so far and havnt really had any at all. Im to scared for now that im going to not be able to stop.
I think perhaps when im at my goal weight I will work on that part of my habits.
For now im just concentrating on sitting on the fence where i am with none.
T2 Trucker
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I completely understand. I spied these chips in the store as half the calories and no fat so I bought them, otherwise we'd be sitting on the same fence
They were pretty damn tasty for missing all the junk. They buckled my knees they were that good.
Here's the stats:
They were pretty damn tasty for missing all the junk. They buckled my knees they were that good.
Here's the stats:
Jess393
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Good job on the portion thing I can't buy anything that isn't preportioned, or I'll eat them all... I bought low cal pringles once, and thought- well this is awesome! I can go home, put each serving in a baggie, and grab one when I want. Yep. I ate the WHOLE can on the drive home... no more of that for me, so congrats to you , lol
I can't buy anything that isn't preportioned, or I'll eat them all... I bought low cal pringles once, and thought- well this is awesome! I can go home, put each serving in a baggie, and grab one when I want. Yep. I ate the WHOLE can on the drive home... no more of that for me, so congrats to you , lol
T2 Trucker
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wishes said:
Here in the USA 'lights' cooked in Olean or any other new fat substitute usually makes us think of lab rats having massive goiters or a 5th leg or a 2nd tail growing out it. It certainly will end up in a class action lawsuit as soon as the first 50 people die from eating these chips cooked in Olean even if they got hit by a train while eating them.
We are a strange country where litigation is concerned.
T2 Trucker
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M2M said:Well, I do have priorities you know
And you prioritize quite nicely I might add.
obtw, I forgot to drop in on your diary and discuss my recent purchase of my Ipod shuffle. for under 70 bux this is a perfect lil gizmo for say someone like Jodee.
I don't like the 120 song playlist limit but deleting and adding off of iTunes isnt that much of a hassle. I got over 8 hours dld on it which largely surpasses my walking time. It's really nice for our rails-to-trails paths where my walkman can't pick up my fav classic rock stations.
My big Ipod is never coming home, I feared my daughter mishandled it and I was right. I suspect she sold it.
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