toolips
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me nor my sis have gotten out test results yet. im trying not to worry but im praying im not allergic to anything. i'll be sure to let you know though!
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me nor my sis have gotten out test results yet. im trying not to worry but im praying im not allergic to anything. i'll be sure to let you know though!
toolips
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I"m glad to hear you are feeling better today.
The fondu thing is going to be rough on your diet. Try to eat light but not irregularly through the day and try to not eat too much at the fondu restaurant itself. Afterall fondu is cheese right. LOTS of fat and therefore calories.
They day of the meal, your oatmeal, fresh salads, fruit and vegetables with some carbs such as some bread at lunch. These will all keep you filled up but not overload your with calories so you should still have room left to eat well at night whilst not making your appetite too big. Try to avoid other meats or keep the portion small, as cheese is high in protein as well as fat and I can't remember too well but won't the cheese be coating other meats and stuff? I"ve only ever had fondu once and it was a long long time ago. I think i was about 10 years old.
Will you be drinking? Try to drink a glass of water slowly between each glass of wine to help you stay sober and not drink too much. If you get drunk, you will get careless.
If you just want to throw caution to the winds and eat and drink whatever you want at this meal, that's your decision but if you want to enjoy this meal whilst staying true to your diet, you will need to give yourself a few rules in advance and be strong.
If you blow it and regret it afterwards. Don't worry. Don't beat yourself up about. Just accept it and the consequences and move on as quickly as possible.
I hope that is helpful.
hmmm, i'm getting hungry now. half an hour til lunch. Perhaps i should do a little garden job and get off this forum. :icon for pulling out finger:
we wont be drinking during dinner but we'll be having a few drinks after dinner.
im planning to stick to my good ol' rum and diet coke.
im going to the gym also about 2 hours before dinner. i dont plan on eating much but i've been very strict so i'm probably going to enjoy. especially with my stupid cheese weakness lol. but the cheese pretty much just comes with bread and apples to dip. so i'll stick to the apples. as for the main corse, i'm planning on seafood. just shrimp and stuff. planning to do it without the butter. BUT the smore desert fondu sounds delicious so i'm pretty sure i'm going to have some of that. i'm not drinking on friday which i usually do so i'm probably going to indulge a little on saturday for my sis's bday because well i love her to death and i need her get her to loosen up a bit haha.
toolips
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Wow what a great day.
You sound happy, you ate delicious fooood & it sounds like you're gonna have an amazing weekend.
you really love your job, huh?
thank yooooou
my job is pretty good. i work with good people except for one but i dont mind very much. it keeps me active. and i usually have people come visit me every day
Sounds like you've got it all worked out for the dinner. That's great. I am sure you will enjoy yourself. Wish i could come too.
Yes that's what happens re junk food and cravings for same. When you eat good healthy food and enough of it, you don't miss the junk food.
Except if you have an emotional crisis and then you might want it. But you know they say something like that cigarette smoking - that the hard times are when you have stress adn that's when you want to smoke. Not me. I went through a lot of stress when i gave up smoking. And on no occasion did those stressful situations make me want to take it up again. I would get twinges when i was with other smokers and we were having a drink but i was able to fend them off and it past within a minute or less even. I think drinking a lot would have been the weakest point but i didn't drink much at all back then and had practically no social life so no temptations.
I think there are a lot of similarities with food. But i think food might be a little bit harder than cigarettes for me.
Yes that's what happens re junk food and cravings for same. When you eat good healthy food and enough of it, you don't miss the junk food.
Except if you have an emotional crisis and then you might want it. But you know they say something like that cigarette smoking - that the hard times are when you have stress adn that's when you want to smoke. Not me. I went through a lot of stress when i gave up smoking. And on no occasion did those stressful situations make me want to take it up again. I would get twinges when i was with other smokers and we were having a drink but i was able to fend them off and it past within a minute or less even. I think drinking a lot would have been the weakest point but i didn't drink much at all back then and had practically no social life so no temptations.
I think there are a lot of similarities with food. But i think food might be a little bit harder than cigarettes for me.
C
caffeinehigh
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Soooo glad your fast food cravings are goneeee.
That must feel amazing.
You're doing so well <3
That must feel amazing.
You're doing so well <3
toolips
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Sounds like you've got it all worked out for the dinner. That's great. I am sure you will enjoy yourself. Wish i could come too.
Yes that's what happens re junk food and cravings for same. When you eat good healthy food and enough of it, you don't miss the junk food.
Except if you have an emotional crisis and then you might want it. But you know they say something like that cigarette smoking - that the hard times are when you have stress adn that's when you want to smoke. Not me. I went through a lot of stress when i gave up smoking. And on no occasion did those stressful situations make me want to take it up again. I would get twinges when i was with other smokers and we were having a drink but i was able to fend them off and it past within a minute or less even. I think drinking a lot would have been the weakest point but i didn't drink much at all back then and had practically no social life so no temptations.
I think there are a lot of similarities with food. But i think food might be a little bit harder than cigarettes for me.
yeah when im stressed is when i would drive up to a fast food place haha. its awesome you gave up smoking though! that's really inspirational. cigarettes will be harder for me to give up. i did it for a week once but i got all stressed because of a stupid fight with a friend and smoked like a whole pack cause i was so angry and just on the verge of crying.
toolips
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Don't worry about not losing- slow and steady wins this race. As long as you stick to your plan (at least most of the time), then the weight should come off.
You're doing really well I don't comment as much as some other people anymore but I am reading your diary whenever it's updated.
You're doing really well
I don't comment as much as some other people anymore but I am reading your diary whenever it's updated.
toolips
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Don't worry about not losing- slow and steady wins this race. As long as you stick to your plan (at least most of the time), then the weight should come off.
You're doing really well
thanks amy
i do read everyones too. but i've been so busy lately so i havent had much time to comment.i hope all is well with you
I decided tomorrow when i get all ready, i'm gonna post a picture of my outfit and give everyone an idea of my body shape and stuff.
For when you are ready to have another go, here is my strategy for quitting cigs.
But first some preamble....
They say it takes about 6 attempts before most people are successful at quitting cigarettes. That was about true of me too. It might have more or less, i can't remember exactly but i do remember a number of attempts quite clearly. I think the reason is because we have to learn how to quit and each time we refine our personal strategies. So here's mine.
I used to get excruciating laryngitis and at these times inhaling was so painful that i simply had to stop smoking for a few days while my L turned into a mere cold. I would then be sick for a week or so and then end up with a cough that lingered for sometimes months.
Well when i was 33, i decided that this year I would give up smoking. I didn't know when it would be but i had an idea that it would be when i got sick with L since it seemed easier but i can't now quite remember if i had already decided that i would do it then or if I decided in the moment.
It was important not to put myself under pressure about quitting.
So I didn't bug myself about quitting. I just had this resolution and waited for the day to arrive.
In advance of that day, i had my strategy worked out and this was it. I KNEW, deep down, that once i quit, i could never have another cigarette again. The first cigarette had always been my downfall. I would have one, not like it very much and gradually i would think, i can have one a day. But always, soon one a day turned into the pack a day i was used to smoking. And always, within a month, i was back to that pack a day. Hence my resolution that when i quit, i would NEVER have another cigarette again. I am sure this message went right down into the deepest parts of my psyche becuase it has never let me down. And its now been nearly 15 years since my last cigarette.
The day came. I got sick. My chest felt as though i had a knife in it when i coughed or took a drag on a fag. I saw my moment and went to bed. I stayed in bed for about two days, maybe three. I slept. I didn't drink tea or coffee, i didn't smoke. I don't remember what i ate but i must have eaten something sometimes.
When i got up after two or three days, i had worn through that initial hard phase of the physical addiction. I recently read that it took 5 days to get the nicotine right out of your body but i think its two days to get over the addiction part of it.
Sorry this is going to be a long story... I hope you don't mind and that you can use it in your own quitting arsenal one day.
Feeling free of cravings, i set about putting other strategies in place and then day by day i noticed i had some really good messages i was automatically feeding myself about being a non-smoker. Every time i saw someone smoking in the street, i was able to say to myself "gee i am glad i am not smoking anymore" . I really was glad and i felt the mood lift. And i found myself saying this a great deal. Each time i said it, i think it was only strengthening my resolve.
I would enjoy the fact that i no longer smelled of cig smoke. My flat smelt better. My clothes smelt clean. I was really enjoying the smoke free atmosphere around me.
The other main part of my strategy was diet and exercise. I did this because the previous time i had quite smoking, i put on a lot of weight and was up to size 14 trousers. I didn't want to go back there again. So this part of my strategy started by walking down my street to a small park. I would walk around it five times and then walk back home. I think it was about 5km round the park. I enjoyed the walk and the park.
My food was good. I seem to know how to eat good food. Must be my background. So yeah, i would eat three healthy meals and never felt hungry. Something about the excitement of all these changes made it easier i think. But its only exercise that makes me not overeat cause otherwise i get bored.
I had an oral addiction that i had to beat and that wasn't going to pass in a few days or a week. This was the hard part of quitting and exercise in combo with enough healthy food is the solution.
Gradually i started running one lap of the park and then one more. I was coming from a really low base of fitness so I had to increase my exercise slowly. I think i added one lap per week for the running. And soon i was running quite a long way.
I hadn't been overweight when i started these changes so i probably didn't lose any more but i can't remember to be honest. I also can't remember why i stopped my fitness and diet. It could have been because i got a new job - 9-5 in the city. But i did stop my good diet and exercise and gradually put on weight. But i didn't resume smoking again.
I decided i liked being a non-smoker so much more than i liked being skinny and a smoker so i stuck with my non-smoker status. I liked feeling healthy. I felt a huge difference in my breathing in my well being. In everything. I didn't have that disgusting smokers cough any more. I didn't have yellow fingers (I actually smoked rollies and these make your fingers really yellow ugh).
At work when we were having drinks at the end of the day, which we would often do and my boss would smoke in her office. I would feel a twinge of mmm that smells nice - i still like the smell of a fresh cigarette. But i had this message come up to my brain "i can never have another cigarette again" and within a very short space of time, the craving would pass. And i usually didn't get it back again either. Until another similar occasion.
One other funny thing in this story is that sometimes but not very often, and for years afterwards, i would have smoking dreams. I dreamt that i had smoked! Horror! I was always so glad to wake up and realise that i hadn't smoked after all.
Now i feel a bit guilty for writing this very long post about quitting cigarettes when you didn't invite me too but i hope you won't be upset with me for doing it. Cause i think it can help you in the long run and it may also help someone else who may read it.
But first some preamble....
They say it takes about 6 attempts before most people are successful at quitting cigarettes. That was about true of me too. It might have more or less, i can't remember exactly but i do remember a number of attempts quite clearly. I think the reason is because we have to learn how to quit and each time we refine our personal strategies. So here's mine.
I used to get excruciating laryngitis and at these times inhaling was so painful that i simply had to stop smoking for a few days while my L turned into a mere cold. I would then be sick for a week or so and then end up with a cough that lingered for sometimes months.
Well when i was 33, i decided that this year I would give up smoking. I didn't know when it would be but i had an idea that it would be when i got sick with L since it seemed easier but i can't now quite remember if i had already decided that i would do it then or if I decided in the moment.
It was important not to put myself under pressure about quitting.
So I didn't bug myself about quitting. I just had this resolution and waited for the day to arrive.
In advance of that day, i had my strategy worked out and this was it. I KNEW, deep down, that once i quit, i could never have another cigarette again. The first cigarette had always been my downfall. I would have one, not like it very much and gradually i would think, i can have one a day. But always, soon one a day turned into the pack a day i was used to smoking. And always, within a month, i was back to that pack a day. Hence my resolution that when i quit, i would NEVER have another cigarette again. I am sure this message went right down into the deepest parts of my psyche becuase it has never let me down. And its now been nearly 15 years since my last cigarette.
The day came. I got sick. My chest felt as though i had a knife in it when i coughed or took a drag on a fag. I saw my moment and went to bed. I stayed in bed for about two days, maybe three. I slept. I didn't drink tea or coffee, i didn't smoke. I don't remember what i ate but i must have eaten something sometimes.
When i got up after two or three days, i had worn through that initial hard phase of the physical addiction. I recently read that it took 5 days to get the nicotine right out of your body but i think its two days to get over the addiction part of it.
Sorry this is going to be a long story... I hope you don't mind and that you can use it in your own quitting arsenal one day.
Feeling free of cravings, i set about putting other strategies in place and then day by day i noticed i had some really good messages i was automatically feeding myself about being a non-smoker. Every time i saw someone smoking in the street, i was able to say to myself "gee i am glad i am not smoking anymore" . I really was glad and i felt the mood lift. And i found myself saying this a great deal. Each time i said it, i think it was only strengthening my resolve.
I would enjoy the fact that i no longer smelled of cig smoke. My flat smelt better. My clothes smelt clean. I was really enjoying the smoke free atmosphere around me.
The other main part of my strategy was diet and exercise. I did this because the previous time i had quite smoking, i put on a lot of weight and was up to size 14 trousers. I didn't want to go back there again. So this part of my strategy started by walking down my street to a small park. I would walk around it five times and then walk back home. I think it was about 5km round the park. I enjoyed the walk and the park.
My food was good. I seem to know how to eat good food. Must be my background. So yeah, i would eat three healthy meals and never felt hungry. Something about the excitement of all these changes made it easier i think. But its only exercise that makes me not overeat cause otherwise i get bored.
I had an oral addiction that i had to beat and that wasn't going to pass in a few days or a week. This was the hard part of quitting and exercise in combo with enough healthy food is the solution.
Gradually i started running one lap of the park and then one more. I was coming from a really low base of fitness so I had to increase my exercise slowly. I think i added one lap per week for the running. And soon i was running quite a long way.
I hadn't been overweight when i started these changes so i probably didn't lose any more but i can't remember to be honest. I also can't remember why i stopped my fitness and diet. It could have been because i got a new job - 9-5 in the city. But i did stop my good diet and exercise and gradually put on weight. But i didn't resume smoking again.
I decided i liked being a non-smoker so much more than i liked being skinny and a smoker so i stuck with my non-smoker status. I liked feeling healthy. I felt a huge difference in my breathing in my well being. In everything. I didn't have that disgusting smokers cough any more. I didn't have yellow fingers (I actually smoked rollies and these make your fingers really yellow ugh).
At work when we were having drinks at the end of the day, which we would often do and my boss would smoke in her office. I would feel a twinge of mmm that smells nice - i still like the smell of a fresh cigarette. But i had this message come up to my brain "i can never have another cigarette again" and within a very short space of time, the craving would pass. And i usually didn't get it back again either. Until another similar occasion.
One other funny thing in this story is that sometimes but not very often, and for years afterwards, i would have smoking dreams. I dreamt that i had smoked! Horror! I was always so glad to wake up and realise that i hadn't smoked after all.
Now i feel a bit guilty for writing this very long post about quitting cigarettes when you didn't invite me too but i hope you won't be upset with me for doing it. Cause i think it can help you in the long run and it may also help someone else who may read it.
toolips
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im not upset at all! hahaha i hate being a smoker but i'm so addicted. anyone that quits smoking is a total inspiration and i love hearing stories so dont worry
i hate waking up feeling like i can only half breathe. i hate coughing. i hate having that urge that "i need a smoke" i had a really bad nic-fit today and i was litterally shaking cause i wanted a smoke so bad.
i quit for a week once, i can do better next time. this diet has helped a lot with my willpower so i have a feeling it will help along the way. i wanna lose about 30 lbs before i try to quuit because then i can focus on working out harder to reach my ultimate goal.
i hate waking up feeling like i can only half breathe. i hate coughing. i hate having that urge that "i need a smoke" i had a really bad nic-fit today and i was litterally shaking cause i wanted a smoke so bad.
i quit for a week once, i can do better next time. this diet has helped a lot with my willpower so i have a feeling it will help along the way. i wanna lose about 30 lbs before i try to quuit because then i can focus on working out harder to reach my ultimate goal.
toolips
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anyway, thoughts on today-
i've ate well again so far. annnnnnnd i got another costumer today who called me "beautiful" this time.
made me really happy again.
also my manager told me that i'm a good employee and totally gave me a free bottle of wine.
such a good day i'm in such a good mood.
i've ate well again so far. annnnnnnd i got another costumer today who called me "beautiful" this time.
made me really happy again.
also my manager told me that i'm a good employee and totally gave me a free bottle of wine.
such a good day i'm in such a good mood.
*sigh* no one ever calls me beautiful. :-( ...Oh except a few times when i was in india but that's because they find white skin beautiful and are so envious of it. Then it was often the young women who said it. It broke my heart. Skin colour is such a big deal over there amongst themselves. I find it really sad. But that's getting off topic again.
I think you plan as you just outlined above sounds good. Very good. All the more reason to keep to your weightloss goal.
I think you plan as you just outlined above sounds good. Very good. All the more reason to keep to your weightloss goal.
toolips
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awe it is sad. white skin is very beautiful but i love being tan. especially cause i have black hair so it makes me look anything other than white lol
C
caffeinehigh
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Excited to seeee pics of you when you get round to posting them
Aw and you are beautiful, that's why he called you beautiful.
And yeh, Indian culture fascinates me. Darker skinned Indian people are considered less beautiful than lighter skinned Indians. Mad.
Aw and you are beautiful, that's why he called you beautiful.
And yeh, Indian culture fascinates me. Darker skinned Indian people are considered less beautiful than lighter skinned Indians. Mad.
toolips
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Excited to seeee pics of you when you get round to posting them
Aw and you are beautiful, that's why he called you beautiful.
And yeh, Indian culture fascinates me. Darker skinned Indian people are considered less beautiful than lighter skinned Indians. Mad.
thanks. you are absolutely beautiful. inside and out. <3