I want...

[Veronica]

Welch's fruit snacks! I have a whole drawer full. It's been a long morning and I have my meeting with crying mom today...

and I want sugary little balls of fruity goodness.

Veronica

[Biciclista]

EAT 'em!

[Veronica]

"Discipline is remembering what you want"

And a line from Susan about don't confuse what you want right now with what you really want.

Besides, I know it's just eating out of stress I refuse to give in.

Veronica

[Biciclista]

that's why you can do fancy pushups and I can't.

[limewave]

that's why you can do fancy pushups and I can't.

lol. I was thinking the same thing!

[Wahine]

You know what V. This post is actually exactly what I needed to read.

Thanks for that.
C.

[GLC1968]

You know what V. This post is actually exactly what I needed to read.

Thanks for that.
C.

Heh, me too.

(keep the drawer closed, Catherine...you too, V!)

[indysteel]

Veronica,

If it helps, I spent today's session with my trainer trying to channel you. My shoulders and obliques, in particular, thank you.

[Susan Otcenas]

"Discipline is remembering what you want"

And a line from Susan about don't confuse what you want right now with what you really want.

I've been relying a lot on both of these the past few weeks!

[Veronica]

I hope everyone made it through day without eating your "demons".

I enjoyed my chicken breast, veggies and brown rice at lunch along with my dessert of 1/2 a chocolate yogurt mixed with 1/2 cup Greek yogurt - and no fruit things!

BTW my students are struggling with desert vs dessert. Although one of my boys came up with a great sentence - Don't desert your dessert in the desert.

Especially if it's ice cream!

Veronica

[Crankin]

Emily, I didn't mean to say I never have these foods, but for the Asian food, well, it used to be at least 1X, sometimes 2X a week and the sodium just gets to me. So I really have cut that almost entirely out. I eat pasta once in awhile, only in restaurants, though. If I could, I would eat a ton of bread. But right now, I can't.
I pretty much ascribe to your theory, but it doesn't work so much for me anymore. I only eat healthy stuff, never any junk, have dessert only once in awhile. My portion control is not so good and I think I've relied a bit too much on exercise to keep my weight where I want it. My problem is, my life revolves around 2 things: food and exercise!

[Veronica]

My problem is, my life revolves around 2 things: food and exercise!

Nothing wrong with that. Mine does too, except I'd add in sleep.

Veronica

[Owlie]

I get beef cravings around my period. I don't eat a lot of red meat because I'm broke, so I give in to that. (I have tried high-iron veggies. Doesn't cut it.) I don't have a ton of other food cravings, but there are plenty of things I don't buy (often) because they're expensive and they'll be gone in three days. I'm surprisingly good at making ice cream and chocolate last for a while, but toasted almonds? No way. The last time I made a batch of chili-coated almonds, I ate about a third of it in one sitting.

I'm an everything in moderation (including moderation)-type person. I don't eat dessert often (we never had it growing up, except for holidays and ice cream in summer), but when I do, it'll be a smaller amount of the full-fat stuff.

ETA: I sound like a Dos Equis commercial...

[tealtreak]

Welch's fruit snacks! I have a whole drawer full. It's been a long morning and I have my meeting with crying mom today...

and I want sugary little balls of fruity goodness.

Veronica

aaahh teaching...........it is always the parents......hang in there (:

[emily_in_nc]

It's funny to see the differences in our cravings. Any fruit-flavored candy would not tempt me in the least, even though I love fruit. Just don't care for fruity candy. Put anything chocolate or peanut buttery in a drawer, though, and it will make me crazy!