Quote Originally Posted by Bike Chick View Post
I hadn't seen this thread until your post. I saw a picture of myself today and realized that my scale is not broken and my dryer isn't shrinking my pants, I'm really overweight and it's time to get serious. I work out (swim, bike, run) and eat healthy but the weight does not change. I need to lose 20 pounds and after reading all these posts I am wondering if it's the carbs that are my enemy.
I nearly reached my "ideal" weight after my bicycle trip (744 miles in 11 days, solo!) in early May, but since then have put back on a full 15 pounds, more than the amount I lost, plus I'm sure I converted a lot of that muscle back to fat. I'm back to teetering on the normal/overweight line on the Wii.
Quote Originally Posted by arielmoon View Post
The biggest thing is how your taste buds change over time... I did spend a few years craving the candy in the dish that was placed in front of my desk but I no longer am tempted by things that are not healthy.
I indulged in one coke yesterday, my first since before Thanksgiving. It didn't taste like I remembered at all!

The reason for the "slip" was because the night before there had been a bowl of M&Ms. I surrounded myself with orange and apple slices and a bowl of nuts, but I kept looking at the M&Ms! The M&Ms were LEFT AT OUR HOUSE so I gave them to my daughter, but while she was at school I kept thinking about them. Finally I decided that I would allow myself one handful and a coke, but I made myself wait until right before my bike ride, so that the exercise would mitigate the sugar rush.

I'm trying to replace the sugary snacks with fruit and fruit juice as my treats, so that if I indulge, I'm indulging in fruit juice or an extra banana, rather than viewing coke & snickers as my special treat. With the exception of yesterday, that's worked pretty well.