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GummyBear · October 30, 2006, 3:19pm

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What has worked for me is the following...and believe me ITS NOT FOLPROOF!! I still have my cheating days but just less..

I try to anticipate the craving...I started by realizing when I had my worst cravings and when I was most suspectible to cheating on myself...

Once I knew what triggered it for me, or what time I would want that. I tried to beat myself to it.....and have snacks ready...

Now, the key for me was the snack being something I wanted to eat and not something that felt like a punishment.....so if i have the worlds biggest craving for cookies....so I bouth Thinsations Cookies, which are a 100 calories for the whole bag....and they take care of the craving, or the small single size servings of the pringles....or the ALL BRAN cookie type bar....

Also, I love Zuchinni with this asian sesame dressing...so I made sure I had cut up zucchinni and pre-measured dressing.....

Im also a fruit nut - or have become one with diet...hahahaha so I always have a fruit hanging around..

those are things that worked for me..

Here is a saying I have taped to my wall that I just fell in ove with and has really guided my eating habits.

"What I eat in Private, I wear in Public"

_MuNiYa · October 30, 2006, 3:42pm

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^^ some really good advice!
Sounds good!

Mr_Fraudia · October 30, 2006, 3:43pm

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the $$ would come from the money that would otherwise be spent on chocolates, so its a wash.

Shahid049031 · October 30, 2006, 5:50pm

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Who spends around $500 dollars on chocolates in a year, I probably spend like $10 in a year....

Lusi · October 30, 2006, 5:58pm

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Just $10, do you eat chocolate twice a year?

obviously you are not a chocolateholic…

_MuNiYa · October 30, 2006, 5:59pm

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I spend about $6-10 a day.

Shahid049031 · October 30, 2006, 6:06pm

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Chocolate bars are like $0.50 each for a regular sized Snickers…what do you guys buy gourmet chocolate

saimanyc · October 30, 2006, 6:31pm

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It's ok to have things in moderation. I love dark, dark, bittersweet chocolate and thankfully that's actually good for you. I also used to have 1/4 to 1/2 of a chocolate protein bar as a desert. This was while I was running so I didn't worry about calories. But now I do occasionally allow myself a tiny, halloween size twix. If you eat it slow enough it feels like eating a whole chocolate bar.

Lusi · October 30, 2006, 6:39pm

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Do I eat gourmet chocolates...no but I don't eat 50 cent chocolates either.

Hershy's, cadbury, dove; etc are good quality chocolate but not gourmet.

_MuNiYa · October 30, 2006, 6:42pm

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^^ me too.
We aren’t kiddy candy eaters - but rather sophisticated chocoholics.

ahmadjee · October 30, 2006, 6:51pm

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Muniya, have you looked into pedometers? They are often a good motivator to get out and walk run etc. But by no means they are any measure of how healthy one is.

_MuNiYa · October 30, 2006, 6:57pm

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^^ good idea..
but no I dont want to.
I hate measuring things..

ahmadjee · October 30, 2006, 7:03pm

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Actually our company gave out free pedometers to get people out of the chair and as per our gym lady here, it has made a BIG difference. People just come to the gym, get on the threadmill and rake up the steps.

Shahid049031 · October 30, 2006, 7:05pm

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Hmmm...I might actually think of getting one myself :D

_MuNiYa · October 31, 2006, 12:30pm

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the chocolate cravings have decreased allot!
I think the rubber band and the bruised wrist did the trick. :)

SindSagar · October 31, 2006, 12:54pm

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LegallyBrown:

My theory is a bit different. It might be almost bizzare but it works.

I cant resist food, I have to eat. Burgers, chips, chocolate, anything chatpati.

I learned extremely early that I cant be anorexic, cant resist food

I'll eat nonstop regardless.

Going through pregnancy and morning sickness took the equation out for being builimic or however that word is spelt. Once you've thrown up for nine months you'd never wanna throw up again

so i found a new way to help myself. Once you cross 25 the body starts losing its elasticity and spunk. You gotta take care of it or else you'll end up with flabs and love handles and bluging tummies.

The way i program my diet is i work on reward points.

I'll be extremely good to my body the whole day. Feed it healthy food, no fats, no oils, enough fibre and carbs for bodily functions. Enough Vit C for the Iron to be absorbed. To sum it all, I turn food into healthy.

However by the end of the day I have a special time where I spoil myself.

If i want that **chocolate **I'll have it guilt free cause I know that I've been extremely good to myself.

Make your own reward points.

And treat yourself.***

The more you deny yourself, the more you'll crave it.

What ever She is saying makes a lot of sense, but substitute the regular milk choclate with UNSWEETENED DARK CHOCLATE.

**You get all the benefits of choclate without too much calories, and I gaurantee that you will forget your craving for CHOCLATE...:D **

**and switch to GULAB JAMUN...:D **

Amber11 · October 31, 2006, 1:18pm

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Chocolate....why on earth would you want to stop eating it......chocolate....hey I even named our dog coco...ok ...the spellings r a little different then the real cocoa....but what the heck....still is coco.......

ahmadjee · October 31, 2006, 2:32pm

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Just so you know, today people give out FREE choclate eat all you want for FREE! Did I mention FREE???

Also, on average the chocolate prices drop almost to half after the Halloween because the grocery stores want to get rid of all their piled up inventory. Maybe a good time to stack up!

_MuNiYa · October 31, 2006, 2:49pm

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^^ thanks AJ - just what I needed!

Shahid049031 · October 31, 2006, 6:12pm

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