Its funny how your brain is telling you one thing but your hand is doing another. I know the brain directs the hand. So why are my thoughts telling me to stop eating M&M's but my hand is still grabbing them. Obviously the part of the brain that wants the M&M's is stronger and winning. I'm reading weight loss blogs, I'm involved in a couple of weight loss challenges, I am NOT happy with the way I look, I WANT to lose weight. So WHY, tell me WHY, do I eat these M&M's?
It's ludicrous to eat a Lean Cuisine for dinner and then eat a 150 calorie portion of M&M's while walking to a parade. It just doesn't make sense.
I was not eating them because I was emotional. It is just something that isn't usually in the house and I wanted them. Plain as that. So, if they weren't there, I am convinced that I would have stayed at about 1400 calories. I ate about 1200 calories of food today and I would have had another snack if I hadn't been munching on M&M's all day. I figure I came in at about 1800 calories with the stupid candy. Why?
My personal record of my weight loss journey. My goal is to post daily, weigh in monthly and hopefully see some results!
I know how you feel... I myself am not happy with my body...and i know i really want to loose weight - and need to make better choices... (which is hard, because i have Very little down time to make real food - working 2 jobs and constantly on the go) i find myself reaching for those m&m... and i cant understand why... They arent filling, Its not the taste - because theres not much to the taste..i think its the texture... :( I am that person who will eat the L.C. meal for dinner, but fight to keep my hand out of the M&M Bag... its not something i can keep out of the house - because im the only one who is unhappy with my weight - and i have a 3 year old, and we use M&Ms as rewards and learning tools... Sigh... Good luck...and im glad i found ur post on the New Friend Friday (im following you from Trendy Treehouse Friend Friday)
ReplyDeleteHi Debbi,
ReplyDeleteDieting requires so much courage. Did it a few times and its tough but not impossible. Are those recipes on your sidebars low calorie ones? They look fantastic. I'm following from FF and I will be back to copy some of these ideas. Good luck on Saturday!
Anne-Marie
hmmm after years as an intuitive eater I cant say that i didnt read your post and think GREAT!!!
ReplyDeletefor me when the food isnt about anything more than food (like you said about emotions etc)---its fine.
its just food.
and I move on with my day after enjoying WHATEVER it is!
xo xo
Miz.
Damn those M&Ms and their delicious chocolatey goodness. I hear there are pretzel M&Ms now too. I have no control over that stuff so I can't bring it into the house because if I do, I will eat it. The only thing to do now is forget about those M&Ms and move on. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteM & M's are my weakness, too, so I have no advice except extreme measures: GET THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE AND DON'T BUY ANY MORE.
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