OMG I ate a potato chip

Yesterday one of the other artists in my studio was eating potato chips which I really haven't been too tempted to eat. She remarked they seemed unusually salty and asked me to taste one so I did. Yeah, it was quite salty. Also fabulously delicious. I really wanted more. But I didn't eat any and thankfully this friend knows not to push food at me.

Lesson learned that I really need to still just NOT eat any of this stuff. Gonna remember it when I go to a party tomorrow that will have nibble food.      Diane

 Oh Lordy - this post got to me!!!  I've been trying, and succeeding, to get back on track after the holidays.  (Even though I still lost some pounds, I enjoyed little tastes of everything from Nov to Dec).

 Last night several of us went to a club here in Tucson.  One had a bag of Lay's potato chips.  My head-hungry monster forced my hand into that little bag and took out a big handful.  I still lost 1/2 lb this morning, but wouldv'e probably lost more if those salty temptations did not rear their ugly heads.  
Those little nibbles are death to me!  Thanks for the reminder.

You have won the challenge, "I bet you can't eat just one!" I bet they put something in them to make that true. They call out to me too. Occasionally I make one serving dipped in greek yogurt as my meal just so I don't obsess about avoiding them.

Don't feel too badly. Last night I went to a retirement party and along with a small piece of roast beef and a couple of hor d' ovres, about 4 ounces of wine, I had about 3 small bites of chocolate cake. You know, the cake just didn't taste that great. I'm not as attracted to sweets like I once was. Small bites and one chip didn't make us morbidly obese. It was eating the whole cake or entire bag of chips.

It is a slippery slope, but occassional bites of foods, I don't think will hurt me. If I went to more events with nibble food, I would have to put the breaks on it.

gail

I think some how we have to got get to the point we are not demonising food, at least that is where i want to get to.

for me anyways its not allowing things to escalte til its a 20 lbs gain again, that may mean  i do go up and down a few pounds at times but so does the rest of the world. i have a cap of 5 pounds and if i hit it im clamping down til i get to goal again..

knowing to put the breaks on and getting back to goal after a few lbs is my aim, and to make it a life long thing to do

Im human, im not super woman so i know im going to eat the odd desert or the odd chocolate or the odd slice of ham...

The further out from surgery im getting, its realising that as long as i have made a lifestyle change and im limiting the treats then im doing what im supposed to do.  My nut early out told me that we should avoid certain foods, but she also said does that mean youll never eat them again? probably not but just don't make them part of every day life again..  and thats what im trying to do, and yet still sometimes i over indulge but im seeing it and trying to clamp down on it...

Before surgery id not have even seen it...

Amen!!!

I also look at avoiding or not eating certain foods, as a choice, not deprivation. This attitude and frame of reference makes all the difference in the world. I can choose or not choose to eat or drink certain things. The occassional treat isn't going to make me morbidly obese again. It just cannot be a daily occurrence and I don't want it to be one.

gail

Just one?  You are a freak.

LOL   but I was DYING to eat more. Probably would have but my friend knows i avoid the stuff and didn't offer more and she just ate 'em up.   I was glad they were gone.    Diane

OMG!  I was rolling laughing when I read that.