tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post4476236975135209313..comments2024-01-12T05:15:38.548-06:00Comments on My Journey to Fit: In This For the Long HaulShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-16241194465198244802015-08-21T12:04:25.105-05:002015-08-21T12:04:25.105-05:00I love the idea of keeping french fries to a once-...I love the idea of keeping french fries to a once-a-week indulgence rather than saying you'll just have one. Who can just have one french fry? Your approach is a lot more realistic. :)LittleMoreEachDayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973383472461317915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-57126511259850601632015-08-19T09:37:09.730-05:002015-08-19T09:37:09.730-05:00I love coming here and getting maintenance tips. ...I love coming here and getting maintenance tips. Moderation is certainly key, but healthy living is a lifelong "battle". Thanks for this thought provoking post Shelley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-26658267904982332112015-08-17T22:31:21.058-05:002015-08-17T22:31:21.058-05:00I like that you make your sister's house the c...I like that you make your sister's house the candy palace. ;)<br /><br />We sell all kinds of candy at the hospital gift shop, and I won't allow myself to even get started with it...there's too much that if I made it available in my head, it would turn into a bad situation too quickly.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-5584334713184499992015-08-17T22:28:45.985-05:002015-08-17T22:28:45.985-05:00I'm actually impressed that you ever started e...I'm actually impressed that you ever started eating French fries again after that experience! Hmmm...now you've got me thinking - the aversion diet could be the easiest one to stick with, after a disgusting food experience. ;)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-67739861726811961382015-08-17T20:11:29.092-05:002015-08-17T20:11:29.092-05:00I love french fries. But I just don't have the...I love french fries. But I just don't have them that often. I also love chocolate. It's hard to limit yourself. So like you I try to do everything in moderation. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-71064773378675305592015-08-17T18:24:23.581-05:002015-08-17T18:24:23.581-05:00I don't allow myself to go to a fast food rest...I don't allow myself to go to a fast food restaurant alone. It was too easy when I was tired or on the way home from somewhere to wheel on through. I'm just not one to pick a healthy item when I am there. But no more diets. It is just how I eat now and how I will always try to eat with modifications being part of that process. Great thought-provoking post and comments too. Thanks!Jeannie/Qlts2Slohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643779005130309547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-66898763699074227432015-08-17T16:11:17.122-05:002015-08-17T16:11:17.122-05:00I know you were just using this as an example, but...I know you were just using this as an example, but I actually have a french fries story. Several years ago I was at a race weekend in Atlantic City and we were actually at one of the nicer restaurants and I ordered fries. They were awful! They tasted like the a the left over grease in a deep fryer. They were so bad I swore of fries! Now I love fries and they have always been my weak spot but I gave it a goal of one year! No fries for a year. I actually went 17 months without them. Now I Hardly ever crave them. I do splurge once in a while on Wendy's fries! See, you just have to have a bad experience with something and then it will make it easier for you not to crave it...lolFairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-16605137738330753772015-08-17T14:19:39.130-05:002015-08-17T14:19:39.130-05:00I can't really banish anything forever, but li...I can't really banish anything forever, but like you - I have to limit stuff. Reeses PB cups are one of those things that I rarely have in the home because I struggle with eating them in moderation. So, I know that it's not something I will have in the house very often - but I can still eat them if I see them at other places (like my sister's house).<br /><br />I have done things in the past to challenge myself for short periods of times, like lower carb or no grains, but I go into that knowing that it is not going to be permanent because that just isn't realistic for me. It's just something different to do and I often learn a lot about myself doing that.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-41913686630790922342015-08-17T11:50:22.962-05:002015-08-17T11:50:22.962-05:00Glad to hear you're finding success with this!...Glad to hear you're finding success with this! :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-79885064573162798352015-08-17T11:49:04.199-05:002015-08-17T11:49:04.199-05:00Thanks - and yes, even when someone else is having...Thanks - and yes, even when someone else is having success with the latest diet craze, it's usually better to do what you can stick with long term.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-47690685218621476382015-08-17T11:47:51.191-05:002015-08-17T11:47:51.191-05:00I'm with you on always finding SOMETHING - let...I'm with you on always finding SOMETHING - let's face it, if my brain is going there, it's gonna GO THERE.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-71741466937906847662015-08-17T11:47:04.741-05:002015-08-17T11:47:04.741-05:00I hear you on trying to moderate certain things......I hear you on trying to moderate certain things...sometimes, it's easier to just not eat/drink them then to battle with moderation.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-15875328618743510002015-08-17T11:45:52.359-05:002015-08-17T11:45:52.359-05:00Keeping it to one cheat meal is awesome, MaryFran ...Keeping it to one cheat meal is awesome, MaryFran - that shows a lot of willpower!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-35111142762522725042015-08-17T09:41:38.596-05:002015-08-17T09:41:38.596-05:00When I was losing the bulk of my weight (the first...When I was losing the bulk of my weight (the first time) i had one meal a week that was 'my' meal. I would leave my weight watcher meeting and pick up a large pizza to split with my then husband and I would eat every crumb from my half! I still consistently lost weight. The trick? It was that ONE cheat meal....after the meal was over, it was back to the healthier choices (and sometimes it wasn't pizza but other foods that were put on the limited list)MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-57418578948932630492015-08-17T09:39:26.032-05:002015-08-17T09:39:26.032-05:00Ha, I love that you'll give the fries a time o...Ha, I love that you'll give the fries a time out! Lately if I eat out I tell myself that I can only eat 75% of what is in front of me. Usually once I stop and wait 10 or 15 minutes, I am not even tempted to finish what's left because my mind has caught up to my stomach and tells me I am full. But since I started carb cycling, it's a whole new ball game. I am never hungry and I am never full since I eat every 3 hours - and I get a cheat day to boot!Bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783112702666715422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-51492009593892266222015-08-17T09:37:29.596-05:002015-08-17T09:37:29.596-05:00This is definitely a lifestyle. It is retraining ...This is definitely a lifestyle. It is retraining my mind to learn to eat with health as the forerunner of my decisions. <br /><br />Great post with some great reminders to not jump on the crazy diet bandwagon but to focus on small changes and remind ourselves that we can manage to still have our favorite foods, we just need to learn how to manage!!!MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-34914969608728553222015-08-17T09:14:28.321-05:002015-08-17T09:14:28.321-05:00Great post! And some interesting comments too. I l...Great post! And some interesting comments too. I like the idea of limiting the number of times you can eat something. I guess I do that too, but I don't have the thought formalized in my mind. Elimination would never work for me. I like too many foods, so I'd always find something to overeat. debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-58506694268407223372015-08-17T08:50:01.941-05:002015-08-17T08:50:01.941-05:00I try not to ban whole food groups or make certain...I try not to ban whole food groups or make certain foods taboo because it plays with my head and makes me crave it (I'm a psycho) but there are a couple exceptions. Soda is my achilles heel. It's best to eliminate it completely than even try to moderate it. I allow alcohol only on the weekends as the glass or two of wine at night was proving to be too much. MandaPandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362923550051566309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-6690741619853118922015-08-17T07:26:21.446-05:002015-08-17T07:26:21.446-05:00I'd be sad to never have pizza again - but it&...I'd be sad to never have pizza again - but it's interesting how much the gluten-free foods affected your waist. Do you think you were subconsciously eating more, because they were gluten-free? Kind of along the "it's fat-free so I can eat more" way of dieting from years ago?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-89834016219131816292015-08-17T07:24:07.562-05:002015-08-17T07:24:07.562-05:00It's weird, but I can do elimination on certai...It's weird, but I can do elimination on certain things without feeling the need to overeat...sometimes it's more of a mind reset than anything else. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-27705102108845454182015-08-17T07:22:39.639-05:002015-08-17T07:22:39.639-05:00LOL @ Thing. Hey, if it works...LOL @ Thing. Hey, if it works...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-67214942938788376732015-08-17T07:18:03.650-05:002015-08-17T07:18:03.650-05:00I'm a "long haul" person too, but in...I'm a "long haul" person too, but instead of being the smart kind who practices consistency, I tend to bounce between "good" and "bad" cycles. I try not to get too out of control, but greed and sloth eventually start piling up and then I need to go on a Thing, which looks remarkably like a diet, even though I hate the word.<br /><br />Right now, I'm in Thing mode, feeling all virtuous and on track... just wish I could settle into a truly sustainable, consistent, lifestyle. But at least this works in its own weird way. :)Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-70224584342281199872015-08-17T07:16:39.199-05:002015-08-17T07:16:39.199-05:00I try eating in moderation. Some foods lead me to...I try eating in moderation. Some foods lead me to binge eat and so for right now, I avoid them as much as possible. I know that there will be a day that I can eat them and not have it lead to a slip, so that keeps me away from it for the most part right now. I've tried elimination, and for me, it just leads me to over eat that and everything else :) Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19752628498092400652015-08-17T06:48:46.670-05:002015-08-17T06:48:46.670-05:00It's funny how certain foods can turn on you, ...It's funny how certain foods can turn on you, right?! And yes, removing them is what needs to happen (remember my "no baked goods" edict many years back? direct result of not being able to control myself around those goodies)...and it's funny because when I finally allow something back, I usually don't get so crazed about it. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-17363838415250603212015-08-17T06:45:00.379-05:002015-08-17T06:45:00.379-05:00Yeah, that short term stuff almost always has such...Yeah, that short term stuff almost always has such a rebound effect that it's not worth doing, even with the initial loss. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.com