week 3

"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

A maintain is as good as a loss in this group. 3.5lbs in 3
weeks is excellent progress.

Quoted message said:

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

Step one is journaling. This week work towards writing down
the portions and points.

Quoted message said:

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

I eat out alot-typically twice a week, sometimes more. I
used to treat each meal as a reason to celebrate and my
weight loss rate suffered. My current leader said that we
should treat eating out as a replacement to eating at home.
So unless it really is a celebration (birthday,
anniversary, etc) make your choices just like you would at
home. I have also stuck with a small selection of places to
eat so I know exactly what I am getting into. I do salads,
steaks, chicken or fish. Dressings are requested "on the
side". I use vary little dressing (1 Tbls) so I don't use
the "dip the fork into the dressing method" very often. If
the meal is huge I will cut the serving in half and ask for
a to-go container before I start eating. That way I prevent
myself from eating too much.

Just remember that WW is a WOL not a diet. As time goes by
you will learn little tricks and gain good, healthy habits.
At our meeting yesterday we were reminded that it takes 21
days to make or break a habit. So give yourself time. Take
one step at a time. Make small changes each week. Make
changes that you can live with the rest of your life. Give
yourself time to 'learn' these new habits. Give yourself
time to 'unlearn' old, bad ones.

Maintaining is not gaining. And you're still here, reading
and posting. Keeping track of everything you eat is a huge,
positive step. Give yourself a hug for doing that. Can you
do new one new thing this week? If not, that's OK. There's
always next week.

I don't eat out very much at all, so when I do I tend to
go overboard. Recently, though, I treated myself to
Subway three days in a row. Thought I was making good
choices but forgot, until the 3rd day, to tell them to
skip the sauce entirely. I'm still not able to eat half a
6" sub and save the rest for dinner. That week I
maintained. So I'm back to my usual lunch. In other
words, I stay away from eating out unless it's a special
occasion. I've still got LOTS to learn.

Good luck figuring it all out. Linda P

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

remind yourself that eating is not a celebration, a special event is the
celebration, eating is a normal body function, the reason to be out makes it
a party, and if you are celebrating, the focus needs to be on the reason you
are celebrating, birthday person and similar, eating is just that, keep
reminding yourself. I think that you are journalling is excellent, remember
baby steps are good, you are going forward and that is very exciting, Lee
skiur <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Great work!

"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vv-cnYlgF_8fG8nd3cwC-
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Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Congrats on the maintain!!

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/197/155 RAFL 210.5/197/198.5 50 lbs off
241.5/197/191.5

Maintaining is a good thing, congrats!

Eating out can be difficult. I guess you have to retrain
your way of thinking. Try to plan ahead if you can, have an
idea in your head as to what you will order ... and stick to
it. I found that if I convinced myself early in the day that
I was going to have fish or chicken ... then it really did
sound good when I got to the restaurant (kind of like
planning dinner ahead). When I am handed the menu, I don't
usually read the whole thing ... I go right to the seafood
or poultry sections, or look for the *heart healthy* type
sections ... don't even look at the appetizers or deserts.
If I don't give myself the chance to think about it, I don't
cave in or change my mind. Maybe you need to move out of the
celebration frame of mind ... or at least making the food
the celebration. Focus more on WHY you are out, the food is
only extra. Enjoy the occassion and the company, they are
the highlight of the occassion ... not the food. And don't
ever be afraid to make special requests, such as eliminating
an item from the dish (if it's not their you can't eat it).
I haven't found a restaurant yet that has been unwilling to
substitute or make changes for me. My family has gotten so
used to my requests now, it's second nature. Hub loves to go
out to breakfast Sunday morning ... we do it maybe once or
twice a month. I have no problem asking for my omelet to be
made with egg substitute. It isn't any different than a
person that has an allergy to specific items.

Joyce

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Congrats on the maintain, Julie. As for going out to dinner,
I stick with grilled and baked things rather than fried.
Lots of veggies and as little bread as possible.

--

~Kristin O~
272/235.2/172

"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vv-cnYlgF_8fG8nd3cwC-
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Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

-) The perfectionist in me would have thrown in the towel
this week, but the perfectionist is tied up at the moment.

My initial reaction to treating a meal out as a normal meal
is to say "what's the point of going out". I'll have to
think about this one for a while. I've always seen going out
as something that boosts the spirits.

I'm also working on that "eat to live" not "live to eat"
mentality and I'm finding that I need a hobby that I can
justify with a need. (Example, we need to eat to survive so
my hobby is cooking.) This hobby has to be apartment
friendly. When I lived near my parents my hobby was working
on various house things in addition to the cooking *grin*.

Julie

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"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vv-cnYlgF_8fG8nd3cwC-
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Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

A maintain is as good as a loss in this group. 3.5lbs in 3
weeks is excellent progress.

Quoted message said:

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I

ate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and not portion sizes.

Step one is journaling. This week work towards writing
down the portions

and

Quoted message said:

points.

Quoted message said:

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make

healthy

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

choices, but at least I didn't eat everything on my
plate. I don't know what it is with me, but every time I
go out to eat it's like it is a celebration of some sort
for me, so I indulge and eat something that I wouldn't
normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

I eat out alot-typically twice a week, sometimes more. I
used to treat

each

Quoted message said:

meal as a reason to celebrate and my weight loss rate
suffered. My current leader said that we should treat
eating out as a replacement to eating at home. So unless
it really is a celebration (birthday, anniversary, etc)

make

Quoted message said:

your choices just like you would at home. I have also
stuck with a small selection of places to eat so I know
exactly what I am getting into. I do salads, steaks,
chicken or fish. Dressings are requested "on the side". I
use vary little dressing (1 Tbls) so I don't use the "dip
the fork into

the

Quoted message said:

dressing method" very often. If the meal is huge I will
cut the serving in half and ask for a to-go container
before I start eating. That way I

prevent

Quoted message said:

myself from eating too much.

Just remember that WW is a WOL not a diet. As time goes by
you will learn little tricks and gain good, healthy
habits. At our meeting yesterday we were reminded that it
takes 21 days to make or break a habit. So give yourself
time. Take one step at a time. Make small changes each
week. Make changes that you can live with the rest of your
life. Give yourself time

to

Quoted message said:

'learn' these new habits. Give yourself time to 'unlearn'
old, bad ones.

Thanks Linda. I am still amazed at how many calories are in
convenience foods. I'm not surprised at all that there are
many of us with weight problems in part due to convenience
foods. I try to find the balance in everything we do these
days and cooking healthier and it's just not easy.

Julie

"Prairie Roots" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Maintaining is not gaining. And you're still here, reading
and posting. Keeping track of everything you eat is a
huge, positive step. Give yourself a hug for doing that.
Can you do new one new thing this week? If not, that's OK.
There's always next week.

I don't eat out very much at all, so when I do I tend to
go overboard. Recently, though, I treated myself to
Subway three days in a row. Thought I was making good
choices but forgot, until the 3rd day, to tell them to
skip the sauce entirely. I'm still not able to eat half a
6" sub and save the rest for dinner. That week I
maintained. So I'm back to my usual lunch. In other
words, I stay away from eating out unless it's a special
occasion. I've still got LOTS to learn.

Good luck figuring it all out. Linda P

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Thanks Lee.

Sometimes I feel like I'm taking steps back. I'm feeling
that way today and I'm not enjoying it much. I'm not giving
up though and that in itself is a big step. Apparently, I
don't have the perfectionist tied up well enough....musta
broke through the duct tape.

Julie

"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

remind yourself that eating is not a celebration, a
special event is the celebration, eating is a normal body
function, the reason to be out makes

it

Quoted message said:

a party, and if you are celebrating, the focus needs to be
on the reason

you

Quoted message said:

are celebrating, birthday person and similar, eating is
just that, keep reminding yourself. I think that you are
journalling is excellent,

remember

Quoted message said:

baby steps are good, you are going forward and that is
very exciting, Lee skiur <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I

ate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make

healthy

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

choices, but at least I didn't eat everything on my
plate. I don't know what it is with me, but every time I
go out to eat it's like it is a celebration of some sort
for me, so I indulge and eat something that I wouldn't
normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Good ideas. Thank you.

I'm working on focusing my attention on healthier foods, but
it's slow going. I like doing the substitutes before the
food arrives because it's much easier not to eat the junk
that way. The desserts are hard to deal with since dh has a
second stomach specifically for desserts *rolls eyes*.

Julie "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Maintaining is a good thing, congrats!

Eating out can be difficult. I guess you have to retrain
your way of

thinking.

Quoted message said:

Try to plan ahead if you can, have an idea in your head as
to what you

will order

Quoted message said:

... and stick to it. I found that if I convinced myself
early in the day

that I

Quoted message said:

was going to have fish or chicken ... then it really did
sound good when I

got to

Quoted message said:

the restaurant (kind of like planning dinner ahead). When
I am handed the

menu, I

Quoted message said:

don't usually read the whole thing ... I go right to the
seafood or

poultry

Quoted message said:

sections, or look for the *heart healthy* type sections
... don't even

look at the

Quoted message said:

appetizers or deserts. If I don't give myself the chance
to think about

it, I

Quoted message said:

don't cave in or change my mind. Maybe you need to move
out of the

celebration

Quoted message said:

frame of mind ... or at least making the food the
celebration. Focus more

on WHY

Quoted message said:

you are out, the food is only extra. Enjoy the occassion
and the company,

they

Quoted message said:

are the highlight of the occassion ... not the food. And
don't ever be

afraid to

Quoted message said:

make special requests, such as eliminating an item from
the dish (if it's

not

Quoted message said:

their you can't eat it). I haven't found a restaurant yet
that has been

unwilling

Quoted message said:

to substitute or make changes for me. My family has gotten
so used to my

requests

Quoted message said:

now, it's second nature. Hub loves to go out to breakfast
Sunday morning

... we

Quoted message said:

do it maybe once or twice a month. I have no problem
asking for my omelet

to be

Quoted message said:

made with egg substitute. It isn't any different than a
person that has

an

Quoted message said:

allergy to specific items.

Joyce

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

:-) The perfectionist in me would have thrown in the towel
:this week, but
the perfectionist is tied up at the moment.

Keep her busy. ;-)

Quoted message said:

My initial reaction to treating a meal out as a normal
meal is to say "what's the point of going out". I'll have
to think about this one for a while. I've always seen
going out as something that boosts the spirits.

I think this depends on why you went out to dinner in the
first place. Many times we go out for lack of something at
home to eat. So in this case it is a replacement meal and
not a celebration. This happens at least once a week and is
part of our routine. I go out with my neighbor and DH & DD
go their own way. I might have an evening meeting to go to
and they go shopping.

Quoted message said:

I'm also working on that "eat to live" not "live to eat"
mentality and I'm finding that I need a hobby that I can
justify with a need. (Example, we need to eat to survive
so my hobby is cooking.) This hobby has to be apartment
friendly. When I lived near my parents my hobby was
working on various house things in addition to the
cooking *grin*.

My hobbies include committee work for our homeowner's
association and the internet. I'm not very domestic at all
so cooking is out.

Simple it is. Easy it ain't.

skiur said:

Thanks Linda. I am still amazed at how many calories are in
convenience foods. I'm not surprised at all that there are
many of us with weight problems in part due to convenience
foods. I try to find the balance in everything we do these
days and cooking healthier and it's just not easy.

Julie

"Prairie Roots" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Maintaining is not gaining. And you're still here,
reading and posting. Keeping track of everything you eat
is a huge, positive step. Give yourself a hug for doing
that. Can you do new one new thing this week? If not,
that's OK. There's always next week.

I don't eat out very much at all, so when I do I tend to
go overboard. Recently, though, I treated myself to
Subway three days in a row. Thought I was making good
choices but forgot, until the 3rd day, to tell them to
skip the sauce entirely. I'm still not able to eat half a
6" sub and save the rest for dinner. That week I
maintained. So I'm back to my usual lunch. In other
words, I stay away from eating out unless it's a special
occasion. I've still got LOTS to learn.

Good luck figuring it all out. Linda P

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Linda P
232/158/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

when you do take a step backwards, use it as G*d intended, as a way to look
all around for the big picture. Don't bother trying to tie her up, she will
always get free, try and occupy her, that works, for me, sometimes,
somewhat... LOL, seriously, being a fanatic about the journal and meeting
attendance has really cut down the ability for perfectionist tendencies to
allow me to self sabotage. good luck, Lee
skiur <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Thanks Lee.

Sometimes I feel like I'm taking steps back. I'm feeling
that way today

and

Quoted message said:

I'm not enjoying it much. I'm not giving up though and
that in itself is

a

Quoted message said:

big step. Apparently, I don't have the perfectionist tied
up well enough....musta broke through the duct tape.

Julie

"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

remind yourself that eating is not a celebration, a
special event is the celebration, eating is a normal
body function, the reason to be out

makes

Quoted message said:

it

Quoted message said:

a party, and if you are celebrating, the focus needs to
be on the reason

you

Quoted message said:

are celebrating, birthday person and similar, eating is
just that, keep reminding yourself. I think that you are
journalling is excellent,

remember

Quoted message said:

baby steps are good, you are going forward and that is
very exciting,

Lee

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

skiur <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vv-cnYlgF_8fG8nd3cwC-
[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I

ate

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make

healthy

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

choices, but at least I didn't eat everything on my
plate. I don't

know

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

what it is with me, but every time I go out to eat
it's like it is a celebration of some sort for me, so
I indulge and eat something that I wouldn't normally
eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

Is there any way you could tell hub how much those deserts
bother you? Maybe he wouldn't mind waiting until he is at
home to have his treat, and you could have something that is
more within your eating limits. I was lucky in that
department. Hub likes his sweets, as do I - but neither one
of us really care much for them immediately after a meal.
We're more apt to have that treat a bit later in the
evening. Otherwise, maybe hub would just let you have a bite
or two of his desert instead of ordering an entire portion
for yourself. Other than that, it's sheer willpower. <G>

Joyce

skiur said:

Good ideas. Thank you.

I'm working on focusing my attention on healthier
foods, but it's slow going. I like doing the
substitutes before the food arrives because it's much
easier not to eat the junk that way. The desserts are
hard to deal with since dh has a second stomach
specifically for desserts *rolls eyes*.

Julie "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Maintaining is a good thing, congrats!

Eating out can be difficult. I guess you have to retrain
your way of

thinking.

Quoted message said:

Try to plan ahead if you can, have an idea in your head
as to what you

will order

Quoted message said:

... and stick to it. I found that if I convinced myself
early in the day

that I

Quoted message said:

was going to have fish or chicken ... then it really did
sound good when I

got to

Quoted message said:

the restaurant (kind of like planning dinner ahead). When
I am handed the

menu, I

Quoted message said:

don't usually read the whole thing ... I go right to the
seafood or

poultry

Quoted message said:

sections, or look for the *heart healthy* type sections
... don't even

look at the

Quoted message said:

appetizers or deserts. If I don't give myself the chance
to think about

it, I

Quoted message said:

don't cave in or change my mind. Maybe you need to move
out of the

celebration

Quoted message said:

frame of mind ... or at least making the food the
celebration. Focus more

on WHY

Quoted message said:

you are out, the food is only extra. Enjoy the occassion
and the company,

they

Quoted message said:

are the highlight of the occassion ... not the food. And
don't ever be

afraid to

Quoted message said:

make special requests, such as eliminating an item from
the dish (if it's

not

Quoted message said:

their you can't eat it). I haven't found a restaurant yet
that has been

unwilling

Quoted message said:

to substitute or make changes for me. My family has
gotten so used to my

requests

Quoted message said:

now, it's second nature. Hub loves to go out to breakfast
Sunday morning

... we

Quoted message said:

do it maybe once or twice a month. I have no problem
asking for my omelet

to be

Quoted message said:

made with egg substitute. It isn't any different than a
person that has

an

Quoted message said:

allergy to specific items.

Joyce

skiur said:

Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.

It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
included what I ate and not portion sizes.

I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
didn't make healthy choices, but at least I didn't eat
everything on my plate. I don't know what it is with me,
but every time I go out to eat it's like it is a
celebration of some sort for me, so I indulge and eat
something that I wouldn't normally eat.

How do you all deal with going out to dinner?

Julie

"Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"skiur" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:H_qcnajUSagiOsnd3cwC-
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:-) The perfectionist in me would have thrown in the
:towel this week,

but

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the perfectionist is tied up at the moment.

Keep her busy. ;-)

She's a tricky one to keep buys.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My initial reaction to treating a meal out as a normal
meal is to say "what's the point of going out". I'll
have to think about this one for

a

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

while. I've always seen going out as something that
boosts the spirits.

I think this depends on why you went out to dinner in the
first place.

Many

Quoted message said:

times we go out for lack of something at home to eat. So
in this case it

is

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week

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and is part of our routine. I go out with my neighbor and
DH & DD go their own way. I might have an evening meeting
to go to and they go shopping.

Most of the time we go out to dinner because I'm just not
interested in cooking. I'm usually bored of whatever we have
around the house for dinner and need a meal change. You
bring up a good question that I'll have to think about.

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I'm also working on that "eat to live" not "live to eat"
mentality and

I'm

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finding that I need a hobby that I can justify with a
need. (Example,

we

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need to eat to survive so my hobby is cooking.) This
hobby has to be apartment friendly. When I lived near my
parents my hobby was working

on

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various house things in addition to the cooking *grin*.

My hobbies include committee work for our homeowner's
association and the internet. I'm not very domestic at all
so cooking is out.

I think I may have figured out something about my maintain.
I didn't understand how the scale could be up but the jeans
were still not a battle to put on this morning. Then I
really looked at everything I was eating and you would not
imagine how much salt is in my food.

We had sushi last night (with soy, of course) and in general
food has been asian style so probably too much sodium in
everything. *sigh* It's a shame all that salty stuff tastes
so good to me right now.

Julie

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Simple it is. Easy it ain't.

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Thanks Linda. I am still amazed at how many calories are
in convenience foods. I'm not surprised at all that there
are many of us with weight problems in part due to
convenience foods. I try to find the balance in
everything we do these days and cooking healthier and
it's just not easy.

Julie

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Maintaining is not gaining. And you're still here,
reading and posting. Keeping track of everything you
eat is a huge, positive step. Give yourself a hug for
doing that. Can you do new one new thing this week? If
not, that's OK. There's always next week.

I don't eat out very much at all, so when I do I tend
to go overboard. Recently, though, I treated myself to
Subway three days in a row. Thought I was making good
choices but forgot, until the 3rd day, to tell them to
skip the sauce entirely. I'm still not able to eat half
a 6" sub and save the rest for dinner. That week I
maintained. So I'm back to my usual lunch. In other
words, I stay away from eating out unless it's a
special occasion. I've still got LOTS to learn.

Good luck figuring it all out. Linda P

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>Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.
>
>It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
>included what I

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>and not portion sizes.
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>I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
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>choices, but at least I didn't eat everything on my
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know

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>what it is with me, but every time I go out to eat
>it's like it is a celebration of some sort for me, so
>I indulge and eat something that I wouldn't normally
>eat.
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>How do you all deal with going out to dinner?
>
>Julie
>

Linda P
232/158/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

Probably, but if he has something at home then I really want
something too and it's usually what he's having *grin*.

It'll be a willpower issue I'm sure.

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Is there any way you could tell hub how much those deserts
bother you?

Maybe he

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wouldn't mind waiting until he is at home to have his
treat, and you could

have

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something that is more within your eating limits. I was
lucky in that

department.

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Hub likes his sweets, as do I - but neither one of us
really care much for

them

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immediately after a meal. We're more apt to have that
treat a bit later

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evening. Otherwise, maybe hub would just let you have a
bite or two of

his desert

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instead of ordering an entire portion for yourself. Other
than that, it's

sheer

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willpower. <G>

Joyce

skiur said:

Good ideas. Thank you.

I'm working on focusing my attention on healthier foods,
but it's slow going. I like doing the substitutes before
the food arrives because it's much easier not to eat the
junk that way. The desserts are hard to deal with since
dh has a second stomach specifically for desserts *rolls

eyes*.

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Maintaining is a good thing, congrats!

Eating out can be difficult. I guess you have to
retrain your way of

thinking.

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Try to plan ahead if you can, have an idea in your head
as to what you

will order

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... and stick to it. I found that if I convinced myself
early in the

day

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that I

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was going to have fish or chicken ... then it really
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when I

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got to

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the restaurant (kind of like planning dinner ahead).
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menu, I

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don't usually read the whole thing ... I go right to
the seafood or

poultry

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sections, or look for the *heart healthy* type sections
... don't even

look at the

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appetizers or deserts. If I don't give myself the
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about

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it, I

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don't cave in or change my mind. Maybe you need to move
out of the

celebration

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frame of mind ... or at least making the food the
celebration. Focus

more

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on WHY

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you are out, the food is only extra. Enjoy the
occassion and the

company,

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are the highlight of the occassion ... not the food.
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make special requests, such as eliminating an item from
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not

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their you can't eat it). I haven't found a restaurant
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been

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unwilling

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to substitute or make changes for me. My family has
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my

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requests

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now, it's second nature. Hub loves to go out to
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morning

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... we

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do it maybe once or twice a month. I have no problem
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omelet

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to be

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made with egg substitute. It isn't any different than a
person that

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Joyce

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>Maintained this week. Total loss to date, 3.5 lbs.
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>It was a rough week. I journaled this week, but only
>included what I

ate

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>and not portion sizes.
>
>I went out to lunch at work a few times this week and
>didn't make

healthy

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>choices, but at least I didn't eat everything on my
>plate. I don't

know

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>what it is with me, but every time I go out to eat
>it's like it is a celebration of some sort for me, so
>I indulge and eat something that I wouldn't normally
>eat.
>
>How do you all deal with going out to dinner?
>
>Julie
>