DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[WI_DisneyFan]

I have NO clue on names yet. With a girl it is easier I think. Boy names are all so blah to me. Nothing is jumping out at me. We would like an "a" name I think though. DH and I are both "j"'s, so it would be neat to have the kids be 2 "a"s but if not that is OK too.

Any ideas?? So far the only one we have we can somewhat agree on is Anthony, but to me there arent many good nicknames for it (other than Tony, which being Italian is a bit stereotypical), and calling a baby Anthony seems too grown up, know what I mean??

Well, I'm probably just a smidge biased here, but I kinda like Aaron. But beware, everyone will try to spell it Erin (or Arron, or Aron), but NEVER Aaron. Seriously, how difficult is it to spell Aaron with two A's and one R? I didn't think it was such a difficult name to figure out. It's gotten to the point where when someone asks my name (like when making a reservation at a restaurant or something), I instinctively say "Aaron, A-A-R-O-N"; and I'd say probably 85% of the time they scribble out or erase what they started writing before I spelled it for them.

And yeah, I know what you mean by not wanting to name a kid with an adult sounding name. I've always wanted to name my first son Henry Aaron (after my favorite baseball player of all time), but then I started to realize that Henry (or even Hank) sounds way too grown up for a little kid. So I sorta scrapped that idea.

Aaron When is our official weigh-in to be this week for our Thanksgiving challenge?

That's a great question. I was planning on doing my final weigh in Thursday morning so I wouldn't be undone by all of the Thanksgiving food that will probably be consumed that day. But I'll take the usual Friday weigh in as well. I'm ok with either one.

 

[DisneyLaura]

Shannon the haircut looks cute.

I have a question. I go to WW. My weigh in for there is Tuesday, should I just wait until Friday to post my weight since that is weigh in day?

Laura

 

[pigget74]

Shannon the haircut looks cute.

I have a question. I go to WW. My weigh in for there is Tuesday, should I just wait until Friday to post my weight since that is weigh in day?

Laura

That is what another person does--can't remember who. She just puts it into the Friday's figures.


Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

 

[monymony3471]

The kitchen is FINALLY:

That is what another person does--can't remember who. She just puts it into the Friday's figures.


Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

OMG! I am praying for you and Rebekah. The poor little baby.

Shannon: You look soooo cute. It really looks good on you.


I have a lot more catching up to do.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

yep! just wondering which ones you liked. you're one of two of our resident photogs here and i wanted to get your opinion. i think i got 14 and 24! (i can't remember the numbers now......i'll have to go back and look!)

i'm on expo TV now!!!!! i finally figured out how to make my videos the right size. i've reviewed 5 movies so far and i've got a huge pile in my floor to keep going with! if you're bored watch my videos......i got 1 cent for every time they're watched (i think!)

http://www.expotv.com/profile/home/punkin0413

Good! Glad I could help!

I will HAVE to remember to check this out later!

Well, I'm probably just a smidge biased here, but I kinda like Aaron. But beware, everyone will try to spell it Erin (or Arron, or Aron), but NEVER Aaron. Seriously, how difficult is it to spell Aaron with two A's and one R? I didn't think it was such a difficult name to figure out. It's gotten to the point where when someone asks my name (like when making a reservation at a restaurant or something), I instinctively say "Aaron, A-A-R-O-N"; and I'd say probably 85% of the time they scribble out or erase what they started writing before I spelled it for them.

I do the same thing when someone asks my name, "Lynda, L-Y-N-D-A" Not many people spell Lynda like that besides me and Lynda Carter. At least I can say I have something in common with Wonder Woman!

Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

Poor little girl! You'll be in my thoughts and prayers!

The kitchen is FINALLY:

How exciting!

 

[DisneyObsession]

Dawn: Watched a few of your videos and signed up myself. Funny...your voice is different than I imagined. But then again, so was Wendy's!

Monica: YAY for kitchen construction!!! Looks like take-out for you for awhile!

Shannon: I the hair!!! The color looks great on you!

Piggett: Praying for Rebekah! Hope the shot works and she will be on the mend soon.

Aaron: I understand what you mean with having to spell your name. I always spell it! (G-A-Y-L-E) Inevidently, it is spelled incorrectly!


I weighed in this morning to see how much damage I did on vacation and I only gained .5! I am very happy! On the cruise, we could have eaten all day if we wanted to, and i didn't! However, I did drink more than I normally do.

So today starts the healthy eating and exercise program. I need to work my tail off and lose 5lbs by Christmas. That will be my next goal. (Take notes Aaron!)

 

[HockeyKat]

Shannon, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the hair. I wish I had the courage to cut bangs.

pigget, hope that all goes well w/ Rebekah. And, 32 lbs is 32 lbs, no matter how you lost it, I say go for the ribbon!

 

[monymony3471]

Thanks for the welcome back everyone Maybe I just needed my peeps to cheer me up a bit. It would be nice if I could find a way to sleep more than about 5 hours at a time too....this kid does not let me get any sleep, I think he is going to be a gymnast!!




I have NO clue on names yet. With a girl it is easier I think. Boy names are all so blah to me. Nothing is jumping out at me. We would like an "a" name I think though. DH and I are both "j"'s, so it would be neat to have the kids be 2 "a"s but if not that is OK too.

Any ideas?? So far the only one we have we can somewhat agree on is Anthony, but to me there arent many good nicknames for it (other than Tony, which being Italian is a bit stereotypical), and calling a baby Anthony seems too grown up, know what I mean??

Friends of ours just named their baby boy Avery.

I like Austin. My nephew is Andrew and we all call him Drew.


Oh Boy! I just went upstairs to see my kitchen, and I am a little po'd about the noise during my nap hour. We did discuss this, anyways, let's just say after they are done cleaning, I'll be cleaning all night long. Sigh.

But tearing down the wall between the 2 rooms makes my kitchen look Gi-nor-mous!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

Poor baby. I hope the shot works for her too. I'll be thinking and praying for her. My DD is starting to cough now I'm hoping she doesn't end up with bronchitis like my DS last week.

The kitchen is FINALLY:

Yeah for you.

I know how that is. DH does construction for a living and our house is the last to get done. It's almost 4 years and our addition (our bedroom) is almost done. It's livable (did I spell that right) but not done. So glad you started. DD room hopefully will get done this winter, she's still in our room.

 

[pigget74]

The kitchen is FINALLY:

OMG! I am praying for you and Rebekah. The poor little baby.

Shannon: You look soooo cute. It really looks good on you.


I have a lot more catching up to do.

Friends of ours just named their baby boy Avery.

I like Austin. My nephew is Andrew and we all call him Drew.


Oh Boy! I just went upstairs to see my kitchen, and I am a little po'd about the noise during my nap hour. We did discuss this, anyways, let's just say after they are done cleaning, I'll be cleaning all night long. Sigh.

But tearing down the wall between the 2 rooms makes my kitchen look Gi-nor-mous!

Thanks!! You are very brave to start this this week. Good luck on everything and I so understand about naptime. When they were working on my huse during the summer it totally threw everything off!!

 

[pigget74]

Poor baby. I hope the shot works for her too. I'll be thinking and praying for her. My DD is starting to cough now I'm hoping she doesn't end up with bronchitis like my DS last week.

I hope she doesn't come down with it. I think Rebekah got it form Joshua and it just got worse. I took her last week to the Dr. not her normal one and he said it was just a cold and I explained that her brother was sick. All he said was it is a cold and let it run its course. Well this is were we are now She is sleeping in her car seat since that gets her up some--she has not eaten since 8:30---and then it was only 3 ounces that she took. She has lost 4 ounces since Tuesday.

 

[Wonders10]

That is what another person does--can't remember who. She just puts it into the Friday's figures.


Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

Sorry your baby is so sick! Sending prayers and pixie dust that she gets better asap!

 

[MRNsMommy]

that's funny because those are 3 of my all-time faves, too! i don't know why but every time i hear clark griswald say, "lots of sap in here" i just crack up!!!

to that one! And "It's not going in the yar, Russ! It's going in the living room!"

(my mom wants one of those digital frames, I'm seeing them for $59!! BF some stores claim to have a few for $29!!)

Where? Do tell! My MIL wants one for Christmas, too!

I have a question. I go to WW. My weigh in for there is Tuesday, should I just wait until Friday to post my weight since that is weigh in day?

I started out by trying to keep up w/ both my Monday (WW) weigh-in numbers and my Friday (Dis) weigh-in numbers. That lasted all of a week. This week, I decided to just use the same numbers on Fri. (here) that I used on Monday (WW). Good grief...did that make sense? I think I confused myself even!

Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

Poor little thing! My 11-week-old had bronchitis/pharyngitis when she was only 4-weeks-old and it scared me so bad. Temp skyrocketed, whooping cough, wasn't keeping any food down, etc. She got a shot as well (can't remember what it was called now) and was better in a few days. Hope your LO makes a fast recovery as well!


Sooooo...
Last night, I was looking for a picture that I had saved on my Snapfish account, and while I was searching, I kind of got pulled into looking at several of the albums I created years ago, reminiscing (sp?). I started looked at pics from our honeymoon six years ago in Hawaii. I had lots of pics, but hardly any of me...even w/ the two of us. The ones I did have kind of bummed me out. The heaviest I had ever been was before I got engaged to my now DH...so, once we were engaged, I decided to lose some weight. I did Atkins and lost about 17 lbs. (btw, I HATED Atkins...was always hungry and in a terrible mood...could never do it again). So, even though I was smaller by the time our wedding/honeymoon rolled around, I still wasn't where I wanted to be. I remember not wanting any pics of me in my bathing suit or really many of me at all!
Let me just say, too, that I know I'm not "fat"...but I inherited a bigger bottom half (from my mom...Thanks, mom). My problem areas are my hips, butt, and thighs. I've always had a very small waist and upper body...and below my knees is great So, my main goal has always been mainly to lose the weight in those areas and really to work out and firm those areas up.
So, anyway...my point is that DH and I were talking about this last night, and we were talking about my lack of motivation when it comes to eating right and working out. I don't mind so much the actual working out...it's just getting on the treadmill, stationary bike, etc. that I can't see to make myself do. Although, I've been doing much better lately.
Anyway...so, then this exchange happens...
DH: "Do you want me to give you something to motivate you?
Me: "Sure, what?"
DH: "What's your goal weight?"
Me: "130"
DH: "Ok, if you can reach your goal weight by summer of next year (meaning 08), then I will take you back to Hawaii for our anniversary next December."
Me: "What? Are you serious?" (b/c I have been begging him to take me back next year and he keeps saying no...doesn't like long flights)
DH: "Yes, I promise. I just want you to feel good about yourself and if you need something to motivate you, then I want to help."
Me:

So, needless to say, I'm now VERY motivated! And this should be plenty of time to reach my goal weight. I really don't have that much too lose. Like I said, I don't feel "fat", but I'm just not as toned as I could be. I guess the main objective here really is to get to the point where I just feel happy w/ myself.

 

[ThinkTink75]

Sooooo...
Last night, I was looking for a picture that I had saved on my Snapfish account, and while I was searching, I kind of got pulled into looking at several of the albums I created years ago, reminiscing (sp?). I started looked at pics from our honeymoon six years ago in Hawaii. I had lots of pics, but hardly any of me...even w/ the two of us. The ones I did have kind of bummed me out. The heaviest I had ever been was before I got engaged to my now DH...so, once we were engaged, I decided to lose some weight. I did Atkins and lost about 17 lbs. (btw, I HATED Atkins...was always hungry and in a terrible mood...could never do it again). So, even though I was smaller by the time our wedding/honeymoon rolled around, I still wasn't where I wanted to be. I remember not wanting any pics of me in my bathing suit or really many of me at all!
Let me just say, too, that I know I'm not "fat"...but I inherited a bigger bottom half (from my mom...Thanks, mom). My problem areas are my hips, butt, and thighs. I've always had a very small waist and upper body...and below my knees is great So, my main goal has always been mainly to lose the weight in those areas and really to work out and firm those areas up.
So, anyway...my point is that DH and I were talking about this last night, and we were talking about my lack of motivation when it comes to eating right and working out. I don't mind so much the actual working out...it's just getting on the treadmill, stationary bike, etc. that I can't see to make myself do. Although, I've been doing much better lately.
Anyway...so, then this exchange happens...
DH: "Do you want me to give you something to motivate you?
Me: "Sure, what?"
DH: "What's your goal weight?"
Me: "130"
DH: "Ok, if you can reach your goal weight by summer of next year (meaning 08), then I will take you back to Hawaii for our anniversary next December."
Me: "What? Are you serious?" (b/c I have been begging him to take me back next year and he keeps saying no...doesn't like long flights)
DH: "Yes, I promise. I just want you to feel good about yourself and if you need something to motivate you, then I want to help."
Me:

So, needless to say, I'm now VERY motivated! And this should be plenty of time to reach my goal weight. I really don't have that much too lose. Like I said, I don't feel "fat", but I'm just not as toned as I could be. I guess the main objective here really is to get to the point where I just feel happy w/ myself.

Woohooty to that! Hawaii sure is a good motivator! I keep telling my DBF that if I don't lose the wieght I want to by our Disney trip I am going to postpone it to punish myself. lol!

 

[majicintheair]

Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA......... I just pray that this shot works!!

Poor little thing! It's so hard when thier so little and they can't tell you how they feel. I'll say a prayer for your little one.

 

[majicintheair]

Hey Peeps...I was just now able to download some pics so you all can see my new 'do.

WONDERS: That looks great! You were so brave to try a new color. It really brightens up your face!

 

[abish19]

Happy Monday!

Shannon - you look wonderful! You have a great smile...you look like someone that would be so friendly in RL. (As I'm SURE you are!)

I'll be praying for little Rebekah. I had serious pneumonia as a baby - hospitalized for 4 days - and this was almost 30 years ago. Medicine is MUCH better now and I don't have any residual effects. So don't worry too much...but still, isn't hard to see your baby sick and not really be able to do much about it?

I am happy with myself today. I could have eaten better but I REALLY pushed myself with exercise.

BUT, being the genius that I am, I just realized something today: While walking on the treadmill, it calculates how many calories burned, etc. I realized it took 5-6 minutes of focused walking to burn off the calories in a Tootsie Roll Midgee - you know, those tiny things you always find with the Halloween candy. (Incidentally, you can eat 10 of those things without thinking...). I had a REVELATION: It IS NOT WORTH 5 MINUTES OF WALKING TO EAT ONE OF THOSE STUPID THINGS, OR ANY OTHER CANDY ON THE PLANET. It just isn't. And so much of my eating is unconscious. It just made me think twice about what is and isn't worth eating in terms of how much exercise it takes to burn it off.

Anyway - everybody have a great Thanksgiving! Moderation is the key for me...

 

[Wonders10]

Hey Peeps,

Serious family drama going on here. Why when things are going great do not so great things seem to happen?

Long story short, my FLcousin (NYcousin, her sister, is visiting) has been an alcoholic and prescription drug abuser for over 20 years. Currently she is in a sort of halfway house - apartment complex where you have random drug screenings, curfew rules, etc but otherwise live a "normal" life. As long as she has a job and is "clean", she can live there. She has been doing great for over a year now. And last week I guess she went to the Dr for a valid reason and they gave her Vicodin which is a huge no-no where she is. I don't know the whole story yet, but I will because she is on her way to my mom's house because she was asked to leave. I'm annoyed and pissed and upset mainly for my mom because she always is the one that has to deal with her. I made my mom promise not to get suckered in by her lies and sob story and let her stay here more than a couple days. She has done this to my mom so many times it's ridiculous. Her mother, my aunt, lives up in NY and in the past 20+ years of this going on, has come down here maybe 5 times to help her. All she does is complain about it to my mom...who is living it. Two Christmases ago, we went through the same thing.

Anyway, sorry...that wasn't so short. Please send pixie dust and prayers mainly for my mom who is the main one dealing with it and feels sick to her stomach right now, but also for my FLcousin because she needs help and even when things are going great, she manages to screw it up.

 

[dwheatl]

Just got back from Dr. with Rebekah and she is very, very sick. She has BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. She is struggling to breathe. She also has fluid behind her ear and horrible drainage that you could see when he was looking in her throat--yuck. They did all sorts of tests on her this morning. The blood work showed her white count over 16,000 which normal is between 5 and 10,000. Her Oxygen level was ok at 95%, but they like it at least at 98%. Her chest x'ray showed patches on her lungs. He said we were not completely out of the hospital. Gave her a shot that is like being on an IV antibiotic for 24 hrs. Go back in the morning and see if she has improved-or "behaving herself" like he says. She is just so pitiful. She also gets 3-4 breathing treatments today to help break up the cough. While we were in the waiting room she coughed so much that she projectiled vomited all over the place She is not eating well. I just pray that this shot works!!

So sorry for you and Rebekah. You are both in my prayers. The only positive thing i can say about your experience is, sometimes the vomiting helps clear out the congestion in the lungs. My kids had pneumonia together once, and it scared the living carp out of me. They are both big, healthy (almost) adults now. I just hated going through the sick child times, and I hate it that you have to go through it too.

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I weighed in this morning to see how much damage I did on vacation and I only gained .5! I am very happy! On the cruise, we could have eaten all day if we wanted to, and i didn't! However, I did drink more than I normally do.

So today starts the healthy eating and exercise program. I need to work my tail off and lose 5lbs by Christmas. That will be my next goal. (Take notes Aaron!)

Great job on the minimal weight gain. Can't wait to hear about the trip.

So, anyway...my point is that DH and I were talking about this last night, and we were talking about my lack of motivation when it comes to eating right and working out. I don't mind so much the actual working out...it's just getting on the treadmill, stationary bike, etc. that I can't see to make myself do. Although, I've been doing much better lately.
Anyway...so, then this exchange happens...
DH: "Do you want me to give you something to motivate you?
Me: "Sure, what?"
DH: "What's your goal weight?"
Me: "130"
DH: "Ok, if you can reach your goal weight by summer of next year (meaning 08), then I will take you back to Hawaii for our anniversary next December."
Me: "What? Are you serious?" (b/c I have been begging him to take me back next year and he keeps saying no...doesn't like long flights)
DH: "Yes, I promise. I just want you to feel good about yourself and if you need something to motivate you, then I want to help."
Me:

So, needless to say, I'm now VERY motivated! And this should be plenty of time to reach my goal weight. I really don't have that much too lose. Like I said, I don't feel "fat", but I'm just not as toned as I could be. I guess the main objective here really is to get to the point where I just feel happy w/ myself.

Wooo hooo for Hawaii. I did the Body sculpting workout tonight with Gilad (or the Hawaiian hunk, as we call him around here) and I was thinking of how I'd like to go back. It's actually a shorter trip for us than going to FL.

Hey Peeps,

Serious family drama going on here. Why when things are going great do not so great things seem to happen?

Sorry about the drama. Hugs and prayers for you and your mom, and your cousin too.

Thanks to everyone who was so supportive when I had my little pity party. I'm doing much better today. I love this time of year, but it can also be overwhelming sometimes.
Have a terrific Tuesday all. congrats to those who've already made their T'giving goal, and good luck to those who are close. To those (like me) who are impossibly far from it, let's just see what we can do between now and then.

 

[Pakey]

BUT, being the genius that I am, I just realized something today: While walking on the treadmill, it calculates how many calories burned, etc. I realized it took 5-6 minutes of focused walking to burn off the calories in a Tootsie Roll Midgee - you know, those tiny things you always find with the Halloween candy. (Incidentally, you can eat 10 of those things without thinking...). I had a REVELATION: It IS NOT WORTH 5 MINUTES OF WALKING TO EAT ONE OF THOSE STUPID THINGS, OR ANY OTHER CANDY ON THE PLANET. It just isn't. And so much of my eating is unconscious. It just made me think twice about what is and isn't worth eating in terms of how much exercise it takes to burn it off.

Anyway - everybody have a great Thanksgiving! Moderation is the key for me...

Now you have it figured out! That's what I do. Before I have something bad, I get on the treadmill and reach that calorie limit BEFORE eating the item. That's why I did 6 miles on Friday--I had a piece of carrot cake in the fridge that I was going to eat. Well, walking 6 miles to burn off a piece of carrot cake wasn't worth it. I don't know if this will always work for me but it has been since I started my new program three months ago. I've come to the realization that there aren't many items that I continue to think are worth eating.