lmhall2000
May the road rise to meet you....May God hold you
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Tara!!! It's Tara!!! I saw your journal and had to peep in to my twin..and I really do believe you're my twin..brownies, pizza, chicken fingers, fries, buffalo wings...ewww that sounds way too much like my house! 
But, my house has changed...I still let those things in..but on days I do them I plan for it by having two slimfasts and just letting myself have it without all the beatings to go with it.
Changes that I've made that have helped me lose so far...
skim milk (really don't miss the 2%)...and almost nothing with sugar ever..no cokes, sweet teas, syrup or such like that..unless again it's planned and I control myself the other two meals with a shake or below low carb meal.
I did cut out french fries for 100 days and I think that really helped...but I now don't forbid them...just have them about once every two weeks.
Now for the good snacks I keep around that help me want good foods are...
mozzarella sticks, olives, cashews, macadamia nuts, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries (they're low carb and really just enough sweet during the day that I don't get those brownie cravings)...but I have to admit at TOM that chocolate is a must! I've gotten by with just letting myself have semi-sweet chocolate chips...about 20 and I'm set...they're low carb and I've found they do the trick!
And gosh, I remember the bread cravings!!! My little kids looked like homemade yeast rolls with hot butter running off their heads! But I promise if you stick to phase 1 for atleast 10 days and slowly add in 1 piece of whole wheat toast a day...you really start to prefer the higher fiber breads to the white breads that used to taste sooo good!
I hope something here has helped...I'm still 25 or so pounds away from goal and these seem to be the hardest...because there's no room for error! Stick to your plan and once you see the weight coming off it'll motivate you and keep you on the straight losing path. If you have a bad day, let yourself HAVE it and make the next day better. You can do this!! I was just amazed at how many of my calories were junk...I sometimes go by the rule of allowing myself 120 calories (or 10% of my daily) for something pure junk! Like a Little Debbie nutter bar....I'll do that about once every 3 days then try to go longer...but it does help to know it's okay to have something little bad daily if you must!
Tara
But, my house has changed...I still let those things in..but on days I do them I plan for it by having two slimfasts and just letting myself have it without all the beatings to go with it.Changes that I've made that have helped me lose so far...
skim milk (really don't miss the 2%)...and almost nothing with sugar ever..no cokes, sweet teas, syrup or such like that..unless again it's planned and I control myself the other two meals with a shake or below low carb meal.
I did cut out french fries for 100 days and I think that really helped...but I now don't forbid them...just have them about once every two weeks.
Now for the good snacks I keep around that help me want good foods are...
mozzarella sticks, olives, cashews, macadamia nuts, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries (they're low carb and really just enough sweet during the day that I don't get those brownie cravings)...but I have to admit at TOM that chocolate is a must! I've gotten by with just letting myself have semi-sweet chocolate chips...about 20 and I'm set...they're low carb and I've found they do the trick!
And gosh, I remember the bread cravings!!! My little kids looked like homemade yeast rolls with hot butter running off their heads!
But I promise if you stick to phase 1 for atleast 10 days and slowly add in 1 piece of whole wheat toast a day...you really start to prefer the higher fiber breads to the white breads that used to taste sooo good! I hope something here has helped...I'm still 25 or so pounds away from goal and these seem to be the hardest...because there's no room for error!
Stick to your plan and once you see the weight coming off it'll motivate you and keep you on the straight losing path. If you have a bad day, let yourself HAVE it and make the next day better. You can do this!! I was just amazed at how many of my calories were junk...I sometimes go by the rule of allowing myself 120 calories (or 10% of my daily) for something pure junk! Like a Little Debbie nutter bar....I'll do that about once every 3 days then try to go longer...but it does help to know it's okay to have something little bad daily if you must! Tara
