Whenever I say "I was thinking" in front of my Dad he says "see there you go again, that's the problem". That is so true when it comes to dieting! The more it's on the mind, the closer it gets to the mouth. Out of sight - out of mind is true for me. I always have problems with potato chips. Whenever I see them I think I need them. I gave them up for lent and hid them. It really helped. For some reason I rationalize the
need to buy them in the first place because I will
need them for company and when the kids have friends over. I can rationalize ANYTHING. My kids and their friends have cookies, popcorn, or chicken nuggets.
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I really buy the chips for me (don't tell my husband).
So, last night I had a momentary lapse of judgement... that lasted quite a while actually. I thought (see there I go again) that if I replaced a meal with a breakfast/protein bar I'd be that much farther ahead. I had never actually tried them. I was slightly thinking that they are maybe kind of a sweet, but in the sport of common diet myths, I'd just call it a "meal". So, I went to Walmart to get a box. I couldn't believe the price per weight, so the thrifty gal that I am I hatched a plan: to make my own recipe!
Breakfast bars
1 1/2 C. chunky peanut butter
10 C. special K
1 C. cheerie O's
3/4 C. splenda (which of course makes better of the next ingredient)
1 1/4 C. lite karo syrup (the light is actually the color, not the sugar content, but it looked good on the recipe)
1/2 C. powdered milk
1 C. extras (cocoanut, craisins, flax etc.)
drizzle (which ended up to be a thin spread) of almond bark on top
They turned out amazing. My daughter wanted the calorie count, so after 20 minutes of calculating, I discovered that they had "only" 185 calories. 55 less than the store bought one I copied and these were way bigger, so I was thinking that I was queen of the diet bar industry!!!
I ate 4... yes, 4 of those suckers. At least! I also snitched while cutting the uneven rows, and blew my great idea. They were a sweet, they were spread out over the afternoon, and I did fail for the day. SO, supper was an ongoing what-the-heck. See what thinking can do!
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I tried to hurry up the plan, and strayed from it slightly. I need to be the hare, not the rabbit!
Then today...
So, yes, I realize that the last 2 days were both
fails and that they both, along with most of my other problems with dieting here, started really from trying to make modifications to the plan. Good grief! I need to stop thinkng.
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But, since I was already thinking this morning since I was so mad at myself for the two fails, I came up with another plan.
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Really, this one is great!
I'm a visual person (that's why I have to hide food). I have not been eating fruits and veggies much since I always want to cram the "good" stuff on my plate. Don't get me wrong, I eat tons of stir-fry, salads, etc. but I sometimes have none with my meal. I've always
wanted to fill half of my plate with fruits and/or veggies. That wasn't working well, so I decided to make a special plate for myself. Again, I headed to Walmart...
I bought a plain white corelle salad plate of 8 1/2" to match my own set, and enamel paint the same color as the flowers on mine. Then at home, I stamp-painted green flowers in a line down the center of the plate to divide the fruit and veggie half. I'm thinking that it will be a great reminder to eat half fruits and veggies and to actually eat on a plate which can also be a problem. It matches my set, but has a line down the center, to divide the halves. Maybe I am the queen of the diet industry... at least for today! I'm not changing any of the vanilla rules, just the plate. We'll see how this goes. If it works, I may need to buy 2 more plates.
I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me