Comments on: First Week: Temptations Lurking In My Freezer. http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Catherine Morgan http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Catherine Morgan Thu, 20 May 2010 15:50:23 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-123 Hi Lisa. Thanks for commenting. My supporters have actually only "mildly" sabotaged me, and they really aren't doing it with any malicious intent. But my intention is to get them both on-board with eating healthy too...I'm hoping when they see how good I'm doing, they decide to participate too (and they have both already hinted that they would). The person we can't withhold treats from is my son...He's only home from college for about 7 more weeks, and then he's moving into an apartment at school and won't be coming home summers anymore. :-( Anyway, it is getting much easier to not eat the sweet treats now that it's been about 10 or so days. And in addition to the junk, we have stocked up with watermelon, peaches, blueberries, grapes, and other naturally sweet foods that I'm enjoying. Thanks so much for your support (and two cents) Lisa. :-) Hi Lisa.

Thanks for commenting. My supporters have actually only “mildly” sabotaged me, and they really aren’t doing it with any malicious intent. But my intention is to get them both on-board with eating healthy too…I’m hoping when they see how good I’m doing, they decide to participate too (and they have both already hinted that they would).

The person we can’t withhold treats from is my son…He’s only home from college for about 7 more weeks, and then he’s moving into an apartment at school and won’t be coming home summers anymore. :-(

Anyway, it is getting much easier to not eat the sweet treats now that it’s been about 10 or so days. And in addition to the junk, we have stocked up with watermelon, peaches, blueberries, grapes, and other naturally sweet foods that I’m enjoying.

Thanks so much for your support (and two cents) Lisa.
:-)

]]> By: Catherine Morgan http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Catherine Morgan Thu, 20 May 2010 06:31:03 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-121 Hi Pam. Thanks, I'll have to give the yogurt with some Splenda a try...I'm not overly fond of nuts in my yogurt but I do like to add ground flax seed to it (it does give it a nutty flavor). Thanks so much for your support. :-) Hi Pam. Thanks, I’ll have to give the yogurt with some Splenda a try…I’m not overly fond of nuts in my yogurt but I do like to add ground flax seed to it (it does give it a nutty flavor).

Thanks so much for your support.
:-)

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Lisa Thu, 20 May 2010 04:24:39 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-120 OK... supporters who sabotage... not good. HOWEVER, the defense that you have your mom/children in the house makes it so you can't make it a safe house doesn't really fly with me. Whose house is it??? In MY house, anyone who brings junk in the house is in trouble. If my daughter wants to eat crap, she best do it outside the house. The crap food isn't good for Mom or the kids either. Anyone in my house who can't handle it being a junk food free zone or doesn't like the healthy meals I make are free to find their own space in which they can be unhealthy. OK... that's my 2 cents worth. Congratulations on being able to overcome the hurdles in your way! OK… supporters who sabotage… not good. HOWEVER, the defense that you have your mom/children in the house makes it so you can’t make it a safe house doesn’t really fly with me. Whose house is it??? In MY house, anyone who brings junk in the house is in trouble. If my daughter wants to eat crap, she best do it outside the house. The crap food isn’t good for Mom or the kids either. Anyone in my house who can’t handle it being a junk food free zone or doesn’t like the healthy meals I make are free to find their own space in which they can be unhealthy.
OK… that’s my 2 cents worth. Congratulations on being able to overcome the hurdles in your way!

]]> By: Pam http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Pam Thu, 20 May 2010 01:19:09 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-119 Catherine: You and your mom can enjoy your frozen fruit and yogurt if you just sweeten it with Splenda to keep the calories and craving for sugar down. We also eat Plain Organic yougurt with fresh berries and a package of Splenda and add a handful of chopped nuts to get in the Omegas we need. Good Luck! Catherine:
You and your mom can enjoy your frozen fruit and yogurt if you just sweeten it with Splenda to keep the calories and craving for sugar down. We also eat Plain Organic yougurt with fresh berries and a package of Splenda and add a handful of chopped nuts to get in the Omegas we need. Good Luck!

]]> By: Catherine's Mother (Supporter) http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Catherine's Mother (Supporter) Thu, 20 May 2010 00:03:44 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-118 To Amy & Gonna Do It I didn't know I had a sugar problem until this whole Choose You thing invaded my home. -Okay, that's a lie.- I just don't appreciate facing reality, I guess. I admit I have a problem. Many years ago I went off sugar for three years, believe it or not. Back then it was much easier to avoid sugar. Today, there's some type of sugar in almost everything you put in your mouth. Recently, I was eating frozen fruit smothered in yogurt. It was good, but take a closer look. The yogurt had so much sugar, sucrose, etc. in it that I could've been enjoying an ice pop (not sugar-free) instead of the "healthy" snack I thought I was eating. Anyway, enough about my sugar problem. As Catherine's Supporter,you should know that I bought her a bag of pistachios today (her favorite) in an effort to make up for my bad behavior this past week. (And I bought very few sugar products) To Amy & Gonna Do It
I didn’t know I had a sugar problem until this whole Choose You thing invaded my home.
-Okay, that’s a lie.-
I just don’t appreciate facing reality, I guess. I admit I have a problem.
Many years ago I went off sugar for three years, believe it or not. Back then it was much easier to avoid sugar. Today, there’s some type of sugar in almost everything you put in your mouth.
Recently, I was eating frozen fruit smothered in yogurt. It was good, but take a closer look. The yogurt had so much sugar, sucrose, etc. in it that I could’ve been enjoying an ice pop (not sugar-free) instead of the “healthy” snack I thought I was eating.
Anyway, enough about my sugar problem. As Catherine’s Supporter,you should know that I bought her a bag of pistachios today (her favorite) in an effort to make up for my bad behavior this past week. (And I bought very few sugar products)

]]> By: Gonna Do It! http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Gonna Do It! Wed, 19 May 2010 18:56:49 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-114 I think Catherine's mom needs a little support :) Hang in there Catherine's mom!! I think Catherine’s mom needs a little support :) Hang in there Catherine’s mom!!

]]> By: Catherine Morgan http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Catherine Morgan Wed, 19 May 2010 13:59:25 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-110 Hi Amy. Thanks for your support. I know what you mean about wanting to not feel like you're on a diet...Making lifestyle changes is so much more important than just going on a diet. As far as mom goes...I'm hoping in the next few weeks she gets a little inspired by what I'm accomplishing and starts making some healthy changes herself. She'll get there...but only after a bunch of kicking a screaming. ;-) Hi Amy. Thanks for your support. I know what you mean about wanting to not feel like you’re on a diet…Making lifestyle changes is so much more important than just going on a diet.

As far as mom goes…I’m hoping in the next few weeks she gets a little inspired by what I’m accomplishing and starts making some healthy changes herself. She’ll get there…but only after a bunch of kicking a screaming.
;-)

]]> By: Amy@UWM http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Amy@UWM Wed, 19 May 2010 11:49:11 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-109 Catherine -- good for you for sticking to it! I find it's so important to allow myself some goodies. Otherwise, it feels like a "diet" vs. a lifestyle change and ultimately I give up. Catherine's mom -- choose you! I really think sugar addiction is a real thing. But the only way to kick the habit is to eliminate it from the diet. Very hard at first, but it gets better! Catherine — good for you for sticking to it! I find it’s so important to allow myself some goodies. Otherwise, it feels like a “diet” vs. a lifestyle change and ultimately I give up.

Catherine’s mom — choose you! I really think sugar addiction is a real thing. But the only way to kick the habit is to eliminate it from the diet. Very hard at first, but it gets better!

]]> By: Catherine Morgan http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Catherine Morgan Wed, 19 May 2010 03:42:54 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-108 @ Catherine's Mother -- I only have one word...LAME. @ Catherine’s Mother — I only have one word…LAME.

]]> By: Catherine's Mother (Supporter) http://blog.chooseyou.com/2010/05/18/first-week-temptations-lurking-in-my-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Catherine's Mother (Supporter) Wed, 19 May 2010 03:08:00 +0000 http://blog.chooseyou.com/?p=280#comment-107 As Catherine's Supporter, I think I should defend myself. I'm trying real hard to justify the contents of our freezer. The problem is I am a snack-a-holic, so I don't have a whole lot of leeway in the defense department. I'd like to say I buy the snacks for my grandchildren because they need goodies to eat, but I must admit I gravitate to the freezer every evening. My condition has gotten worse since Catherine decided to go sugar-free. She's gotten off sugar, while I am craving more and more sugar. It's kind of crazy. So there you have it, my defense--it's a sort of mental condition somehow associated with Catherine's sugar goal. I rest my case. As Catherine’s Supporter, I think I should defend myself. I’m trying real hard to justify the contents of our freezer. The problem is I am a snack-a-holic, so I don’t have a whole lot of leeway in the defense department. I’d like to say I buy the snacks for my grandchildren because they need goodies to eat, but I must admit I gravitate to the freezer every evening. My condition has gotten worse since Catherine decided to go sugar-free. She’s gotten off sugar, while I am craving more and more sugar. It’s kind of crazy. So there you have it, my defense–it’s a sort of mental condition somehow associated with Catherine’s sugar goal. I rest my case.

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