[reillyse]

This past week-end we had company. My MIL 2 SIL and 1 niece. The visit was nice, we don't see them very often. Here's the rub. During the course of the week-end my guests noticed I was eating beans and rice and fruit ect. So I told them I was following the Rice Diet and hope to lose 35 pounds by my birthday which is April 4th. Anyway.....my DH and I cooked for them, Freshly caught fried perch, BBQ ribs stuff like that and I continued to eat according to program. Saturday my mil went to the bakery and bought 2 pies and cinnamon rolls. She brough cookies and a bunch of off program snackie foods. She keep at me have some, a little won't hurt you. Boy I'll be glad when you're off that diet...ect. ect. It was very hard but I stayed POP and thought that I did ok.

Last night I filled a cereal bowl with Vanilla almond rice checks and ate the whole bowl. I didn't want it and I didn't love eating it. But I ate it. I'm so disappointed with myself. And I guess I'm mad at my MIL.

Today I will keep on keeping on. Guess I needed to get this out. Thanks for reading this.

[karolinakat]

Unfortunately friends and family seem to want to sabotage a new WOE (Way of Eating) -- intentionally or not. I've found it best to say the doctor has me on a strict plan for a few weeks and they leave it alone then. Forgive yourself for your slip and restart today -- new day And be proud of yourself for resisting most of the temptations through their visit!

[bluebonnet]

What a great response. My doctor has me on a special diet. We are trying to ward of diabetes, and aren't we all trying to do that? You sound like my kind of girl. Unfortunately, I would have done exactly what you did. Later, eating even when not hungry sounds just like me. I am glad to have the "doctor's orders" response from you. Thanks

[Kaylagal]

Sue,

There is a sign at our neighborhood church that I have seen for the past few weeks everytime I go by.

He who angers you controls you!

Don't give her that power over you gf! You did good to come through it with only one bowl of cereal! I salute you.

Come vent anytime, someone is always here!

[Cheryl70]

reillyse, on 22 February 2010 - 06:06 AM, said:

This past week-end we had company. My MIL 2 SIL and 1 niece. The visit was nice, we don't see them very often. Here's the rub. During the course of the week-end my guests noticed I was eating beans and rice and fruit ect. So I told them I was following the Rice Diet and hope to lose 35 pounds by my birthday which is April 4th. Anyway.....my DH and I cooked for them, Freshly caught fried perch, BBQ ribs stuff like that and I continued to eat according to program. Saturday my mil went to the bakery and bought 2 pies and cinnamon rolls. She brough cookies and a bunch of off program snackie foods. She keep at me have some, a little won't hurt you. Boy I'll be glad when you're off that diet...ect. ect. It was very hard but I stayed POP and thought that I did ok.

Last night I filled a cereal bowl with Vanilla almond rice checks and ate the whole bowl. I didn't want it and I didn't love eating it. But I ate it. I'm so disappointed with myself. And I guess I'm mad at my MIL.

Today I will keep on keeping on. Guess I needed to get this out. Thanks for reading this.

They don't care about your plight it seems to me. Maybe she is addicted to sweets herself? If they are eating rolls and sweets like that I am convniced they are overweight themselves. At least you are eating right. Way to go.

[Cattrix]

Oh dear, this is one of the pitfalls. Do Not Beat yourself up. Just, continue on... If you think you are going to be successful without little mis steps,... we are human. I like what Kaylagal? wrote, "They who anger you control you.."
I tell everyone that I am on a no sodium diet. Period. And that most everything that is commercially prepared has too much sodium in it. Even most Bakery breads.
Love yourself enough to keep on "swimming".
Regards
Cat

who is on her battery and finding it difficult to see the screen... hehehe... stupid computer. Glower.

[Kaylagal]

Cat,

I am so proud of that ticker of yours! You are definitely a hero in my books. You have done this steadily plodding on! (unlike myself)

But I have learned that there is power in perserverance so here I am again! Many thanks to people like you who set the example for people like me.

Blessings!

Rhonda

[Cattrix]

HUGS Rhonda, uhhh.. Laughing.. "Bullheadedness" I think would be apropos.
I want to make it on the board more then I seem to be able to lately.
Even if we continue to work at this, it's the journey and the Mindfulness we learn.
I have to get the kid up.
Regards
Cat

[Leeney]

Sue, is this you? Welcome back!

Your scenario sounds so familiar. I do really well in crisis situations (like the weekend) and then when it is passed, I seem to let down too much and give in to my weakness...in this case food. It's like I've been holding my breath all weekend and when the company is gone, I exhale and totally collapse. You did well just keeping it to a bowl of cereal!

[Aomiel]

reillyse, on 22 February 2010 - 09:06 AM, said:

This past week-end we had company. My MIL 2 SIL and 1 niece. The visit was nice, we don't see them very often. Here's the rub. During the course of the week-end my guests noticed I was eating beans and rice and fruit ect. So I told them I was following the Rice Diet and hope to lose 35 pounds by my birthday which is April 4th. Anyway.....my DH and I cooked for them, Freshly caught fried perch, BBQ ribs stuff like that and I continued to eat according to program. Saturday my mil went to the bakery and bought 2 pies and cinnamon rolls. She brough cookies and a bunch of off program snackie foods. She keep at me have some, a little won't hurt you. Boy I'll be glad when you're off that diet...ect. ect. It was very hard but I stayed POP and thought that I did ok.

Last night I filled a cereal bowl with Vanilla almond rice checks and ate the whole bowl. I didn't want it and I didn't love eating it. But I ate it. I'm so disappointed with myself. And I guess I'm mad at my MIL.

Today I will keep on keeping on. Guess I needed to get this out. Thanks for reading this.

Hopefully you've moved forward by this point. I no longer tell people I'm on the RD because their first comment is "oh, that's not healthy". Uh, yes it is...and more so than the other crud I was eating! Then the sabotaging starts. This time I told them that my doctor is *very* worried about my diabetes and has put me on a strict diet. Guess what...not a single bit of sabotaging this time.

[dtootsie]

Aomiel, on 01 August 2010 - 08:43 AM, said:

Hopefully you've moved forward by this point. I no longer tell people I'm on the RD because their first comment is "oh, that's not healthy". Uh, yes it is...and more so than the other crud I was eating! Then the sabotaging starts. This time I told them that my doctor is *very* worried about my diabetes and has put me on a strict diet. Guess what...not a single bit of sabotaging this time.

I have to agree with you 100%...a lot of people say you can't just live on rice, fruit, beans and veggies, you have to eat meat and this and that. I'm like you and tell people my doctor is very concern about my high blood pressure and they usually back off. I think its sad that people just can't be supportive.

[OPALS4ME]

dtootsie, on 01 August 2010 - 11:24 PM, said:

I have to agree with you 100%...a lot of people say you can't just live on rice, fruit, beans and veggies, you have to eat meat and this and that. I'm like you and tell people my doctor is very concern about my high blood pressure and they usually back off. I think its sad that people just can't be supportive.

This is something I run into a lot. I have friends doing weight watchers and telling me that this is unhealthy to lose more than 1-2#s per week. And I'm not healthy because I'm not eating meat (or their prepackaged weight watchers snacks like they are) lol. I also use the dr. excuse and it usually gets people to stop.

Plus yesterday I gave in and ate what everyone else was and felt physically sick all night and this morning. So this has got to be the healthier route. I don't feel sick eating this way.

I'm super motivated by some of the tickers I see here. I can't wait until mine gets to the high end like all of yours. Glad to see there are lot of people on the boards here too. It looked pretty quiet for a while (while I was lurking...lol)

[karolinakat]

Forgive yourself and move on, you still did great Next time you'll forego even the cereal!