Yesterday's Caloric Disaster Brought to Me By, "Tastes So Good!"

Ugh. Yesterday was a nightmare.  I wasn't eating because of emotions, or addiction, or anything but "OMG this tastes good, I want moar."

And the lack of self control to stop.

I even found myself succumbing to my old habit of Eating It All So Temptation Will Be Gone.

Well, until I stopped myself and threw the rest of the pie away.

Today is a new day. And I'm starting it old school, which for me, is having 2% fat content Greek yogurt instead of 0% because I need the fat content to feel satiated.  I've always had issues with SF stuff and have hit the wall with SF syrups. The taste is just horrible, and when I eat Greek yogurt with SF syrup I find myself looking for something to eat afterward just to get the taste out of my mouth. (See that? It's all about taste. Tastes too good.  Tastes too awful.)

Greek yogurt with 2% fat won't trigger any "tastes so good" reaction in me. 0% without flavor does trigger "ick" reaction. 

It's a new day. Yay!

You can do this. You know you can. Sounds like not so good decision making yesterday has lead you to clear thinking and good decision making today. Great outcome!

Thanks for the support!

Good luck on your new day!

I haven't had the surgery yet but I know your feeling all too well.  So many diets I have been on when I am doing great and losing weight and wondering how in the world I ever thought food felt better than the high of losing weight and getting compliments... until that dreaded cake or fresh-baked bread or pot of chicken pesto pasta calls my name. Then all thought and logic is out the window.  Ugh, so many times.  I am starting fresh today too.  I want to lose some weight on my own before my surgery.

I just went to the store and bought some Greek yogurt too so I'll be having that after my coffee. Have a great day and forget about yesterday! Congrats on how far you have come!! :-)

Thank you!  The great news is that once you've had the surgery, you most likely won't have true hunger pains triggering you, so it's easier to start over!

I totally know how you feel.  This is definitely my problem as well, so when I dig deeper, i realize the taste is bringing me pleasure.  This pleasure that I get from the taste is what I need to analyze.  How to replace that pleasure?  I am working on it.

So, you are not alone.  BUt we must carry on, we have a war to win!  Much strength to you!  Today is a new day, that's all I can say. 

Smart thinking. Thanks for sharing! Yesterday was just a nightmare until I put on the brakes and didn't allow myself anything but protein for the rest of the day.

I don't like SF either....so I add Agave Nectar syrup to my plain greek yogurt (can't eat plain by itself, it's too sour)...it's very good, with no aftertaste...bought it at my local health food store...

Before I found Agave, I was eating the regular greek fruit yogurts, but they had so much sugar in them, it was more like a dessert.

As far as the pie goes...unfortunately most of us have very little restriction with junk foods (and my taste buds still like them just like before surgery)...... pie, cookies, ice cream, candy, chips..I know that I can eat a significant amount of that, so I only allow pre-portioned snacks into my home, so that I only eat one portion, if I'm going to eat it at all....and lately I have had too much of it altogether and am up 2 lbs from my normal...so it is a slippery slope.

The tricky part for me is that I can get blind-sided.  Most of the time I can eat a small amount and be fine. But looking back on it... these were leftover from my husband's birthday lunch.  It seems that every time we have a family meal here I'm fine while everybody is here but then don't handle the leftovers well. 

Lesson learned!

I had one of those days yesterday too.  I caught myself eating because of emotions & addictions.  I wasn't even enjoying what I was eating which is the messed up part.  I really need to find something else to do when these feeling**** me. 

Shopping always helps me stay distracted or even cleaning my house but I was too busy running around all weekend.  OK, so what was my excuse when I was cleaning for like 6 hours on Saturday???  LOL  I went to a Halloween party pooped out from being on the go all day earlier & of course gave in to all the junk that was being served at the party. 

I also have to eat stuff that tastes good or I am not satisfied either. 

I think it's great that you put this out there gurl because it lets other people know they are not alone with these emotions too.  I do think it's important to mention like you did about getting back on track though because that is sooo very important.  It's very easy to fall off and before we know it, we've gained 10 pounds.  We gotta stay focused and catch it early.  Good job gurl!!!