Friday weigh in thread (suns out guns out challenge 8/31/2025)

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volwindy said:
I still am in shock over that sentence...a box of cheezits every other year! 😲
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Don’t know how I missed this...

We pretend to be low-carb, even when we’re not SB’ing it. We keep tons of veggies on hand but very little processed food.

My vices fall in the salty/greasy category. No bag of chips is safe around me, while a tub of ice cream can live safely in the freezer for a month. Meanwhile Hubs has the sweet tooth, where he can take or leave crackers and chips, but will devour anything sweet. We agreed early on to keep this stuff out of the house, unless we have company, which is probably why we don’t (yet) live in triple-XL sweats and muumuus all day long. (We are reluctant acknowledging that alcohol is a carb, dammit.)

I moved to phase 2 today and celebrated with a bowl of Cheerios. Which is a pretty pitiful celebration, now that I think of it.
 
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VolNExile said:
Don’t know how I missed this...

We pretend to be low-carb, even when we’re not SB’ing it. We keep tons of veggies on hand but very little processed food.

My vices fall in the salty/greasy category. No bag of chips is safe around me, while a tub of ice cream can live safely in the freezer for a month. Meanwhile Hubs has the sweet tooth, where he can take or leave crackers and chips, but will devour anything sweet. We agreed early on to keep this stuff out of the house, unless we have company, which is probably why we don’t (yet) live in triple-XL sweats and muumuus all day long. (We are reluctant acknowledging that alcohol is a carb, dammit.)

I moved to phase 2 today and celebrated with a bowl of Cheerios. Which is a pretty pitiful celebration, now that I think of it.
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I had a conversation with myself about this today. Hubby was in the car, and I pretended to be talking to him, but it was with myself. I gotta finish some work stuff before dinner is ready (2 big frozen chicken breasts that I'm pressure cooking, then gonna air crisp in the Ninja Foodi. We'll see how it turns out.) Anyway, I'm gonna come back and write out my thoughts, mostly so i'll have it here if I need to read it later.
 
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mad4vols said:
Congrats on breaking the 200 pound barrier.
Looks like you are half way to your goal in just over a month.
Great job!
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I appreciate it.
When I get on the plan it all works out.

But


This is the second year in a row that I’ve gotten fat over the holidays. that needs to stop.

maybe this time I’ll hold it together.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I appreciate it.
When I get on the plan it all works out.

But


This is the second year in a row that I’ve gotten fat over the holidays. that needs to stop.

maybe this time I’ll hold it together.
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As long as you can then take it back off, then ???

I guess otherwise go under goal weight before the holidays to allow wiggle room.

I hate the thought of being a permanent slave to the scales. I’m hoping that there’s the option of a little give and take.
 
#2,810
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Orangeslice13 said:
I appreciate it.
When I get on the plan it all works out.

But


This is the second year in a row that I’ve gotten fat over the holidays. that needs to stop.

maybe this time I’ll hold it together.
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I don't even need the holidays to get off track. I just get bored with eating healthy. I don't know why I do that, cause I feel so much better when I'm eating better.
 
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VolNExile said:
As long as you can then take it back off, then ???

I guess otherwise go under goal weight before the holidays to allow wiggle room.

I hate the thought of being a permanent slave to the scales. I’m hoping that there’s the option of a little give and take.
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That’s just it. If I make smart choices then I still eat things I enjoy. Clearly there are other things I enjoy that I cannot eat but I’m not really suffering. I just let it get away from me if I’m not careful.

vollygirl said:
I don't even need the holidays to get off track. I just get bored with eating healthy. I don't know why I do that, cause I feel so much better when I'm eating better.
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I absolutely feel the difference when I’m eating correctly.
 
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I'm in the same boat with salty fatty stuff. There is no stop once I start. Chips, crunchy crackers, even roasted and salted pistachios. That saltiness makes me want to just keep eating.

I'm not a sweets person, don't care for fruit, don't like things that shouldn't be sweet to be sweet (mayo, ranch salad dressing, etc).

What I have found when I eat healthy for an extended period of time, is that if I have a bite or taste of something like Hot & Spicy CheezIts or Chili Cheese Fritos, they just taste artificial and processed (which duh, they are.) I don't know the science behind it, but I know that if I don't have a developed addiction to the bad stuff, I don't enjoy it. And it does take time to develop that addiction again, whatever it is that makes the junk food and garbage satisfying.

Now I just have to figure out why I take the first few steps of going back. That part I, obviously, haven't figured out yet.
 
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vollygirl said:
I'm in the same boat with salty fatty stuff. There is no stop once I start. Chips, crunchy crackers, even roasted and salted pistachios. That saltiness makes me want to just keep eating.

I'm not a sweets person, don't care for fruit, don't like things that shouldn't be sweet to be sweet (mayo, ranch salad dressing, etc).

What I have found when I eat healthy for an extended period of time, is that if I have a bite or taste of something like Hot & Spicy CheezIts or Chili Cheese Fritos, they just taste artificial and processed (which duh, they are.) I don't know the science behind it, but I know that if I don't have a developed addiction to the bad stuff, I don't enjoy it. And it does take time to develop that addiction again, whatever it is that makes the junk food and garbage satisfying.

Now I just have to figure out why I take the first few steps of going back. That part I, obviously, haven't figured out yet.
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Well, I don’t know about you, but I think with me it’s just not wanting to behave. Sort of a “don’t tell me what to do” thing?
 
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VolNExile said:
Don’t know how I missed this...

We pretend to be low-carb, even when we’re not SB’ing it. We keep tons of veggies on hand but very little processed food.

My vices fall in the salty/greasy category. No bag of chips is safe around me, while a tub of ice cream can live safely in the freezer for a month. Meanwhile Hubs has the sweet tooth, where he can take or leave crackers and chips, but will devour anything sweet. We agreed early on to keep this stuff out of the house, unless we have company, which is probably why we don’t (yet) live in triple-XL sweats and muumuus all day long. (We are reluctant acknowledging that alcohol is a carb, dammit.)

I moved to phase 2 today and celebrated with a bowl of Cheerios. Which is a pretty pitiful celebration, now that I think of it.
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I'm like your hubby. I can leave behind the salty but not the sweets. But I still enjoy it all.

Completely eliminating something has never worked for me. If I have a craving I'll make sure to enjoy it in proper portion and moderation.
 
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volwindy said:
I'm like your hubby. I can leave behind the salty but not the sweets. But I still enjoy it all.

Completely eliminating something has never worked for me. If I have a craving I'll make sure to enjoy it in proper portion and moderation.
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Oh.

So you’re one of those self-disciplined people? Boooo!!!

(j/k, j/k, I’m as jealous as I am grumpy)
 
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volwindy said:
I'm like your hubby. I can leave behind the salty but not the sweets. But I still enjoy it all.

Completely eliminating something has never worked for me. If I have a craving I'll make sure to enjoy it in proper portion and moderation.
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Eliminating something you love completely is a recipe for failure imo. It’s been my experience that if you have eliminated something and fall off the wagon then it leads to more failures. Moderation works better for me. Sometimes I even plan those treats
 
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