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It would be great if you also jumped in and posted your Just One Change for the week, but we have to make these changes when were ready. If your ready, Jump in! It can be a weight loss change, an addiction change, or any other change in your life you know you need to make.
My Recaps.
Week One-Couch to 5K.
Week Two No dairy or Carbs.
Week Three. Buy A Scale.
Week Four. Sever Emotional Ties to food.
Week Five My Conversation with a cupcake.
Week Six & Taking Control.
Week Seven. I am more excited this week. I have had a really hard time staying on the ball, but I think I have gotten more focused. I wish I could report a higher number, but sadly, I have only lose 7 pounds since I have started my Just one change weight loss.
Not to be hard on myself, but seven pounds in seven weeks? It's time to get more physical Big Mama. My clothes fit a little bit better, my feet are smaller since I dumped the soda again, and I have lost a lot of water weight.
Here is my insight for week seven. Notice the traps. What traps am I talking about? Well, it's easy to notice, though hard because they. are. everywhere.
My aunt treated us to a movie. Nothing to snack on. Well I can't say nothing. Popcorn. "Would you like extra butter with your popcorn?" Why do they always ask that? It's always a skinny chick too. I opted for a small lemonade and then watched The Secretariat. Movie secrets we all know. The theaters make little money, if any at all, on the actual movies. So what do they make money on? Concessions. That's right. "Would you like extra butter on your 2000 calorie concession?" One giant tub of popcorn, two 44 oz drinks and a candy for like $12 or something! Seriously? Then there was a sign that simply states, "Refills come free in large combo purchases." Because you absolutely need 4000 calories of popcorn and 88oz of soda for a horse race movie. I will be honest in admitting I used to fall for it. Now, it is just disgusting. Totally a trap. And a very expensive one at that.
I might as well make a down payment on a heart attack.
If your tempted to purchase something unhealthy at the gas station, pay at the pump. There is absolutely nothing in there good for me. Unless you count the 2 day old fruit basket towards the back. Its a trap to get you inside, once inside they can throw all this stuff at ya. You find your self giving in to 'what looks good'.
Taco Bell, which tempts me to say inappropriate things, has came out with 'Come get your fourth meal' for the day. Suggesting to us to change our behavior in the fact that we need a fourth meal at midnight-one in the morning. Totally a trap.
Pay attention to ads, poster signs above gas tanks, slogans, banners, billboards, and radio suggestions. There made by highly paid psychologists, and marketing experts that invite us to things that are necessarily natural or good for us at all. If your aware, you'll notice it a lot.
My secret. Plan a head and have snacks ready. I take string cheese, apples, almonds or a trail mix. Lots of water and I usually have to give Mr Big Mama the debit card, so that helps too.
Good Luck Changers! Be sure to sign the linky, and It would be great if you posted a change that your making in your life too!
12 comments:
I totally pack my own snacks for the movies! I do allow myself a diet soda though.
I get suckered in with that large combo everytime. Here is the really scary thing. I can down almost the entire tub of popcorn myself. I never go for the extra butter though. I'm ashamed, lol
But, I love me some popcorn!
7lbs... that is good. A loss is still a loss, as they say. Congratulations!
We don't really eat snacks at our house and it helps a lot. My kids are underweight and the doctor wants them to eat their meals so they can't have snacks, except for one in the afternoon if dinner is going to be late. We (meaning me and the kids) sit down and eat all our meals together. That way we don't get side tracked and I am more likely to make a balanced meal.
Also, We don't buy drinks anywhere. Not at the movies, not when we go out to dinner, not at the gas station. It saves a TON of money, sugar and calories. We also only drink water at home. The kids will drink milk to get their calcium, and Adam and I put it on cereal. But we both find we do feel much better if we just drink water. We have made this a habit and we don't desire other drinks. We also don't keep unhealthy snacky food in the house so that we aren't tempted to snack mindlessly...sorry to purge on here...
Running into the gas station is the worst!! I always feel the urge to grab a candy or two for the ride!!
Way to go!!
SMART tips for your readers and happy to hear you're packing snacks to stay in the right track...good job! And congrats on the weight loss, hopefully you're trying some of my healthy recipes too??! :) Happy Wednesday
yes very good rhe, you are right about the money thing,we make more money on the food there, cause the money we get for the movies goes back to the film company's thats why we dont allow outside food in for 2 reasons, if someone brang a mcdonals in or slimy johns, aka jimmy johns, then it takes away our money, and 2, if they said they got sick on our food, and it was there food, they could sue us, lol so when you buy the popcorn, think of me getting my paycheck lol
I pretty much never go to the movies, but I always have this urge when I go or am watchign a movie to get snacks. I don't need them.
I mean, seriously, I can't last 2 hours without food?
Great post. Keeping a food diary has really helped me notice where I slip up and all the little traps.
I hate those traps. Jerks! Super size. I mostly can't believe that people can drink a whole drink and come back for a refill at the movies. I can't even finish the small (which is an extra large in the outside world.)
Alright. I started my changes this week on my other blog:
Ooops...there goes my butt:
http://ooopstheregoesmybutt.blogspot.com/
I'll be linking up next week!
Hi! Hope you're having a great weekend! Just wanted you to know I have a giveaway on my blog. Only a few people have signed up, so the odds are good if you want to enter the contests too. :)
http://31diy.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-first-giveaway.html
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