My battle With The Bell

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/03/10, 03:24 PM Today I spent the morning facing a demon. This particular demon took root Sunday night and has tortured me ever since. But I stood strong in the face of temptation and have managed to fight off the lure of all the Taco Bells in the general vacinity. At approximately 2:00 this afternoon I patroned a business located right beside the local chain and cussed myself silly for literally having to force myself to drive away in the opposite direction. But I did and it felt good. I then turned around and went through the drive thru like a goddess on a dragon and I am now fat and happy with the fullness of two taco supremes complete with fire sauce. The docotor once told me that stress triggers a drop in serotonin levels in the brain and leads to a craving for sweets and starches. So when you eat something that causes a sizeable spike in your insulin levels, (like two tacos) your serotonin levels quickly increase...thus making you feel better. Is it horrible that I SOOOOO want to use this as an excuse for my behavior today?

yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/03/10, 03:31 PM hahahahahahhahaa... I am no doctor, so I couldn't tell ya, except that every now and again, a 'treat' or a small break is mentally healthy.... we all fall off the wagon, just get back on and give it that ol' college try in the gym... five minutes extra on the treadmill or whatever...! I, however, am more of a KFC guy.... t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2004/03/10, 03:42 PM You're preaching to the choir here sister. When I go to Taco Bell I just eat til I run out of money. "Hey, I've got 47 cents left. What can I get for that?" No will power whatsoever. It just ain't there. Never has been, never will be. Pathetic I know but hey it's my monkey I'll carry him on my back if I want to. That is why I avoid that place like the plague. And Pizza Hut. And Wendy's. And Sonic. And Krystal. And Baskin Robbins. And....well you get the picture.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/03/10, 03:56 PM yum pizza and wings my greatest down fall. -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/03/10, 06:00 PM mexican food and dos equis amber with limes:angry:
I_Am-aZon Posts: 893 Joined: 2003/02/18	2004/03/10, 09:45 PM lol @ dfly411 - your posts are great fun to read and hey, I gotta admit to a serious attraction to salty potato chips...doritoes.... and popcorn.. yummmmmmm I actually have a recurring appointment on my MS Outlook calendar letting me know when next I can indulge (I so look forward to these days :)
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2004/03/10, 09:46 PM I feel a cheat meal coming on. Thanks asimmer
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/03/10, 10:00 PM It's those damn Krispy Kremes! Been good for 6 weeks now. I will have onemaybey 2 or 3 or 4after I finish my present program. Don't have to be depressed! -------------- \"A will finds a way, failure is not an option\" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
gutterputt1 Posts: 15 Joined: 2004/01/08	2004/03/10, 10:52 PM You would mention Krispy Kremes, I absolutely love them. Maybe a half dozen at a crack.Donuts are my achilles heel.It's has to be a law to treat yourself once in awhile.We trying to live healthy not stop living.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/03/10, 10:53 PM I'm with you carivan. I am pretty proud of myself though, I think I have only indulged 3 times since hubby left in Oct. And the first time was after I left him at the airport so it seemed justified. Krispy Kremes and Starbuck's White Chocolate Mocha are my personal demons. You are not alone dfly, I've been known to make a U-turn now and again :big_smile: -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
lynnoakdale Posts: 116 Joined: 2003/12/12	2004/03/11, 10:19 AM Well here in the great Island I am on I dont have to worry about fast food chains becuase they just arent here....having said that my demon has now moved from rice bowls from Jack in the Box and Chesseburger at McDonalds to beer........I am carb aware so I will have a Miller Lite please. Is it bad when you think to yourself....hey I could eat or have beer.....I know that if I leave my room I am drinking a beer or 2 or god knows how many on the weekends because it is a past time....nothing like laying in the sun with a bucket (6 beers) of beers working on your tan and taking in some liquid bread because you refuse to eat bread all week just to save it up for that one day...I am serioulsy not that bad here but it is hard for me to eat healthy because the choices are few here so alot of times it is tuna and chicken and if I am good I will reward myself with a pork chop............When I am in the states I crave Olive garden all the time and Arbys roast beef......I cant get enough.....my life here doenst allow the fast food so I have to make up for it somewhere:big_smile:
	2004/03/11, 10:45 AM Me and the Amazon tried to eat two different cruise ships.:big_smile: -------------- The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are. Charlie
dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/03/11, 11:04 AM I don't think there has been a thing mentioned that I wouldn't love to eat on a daily basis. Well, maybe the cruise ships Charlie.:laugh::laugh: I think it isn't so much that I am too rigid with myself, it lies more in that self control factor. I will have a whole weekend to cheat starting tomorrow, so the idea that I could not stave off the craving just basically pissed me off at myself, you know? Being the kind of person that I am, I would love to know the mental componet (or lack thereof) to this. Why was it such a strong temptation? What made me give in? The taste? A hidden nutrient my body needed? Pure weakness? Any food pychologists in the house?:cool:
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/11, 11:08 AM I am not a psycholgist but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. -------------- Hecdarec in full effect.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/03/11, 11:28 AM :laugh: hec, is that your way of saying you were in the doghouse? -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/11, 11:29 AM I wont touch that one:big_smile: -------------- Hecdarec in full effect.
Anni313 Posts: 1,790 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/03/11, 01:01 PM I'm a psych. major, does that qualify? Let us not forget that the brain is not separate from the body, it runs the body. The body is a mass of chemicals and chemical reactions. I'm guessing that your brain needed whatever was in the Taco Bell stuff. And maybe it was just a comfort measure, but brains need love too. Anni
Datdanigirl Posts: 452 Joined: 2004/02/11	2004/03/11, 02:37 PM I confess to having looked up the nutritional value of a chicken soft taco supreme. In general I have developed an immunity to junk food. My cheats are big fat-soaked meals of prime rib or a gooey cheese sauced pasta; loads of butter on my veggies and a whole LOT of sour cream on just about anything... .. like a chicken soft taco supreme.. :love:
Kyrah Posts: 251 Joined: 2004/03/11	2004/03/12, 03:36 PM Tempations galore. . . mine happens to be splitting a half order of Outback's Cheeze Fries and Ranch sauce with my hubby before having my Grilled Chicken salad. . . Hey I try to make up for my indiscressions. . .
efrost Posts: 99 Joined: 2003/09/28	2004/03/12, 09:45 PM An acquaintance was at Taco bell when they were getting their delivery. As boxes were coming out of the truck, he was able to read the side of the box.. Grade D Meat and then under it, it said "edible". I don't know about you, but knowing that doesn't give me the cravings to eat there.. I can only guess that other fast food chains are similar, but that's just a guess..
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/03/13, 08:30 AM Yeah, you just don't want to know, do you? That is like when the mad cow scare was going on and they said maybe it was time to stop using the cows that couldn't wlak to the slaughterhouse on thier own...you don't know what kind of meat you are getting! And for a while there was the rumor of kangaroo meat in Mcd's burgers, i don't know what ever came of that. If you want an interesting read ion the fast food industry check out the book 'Fast Food Nation'. -------------- "To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it." Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
cafenervosa Posts: 94 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/03/13, 09:15 PM Here's something that has helped me A LOT in contolling my cravings. I never carry any cash with me. I make sure that I don't need anything that requires cash for that day and then I head off to work cash free. I use my lack of funds to force myself to stay away from vending machines, restraunts, whatever that "feeds my cravings". It's worked well so far.
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2004/03/24, 03:27 PM It's so funny to be reading this post, because my husband and I have been eating very healthily, and last weekend right after sitting down to a wonderful dinner with my mother, I blurt out "god..we haven't had Taco Bell in a long time, do you have any cash on you?" I think they put addictive drugs in the Chalupas so that if you don't have one for a while, you start to get cravings..then the shakes..then hallucinations....then you simply NEED to drive to Taco Bell and gorge yourself. Ahhh..Chalupa:big_smile:
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/24, 03:30 PM Back when my wife and I were just dating we used to gorge on Taco Bell after going to the club. We were pigs. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
Julisa Posts: 87 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/03/24, 05:12 PM Taco Bell is always good after a night out...I love a Chalupa myself when I am having a day (or night) off.
j20a00g Posts: 21 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/24, 07:35 PM yea, well....i just started my program last week BUT i think someone is sabotaging me. when i got home from class today, low and behold there was a fresh box of somoa girl scout cookies sitting there! i thought i ate them all a few weeks ago! i'll admit, i did have 1......ok, 2...geez
efrost Posts: 99 Joined: 2003/09/28	2004/03/25, 02:01 PM back in the clubbing days, nothing beat 'rat burgers' (White Castle) at 2AM.. I'm afraid to know what was in those things.
roknrobin Posts: 14 Joined: 2004/01/29	2004/03/26, 10:41 AM Ah the famous 'belly bombers' (White Castle) had a few of those, too! But my greatest cravings are homemade foods, mashed taters, chicken & dumplings, green beans, any kind of greens, mustard, collard, kale, eggs and more eggs, biscuts & gravey, cabbage rolls, etc. Fast foods? don't eat much of those, but of course the real biggest craving for me, PEPSI COLA, it's the tops!! -------------- Robin Alls Fair in Love and War
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2004/03/26, 02:44 PM Hamburger Gravy and homemade biscuits.....ugh...I wish I didn't know how to make it because the fact that I do makes it that much more tempting.