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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 4 February 2008 06:03 am |
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I guess I should wear a t-shirt reading I SURVIVED SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!
I'd planned on having a glass of wine and something sweet, but never did. Then figured I ate enough today and skipped my jam and toast snack tonight.
I have always had a perfectionist way of dealing with food, and it make things very difficult. Here's an example.
I did fine with the food at the party, taking very reasonable portions of everything I decided to eat. Then I probably took twice as much cheese and crackers as I should have, and found myself eating them so as not to be rude.
This left me with a feeling of having done poorly with my food, and historically that makes me want to quit eating well at all. It's totally illogical, as it should make me want to eat better to make up for my slip. But that's not the way a compulsive perfectionist's mind works!
It actually distracted from the fun I was having for at least half an hour. Then it passed. But I must say that being a part of our Diet Buddies group, as well as the New Year New YOU! Challenge, helped get me through.
Night night,
Peter
P.S.
trimB, hope you didn't fall into a mixer! How ya doin'?
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 4 February 2008 04:32 pm |
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Peter wrote:
This left me with a feeling of having done poorly with my food, and historically that makes me want to quit eating well at all. It's totally illogical, as it should make me want to eat better to make up for my slip. But that's not the way a compulsive perfectionist's mind works!
I'm sadly afraid that you and I were cut from the same cloth......well, almost. A little too much food so darned often leads to a lot too much food. That's the compulsive part; then the depression which follows (for me, at least) is due to the perfectionist being so blasted angry. I think "mad" and "sad" are fruit of the same tree.
Time for lunch. Breakfast and lunch are my "happy" meals. For some reason, I am never faced with unending temptation at those times. At happy hour (wine, cheese & cracker time) and at dinner, I am already dreading what I will probably do after 10 pm. If I could force myself to go to bed at 10:30 or 11:00, I'd be thinner. However, even 1:30 (on Zen's challenge) has been a struggle some nights. (Incidentally, I see your post was at 2:03 am today. Lucky for you Lucky is me; you'd have flunked!) 
TrimB, do you need help getting out of that mixer?
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 4 February 2008 06:29 pm |
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I have only thought about the forum post times twice in all these yours. In passing when Nir mentioned it once, and now really understanding how it works.
It shows me the time I posted in my time, and you the time I posted in your time.
So for you it reads 2:03 am (your time), but for me it reads 11:03 pm (my time).
That makes total sense, but is still confusing!
Anyway, Muka and I hit the hay before midnight!
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 4 February 2008 08:44 pm |
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Okay so I was hurriedly typing this big long reply and it just disappeared. UGH! It was a fun and busy weekend. Here is the short version of my confession...
Saturday - part of a football cookie and strawberry trifle when we had dinner guests
Sunday - football cookie at actual football party
Monday - larger than normal hunk of cinn roll (300 cals or so). Forgot my breakfast because I was so tired from staying up to watch the game. It was fun though!
On one last note - here is a picture of my little pup!
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 5 February 2008 02:44 am |
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Football cookie?
How cute! My "pup" JUST learned to jump over the barrier that holds him in the kitchen, and off the bed by my PC. All in the same 15 seconds!
But I bet yours is more trouble! (And worth it!)
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 5 February 2008 04:33 pm |
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Hmmm I don't know about my pup being more trouble... he's not mobile yet, whereas yours seems very mobile!
Thanks to some timely encouragement in my diary here, I set a mini mini challenge for myself to eat NO sugary junk this morning. AND I DID IT! So I'm here reporting nothing for today, HOORAY!
How ya doin, LuckyMe??
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 5 February 2008 04:40 pm |
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For trimB:
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 5 February 2008 05:42 pm |
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My daughter Cindy, and granddaughter Emma, posed for some pictures for some photography students and I'm just posting a picture here to brag about how pretty they are!
The project was to create artwork to be submitted to Locks of Love (locksoflove.org), an organization that accepts donations of hair to be given to children with permanent hair loss.
I'm proud of them!
Peter
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jonibug
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Posted: 5 February 2008 06:01 pm |
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WOW Peter! What gorgeous girls you have in your life!
TrimB, your little guy is ADORABLE!!
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trimB
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Posted: 5 February 2008 10:08 pm |
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WOW, Peter!! Your daughter is a knockout, and your granddaughter is a mini-knockout!
Thanks for sharing the pics!
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trimB
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Posted: 6 February 2008 06:24 pm |
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| Still doing relatively well. NO cinnamon roll scraps again today, which seems to be a major temptation for me (and maybe a trigger food??). But I did nibble the corner of opera torte (100 calories or so).
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 6 February 2008 07:16 pm |
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I guess I'm not very sophisticated. I'll take a cinnamon roll over an opera torte (whatever that is) any day!
I'm going to a Miniature Schnauzer club meeting tonight. I need another activity like I need a(nother) hole in my head, but I thought I'd at least visit once.
Thing is, it's a dinner meeting at Denny's. Except for breakfast, I just can't get into "coffee shop" food. But I think it's rude to use a restaurant facility for a meeting and not order, so I'll find something.
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 7 February 2008 02:40 am |
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What the heck? I wrote a message last night about having written a long post, attempted to attach a photo, got an error message that my attachment was too large, and discovered when I got the reply screen back, that my whole post had disappeared. At that point I was out of time and just sent a "Peter, your girls are beautiful," and trimB, I think I'm in love with your "pup."
However, when I looked just now, even that message was not there! Is this a vast left-wing conspiracy?  What may have happened, though, is that I hit "preview" instead of "send." It's possible because I was really rushed......just like tonight.
I have no time tonight because tomorrow is going to be a killer day on the tennis court, as was today. Our annual city tournament is taking place today, tomorrow and Friday. Actually, my partner and I secured a place in the finals for ladies doubles. Tomorrow is senior doubles and then mixed doubles, so it will be a busy day.
No extra sweets today......tada!!! And tons of calories burned. A good day. Gotta hit the sack early.
Night all.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 7 February 2008 04:43 am |
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When you type something long, do a Ctrl A then Ctrl C to save it in memory before going on. Actually, for something really long, I do that a few times as I go.
Then if you lose it, Ctrl V brings it back!
I hate eating out of my own (read: controlled) environment. I had an omelet and hashed browns, both a rare treat. And passed on the toast and jam so I could still have my bedtime snack!
I have to admit that I saw a lot of veggies on some dinner plates, but still all the french fries and white bread/buns. Heck, if it's going to have so little nutrition, it might as well be a cinnamon roll! Or opera torte!
Have fun with all the tennis! Sounds great!
Peter
P.S.
If you need a graphic edited, just e-mail it to me.
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trimB
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Posted: 7 February 2008 05:55 pm |
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I think I'd take a cinnamon roll over a piece of opera torte too. The problem is that I challenged myself not to have any cinnamon roll nibbles for the rest of the week (ie Wed-Fri). So that part is going well... but to compensate I have been stealing nibbles of EVERYTHING else!
So today was not so great. Half of small almond macaroon, half of small coconut macaroon, nibble of the corner of a blueberry muffin, scrap of chocolate cake, a few scraps of pecan diamonds. WOW! I had admitting all that, but I have to be honest and embarassed or I will keep doing it. Anyway, that's probably about 450 calories of junk right there. 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 7 February 2008 06:29 pm |
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trimB, I hope this is helping you cut back, but not obsess over it. Of course if you were obsessing over it before we started this, then that's no worse and it's good if you're cutting back some most days.
I guess we're all so different. For me, it's just so much easier to totally abstain. Or set an amount and then stick to it so all the decisions don't exhaust me. And the guilt when I eat more then I wish I had.
Have you read my story about eating in restaurants? I've told it a few times in the forums.
I used to obsess my whole meal about how much to eat in restaurants. At home, I'd just make what I wanted to eat. But in a restaurant, they always serve too much.
I'd obsess during the meal, be distracted from the conversation, which was rude, and be distracted from enjoying myself!
Finally I got the idea to look at my food when it arrived and decide what I was going to eat, then I wouldn't think about it again. I'd just enjoy it!
What's so funny is that when my meal would arrive I would look at it in deep thought, deciding what felt right to eat. More than once someone at the table would see me, hush everyone because they thought I was saying grace, and I would never let on! When I looked up, they just figured I was done and went on with their conversation.
I never tried to do this, but as I say it happened more than once and it really is funny to look back on it.
But the point is that after "saying my grace" I could enjoy my meal and not obsess over it, or eat too much and feel regretful.
You'll find what works best for you!
As my monkey always says... Hang in there!
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 8 February 2008 12:56 am |
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Hey Peter, thanks for Ctrl A & C tips. I'll try that. If it works, it's just another example of "it's not what you know, but who....."
All right! it works. Now I will have no excuse for smacking the computer (well, verbally anyhow) when I end up with a blank screen.
This morning the Senior Doubles got rained out, but the Mixed Doubles was played this afternoon, and my partner and I are now down to the finals in that. All the finals will be played on Saturday, and we'll try again tomorrow to play the Senior Doubles, unless it just keeps on raining. There's a good possibility of more tomorrow. The tournament is having a favorable effect on my diet.......just thinking about things other than food, I guess. I haven't even had my ice cream treat yet tonight. I hope all this exercise shows up on the scale.
I'm still laughing over your "saying grace" story, Peter. I guess if it helps with restaurant eating, that's good. And if it didn't help, well.........you could try really saying grace.
Sugar Baby, I think you are so cute. I don't know how you do all you do......working around all that good stuff every day, plus taking care of a house and a baby. If you want a couple little nibbles, what the heck! Sometimes I want something and I don't want to have to report it. SO, here come the peanuts!
Hitting the sack early again tonight. I find I really feel a lot better the next day when I do this. Night all.
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trimB
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Posted: 8 February 2008 03:32 pm |
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You guys really are the best! I'm so glad we started this venture together!
I thought alot about your words of wisdom, Peter. Mostly took away the idea that I have to find something that works for both my situation and my personality. And basically came to the conclusion that LuckyMe says... maybe it's okay for me to have nibbles in my line of work. But the nibbles have to stay small and focused on evaluating how things taste and NOT just for nibblings sake.
So following that idea this morning, I did very well! I didn't feel out of control and I don't feel guilty now. The nibbles were few and small, so I'm thinking around 100 calories. Then I tried a small olive roll that a co-worker made (she did a good job), but that doesn't count as a sweet I think.
Sounds like you are seriously re-evaluating your sleeping habits, LuckyMe... is that right?!?! 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 8 February 2008 11:34 pm |
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Sounds like you guys are doing great!
I'm having dinner at Ruby Tuesday with an old friend this weekend. I like their menu because they have such a variety, in pricing, too. Many items under $10, dinners like I'll get that are a few more, and then more expensive stuff, too.
Just to show you what a creature of habit I am, it will be the third time I've eating there in maybe four months and I'm going to have the same thing again! This is typical of me!
I'll also have a glass of wine to report, my first since we started.
You know you might wonder why I'm a part of this group -- why I started it! -- when I haven't had a sweet yet.
That's why! It's working!
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 9 February 2008 03:08 am |
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Sugar Baby, I remember when Peter wrote up your new job description. Perhaps we could add, "Official quality control taster." Yes, I think that would be good. There cannot be any "guilt" attached to doing one's job!
Okay, Peter, I'll take the bait. What is so good at Ruby Tuesday's that you are going to have it for the third time? Actually, it's not just idle curiosity; there's a Ruby Tuesday's less than a mile from where I live. One glass of wine? I guess I've had 34 of them since I joined up with you. That's one 4-oz. glass since January 6th. Gee whiz, I feel like a glutton!
Tournament results so far: Won the Ladies Doubles today, play the Mixed Doubles final tomorrow morning, and didn't make it to the finals in the Senior Open. I was the only woman in a draw of 28 though. This year was really cool; it was the first year the Senior division has been "open." Heretofore it was the Senior Men's division. I feel as though I have just gotten the right to vote.......or something!
You are exactly right, trimB, I am seriously considering that perhaps my 4-5 hours of sleep have had some bearing on my out-of-control eating. I know that my whole demeanor has improved since I've been trying for 6.5 or 7 hours.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 9 February 2008 05:35 pm |
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Lordy, Lucky Me. Talk about losing posts. I just lost the very long one below that I'm re-typing now. Here's how.
I open up my e-mail, and find an e-mail notification about a forum post. I click on the link and go to the forum and start writing a reply.
In the middle of my reply, I wanted another link, the one to YouTube, below. So I went to my e-mail, opened an e-mail with the link, and clicked on it. When it took me to YouTube, it opened in the same window I was writing my forum reply it and I lost it!
I do that all too often! So here I go again...
About trimB's job description... Ahh... I think "tasters" have to taste and spit. Hmm. 
Lucky Me, that's great that you're having so much fun with the tennis! 
About my drinking, I have often considered myself an alcoholic. Though I will have no problem having just the one glass of wine with a nice dinner.
I used to go to a Mexican restaurant after work and order a strawberry margarita and an appetizer. Then another round, and again. After maybe five or six rounds I'd get stuffed and leave. Thing is, I could walk out with my last drink unfinished!
This isn't the mark of an alcoholic, yet I was drinking so much. I think it was more for the sweet drink than the alcohol. Food and sweets had the higher priority.
This is just one example of my drinking. I haven't had a problem drinking and driving, but that's not to say I was responsible about it. Just that I and everyone else on the road were lucky.
At Ruby Tuesday I have:
Chicken Bella: Slices of sautéed baby portabella mushrooms and artichokes in Parmesan cream sauce over a fresh, grilled chicken breast. Served with fresh, steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes.
Only I have asparagus instead of broccoli. The mashed potatoes are to die for!
Okay, only a doting puppy owner or another dog lover would appreciate these, but you can see Muka! The guy is Lane who was my roommate for six years. About a year and a half ago he got Scout, the Salt and Pepper Miniature Schnauzer you see. When they moved to Seattle in December, I couldn't wait to get my own... Mukaluka Dirtypaws.
Click to see the videos on YouTube:
Lane, Scout and Muka
Scout and Muka in Dogfight 101 (Puppies Playing)
Mukaluka Dirtypaw's First Trick
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 9 February 2008 07:11 pm |
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Hey Peter, If you hit Ctrl A, then Ctrl C...........sorry, just a feeble attempt at humor. Boy, I've been doing that though. Losing what you've typed is so frustrating. When that happens to me, I just want to hit the button with the blue light (OFF) on my laptop.
I tried to watch your U-tube flick of Muka's first trick. Unfortunately, I only have dial-up service, and watching U-tube in 2-second (literally) increments is pretty rugged. I got to 30 seconds; that was 15 segments and 15 "waits." I did see, though, that the puppy is totally adorable. He's almost as cute as Sugar Baby's pup, although I must admit to a little partiality on her behalf. I have to get some form of high-speed service. What's the best. Verizon sends me zillions of ads, as does Brighthouse (where we have out cable TV service.) And how fast is good enough? Seems that Verizon has about three different "up to _____ speeds. I know anything would be better than what I have, but I hate to take a year-long, or two-year deal and then find I should have gotten something else. Woe is me!
More later.........I'm going out to dinner. Today is the celebration of my Mom no longer being pregnant! Dinner's at my favorite buffet restaurant. Pray for me. I'll write later, if I'm able to waddle to the computer.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 10 February 2008 12:44 am |
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Buffets are a challenge!
I just helped two different people choose between Verison and Comcast, the high-speed cable company in our area.
They both chose Verison because of price. Figured it would be fast enough.
But when they went to sign up, they couldn't get the rate advertised! Both of them! So they both went with Comcast.
So you can guess what I think of Verison. What a waste of time.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 11 February 2008 05:59 pm |
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Ummm... LuckyMe are you trying to hide your birthday in some sort of riddle-speak?!? Maybe you should give yourself high-speed internet for a present! Unless you're doing lots of large-file downloading, I would say anything is better than dialup. So go with the best price deal! My two cents
Here's my weekend report...
Friday I visited my friend who works in a chocolate bar. I had a small (maybe 6 oz) hot chocolate made with soy milk (more tummy friendly for me) and it was yummy.
Then on Saturday I wondered why I was hankering for a hot chocolate!! I made a small one at home for myself.
Sunday I was baking a cake for hubby's boss birthday, and ate quite a bit  of trimmings... and I ate some more trimmings at home today along with some chocolate chips. Yeah, I might have to throw those leftovers away or something. Pitiful.
Work this morning wasn't quite so bad as far as sweets. Corner of a raisin bran muffin and bite of a cookie.
To be honest, I really hated posting all of that above. But then it's the truth and I'm keeping my word to report. So PPPPPPPPPPPBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!
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Peter
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Posted: 11 February 2008 06:17 pm |
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Hmm. Raisin bran muffin.
If I were to be in a situation where there were muffins for breakfast, that's what I'd choose and I wouldn't call it a sweet.
I know it's loaded with fat and calories, but it's leanin' toward the healthy side of such foods.
A cookie is a cookie, and always a sweet. But if I ever buy a cookie to eat, it's an oatmeal raisin cookie. Again, on the healthier side of sweets. Compare it to just about anything else out there!
In fact, I looked forward to one at our Saturday Morning Farmer's Market, which I plan to attend a lot this spring to get Muka around people and dogs and noisy skate boards which Scout loved to bark at.
So I'm disappointed that the baker that sells the there has started to coat the tops with sugar. They were sweet enough! I actually don't like them now.
Speaking of sweets, on the way to Ruby Tuesday last night we stopped off at Trader Joes and I stocked up on nuts and such. I bought a jar of their low sugar Strawberry Preserves to try, and it has half the sugar of the Welch's brand I've been using. So that will cut my toast and jam treat down in calories.
I didn't eat very well yesterday. Just got busy. OJ with soy protein powder to start, then I got into my weights and then finally after my shower a sliced banana in a little milk. Then I got really busy cleaning house and didn't eat until dinner... and brought half my chicken home.
I had my meal and one glass of wine as planned. Also planned on my toast snack for dessert, but was too full and tired. All in all I didn't eat enough for the day.
183 today, a pound below my goal weight for the challenge. That's good, but I need to eat better today.
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 12 February 2008 12:53 am |
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Can I post twice in a row?  (just kidding)
I decided to do something rather spontaneously today. Rare for me.
I'm going to limit my Diet Pepsi to three a day, and make the evening one caffeine free.
There are a number of factors that all came together to bring this about.
For one, a chemist friend of mine was recently telling me how bad he thought all the Aspartame might be for me and it's been haunting me.
Also I've been dealing with minor old man problems for years (you don't need the detail) and it's a possibility that soda pop can have an effect on the bladder. But I've never been able to get off the soda pop to see.
And finally... above I wrote that I didn't eat well yesterday. But I suspect I drank at least a half dozen cans, and I'm sure that has some effect on my food consumption or my desire for it.
I won't report daily on this (boring!) so long as I stick to my plan. My next step will be either to go to caffeine free for a second can, or give up the third.
Baby steps, but I would like to give up soda pop altogether.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 12 February 2008 02:07 pm |
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I like your plan, Peter. I'm a big fan of baby steps myself! I think people sometimes underestimate how much they can add up over time.
I had several teeny nibbles this morning. Edge of a marshmallow as I was cutting it into cubes (homemade marshmallow is my fav!!) and a teeny nibble of vanilla cake (it didn't look or taste as good as it usually does... not sure how they messed it up). Estimating 100 calories.
I was really frustrated yesterday, but talking about baby steps has made me remember that I really HAVE made some improvements over the last couple of months. Now I just need to hold on to the gains I have made and make even more!
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Peter
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Posted: 12 February 2008 05:39 pm |
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I had a lesson, or a reminder, about patience.
I finally got to my goal weight for the challenge and in fact went a pound further. Now today I'm down another pound and a half... a little too fast.
So today I will be working on eating more.
The biggest problem is that I have my oatmeal just before I leave for the gym around 1 pm, so by the time I get back it's too late for both lunch and dinner so I just have an afternoon snack.
I'll have to think about this one.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 13 February 2008 05:54 pm |
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Glad that you are being patient Peter. But it doesn't really sound like you are intentionally rushing your weight loss... is that right?
Pretty good morning today. I am finished rebelling against counting calories/logging food. I guess I rebel for a few days every once in a while. But really counting calories is one of the only ways I've found to keep myself from overeating consistently.
Anyway, I had several SMALL nibbles - little corner of blueberry muffin, a few brownie tidbits, and a teeny sliver of cinnamon roll. Probably 100 calories or so.
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Peter
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Posted: 13 February 2008 05:59 pm |
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Yes, my goal is always to lose slowly. Max a pound a week. But it doesn't mean I don't get impatient when I'm succeeding at it. I know that doesn't make sense.
About counting calories, it's whatever works for you today. That that will change with time. I just posted about that this morning:
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/forums/forum48/4956.html
Also, can't resist:
Mukaluka Dirtypaws in Week Two Trick Two
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 14 February 2008 03:13 am |
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Hi guys,
Sorry I've been away for a while. Can't remember if I told you that I work really long days at a florist during Valentine's week. I've been too tired to even turn on the computer, and tonight I'm up way later than I should be, considering that I need to be at the shop before 6:00 am and only got home tonight after 7:00 pm. I apologize that I haven't kept any track of sweets. I know there was a mini chocolate bar tonight and several other "no-no's" during the week.
My trip to the buffet was wonderful tasting, but a diet nightmare. I expect to be back on track (with my 129 emails, etc.) by Saturday. My "dieting" last week was a joke; I gained half a pound, but perhaps the filet, shrimp, and all the other goodies were worth it!
Peter, you're doing wonderfully well, and trimB, your "cheats" sound minor compared to mine. AND, how in the world do you make marshmellows?
Gotta go; night all.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 14 February 2008 03:43 am |
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Happy Valentine's Day, Ladies!
 
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 14 February 2008 08:09 pm |
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WOW, thanks Peter! Very sweet!
Mmmm marshmallows... sugar, egg whites, gelatin. I always make myself feel better by thinking about the protein in the egg whites. But oh boy all that sugar is what makes it yummy!
Anyway, not horribly shabby today. I had little nibbles of cinnamon rolls this morning (100 cals estimated) and that's it. But at home I had to taste a bit of the two different mousses I was making for a cake. I made a mistake in making them, and I was trying to decide if they were still presentable. SOOOO that's another 100 cals or so.
Do you get some down time now, LuckyMe??
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trimB
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Posted: 15 February 2008 07:52 pm |
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I guess not yet, eh LuckyMe?? Heehee
Well I'm the only one still plugging away here eating the sweets. I had two little bites of a sticky bun this morning (100 cals estimated) and then three leftover chocolate covered strawberries. The chocolate coating wasn't very thick at all, so I was thinking 150 calories for that.
In laws are visiting starting tomorrow afternoon. I'm planning a nice home-cooked dinner on Saturday and I'm NOT making dessert. I was tempted but my MIL is trying to reduce I think and I certainly don't need more sugar!! I'm also planning special breakfast Sunday with nothing sweet. YAY! Here's to a great weekend!
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Peter
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Posted: 15 February 2008 11:59 pm |
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That's nice that you feel you can have house guests and not feel that you need to please them with sweets. How unAmerican of you!
Since it's definitely a sweets issue, I should report on my Diet Pepsi regimen. It was such a surprise that I felt like starting it Monday. Usually I think about it for a long time before trying to cut back and eventually quit. This just came "out of the blue."
Anyway, it's gone perfectly and been easy. Two DPs with caffeine a day and one without caffeine in the evening. Not sure about the next step, but this is a great reduction so I'm happy for now.
Also I had a headache and even felt a little nauseated all day Monday from withdrawal after drinking DP all day Sunday. I didn't expect this and DON'T recommend stopping too fast. But it wasn't so bad that I felt I needed to drink more than planned on my first day.
I've been running errands lately, mostly pet stores for Muka. I do this after the gym, and always take a banana for a snack till I get home. Never being hungry, I have consistently forgotten to eat it!
Today in the supermarket I saw some grapes and they actually looked inviting so I got them. Hopefully I'll want to snack on them. I'm ahead of my plan in the weight loss challenge so I need to slow things down.
All for now. Looking forward to a quiet weekend. I have no plans to leave home till the gym on Monday!
Peter
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Lucky Me
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Posted: 16 February 2008 03:27 am |
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Peter, thank you for the valentine message. I had plans to go out to dinner that day (egad, was that just yesterday.......seems like a week ago), but got home really late, had my one glass of red wine and went to sleep on the sofa. Doesn't that sound like an exciting evening? However, I made enough bucks to be able to afford high-speed, for a while anyhow. Now I just have to decide which one; thanks for the info you sent a few days ago, Peter. AND, yes, trimB, I suppose any of the ones available would be better than what I have. They call it dial-up; I call it wait-up, because mostly what you do it w-a-i-t!
It's been a wonderful day--not a lot of food and only 90 calories of chocolate.
I understand where you're coming from about the headaches, Peter. I tried some time ago to cut way back on coffee.......mostly due to my brother's nagging about caffeine. What I discovered was a head that wasn't worth the waste of a good bullet. Then, blessedly, I read a research paper on the good effects of caffeine--mainly a marked decrease in the incidence of Parkinson's among people who drink quite a bit of coffee.
Did you ever think about what a strange phrase "quite a bit" is? It's "a lot," not a "bit" at all.
Oh golly, it must be time to go to bed.
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Lucky Me
Senior Member
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Posted: 18 February 2008 02:45 am |
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It sometimes seems that this weight loss business is composed of one step forward and two steps back. Good days are one step forward and only one step back! I had only a little sugar today......two store-bought oatmeal cookies that I didn't even like. So why did I eat them? How many times can I say "The devil made me do it" without getting kicked out of the group? I don't know, but it's the only answer I have. I do that which I do not want to do. Somebody a lot greater than me said that, so perhaps there's hope for me, too.
Sugar wasn't bad today, but the half bag of chips and a lot of dips and salsa are going to wreak havoc with tomorrow's weigh-in, I'm sure. It's depressing!
Hope you guys are both well.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 18 February 2008 04:20 am |
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Lucky Me,
Are you doing better than you would be if you weren't part of this group? Or the forums?
Maybe it would be one step forward and three steps back if you weren't.
I struggled for years -- still am to a degree -- but can't imagine what it would have been like if I hadn't tried.
Peter
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trimB
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Posted: 18 February 2008 08:17 pm |
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I agree with Peter. Sometimes I feel like a failure (see below  ), but then I think how much worse I would be behaving if I weren't closely monitoring myself. Everyone's different though, that's one thing I've learned on these forums!
Weekend wasn't so bad, but today was pretty bad. Here's a teeny bit of background. My weight has been going down steadily for about 2 weeks. About 3 or 4 pounds. That might sound good, but since I'm still breastfeeding I'm really nervous about losing too quickly (sorry if that's TMI). So I was eating a little extra the past two days on purpose. Then today I kinda got out of control.
Here's the damage for today...
bit of a scone (100)
bit of a bb muffin (100)
bit of cinn roll (100)
chocolate cake scraps (200)
Oh boy! And that wasn't even counting the non-sweet foods. Well in any event I'm interested to see what the scale will do over the next few days!
Last edited on 18 February 2008 08:17 pm by trimB
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 19 February 2008 12:03 am |
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Funny what we call "out of control." The stories I could tell! Haha.
Breast feeding is wonderful! Not TMI for anyone here.
I bought a supply of Diet Pepsi today and decided to go a second week with two with caffeine and one without. Next Monday I'll switch it around. Someday when I eliminate all the caffeine I'll work on cutting down the three a day.
Right now this is an amazing cut-back for me.
Nothing much else to report! Been playing with my doggie website.
Peter
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Lucky Me
Senior Member
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Posted: 19 February 2008 04:39 pm |
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You two are great. You are always there with support. Thanks. The last few days have included many hours when I did not know whether to SCREAM or cry. "Mad" and "sad" seem to be parts of the same equation when things aren't going well.
You're right, Peter, without trying, I'd either be fat or dead (or both) by now. I hate being a food addict. I hate being unable to control my own actions. I don't want to control anyone else in the world, but I'd sure like to be able to control myself.
So far today has been good (yah, but it's early). Think I'll go for a bike ride in the sunshine; maybe some endorphins in my brain will help (no, you'll probably get skin cancer..........I am lol)
The forums (and our group) are simply wonderful. Did you have any idea when you started it, Peter, that it would evolve into such a wonderful tool for sooooo many people?
Almost forgot............what's TMI?
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 19 February 2008 05:32 pm |
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Too Much Information. Like when I shared about my colonoscopy, haha.
A few years ago I got melanoma skin cancer on my forehead. I lost a big chuck of my forehead, but otherwise I'm fine. But when the doctor told me it was .2" deep, I ran to the web to see what it meant.
They judge the progress of this potentially deadly skin cancer by its depth, and it said I had a year or two to live. I called to make an appointment to talk to the doctor.
He happened to be standing by the nurse, and got on the phone. He said he didn't really see the need for an appointment, but since it could be deadly he's be glad to see me.
When I met him, he was holding the same chart I found on the web! When I asked why he was pointing to .02", he said, "Oh my God!" He immediately realized that he'd made a mistake and was off by a decimal point. I would likely be fine and live to tell the story.
It was all a very interesting six days. I faced death, and am now ready when it comes. I'm at peace with it.
Point is... wear your sunblock on your bike ride! It REALLY does work. I have four grandkids living in Santa Barbara, and they love the beach. But they are white as sheets!
Not, that's TMI!
This is the second time I started the forums. The first time they failed.
I didn't think I should be answering all the posts. I'm not an expert in this subject matter, just another struggling person that has problems dealing with food. I was also afraid it would like like I was a source of (qualified) advice.
So people would post and there were so few members to reply that often new members would get no response. And it died.
The second time around I realized that if a new member doesn't get a reply, they will likely be gone. So I made an effort to reply to all new members, and that made the difference.
Now Nir and all the moderators help with this.
Actually our forum is rather small compared to many on the web, but that offers some advantages too, as more of us know each other. Still, if it continues to grow it will be helping more people.
Peter
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trimB
Moderator
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Posted: 19 February 2008 06:22 pm |
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I'm jealous of your sun, LuckyMe! Not that I'd go out without sunblock , but it would be nice not to have such dreary weather for a day or two. I was all set to take an afternoon walk yesterday and was actually really excited about it. Then as soon as I was able it started raining and didn't stop until the little one's bedtime. ARGH!
Anyway, doing a TEENY bit better today but still a little out of control.
some cinnamon roll scraps in the morning (100 cals)
cake batter and then scraps this afternoon (200 cals)
Well I didn't confess all the bread scraps I stole cause they weren't sweet... but still pretty much empty calories.
My challenge to myself tomorrow is NOT to eat any of the cake trimmings from the third of the three cakes I am working on at home for this weekend.
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 19 February 2008 06:57 pm |
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We'll be waiting to hear!
Peter
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 20 February 2008 12:31 am |
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This is shameless, but I just gotta show you two. Though I can't remember who has the dial-up... woudn't be worth the wait.
Mukaluka Dirtypaws in Daily Stretch
Peter
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Nir
Senior Administrator
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Posted: 20 February 2008 10:18 am |
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trimB
Moderator
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Posted: 20 February 2008 03:55 pm |
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I just watched (I have cable internet, thank goodness)... too cute! It didn't take her long to learn some tricks!
So far, I cheated a little on my mini self-challenge. I had a bit of the cake batter, but none of the finished cake. Of course it is the same thing really. Usually I'm so good when I actually confess my self-challenges!
I had a bit of chocolate mousse at work too. I have a feeling I will need a strict detox soon, because I see myself (or feel myself??) just getting more and more uncontrollable. I think I will struggle with this for my whole life!! 
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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