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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

breaking the coke(a cola) habit

i have done it for little stints here and there but an icy cold mcdonalds coca cola is calling my name right now. i don't know if it is just because i am seriously broke right now and dealing with a little anxiety and my intense need for comfort food that i don't have around the house, or if there really is something about that little drink that makes me have to have it.
i am serioulsy thinking of running and getting one...oh and i have cramps as well and that doesn't help.
i read another chapter of naturally thin today and i thought i was feeling all inspired and strong, and then i just broke down.
here is the damage i have done so far today, with no end in sight:
no breakfast
lunch: salad with leftover steak, pita, cukes, carrots and honey lime vinaigrette homemade
snack: pretzles with hummus, then some more pretzles and then a few more. i actually left a couple in the bag, but not many
dinner: steak soft tacos...4 of them. yes 4 of them. sure they were small, and i only used 3 thin strips of beef on each one, no sour cream and plenty of salsa, but i still devoured 4 of them and i wasn't even that hungry. i just want to eat today. i dont want a damn salad, i don't want anymore pretzles, i want something like mashed potatoes or a hamburger and a chocolate shake...at least one freaking icy cold coca cola!!!

7 comments:

  1. It's probably related to the cramps. I (or used to before getting pregnant) need certain foods during "that time" of the month. I would just try to eat something like one cupcake or a candy bar or some smaller version of something I am craving. How about getting a small coke? Then again, with every size being $1, it's kind of hard to justify getting a small instead of a large. Sorry, I have no words of wisdom tonight, I'm too damn tired. Good luck!

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  2. you know what? i drove to mcd's because the girls wanted a treat and i told myself i was going to get a small coke. but then i thought to myself i really shouldnt give in. but i wanted some form of treat so i thought i would get a plain ice cream and decaf coffee but at the speaker order thingie i somehow decided on a medium mocha frappe. um yeah, i should have just gotten a large coke. that think was over 500 calories? jesus? i could have gotten a happy meal for that kind of numbers!
    and the worst part is, it was not what i wanted in the first place, it did not satisfy me, and it wasn't that great.
    if i really wanted the coke, i should have gotten the small coke, drank a few swallows and been done with it. it would have put the fire out and i would have felt soft and fluffy and happy with a little fizz in my belly...but at least i can chalk this up to lesson learned.

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  3. Those damn spur of the moment things get me every time too! I will go somewhere all full of good intentions, look at some delicious looking picture on the menu and throw all those good intentions out the window. Damn.

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  4. here is something fun. i estimated my calories for today using spark people and with that damn frappe i am at about 2165 calories! i would have had a decent 1600 calorie day without it. of course to be fair i would have snacked anyway, probably the small coke or that sundae with a coffe, but still that would have brought me in under 2000

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  5. I had a hard time cutting out coke at the beginning of doing weight watchers. But then I realized that a 12oz can was only 3 points so I would allow myself to have one a day. Now I don't even buy it and I have done ok. I would be losing more weight if I could manage to somehow drink enough water each day! But there are days that I feel like gagging rather than have a glass of water! Time to get back on track after my UP s'mores and ice cream trip!!

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  6. Maybe next time you are thinking about getting a Coke, look up the nutritional info online first. That has stopped me in my tracks in the past, especially for dinner. Sometimes we just say f*ck it, but if you put some thought into it first, I'll bet you'll stop yourself 75% of the time which will add up after a while.

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  7. yes you are right. it has helped me at times. that is why i love mcd's having nutritional menus right in the store...it really does help...when i am not saying f*ck it;)

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