On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 [email hidden] wrote:
;Yes. But I think there is a line. I am an avid movie goer (one per week
;at least). I don't have to have something to chew on. In fact, I've
;gone four months and about 20 movies without. But, to live the life I
;want to, I want to eat something at the movies. Ideally, it would be
;something that doesn't ruin my diet, but has all the fun of stuff that
;does without being ridiculously expensive (I'm looking at you Just the
;Cheese). It's part of the experience of going to the movie.
;
;I'm trying to live healthy, not renounce the world. I think I can find
;a happy medium (though pumpkin seeds ain't it).
;
Oh, absolutely. As each of us moves through our programs, we all find
things that diverge from what some might consider the "ideal."* I'm pretty
much in maintenance and during the summer I eat much more fruit and higher
carb fruit than others might. OTOH, even though I'm at a stage where I
could add in small amounts of grains or a serving of potatoes, I don't.
They just don't fit in w/ how I choose to follow my plan.
The point of my post was simply that we tend to get into thinking that
because we're doing X we have to eat Y which we're accustomed to eating
when we're doing X. We need to constantly challenge those assumptions
(well, I do). After considering it, yes sometimes we'll decide that a
movie really is more fun with something to munch on. Other times if we
give ourselves a chance to break the habit, we realize that it really was
just a habit.
;-Hollywood, who only misses popcorn when someone sits immediately
;behind him with a very fragrant bag. I have moved every time.
;
Smells can be very compelling. Fortunately, I've found that popcorn smells
better to me than it tastes, so I don't really feel like I'm missing much.
Martha
*Scare quotes used to convey that I don't believe that there is one
perfect, Ur WOE.
;
;Martha S. Gallagher wrote:
;> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, suzi_cream_cheese wrote:
;
;> Part of low carb dieting is simply about changing the proportions of the
;> nutrients we eat - usually lower carbs, more fat. But, for me, another and
;> perhaps even bigger part is about changing our habits towards food. For
;> example, just because I'm at the movies doesn't mean I have to mindlessly
;> consume chewy, salty food. I can just watch the movie. Of course it's not
;> limited to movies and, as Prof. Moody would not, it takes constant
;> vigelance. I was setting out the cookies for cookie day today and one of
;> the fig newtons was crushed from the box. I had an almost instinctive
;> drive to eat that one. And this from someone who has been low carbing for
;> years. Likewise, watch parents - you'll frequently see them pick up and
;> eat the leftovers that their children lost interest in. It's not hunger;
;> it's habitual eating.
;>
;> That's hard to change, but my experience is that it needs to be addressed
;> for long term success.
;>
;> Martha
;>
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