Tuesday, July 31, 2007

i will end my plateau by ending "I blew it syndrome"

although it is too soon to tell, judging from weighing myself at home, i should enjoy a weight loss this Friday at weight watchers. I have been faithfully following the program. Today for example, my job requires sampling customers various (fattening!) foods. I have to be knowledgeable about our items, and since we carry over 6500 items, i have to take advantage of any opportunity to try any samples i can so i can speak confidently about the taste and sell it to my customers. Trust me, everything has a lot of points or else i do not need to try it. For example, i sell tons of fresh produce, but we rarely offer samples of it because it is a commodity item. So in my dining out and at home meals i eat a lot of produce, but in the majority of the "cuttings" i conduct with customers, it is fattening stuff. Today was genuine Italian link sausage and meatballs, Thursday is all deep fried appetizers such as onion rings, battered mushrooms, mozzarella sticks, battered mixed veggies, french fries, corned beef, etc. But despite this challenge and budget-busting amounts of points i need to consume, i still have lost 55lbs in less than 2 years! I make sure to keep my tastes and portions small. Also, if i have already tried an item and thoroughly remember what it tastes like in comparison to other like items, i do not allow myself to taste it again. (Unless i truly forgot what something tastes like and i feel it would help my product knowledge to study the item with another taste. ) But these samplings are not every day. It is about once a week or less i am in these sampling situations. So i have learned not to fall into the "I blew it syndrome". I blew it syndrome was discovered Dr Steven Gullo, author of my all time 2 favorite diet books, "thin tastes better" and the "thin commandments diet." This syndrome is when you consume a lot of something you are not supposed to have and then convince yourself the rest of the day is your opportunity to devour everything in sight because you want to "get it out of your system" because you "blwe it already" and will have "a fresh start tomorrow". Try today's tip not only from dr Gullo but also from Fergie (Sarah Duchess of York). Fergie says, when she thinks she's blown it, she gets back on track at the very next meal or snack. She does not wait until "tomorrow" and neither should you. Just see how many points you will save sand how much more successful u will be if you put an end to i blew it syndrome today.

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