Things that would never, ever happen if you weren't trying to lose weight

MissFlitworth

buying myself a milkyway crisproll on the way home from work today and the nice man behind the counter informed me that I could have 1 for 70c or 2 for a euro. I squeaked out a panicky 'no thanks!' and legged it from the shop and it occurred to me that in the last 8 months since I've been on the weightloss wagon this particular shop has offered me

- 5 kitkat chunkies for €2 when I was in buying credit ('they're still in date and all, go on, treat yourself')

and

- a free family sized bar of galaxy fruit and nut when I bought a face scrub.

This never, ever would have happened to me last year when I didn't give a fiddlers what I put in my mouth and would have in fact skipped home with my 5 kit kat chunkies and polished off 2 of them in the 20 minutes twixt shop and house.

I was also walking down the canal to work a few months back and spotted a man standing by the side of the path, figured he was a canvasser and sped up to avoid him and got a 'Good morning Madam, can I interest you in a free cappucino and croissant at all this morning?'

Added to that my lovely Mammy, who has always been a great cook but a very unenthusiastic one, has gotten a baking bug. The last time I was out to visit her I called her from a petrol station on the way to let her know I'd be there in about 20 minutes. 'Fantastic' says she 'The cheesey scones will just be out of the oven. Oh, and I made homemade icecream for tonight, 2 pints of double cream in it, have you ever heard the like' This might be par for the course with other people's mammys but with mine it's quite extraordinary behaviour.

I'm hoping this is the absolute end of all the free sweetie and cheesey scone giving! I can't cope with saying no to them, the kit kat chunkies thing was months ago and I'm sill thinking about it!

112togo

oh tell me about it!

i get quite ruthless in the supermarket now, i avoid the junk asile and divert my attention form the sweets at the counter. if i even look at them i'll be tempted so i take out my phone and start texting, just to be concentrating on something else.

my mother, who is an enthusiastic supporter of my weight loss, and was egging me on for years to lose weight, keeps trying to over feed me at teh sametime. i think its irish mammy syndrome, i doubt she means any harm by it.

last weekend, i was at home for my fathers birthday, and we hada yummy cake. i had one slice, had factored it in. when i was leaving teh next day she handed me a lunchbox with a good third of teh cake in it "ah sure go on, we've enough left for another slice each, you might as well take this bit" AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

very tempting!
needed will of iron to resist - but i did!

Piglet85

This happened to me a few weeks ago. After craving a Twix for aaaaages, I finally decided it was time to treat myself. So I get to the counter of my local shop with my Twix, all excited, and the guy behind the counter goes, "they're buy one get one free this week". I was thrilled and horrified all at the same time. I really wanted to say, "but I CAN'T have two", but as I didn't want to look like a nutcase with food issues, I took it.

And yes, I ate them both in one go. And I have literally never eaten two big chocolate bars together in my life before. But it seems that's what happens as soon as you try to get healthy. No more Twixes for me!

El_Dangeroso

My co-worker is a fellow low carber and a former pastry chef.

She sadistically brings in various home made baked delights each Friday, which she never touches.

I have a good smell and manage to resist.. most days..

Dolbert

I hear ya! At work there seems to be a constant stream of people bringing chocolates and cakes, to the point of treats being left on my desk. Not to mention the constant comments of 'sure one won't hurt' :rolleyes:

El_Dangeroso

I think it makes people feel better if they're indulging. Plus the Irish compulsion to foist food/tea/alcohol on someone whether they want it or not!

MissFlitworth

112togo wrote: »

oh tell me about it!

i think its irish mammy syndrome, i doubt she means any harm by it.

Yep, there's no nastiness in it at all, it's just the Mammy Factor. My Mam understands that I need to lose weight and (has been delighted for me as my shape changed) but also as a Mammy she knows in her heart and soul that I need to be fed and that no one ever puts on weight eating dinners that their mammy makes from them, it's all the sweeties and crisps that do it. I just make sure I watch the portions of the fab food she serves up, skip out on as much of the jawdropping stuff as I can (seriously, 2 PINTS of double cream!!) and I walk the chubby legs off myself up and down the hills round her house to counteract the cheesey scone wondrousness

Edgedinblue

im dribbling here with all these foods youre all talking about. luckily enough my mother isnt an old school "i have to feed you" kinda mother, she barely eats herself so she never liked looking at me eat so much. but when she found out i was in WW she was over the moon. :rolleyes:

MissFlitworth

Edgedinblue wrote: »

my mother isnt an old school "i have to feed you" kinda mother, she barely eats herself so she never liked looking at me eat so much. but when she found out i was in WW she was over the moon. :rolleyes:

Watch out, it's the curse of losing weight, the next time you're home there'll be a pie just coming out of the oven, that your mum won't remember having put in. With all the food coincidences over the last few months I'm just waiting on a seagull to drop a wispa in my lap now!

Edgedinblue

oh wispa! yummy. im heading home tomorrow for the first time since i started WW, dow na stone since then. although saying that i wouldnt be surprised if she had something nice for me. but knowing my mam she wont be the one doing that. itll be dad! the sneaky hooer!