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Can I treat myself?

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MrsSnape · 18/01/2008 23:21

I have lost around half a stone in two weeks.
I am really proud of myself but this weekend the kids are at their dads...I have the saturday night to myself...would it hurt to treat myself to a big bar of chocolate or a big bag of maltesers? please be honest, I don't want to put half a stone back on in a night lol

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fedda · 19/01/2008 00:15

If you can resist it, you can divert your treat to something safe and nice- bath, relaxing music, good sleep, tomorrow - hairdresser/ masage/ nice outfit/manicure - there are plenty of treats without eating things which will make us fatter (well, that's only my opinion anyway)

TabithaTwitchett · 19/01/2008 00:19

Please try and resist - have a filling evening meal and do as fedda says and think of another treat. When my dd is away I love getting magazines to read and a glass of wine (still calorific but not as bad as a big bar of chocolate). It would be such a shame to undo all your good work.

shrooms · 19/01/2008 10:25

Maybe you could set yourself an exact number of calories to treat yourself on, like say 300-400. Which is a lot, but if you had a huge salad with low fat dressing on it for your dinner, then it won't break the calorie bank and you'll not have a big set back.

shrooms · 19/01/2008 10:29

Obviously by about 300 calories of chocolate you would probably feel quite sick anyway. And don't feel like you have to use up those calories, just eat mindfully, savour each mouthful, and enjoy it as a one off. And that's if you must use chocolate as your treat.

fedda · 19/01/2008 15:31

So, what did you do in the end, MrsSnape?

fedda · 19/01/2008 15:38

Is it just my computer or do you also get written 0 messages on this thread?

shrooms · 19/01/2008 16:50

No I think the messgae counter has gone wrong for the site today, not just your computer, and not just this thread.

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MrsSnape · 19/01/2008 17:42

Thanks for the advice everyone and thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow I started this whole thing saying "I want to lose a stone and a half to take me down to 10 stone" and after only two weeks of dieting I now weigh 11 stone so just need 1 more stone to go. I've been so good...

I decided to be good to myself and NOT go for the chocolate. I have a DVD to watch instead.

OP posts:
fedda · 19/01/2008 19:22

Oh, go on, treat yourself to a nice outfit or somthing pretty. You've been working so hard.

shrooms · 19/01/2008 20:25

Oh, well done! I'm sure you'll enjoy the DVD much more than the chocs, knowing that you will not get any uneccessary calories from it! Good on yer!

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