Losing weight !

If I do not buy forbidden foods then I will not end up eating them and getting sick.

Since my husband developed diabetes the contents of my cupboard have changed quite a lot. Sugar free biscuits and chocolates now feature, he has a sweet tooth so this is the only way he can indulge himself.

@JudyEv Hubby buys all the time.. He says its for the kids and buys my favorites.

@T_gray I am always happy to hear that someone has been doing well with losing weight. Same here.. I haven't been losing weight but I am holding on to what I have lost. This saying really tickled me up.

@sofssu ...Why? You either like it or you don't.

@celticeagle I like it but I need to eat healthy too.. cannot afford to get overweight and sick.

@celticeagle I am a foodie too and I am not so proud of it. I have to work away at my pride.

@SIMPLYD I don't need food I can live on desserts.. so I have banned desserts from my fridge and stopped eating those completely.

@sofssu Yes , that's the key , don't buy them anymore and stock them on the fridge so you won't be tempted to eat them . I also eat sweets , after meals . But usually we eat fruits as desserts though .

@SIMPLYD That's what I do now,.. no stocking them.. But the kids always want desserts. LOL Now I do not eat anything sweet.. period.

@epiffanie Oh your fridge is your friendly enemy eh?

@paigea so you do have them waiting to spring up on you where ever you go Now that gets a little difficult to tackle.

@salonga same here .. hubby brings all my favorite pastries and doughnuts home. Mangoes are also very sweet and high in calories.. lol

@sofssu yes mangoes are not for those who want to lose weight but I can't resist them just as I could not resist chocolates and pastries. This is why I can't stop with my daily 45 minute brisk walking and another 30 minute body shaking workout. I really need to burn those fats and calories.

@salonga Good you do that otherwise they will sit on your hips and derriere.

@sofssu Chocolate only comes home in the hands of a visitor. I DO NOT buy them.

@marguicha Keep them at a distance is a great mantra.

@kevin1877uk You sure are lucky.. My husband is also one of them.. He eats sweets, cakes and chocolates by the truck loads and still doesn't add on any weight.

@sofssu I guess he's one of the lucky few too.

@moondebi It is indeed .. or is humanity's woe since it learned to cook more than the basics.

I allow myself one dark chocolate bar a week. It is divided into sections and I have one a day. So far this has satisfied my craving for chocolate. I haven't made any cakes for years but sometimes I treat myself and buy one.

@LadyDuck I have loads of dark chocolate that I can eat .. I stick to them these days. Hubby has a great metabolism and piles stuff in the fridge.

@41CombedaleRoad I make cakes every time that I have guests, I do not need to lose weight, but I avoid eating cakes and sweets every day. A small piece of dark chocolate every evening, but a bar lasts at least three weeks.

@Marilynda1225 Its kinda of losing battle anyways for most of us.

@fawkes62 You mean you don't know whats in your fridge? LOL I agree I wish we never found it again.

@MarshaMusselman Oh wow.. tell me how you got those pounds off after 26 years? I am sure you do have a secret worth telling.. Would you mind sharing your secret with me?

@MarshaMusselman so it was a case of forced diet, work and exercise that mad you lose so much weight. I am glad that you were able to maintain your weight after that.

@sofssu No secret, but unfortunately, I don't think most of us would be able to fool our brains for too long. I was actually in pain. My jaw hurt for several months until I figured out why. It hurt to yawn, and eventually I didn't open my mouth very far, therefore, I couldn't get a lot of food in at once. I thought I was getting TMJ which my cousin got when she got older. But, I found out later, figured it out actually, that it began shortly after I had a tooth prepped for a crown. I realized that they shortened it-the tooth-to low so that the teeth on the other side hit for a change. I think I was not grinding, but hitting those teeth in my sleep making my jaws hurt upon wakening. Once I realized why it hurt so bad, I made necessary adjustments and the pain healed up after a time. The results were that I lost about thirty pounds over the summer. I also was working a new position, and working more hours and walking faster to get everything done on time, so that helped a lot I'm sure.

@Hatley With that condition its best to avoid them completely. Its difficult to do this with younger kids in the house.

@ReViewMeMedia That tier around the waist is the most difficult of them all.. Some crunches would help if you are upto it.

@Juliaacv I am a cookie monster too.. and I hate cookies, I hunt them down.. so they have left my kitchen.

@amnabas They were, now they don't so much but I do give in once in a while.

@Jessicalynnt All of us have those special places were we hide our weight so we can find them when we want it back.

@mom210 They are just weighting to be found lol.. Its like they love us so much.