I will be, and am going to my parents house aka the house that sugar built. Wish me luck! I should add that I love my mom, but she shows her love by baking my favorite cookies and like. Their house is filled with sugar/carb foods year round, but at the holidays, it's an explosion! I always gain weight when I visit.
And my mom has a serious weight issue she doesn't address, and if I mention I am dieting, she goes into overdrive. So I don't say anything to minimize the damage. I'm hoping I will be so far along (30 days+) that I won't even be tempted. I am focusing on wearing a cute outfit for the family pics and not hiding from the camera. I thought about doing a short round and going P3 before Christmas, but since sugar is my kryptonite, it wouldn't do any good. :-(
karink, my daughter has the same problem with her father and his wife. they are filipino and food is a central part of their culture. but her father has an unaddressed weight problem as well and a sweet/junk food tooth that wont quit.
I finally told a little lie to get them to stop tempting her. I told them she is borderlne diabetic and to leave her ALONE because she was following this protocol on the recommendation of a Dr. (Dr. S of course).
Anyway, that did it! Now they hide all the food she cant have and dont try to get her to eat or go out to eat with them.
I totally agree with what all of you are saying... I like the comment that someone said that there will always be something in 20-40 days that could stop you from doing it... holidays, birthdays, celebrations, ect. The thing that has really helped me is I changed my mind set. Instead of thinking or saying I CAN'T eat that, I have changed in to I DON'T WANT that. There is really nothing that we literally can't eat but we just know that if we cheat, it will slow us down. If we think we can't have something, we will want it; if you say that you don't want it, you are giving yourself the control over what you eat and it has helped me to choose the right foods for this diet.
Christmas only comes once a year but the food at the dinner table can be made anytime of the year. It will be worth it to stay strong and wait. :)
I will be right dab in the middle of P2 at Christmas. I've got the entire family coming, 4 generations..about 30 people. That means cakes, pies, turkey, mashed....well you know the drill. And I get to do all the cooking....ugh! but! I also made the decision to do this through Christmas. I could have waited until the first of the year and done my load days over Christmas, but I have made so many excuses for not being successful I think it's time for me to take the bull by the horns and take control over my life. And that includes doing this protocol. I don't know, just something is different this time. Maybe because I didn't just try something new but made a decision.
sorry, you all got me thinking about this....I'm just so determined to be successful this time.
I'm right there with you all. I actually am loading this weekend so I will be in the middle of it during Christmas & New Years. Short round so I can be off maintenance in time for vacation but needless to say I will be loading like crazy this weekend since its serving as my Christmas & New Years....oh well, I'll be cute(r) on vacation in February....
I agree. This isnt just a diet, protocol or what have you. We made a conscience decision to change our life and body weight, and with that goes the responsibility do give out bodies what they need right now to reach our goals.
I tell myself this "I am finally getting this weight under control" Every year, I have wanted to get slim by my anniversary (Oct) and every year has gone by without me reaching that goal, not even close. NOT this time :)
I am already down 10.6 pounds and loving it! Whatever it takes. I'm there!