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Gweithgar wrote:Are we talking, like, a whole bag of them? or just a couple? The mini-size, or regular size? Whatever, here's what I think, YMMV. If you eat them you will:
1) Wake up your "feast beast" who will crave more and give you no peace.
2) Put back into your system all the bad stuff that you have worked so hard to clean out.
3) Stall/reverse any weight loss that you have accomplished so far.
4) Give yourself a good excuse to go completely off the rails (I already ate the candy, what harm will a bowl of ice cream do?).
5) Depending on how long and how diligently you have followed the McDougall plan, give yourself a bad case of indigestion from one end to the other.
So, possibly, not worth it.
Another question is, if your Dad knows how you are eating, what the heck is he doing handing you chocolate? Does he want you to stay fat and unhealthy, or what? Can you help him find a better way to love you? Like taking a walk together?
HealthyMe2010 wrote:Do yourself a favor and throw them out or donate them.
I use to get all kinds of chocolate gifts from an Aunt who worked at one of the major chocolate candy makers and I just gave them away... She knew we wouldn't eat them anyways, so the gifts weren't sentimental or anything.
People, especially family need to understand that we are not depriving ourselves. We choose to eat in a way which is positive and health promoting. Even one "slip up" can set you back a long way. I don't think that's what you want - over a piece of junk food.
Be strong. Good luck!
Gweithgar wrote:Here's a few thoughts on "Moderation"
http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/in ... ation.html
and: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/ ... ration.htm
For most of us, moderation is the gateway to being immoderate. It is too easy to slip from "just a little bit" to "just a little bit more" to not giving a darn anymore and eating the whole thing. Great changes are never accomplished by being moderate.
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