I am addicted to Italian Ice: My confession

[NaNa 878]

I purchase a few cases of it, it's only 100 calories per little cup, and it's just SOOO good -- I get the orange flavor. I've replaced this with my past addiction to chocolate and it's seems to be a better addiction since now I am seeing the scale move consistently and I include it with my daily calorie count which is already pretty low....

I eat one every night after my small dinner before bed ...

That's all I wanted to say.

[Bama53 214]

I got some of those and loved it! But then I looked at the carbs (26g) and sugar 20g)as I did not look at that when I bought it because I am so used to looking at calories and fat from the diets I would be on and wanted to cry So now they are just sitting in the freezer.

[HotButterFly 981]

*rolls eyes back*

LoL

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

hahaah we all have our secret dirty addictions lol

I'm not a big salty fan, however, I recently discovered Kellogs new popcorn flavored chips. It instantly subsides any cravings for salt and is quite tasty. I expect zero nutrition from this..but it's much better than eating chinese (for example) to satisfy my salty tooth.

As for sweets...that's another zinger. And I love things like SF icepops, 100 cal Cookies etc. Just enough to make me feel satisfied w/out sabotaging the diet.

[NaNa 878]

I got some of those and loved it! But then I looked at the carbs (26g) and sugar 20g)as I did not look at that when I bought it because I am so used to looking at calories and fat from the diets I would be on and wanted to cry So now they are just sitting in the freezer.

I got some of those and loved it! But then I looked at the carbs (26g) and sugar 20g)as I did not look at that when I bought it because I am so used to looking at calories and fat from the diets I would be on and wanted to cry So now they are just sitting in the freezer.

Well...they are not for everyone, yep the carb content is high..but the calories are low......

I am not eating 800 calories a day...I need to up my calories and also I walk 1 hour per day....if I did not get any exercise in...I probably would not eat them...but they are yummy...and help beat that chocolate urge. -- which would be a lot more calories....I use to eat a block of dark chocolate but it open up the Pandora's box ... :wub:

[NaNa 878]

hahaah we all have our secret dirty addictions lol

I'm not a big salty fan, however, I recently discovered Kellogs new popcorn flavored chips. It instantly subsides any cravings for salt and is quite tasty. I expect zero nutrition from this..but it's much better than eating chinese (for example) to satisfy my salty tooth.

As for sweets...that's another zinger. And I love things like SF icepops, 100 cal Cookies etc. Just enough to make me feel satisfied w/out sabotaging the diet.

You are like me... I am not foolish and think I can only drink Protein drinks and eat 2 oz of Protein, and yogurt every day for the rest of my life..it's just not doable or realistic...so I decided to compromise and eat a treat that is fulfilling and yummy and don;'t have many calories..

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

You are like me... I am not foolish and think I can only drink Protein drinks and eat 2 oz of Protein, and yogurt every day for the rest of my life..it's just not doable or realistic...so I decided to compromise and eat a treat that is fulfilling and yummy and don;'t have many calories..

Nothing too strict will work. People fail to remember, we are not talking about will power for a few months, a year or even a few years. We are talking 5, 10, 25, 50+ years of future eating. EYEROLL lol We haven't even entertained geriatric issues when you lose taste buds. It's very natural for elders to put sugar and salt on their foods just so they can taste their food. What are we going to do than? food for thought lol

[NaNa 878]

Nothing too strict will work. People fail to remember, we are not talking about will power for a few months, a year or even a few years. We are talking 5, 10, 25, 50+ years of future eating. EYEROLL lol We haven't even entertained geriatric issues when you lose taste buds. It's very natural for elders to put sugar and salt on their foods just so they can taste their food. What are we going to do than? food for thought lol

This is why I keep my band at a level where it's tight enough to keep hunger at bay and loose enough for me to eat a small amounts of solid, If I drank Protein drinks and ate only broccoli, and NEVER had a treat, I would probably end up binging and eating an entire bag of chocolate...they easily slide through the band...lol..

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

Exactly. For the first time in my life I am in control of my eating. I would say I eat 90% clean and 10% is free choice. If it goes over 10% I compensate throughout the day, no biggie. Nothings off limits. But I don't over eat or try to eat only pizza, milkshakes and ribs all day long ahah.

[NaNa 878]

Exactly. For the first time in my life I am in control of my eating. I would say I eat 90% clean and 10% is free choice. If it goes over 10% I compensate throughout the day, no biggie. Nothings off limits. But I don't over eat or try to eat only pizza, milkshakes and ribs all day long ahah.

Haha...you are point on...I lost over 130 pounds eating Popsicles and eating weight watchers peanut cluster ice cream, pretty regular...but I pick and choose my vices very carefully -- there is no way I would have lost weight drinking milkshakes, reese Peanut Butter cups, donuts and real ice cream daily -- heck some people drink these ice lattes and they have over 1000 calories....

For ME, I don't eat rice, potatoes, mac n cheese, pizza, fries, red meat, etc...so I guess it's a balance...I eat healthy 90 percent of the time and that 10 percent is for me and my indulgences...

[terrydumont46 1,954]

lol in response to when we get old. my mothers doctor told her that when she reached the age of 75 that the weight she carried would come off. he wasn't kidding. she is of normal size now at 83. maybe we can find comfort in this.