Girl Scout Cookies

[lifeofblair 308]

I knew this time of year would be hard, but man do I want some Girl Scout cookies!! It makes it so much harder when I work for a local council and there are trailers full right outside.

[jane13 2,256]

@@lifeofblair - I was asked last night going into and again going out of Bonos if I wanted GS Cookies (in my head I was thinking YES!!!).

My reply was a "no, but thank you..."

Dosidos & Thin Mints!!!

I had a cup of greek yogurt last night about 2 hours after I ate...darn cookies.....

[snickysnack78 131]

This is a difficult time of year, especially since the Girl scouts seem like they are everywhere. I feel like I have a sign on my forehead that says "follow me!" however, so far I have been okay and resisted. If those darn Cadbury eggs start following me, I cant make the same promises. lol

[naturegirl 320]

My daughters sell GS Cookies, so they are in my garage as we speak. I will be honest and acknowledge that I ate one Tagalong and a few Thin Mints. My will power has helped restrain the urge to plow through a whole box, but it's hard! Especially while staffing booths where those colorful little boxes are taunting me. Damn, they're just so yummy!

[GibbsGirl 483]

One of the boys brought in Thin mints last night, I just stared at him. I threw them in the freezer behind everything, that's our favorite way to eat them. I refrained and they are gone, I also told him he was grounded.

I have a sign on my door telling solicitors we know who we are voting for, we have religion, it goes on to say unless your selling thin mints not to knock.

I'm afraid those trailers would not be safe.

[lisacaron 5,075]

I have everyone at my office selling Cookies for their daughters. They look at you if you say no...but now I have come up with a fool proof way to nicely say no.

I tell them I can only buy them if I see a girl scout in uniform come to the office with pen in hand to take my order. They don't want to bring their kids to the office and I don't want to buy their cookies!

Sorry I was a girl scout...all the way through to cadet and you know my Mother and Father never sold my cookie quota for me. Nope I had to go out there and earn it. I know it's not the same today where you can go ring a door bell...but really these kids are so internet savvy...they can do it.

Besides it gets me off the hook nicely and when the other co-workers bring in their boxes because they don't want to eat them all...I make sure that they put them in front of the "sellers" office and not mine. Do I sound terribly mean??

[GibbsGirl 483]

I just saw a pic on Facebook. "I was clean for a year, and I saw my dealer" it has boxes of girl scout Cookies. Love it!!

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I buy a box of Cookies, I buy a candy bar from the kid selling outside the grocery store....but with one caveat ...

I tell them I will buy one of what they are selling but they must keep the item!

They are usually thrilled and I feel good that I supported and even better that I didn't put it in my mouth!

[JamieLogical 8,708]

My husband and I ordered 4 boxes. They haven't arrived yet. But I have no doubt I will be able to incorporate them in a moderate way. Luckily I'm in maintenance. If I were still trying to lose weight, I would probably steer clear altogether.

[Rogofulm 2,440]

My daughter is a Girl Scout and my wife is the "Cookie Mom" so we have cases of Cookies all over our house and garage. I even help my daughter deliver the orders. But I'm afraid of them, so I won't touch them. I feel like one cookie will lead to a sleeve (pun intended)! Actually, I'm pretty sure it won't, but that's what I tell myself to stay honest. Also, in maintenance I have to stay vigilant all the time, because when I let my guard down the weight starts creeping up. And then I have to work even harder to get it back down -- which is what I'm doing now, even without Cookies. I'm battling a five pound gain back down to my comfort zone. Almost halfway there...

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I have everyone at my office selling Cookies for their daughters. They look at you if you say no...but now I have come up with a fool proof way to nicely say no.

I tell them I can only buy them if I see a girl scout in uniform come to the office with pen in hand to take my order. They don't want to bring their kids to the office and I don't want to buy their cookies!

Sorry I was a girl scout...all the way through to cadet and you know my Mother and Father never sold my cookie quota for me. Nope I had to go out there and earn it. I know it's not the same today where you can go ring a door bell...but really these kids are so internet savvy...they can do it.

Besides it gets me off the hook nicely and when the other co-workers bring in their boxes because they don't want to eat them all...I make sure that they put them in front of the "sellers" office and not mine. Do I sound terribly mean??

I agree with you.

But, my rule is that the Girl Scout has to sell them to me (over the phone is fine).

I bought some from my niece this year and they are being donated to their local children's home so I don't even have to take possession!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Maybe they could come up with Girl Scout-branded Protein shakes!

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@Inner Surfer Girl

Thin mint flavor please! I hate this time of year and I know my hubby will bring them into the house. I also know I can control myself.

My husband went out yesterday and came back home with a lemon meringue pie. A whole friggin pie! Now of course I can control myself but he should not have it either.

Today, said pie left with him and is headed off to work where his coworkers can eat the dam thing! I told him he was grounded too!

[mngreeneyes 674]

I was thinking that some smart person should figure out how to add those Torani coffee syrups to our Protein shakes to make them taste like thin mints! I used to have some mint flavored Syrup.

Around here you can buy them and have them shipped to deployed US troops. I haven't been asked yet, but that's going to be my tactic.

Be Strong everyone!

pam

[MzB 297]

Making it through GS cookie "season" has been my big NSV for this week!

I threatened my hubby with bodily harm if he brought them in the house. He was stashing them at his BFF's (if guys have that sort of thing....) but then his friend said that he was eating way to much of them and gave some of them away. I think my hubby did sneak a few boxes of Thin Mints in the house but he hid them well and didn't tell me. I love him for the willingness to help me stay on track.

Just glad it is almost over....