The most wonderful time of the year?

[thistlechaser]

I wish I could work from home this whole month. Every day this month, my workplace is putting out boxes and piles of cookies and chocolates. The ones out today look AMAZING.

It's been more than two years since I've had a single sweet. I'm not going to start now, but dammit work, why do you have to make it so much harder?

I'm really grumpy/sad about my weight, too. Even though my diet and exercise haven't changed at all, over the last three weeks, somehow I gained TEN POUNDS. At first I thought it was water weight, but holding onto it for three weeks? Ugh.

I've not had any popcorn in two weeks. My most favorite food in the world, but I cannot have something that's all carbs, butter, and salt when my weight is up.

And my workplace is full of cookies. I want to cry.

This is the most weight I've gained since I started losing. Regaining all my weight is my biggest fear, so I really need to get these ten pounds back off.

Go away, cookies and candy and amazing looking chocolates.

One good thing: I've learned that cutting protein bars in half works a lot better for me. When I eat a whole one, I feel like I have an awful brick in my stomach, plus by the time I get through the whole thing, I HATE the taste of it. A half-bar works a lot better, and then I can eat the other half the next day.

Comments

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

Two years since you've had a single sweet? Wow! I could never do that.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Two years, two months, and 20 days to be exact. I should post something about it in two days. Two years, two months, 22 days would be amusing!

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

Wow, you have some serious willpower! I can't resist sweets.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Super willpower!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

And yet still not good enough, since it doesn't stretch over into all the other foods... :}

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

UGH, my work is the same way. I can't even go in the break room. WHYYYYYYYY?
Sometimes I just lean over and smell them, and that is fine, especially if they are store bought, because I don't REALLY want those. But it's hard to walk away when they are homemade.
So I just don't go into the breakroom until January. SIGH.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I end up looking at them. Longingly. Mentally picking out the ones I'd take if I could. And then walking away.

I try to look at it from the positive side (look at the willpower I have!), but it really doesn't help.

Oh well. Quarter of the month down!