I started thinking about the "bad sour cream habit" that I no longer have and it lead me to thinking other habits that I have given up this year. Mayo is one of them and butter on toast. I rarely even eat toast any more. When I was in highschool I used to love to come home and make 2-4 pieces of white bread toast slathered in butter......mmmmm it was so good and it really smoothed over all the problems that I had a school that day and I felt so much better (I thought anyway). What I didn't realize was that that good tasting toast was really making things worse for me at school by making me gain even more weight. I still like toast but it is not my comforter and usually If I'm even going to have a piece it will be whole grain and very little or no butter. I do eat whole grain bagels a few times a week. Back to another bad habit dropped.....creamy salad dressings like bleu cheese or ranch dripping all over a wonderful salad. Cheese....cheese on everything at every meal. My whole family used to eat so much cheese we would buy 20 pounds every month. I cut everyone back. Now it is a treat rather than a staple.
These are just a few of the bad habits that I no longer have this year. If I had more time I could think of a few more....Oh another one....a big one...if you read my blog in the beginning the chips were always calling me and jumping in my mouth when I least expected it well, no more of that! I am in charge of those chips now!!
Please tell me about some of your bad habits that you have changed and the ones that are still hanging around. I challenge you to write about it in your blog and link back to mine to get the word around. Please leave me a comment letting me know if you did it so I can go read it.
Have a GREAT day! Hope to hear from everyone.
*OH...I can't believe I forgot about the chips and cream cheese. I did the same thing as Cara only it was nacho cheese Doritos (or any chips if I didn't have those....especially jalapeno chips) and cream cheese. I started it in high school and it was my favorite snack food every time we went on vacation or had a special thing to celebrate or just when I wanted to celebrate! I did have some this summer with mango salsa over the cream cheese....that counts as a little healthy doesn't it?? :) I haven't done that in so long that I forgot about it.
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I can so identify with the cheese habit. Wow, I love cheese.
I just left a blog post about my bad habits. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for sharing your bad habits...I can't believe I forgot the chips and cream cheese on my list.
I was with you where the buttery toast was concerned. I just loved it. I have come to my senses and now it is whole wheat and no butter. I find if I eat that, then I only eat what I need and certainly don't want more.
If I have time after the first I would like to do a post on this subject. If I get to, I will be sure and let you know.
I am looking forward to this new new and all the new things that I will learn about food and its effects on me. We will make it!! connie
Salt - that was a bad habit for me. I've cut it out significantly. Also, spray butter on popcorn - trying not to keep it in the house.
Well, a lot of my bad eating habits were changed when I got braces about 6 months ago--can't eat chips and many candies now. However, there are still plenty of other foods I can still eat to excess. Also, the braces cut out some of my favorite healthy treats, like fat-free popcorn and carrots. There's always something to work on!
Sadly, your old bad habits are still some of my current bad habits. All a work in progress though. Its inspirational to hear from someone who have kicked these habits. I cant wait till one day I can post about old bad habits. :)
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