A dieter's nightmare

[Gene]

The temptation is killing me. I am delivering Schwan's on my country route yesterday, all farm houses. I go in this one house and she is baking Christmas cookies, the good ones with real butter cream frosting. She hands me one and says, "You HAVE to try it". I tell her I am on a strict diet. She says, "ONE cookie won't hurt you". I tell her I just ate lunch but would take it with me. The next house, divinity, big, white and fluffy. My favorite! Same story, "You can have just ONE". Two houses latter, peanut brittle. This went on ALL day. By early evening I had 10,000 calories of sweets sitting on the passenger seat of my truck, saying, "eat me!" I drove to a gas station and threw them in the dumpster, as I knew I would never make it all the way home with them. It's going to be a tough holiday season for me.

[Tundra Aries]

The temptation is killing me. I am delivering Schwan's on my country route yesterday, all farm houses. I go in this one house and she is baking Christmas cookies, the good ones with real butter cream frosting. She hands me one and says, "You HAVE to try it". I tell her I am on a strict diet. She says, "ONE cookie won't hurt you". I tell her I just ate lunch but would take it with me. The next house, divinity, big, white and fluffy. My favorite! Same story, "You can have just ONE". Two houses latter, peanut brittle. This went on ALL day. By early evening I had 10,000 calories of sweets sitting on the passenger seat of my truck, saying, "eat me!" I drove to a gas station and threw them in the dumpster, as I knew I would never make it all the way home with them. It's going to be a tough holiday season for me.

I'm so sorry Gene, especially people not respecting you to say, I understand you don't have to take them makes it even harder. I hope it gets easier, I really do.

You did awesome though, I need your will power!!

[Gene]

Normal people( non dieters) do not understand a compulsive over-eater Giving a fat person a cookie or a piece of fudge and saying," one won't hurt you", is like giving an alcoholic one drink! Same results, you fall off the wagon and eat everything in the house. You figure you blew your diet for the day, so you might as well. Trouble is, I can consume 20,000 calories in one day, gain 5-10 pounds, and it would take me weeks to take that extra weight off.

[Chester B. Dickens]

I feel your pain.

Luckily, I work in an office where candy/cake/pie/cookies can be set out for vultures and last about 32 seconds before all that's left are some icing and crumbs, which someone from accounting can be guaranteed to squish on her finger and lick.

[Tundra Aries]

Normal people( non dieters) do not understand a compulsive over-eater Giving a fat person a cookie or a piece of fudge and saying," one won't hurt you", is like giving an alcoholic one drink! Same results, you fall off the wagon and eat everything in the house. You figure you blew your diet for the day, so you might as well. Trouble is, I can consume 20,000 calories in one day, gain 5-10 pounds, and it would take me weeks to take that extra weight off.

you are 100% right, that's the way it is

[joflake]

I feel your pain.

Luckily, I work in an office where candy/cake/pie/cookies can be set out for vultures and last about 32 seconds before all that's left are some icing and crumbs, which someone from accounting can be guaranteed to squish on her finger and lick.

That's what it's like here. Trouble is, someone is always ordering lunch or bringing something in. I try my best to stay out of the kitchen. Sometimes it doesn't work.

[Linda1]

WTG! I'm afraid I would have started eating the stuff. I have gained and lost the same two pounds several times since Thanksgiving. Just too many parties, dinners, and get togethers. I'm weak and will over eat, then go back to my routine only to over eat at the next event!

[MissZoesMom]

I'm sorry that it is so hard with all the goodies being handed out, I feel your pain. I swear we have a new set of treats in our break room daily. Good for you for being strong enough to throw them out!!!! That takes a lot of work, I don't think I could do it.

[MidwestGirl]

I feel your pain.

Luckily, I work in an office where candy/cake/pie/cookies can be set out for vultures and last about 32 seconds before all that's left are some icing and crumbs, which someone from accounting can be guaranteed to squish on her finger and lick.

same here...I stay outta that room!!

[Tundra Aries]

I feel your pain.

Luckily, I work in an office where candy/cake/pie/cookies can be set out for vultures and last about 32 seconds before all that's left are some icing and crumbs, which someone from accounting can be guaranteed to squish on her finger and lick.

same here...I stay outta that room!!

That's the way it is here too.