I Fail At Will Power

[Bon]

I went to Food Lion today to shop, when my eyes gandered upon a new flavor of Ritz crackers: Honey Butter. It was one of the weirdest combinations I had ever seen, and there was a special MVP purchase: buy one for 2.99, and get the second free.

The problem with this is that I'm supposed to watch my salt, so I figured I'd go ahead and get two of the "Low Sodium" Ritz brands instead. By the end of my shopping day, though, I switched one of my Low Sodium boxes for the Honey Butter brand, and for the last five minutes, I've been indulged in Ritz ecstasy.

*shame*

[John Mora]

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Hope you enjoy dying of heart disease.

[DarkwingChuck]

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Eh, everybody's gonna die of something. Get every minute of enjoyment you can. If you get shot or hit by a bus or something all that worrying about your health will have been for nothing.

[John Mora]

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But if you die of a painful heart attack at age 35 and are 200 pounds overweight, that doesn't sound like a good way to go.

[Shard]

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Split the difference. Die at 35, 200 lbs overweight, by being hit by a bus.



I wouldn't punish myself for splurging with crackers, just don't use it as an excuse to toss the diet aside and start gorging. I've found it easier to maintain a diet when I reward myself from time to time, instead of living in a perpetual mindset of denial.

[Ryner]

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Time it takes to die of a heart attack = several minutes.

Time it takes to enjoy delicious crackers = much longer.

I think we see the winner here.

[Crimson Knight]

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I thought strict dieting at first was good too. Then I realized how badly I was depriving myself and negatively reinforced the dieting lifestyle. I changed that, and just do the rewarding thing when I can buy food, but also make sure to have healthy eating days.

[John Mora]

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Split the difference. Die at 35, 200 lbs overweight, by being hit by a bus.



I wouldn't punish myself for splurging with crackers, just don't use it as an excuse to toss the diet aside and start gorging. I've found it easier to maintain a diet when I reward myself from time to time, instead of living in a perpetual mindset of denial.

I just took affront to the fact that he was told by a doctor NOT to have salty stuff and here he is doing a 2 for 1 sale. If a doctor told me that, I'd take it more seriously.

[DarkwingChuck]

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But if you die of a painful heart attack at age 35 and are 200 pounds overweight, that doesn't sound like a good way to go.

What difference does it really make. Dead is dead. 35, 53, 100, tomorrow, never know when your tickets getting punched so just do what feels good right now cause it might be the only time you've got to enjoy.

[Nixon]

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Just exercise enough to sweat the salt back out. Problem solved.

*awaits kudos*

[Shard]

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I just took affront to the fact that he was told by a doctor NOT to have salty stuff and here he is doing a 2 for 1 sale. If a doctor told me that, I'd take it more seriously.

That's a legitimate criticism. However, as he's already eating the crackers, I don't see a reason to heap on shame or guilt as that usually leads to diet abandonment which would be far worse in the long run.

My dad has had a heart attack and later a quad byass. He's on a slew of medications, one of which is a diarrhetic to rid the body of excess water, and help to control enlargement of the heart muscle tissue. I've seen him lose fifty pounds to gain forty back, lose forty to get back forty-five, and he's always on this all-or-nothing kick...which is never sustainable. Eventually he feels so bad about "cheating" that he abandons the diet altogether.

From my experience, having lost about 100 lbs and kept it off for the better part of two years...it's okay if you mess up once in a while. Don't let it happen too often, stick to your overall plan, take your doctor's advice seriously, and don't beat yourself up if you're not the tower of strength every day of the year.

Edit: Man, I sound like a preachy dick.

[Bon]

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Okay, maybe it's best if I elaborated more on my situation.

Sure, I can exercise, but it's pretty hard when I'm inside the house nearly 24/7 (the reason being that I was hospitalized three weeks ago for another cellulitis leg infection). Having been home for a week, I take antibiotics through a pickline three times a day, and I have to keep the infected leg bandaged on a daily basis. On a good note, I'm not loafing all day, and my leg has gotten better to the point where I can move around without losing my balance and holding on to a wall for support.

Now, whether you consider this good or bad, I have noticed that my appetite has gradually returned, and I find myself reverting back to my old eating habits, the latter being what shames me most. I do appreciate the comments you guys are making in this thread. Me and only me is what''s keeping me from being on the path to a lengthier, longer life, rather than a life that's tainted with high salts and other poisons.

<_<....I still like the Ritz crackers.

[John Mora]

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Now you're starting to learn. }:3

[Armored]

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What difference does it really make. Dead is dead. 35, 53, 100, tomorrow, never know when your tickets getting punched so just do what feels good right now cause it might be the only time you've got to enjoy.

Live everyday like its your last and soon it will be.

[IRC]

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Okay, maybe it's best if I elaborated more on my situation.

Sure, I can exercise, but it's pretty hard when I'm inside the house nearly 24/7 (the reason being that I was hospitalized three weeks ago for another cellulitis leg infection). Having been home for a week, I take antibiotics through a pickline three times a day, and I have to keep the infected leg bandaged on a daily basis. On a good note, I'm not loafing all day, and my leg has gotten better to the point where I can move around without losing my balance and holding on to a wall for support.

Now, whether you consider this good or bad, I have noticed that my appetite has gradually returned, and I find myself reverting back to my old eating habits, the latter being what shames me most. I do appreciate the comments you guys are making in this thread. Me and only me is what''s keeping me from being on the path to a lengthier, longer life, rather than a life that's tainted with high salts and other poisons.

<_<....I still like the Ritz crackers.

I remember this one thing with Richard Simmons where this old lady was so fat that she couldn't get out of the bed and she could only clap her hands to the oldies.