Week 3 Day 5 Sabeteurs

Posted on January 23, 2015

Today was a weird day. It was my day to go to work at 9am and work till 6pm. I hate this shift. I am such a morning person and like to get into work before others to get myself ready for the day. Coming in after others have been there for 2 hours already I feel behind to start. So the day was stressful for me. I was doing really good with my eating all day until about 3:30pm. The whole office was having a stressful day and they decided to get milkshakes. I didn't want one, but they pushed for me to be part of the group. I am new there, haven't been there 2 months yet, and they know what I am trying to accomplish. So I gave in. I looked up the calories and was astonished that one milkshake is 710 calories. I about died. Besides all the sugar in it, that would only leave me 77 calories for dinner. But they still instist. So they got me one. I drank a little bit of it, it was way to sweet since I haven't really been having sugar. I was giving it away and one of the girls really pushed me to drink more. Like I was a child drinking milk, just 4 more sips. I caved, I ended up drinking about 1/3 of it. Then gave it away. I couldn't stay strong and bent to the temptation. Ugh. But I have to say, yes I could have drank that thing down in a flash, but I did stay strong to a point.

How do you all deal with sabeteurs? I know we all have them. These girls are tall and lean so a small indulgence doesn't really hurt them. I really wish people would take no as no, and not keep pushing. I get this at home also, but with my family I can be much stronger, since I cook all the meals. :)

I have one more day to work this week, it is my long week. 7 days in a row. I was tired and just wanted to relax some before bed. Read all your posts and blogs and chill. But I also knew I had to push myself to get more steps than usual in because of the indulgence. I did my personal best and got over 12,500 steps today. Now I am taking my few minutes to catch up with all of you and enjoying the rest of my night.

Have a great weekend get out and enjoy life.

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Chris

01/24/2015 8:16AM

Wow - you are killing it! Don't look at the milkshake as a negative - it's in the past - look forward. I am also at a new job for barely 2 months and my only friend there keeps asking me to go to lunch with her all the time even though she knows I'm trying hard to lose this weight. I stay firm and say no - that I walk during my lunch hours and please join me for that. She doesn't, and that's ok. I'm taking care of myself. I think it's ok to cave in sometimes, but I usually make myself earn it first, or do a little extra after. YOU ARE DOING FANTASTIC!!

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Marsha B.

Thanks Chris,I love all the support everyone is giving here. Going to be sad when this is over. We both can do this. Let's keep up the great work.

Stunning Beauty

01/24/2015 7:40AM

I hope you see the positives here... The milkshake didn't taste very good to you, so you'll be less likely to crave them in the future. You only drank 1/3 of it, so you've learned to control your portions. You walked your personal best, so you are able to counterbalance a small indulgence with activity. All of that is amazing! I think that as time goes by, the saboteurs will bother us less because we're staying on track and doing our own "thing". Hope you have a good weigh-in and more importantly, a fantastic weekend. :)

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Kirsten

01/24/2015 6:16AM

Wow, Marsha, that's some tough peer pressure! I guess I would try making a light-hearted refusal based on the money you have in the bet. Something like, "No thanks. I've got serious cash down on this Diet Bet. Momma needs a big pay out!" It's always good when you can "blame" your action on something out of your control. It's why I tell my son to use me as an excuse when he gets in a peer pressure situation. "I can't; my mom will kill me if I do." Ha.

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Marsha B.

I am such a people pleaser, and that is a great suggestion. I will say Kirsten my DB pal will kill me, you know she is mom so she can do that. :), But really thank you. I will try that next time and I know there will be a next time.

Stunning Beauty

Great advice Kirsten! Thank you.

GeminiWitch83 Amanda

01/24/2015 4:11AM

Sometimes you have to just say thank you and throw it away when they are not looking. You did the best you could though.

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Tricia

01/24/2015 12:59AM

Kudos to you...it's not just hard to deal with saboteurs but being the newbie on top of that. I'd say you did your best in the situation at hand and you knew you couldn't just cry about it and mess the rest of the day up. You put in your steps and you don't have to feel bad at all. Frustrated because we all wish people would encourage instead of discourage but such is life and you reacted exactly the way you should have. Have a great weekend also!!!

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Marsha B.

Thanks Tricia, I needed to hear that. :)

Carolyn Mabe

01/23/2015 10:04PM

Marsha I'm really proud of you putting in all those steps and only drinking 1/3. Probably a good idea to tell them to bring you an unsweetened tea with lemon please. Have a great weekend !

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