tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post3045822033226939213..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: The Write it Down RationaleK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-25594878243472129372009-05-10T13:57:00.000-04:002009-05-10T13:57:00.000-04:00K: I think I am so small I fall over before drinki...K: I think I am so small I fall over before drinking can become fattening! And Macon is pretty lightweight!<br />xxLisamareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445509438246694219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-12847182817229833382009-05-08T12:07:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:07:00.000-04:00Hey Everyone: Thanks for all of your fabulous, wel...Hey Everyone: Thanks for all of your fabulous, well considered comments...<br /><br />GJ: I'm glad to know I'm not alone!<br /><br />Bel: Advice given free of charge - and with love! Seriously, I think it's so true that we often can't bring ourselves to consider things. And then change is impossible. I may owe you money!<br /><br />Lavender: I just feel like I've got a grip on things when I write it down. I still do what I want to do, but what I want to do is tempered by the act of writing...<br /><br />Sal: I'm sure you would eat less - if that's what you were trying to accomplish by writing a food diary. That's the genius of the system. And, I think it's fascinating that you relate the food diary to the ban. I have never made that connection, but they are both consciousness raising exercises. Genius. Thing is, you can't ban food :-)<br /><br />Wendy: That's where you NY sophisticates have the edge :-)<br /><br />Mardel: Thanks so much for sharing your story. I think caregiving - whether for infants/children or loved ones who are older or infirm, is just the most gruelling thing. And, with the caring for an aging loved one scenario - all the moreso. I'd love to know if, should you go back to the food diary now while things are stressful, it may help you to curtail the stress.<br /><br />droll: Love to hear that you are in a healthy phase - and I love that you express the temporality of eating habits - reminding us that many of us go from one way to another many times in the course of our lives. We aren't failures for eating "less well" during certain phases. We're human beings, negotiating a way in this world. So keep on!<br /><br />Seeker: You mention an interesting element of the food diary - writing down how you feel in relation to what you are eating. At times, I do this, at other times I don't. It's a very interesting exercise though.<br /><br />Tea Lady: It seems that you've integrated it in the same way I have. I really use it as a filter -it helps me to determine what I really want vs. what I'm eating mindlessly - and as a portion control mechanism. It makes me feel more secure about my food choices and the stability of my weight too.<br /><br />Kitten: Hilarious. And I love your idea of a food journal that includes recipes and thoughts about food in general. That may be a great, creative way for you to give it a go!<br /><br />Hammie: I am very familiar with the rolo - and your dessert choice sounds awesome (I ate a ton of Baskin Robbins gold medal ribbon ice cream last night, fyi - exceedingly caramelly calorific!). How lucky are you that the booze doesn't stick :-) And it gives such a nice buzz, no? You are 100% right about the food diary as applied behavioural analysis. I never would have thought of it if you hadn't said it though. Look at me going all therapy on my ass!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20246326527822216442009-05-08T06:30:00.000-04:002009-05-08T06:30:00.000-04:00Wendyb: you have a long lost daughter in Bratty he...Wendyb: you have a long lost daughter in Bratty here. She once got a Nestle gift box from a Santa in School and threw it over her shoulder as she walked away.<br /><br />K: for the last 3 days I have had either early mornings or late and broken night's of sleep. Last night all I could think about was sticky toffee pudding with rolo icecream (rolos are caramel filled round chocolates) I had a 3 small glasses of Macon Villages instead. That tends to pass the hips by. The toffee pudding doesnt.<br /><br />xx<br /><br />*(ps. Food diarys are applied behavioural analysis)Lisamareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445509438246694219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-42035174235972041752009-05-08T02:16:00.000-04:002009-05-08T02:16:00.000-04:00Hmm. I love lists too. But I agree with Sal, I don...Hmm. I love lists too. But I agree with Sal, I dont keep track of neither my clothing purchases, nor my daily meals, because it would become way too visually obvious that something's going wrong ^_^ I do not have too many problems with keeping my weight, though. Just problems with keeping my money >_< But in general I like the idea. But more than that I would prefer keeping a food plan, a plan as to what to eat when, with little, easy recipes. A cookbook with a couple of collected recipes if you so will.. But I am really bad with nutritional stuff, dont know whats in what and all that jazz......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63714777142869073832009-05-07T18:00:00.000-04:002009-05-07T18:00:00.000-04:00I'm a big food diary keeper. It keeps me in check,...I'm a big food diary keeper. It keeps me in check, and at the same weight. I eat pretty much what I want, but record it so I don't go overboard. I gain weight very easily! Keeping a food diary makes me feel more in control, and less worried. I've done it for years.Tea Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032645337598906533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-746613517680463862009-05-07T16:25:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:25:00.000-04:00Now I'm not, I just don't need it, but for a year ...Now I'm not, I just don't need it, but for a year I was a food diarist.<br />Oh it helped me a lot, I also have done side comments about what I was feeling about what I was eating or not.<br />And it was a very interesting experience, I reached a point that I had the need to write right away as I was eating. The diary was every time with me.<br />And I compare the days and the food I was eating. I have them stored...<br />So after this I think you guess that I think it's not boring or stupid, but can be very helpful<br /><br />xoxoSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128993876847534647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-68053508699023230252009-05-07T15:25:00.000-04:002009-05-07T15:25:00.000-04:00i don't write it down, but i should. some days wha...i don't write it down, but i should. some days what i eat is absolutely mortifying (but so delicious!). i am currently on a very healthy diet and would be proud to show what i have been eating. i am trying to keep it up and get more healthy, but, honestly, i have been through this a zillion times and it is NOT EASY. and it doesn't help when your mate dangles pizza and icecream in front of you. argh!<br /><br />oh. and i saw some guy on tv (i think he was the head of the food and drug association in the u.s.) and he was saying that eating sugar and salt just makes you crave more and more and more and you are never satisfied. i just stared at him in wonder. because it is true. and it is such a vicious cycle.drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-33027125936792105142009-05-07T11:27:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:27:00.000-04:00I live by my lists and have lists for everything b...I live by my lists and have lists for everything but have not particularly a journal keeper. A food journal makes sense and I know it helps as I have done it in the past. <br /><br />Even though I'm not a mother, I understand about being mega-stressed and tired and just living from one sugar high to another. As a caregiver 18 months I pretty much went from stress to stress to despair and back to stress and yes, carbs and sugars were what saw me through the tough times even though I know the effect is not good and only leaves me craving more carbs. When you are that stressed though, thinking rationally is somewhat impaired.<br /><br />Really I should go back to the food diary as stress is really building up again and I know what my failings are in that department (I just dread facing them).Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60479205482077879212009-05-07T11:24:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:24:00.000-04:00I could just write down "Cadbury" and have the who...I could just write down "Cadbury" and have the whole day covered.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89752440239807821872009-05-07T09:44:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:44:00.000-04:00Sigh. I don’t do food diaries for the same reason ...Sigh. I don’t do food diaries for the same reason that I don’t keep track of how much I spend on clothes … but your arguments are good ones, and I’m beginning to think I should. Not that I eat crap constantly, but I know I’d eat less of it if I knew EXACTLY how much I was taking in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-73268490276137018232009-05-07T05:26:00.000-04:002009-05-07T05:26:00.000-04:00Yes yes to everything. I can't function without my...Yes yes to everything. I can't function without my notebooks. <br /><br />I go through on and off stages with food diaries but I can definitely see the attraction.Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000198392906602861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27230049067993249052009-05-06T23:35:00.000-04:002009-05-06T23:35:00.000-04:00I am a HUGE list maker and i know that they work. ...I am a HUGE list maker and i know that they work. So why don't I keep a food journal? For that very reason. I know that consciousness will demand change and I don't want to. But, I want the results of change. Yikes! You are making me conscious of my commitment to food unconsciousness. How much do I owe you?La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20497384779934138092009-05-06T22:54:00.000-04:002009-05-06T22:54:00.000-04:00That's okay K-Line.. I am a bookmark queen! Same r...That's okay K-Line.. I am a bookmark queen! Same reason.. "wink"<br /><br />I don't eat a lot but I do snack, I'll have one pastry and a few pieces of choco a day, but drink green tea, water and two cups of coffee, rarely any sugar drinks, but the truth is I have to work out harder to lose and get to my goal "sigh" but you are right- I was following only eat when I am hungry rule which works but have been working out and keeping busy and in my mind I feel like I earned points to get the pastry, to eat a small single serving of ice-cream..<br /> <br /><br />I know I will slowly inch my way to my goal and if I want to get there faster I should eliminate the fat day once a week, kick the pastry I have once a day until I am at goal...<br /><br />"sigh", sipping coffee and eating a choco...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com