I know it's Ramiro's turn to offer some PCP wisdom nuggets, but I think having the newbies join the flock has made me want to share more. SO:
1. I really wanna indulge. In fact, I wanna over-indulge. A LOT. So much so, that every time I look up the calorie count for something I wanna snarf (as a snack or appetizer, mind you!!) I realize it's closer to the 1000-1500 range.. WOW -- scary, huh? So, i'm thinking I'm gonna have to put some work into this and home make the preferred item, but that means I'd have to eliminate both pizza and french fries from the running (i'm no good at making either of these.. Sad!). OK -- so, here's what i've been craving: something cheesey & gooey á la nachos or loaded fried potato skins or jalapeño poppers.
Eliminated from the running:
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| Chili's Loaded Nachos (w/ chicken, the 8-count version: 1050 cals) |
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| Outback Steakhouse Cheese Fries (amazingly, the nutritional menu counts one of these as 6 servings. Each serving 355 calories. I wonder if that's including dunking them in the ranch dressing? Probably not.. |
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| Domino's hot wings. 12 piece = 1200 cals. This time i'm sure it doesn't include the dipping sauce. |
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| Jalapeño poppers -- My usual allotment: 6. They come in at 150 EACH, so that add up to 900 calories!! |
UGH.
There were other things I wanted to say, but now I'm mad at myself because of my indulgence fantasies.. I"m gonna go remember how much I love maple yogurt.
"Now I feel like I've learned nothing on the PCP -- SO disappointed in myself right now."
ReplyDeleteThink about that. Old Nathaly wouldn't even have thought about eating this stuff, it'd already be down the hatch. Now you're listing calories, wrestling with the emotions this kind of food brings up, and exploring your relationship with food. Sounds like you've learned SOMETHING!
These cravings will come and go, and like the tide going out, each time the pull will get weaker and weaker as the brain sets to new habits.
These foods were designed by professionals to press every pleasure button in your brain. Go easy on yourself for wanting to eat them. And by all means have one. I'm pretty damned sure you've built up how good they are in your brain to an unrealistic extent. I vote for the poppers.
What Patrick said. Also, two things to keep in mind. First, you probably won't be able to eat a full plate of any of those, so you might be able to order something and then just eat the right amount pretty easily.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I don't think that still eating things like this from time to time after the project is over is a fail. As long as you have one or two once a month or so as an aberration and still want your maple yogurt and your carrots for every day, isn't that learning a lot?
hey you two -- i'm over my little tantrum, i guess. i've decided that what i'll do is make homemade jalapeño poppers for the last day our friends are in town and that way i can use alternative ingredients to cut back on calories.
ReplyDeletePatrick -- you're right about building things up. I was telling ramiro today that some aspect of all this is the forbidden aspect.
Kimm -- I totally agree that I will want to eat these every once in a while. my problem ost-PCP will be around constructing limits that I will actually hold myself to!! I'm honestly worried about how I will control myself enough to continue to enjoy unhealthy stuff sporadically enough.. hard questions.
PS -- you're right, i definitely wouldn't be able to finish most of these dishes..
I think you're asking the right questions, Nathaly. Like Obi-Wan-Patrick said, you're now wrestling with all the issues surrounding this food instead of just popping it in your mouth without thinking. It's easy to get all up in your head about what it all means...and how it will be for you after the PCP...but, for now, try not to go there. Make it concrete by eating one of these foods and then seeing how you feel. It's an experiment! Homemade poppers sound perfect for this indulgence!
ReplyDeleteEverything was said to keep you on track, but I gotta say: I wouldn't eat any of this but man was my mouth watering when I just saw these pics. You always post the best pics.
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