Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Small victories add up to large ones. You did the right thing putting the cookie back to wait for free day. Sometimes just smelling something is enough. I'm that way about decadent chocolates. You would have hated yourself for eating the cookie so you've also spared yourself that anxiety. Way to go. Stasia > Today I had a great victory. > > I had to do some shopping today, so while I was at the store, I decided to get my free day treat: A bag of Double Stuffed Oreo's. I put them in my no-no cabinet and didn't think about them until tonight. Then I decided that I would eat one tonight. Just one. It would be easy. I opened the package and removed my cookie. Then I decided to put the rest of the cookies in air tight containers so they wouldn't go stale before my next few free days. I closed the containers and put them in the cabinet. Then I took my one cookie and looked at it. Then I smelled it. I stood there looking at it and smelling it, like a weird freak. But as I was doing this I was thinking to myself, " What real pleasure is going to come out of the eating of this one cookie? None. Only the same pleasure that I can get from smelling it's fragrance: a temporary sensory pleasure. " Then I put the cookie in with the rest of them in the air tight container, and left them. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 , That's a great victory!! WOOHOO!! That's called crossing the abyss!!! Colleen > Today I had a great victory. > > I had to do some shopping today, so while I was at the store, I decided to get my free day treat: A bag of Double Stuffed Oreo's. I put them in my no-no cabinet and didn't think about them until tonight. Then I decided that I would eat one tonight. Just one. It would be easy. I opened the package and removed my cookie. Then I decided to put the rest of the cookies in air tight containers so they wouldn't go stale before my next few free days. I closed the containers and put them in the cabinet. Then I took my one cookie and looked at it. Then I smelled it. I stood there looking at it and smelling it, like a weird freak. But as I was doing this I was thinking to myself, " What real pleasure is going to come out of the eating of this one cookie? None. Only the same pleasure that I can get from smelling it's fragrance: a temporary sensory pleasure. " Then I put the cookie in with the rest of them in the air tight container, and left them. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Sounds like a BIG victory to me! That's what I call willpower. Pat S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I laughed when I read that you were smelling it, that's what I do too :-) We've had a lot of people leaving at work lately, so a lot of morning tea cakes. Every time I go up, hold my hair back so it won't fall into the icing, and sniff. People ask me what the heck I'm doing, but they all know I'm on BFL so just laugh at me. But it really does make me feel better too. And I remind myself that this is NOT my first banana cake - I already KNOW what it tastes like. So eating another slice isn't going to be anything new. And besides, it's not like it's the last banana cake that's ever going to be created, there will be other banana cakes!! in NZ C1W6D6 > Today I had a great victory. > > I had to do some shopping today, so while I was at the store, I decided to get my free day treat: A bag of Double Stuffed Oreo's. I put them in my no-no cabinet and didn't think about them until tonight. Then I decided that I would eat one tonight. Just one. It would be easy. I opened the package and removed my cookie. Then I decided to put the rest of the cookies in air tight containers so they wouldn't go stale before my next few free days. I closed the containers and put them in the cabinet. Then I took my one cookie and looked at it. Then I smelled it. I stood there looking at it and smelling it, like a weird freak. But as I was doing this I was thinking to myself, " What real pleasure is going to come out of the eating of this one cookie? None. Only the same pleasure that I can get from smelling it's fragrance: a temporary sensory pleasure. " Then I put the cookie in with the rest of them in the air tight container, and left them. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 I just wanted to share the exciting news. I was talking to my 68 yr old, very conservative Dad yesterday about the flu shot. He was about to go get the vaccine and I told him I was concerned about the shot and felt that it wasn't necessary. I gave several reasons why I felt the shot was dangerous, let alone that it doesn't really protect you from getting the flu. He said, " you know what, I actually got sick right after I had the shot last year. " It was like a light bulb went off. I forwarded the PDF on the flu shot from the Vaccinations Group files showing him all the ingredients in the vacc and he agreed not to get the shot! Yippee! In a sense, I feel like the flu shot is a " gateway " vacc to get people to think differently about vaccinations. Many people who receive the shot do indeed end up getting sick, despite being " vaccinated. " Hopefully it will raise concern in their minds about vaccinations and they'll start asking questions. Thank you for providing easy access on vaccines that we can share to others. -J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 That's great--a parent who actually listens. My mom vascillates between " I've gotten the flu shot for 50 years and never gotten the flu " to (at 91 and forgetful) " I never get that, why would I now? " Yesterday she agreed not to, but with the push from others I'm sure she'll cave again. Damn assisted living places. Winnie A small victory Vaccinations > I just wanted to share the exciting news. I was talking to my 68 > yr old, very conservative Dad > yesterday about the flu shot. He was about to go get the vaccine > and I told him I was > concerned about the shot and felt that it wasn't necessary. I > gave several reasons why I felt > the shot was dangerous, let alone that it doesn't really protect > you from getting the flu. He > said, " you know what, I actually got sick right after I had the > shot last year. " It was like a light > bulb went off. I forwarded the PDF on the flu shot from the > Vaccinations Group files showing > him all the ingredients in the vacc and he agreed not to get the > shot! Yippee! > > In a sense, I feel like the flu shot is a " gateway " vacc to get > people to think differently about > vaccinations. Many people who receive the shot do indeed end up > getting sick, despite being > " vaccinated. " Hopefully it will raise concern in their minds > about vaccinations and they'll start > asking questions. > > Thank you for providing easy access on vaccines that we can > share to others. > > -J > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Good for you! Actually, I never used to think of the flu shot as a vaccination, I guess it's just made to seem so harmless. > > I just wanted to share the exciting news. I was talking to my 68 yr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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