tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post8741828959213778848..comments2024-01-06T11:53:26.231+00:00Comments on Qwerty Queen: I Want A TreatQueeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-65754926933206332972009-02-14T15:55:00.000+00:002009-02-14T15:55:00.000+00:00Definitely not just you, Karen! I may fall off th...Definitely not just you, Karen! I may fall off the wagon tonight...Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-84352698902385114012009-02-14T09:20:00.000+00:002009-02-14T09:20:00.000+00:00Soemthing I can really relate to as I'm currently ...Soemthing I can really relate to as I'm currently trying to break my cakey/puddingy/chocolatey habits. <BR/><BR/>Trouble is as soon as you deny yourself things you want them more (or is that just me!) <BR/><BR/>We were discussing this during tea-break at the library last week, and <I>everyone</I> admitted that they spend a large portion of their days thinking about food of the chocolate/pudding/cake variety, and this is women from all walks of life. Comfort seemed to be the key word. We don't 'need' it, we love it!! Shame our hips/waists/bodies don't :o(<BR/><BR/>To that end I've started eating Green and Black's almond and raisin dark chocolate (I eat less but it's satisfying) and baking the healthiest-but-still-yummy puddings at home that I can find (currently a low-fat chocolate cake, and fruit crumbles in ramekins instead of big bowls!)and if I eat healthily all day I treat myself to one with a pot of custard in the evening (evenings are my weak point!) <BR/><BR/>Mad isn't it, but surprisingly common :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-58308250180835335182009-02-13T08:53:00.000+00:002009-02-13T08:53:00.000+00:00Mental break, hmmm, yes, reading a novel in one go...Mental break, hmmm, yes, reading a novel in one go does that for me. But - and maybe this is more of a girl thing - I've come to the conclusion that I need a cake-and-chocolate-alike. I'm currently experimenting with cocoa, no sugar, and sugar-free cereal bars - which sounds very, very worthy but right now it doesn't feel that way!Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-91542942053788395362009-02-11T23:00:00.000+00:002009-02-11T23:00:00.000+00:00Chocolate and booze does me very well!Actually, al...Chocolate and booze does me very well!<BR/>Actually, all my life I have been at my happiest when I have a) something goodie to eat, b) something goodie to drink c) some good music to listen to, and d) a good book to read/write!Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-52433639281586955632009-02-11T18:57:00.000+00:002009-02-11T18:57:00.000+00:00I find the glass of wine/bar of chocolate treat be...I find the glass of wine/bar of chocolate treat beckons me a lot. But I also recognise the 'mental break' as treat mentioned by Shane - if I do an hour's work I can read a novel for a bit, or watch TV or play with the cats. Sometimes I find I've given myself so many treats that I haven't done any work, which obviously isn't good!HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-8895118836324454612009-02-11T18:28:00.000+00:002009-02-11T18:28:00.000+00:00I think not in terms of treats, so much as in term...I think not in terms of treats, so much as in terms of the occasional break - usually a mental break, in which my focus will be shifted from whatever the latest work or domestic issue is. To satisfy the desire for this, I find that either playing or watching (in the flesh, not on tele') football serves this purpose. This is a taste that I've brought from childhood.<BR/><BR/>The other thing... is that a 'treat' would call for some preceding good deed, and I really wouldn't want to go raising (or setting) expectations.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827981433386542298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461550018707850575.post-35543221088740618672009-02-11T17:57:00.000+00:002009-02-11T17:57:00.000+00:00Hmmm. Cake and chocolate are my treats... but I do...Hmmm. Cake and chocolate are my treats... but I don't use them as rewards. I've tried that but it doesn't really work, I haven't enough self control. No, I use eating for comfort. When I'm a bit down, and when I'm bored. So giving them up is maybe slightly easier for me, because I know I just need to change my habits. The more I eat junk, the more I crave it. If I just insert a little self control at the start of the process, it gathers its own momentum until I forget all about sugary treats and don't bother with them any more.<BR/><BR/>Currently I am at the wrong end of that process! I have (re)developed v bad habits in the last year or so. I need to break them again but have been waiting until other stuff gets sorted first.<BR/><BR/>As for rewards... For me, productivity is its own reward. I know it makes me feel brilliant when I get stuff done, and that's mostly how I motivate myself. "Come on, you'll feel so much better if you do this" type thing.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, that's exactly what I should be doing right now. I'll give it a go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com