You can tell you've been dieting too long when... (just for fun!)

You can tell you've been dieting too long when you're eating a diet coke cake with blueberries and think, "I love the crust that using coke gives it.  It's so much nicer than real cake!"

Original Post by anettep1:

When you find yourself engaged in a discussion with your husband whether sex that morning was "general" or "vigorous" so you can enter the proper 5 minutes activity into your log.

it's even worse when you actually WANT sex because (and only because) you know it will add an extra few calories to your burn meter!xx

Original Post by anettep1:

When you find yourself engaged in a discussion with your husband whether sex that morning was "general" or "vigorous" so you can enter the proper 5 minutes activity into your log.

 I can't stop laughing!! 5 mins? That was a marathon over here! ROFL!

when you go into a restaurant and someone your with orders something and you know exactly how many calories it has in it and you can tell them exactly how many it does have then they dont want it anymore.  LOL 

when you have an extensive list of foods that contain negligible calories, so that you can eat without really eating.

Ex- my list:  diet coke, water, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, broccoli, cantaloupe

• When the idea of not counting out the number of almonds you're going to eat is preposterous.
• When you realize you're looking forward to a 4 mile walk in the 90 degree heat and humidity because it will burn a lot of calories.

AH! You know you've been dieting too long when you're excited to try out the diet coke and cake mix idea but are left wondering how on earth to log the calories? Seriously...is it just the cake mix you count???

Original Post by lilith3519:

AH! You know you've been dieting too long when you're excited to try out the diet coke and cake mix idea but are left wondering how on earth to log the calories? Seriously...is it just the cake mix you count???

Yes, just the mix.

I tried this recipe and it is awesome! My kids thought they were brownies.

Original Post by tomatotomata:

When you stop craving chocolate and start craving lima beans (true story). LOL

 So true, I pass up potato chips for a celery stick. lol

When you put water on your cheerios because you feel like you are cheating by adding milk.

Original Post by elle909:

Original Post by anettep1:

When you find yourself engaged in a discussion with your husband whether sex that morning was "general" or "vigorous" so you can enter the proper 5 minutes activity into your log.

it's even worse when you actually WANT sex because (and only because) you know it will add an extra few calories to your burn meter!xx

I will admit, I've done this...I could burn almost an extra 1000 calories per week by having sex every day! hehe

You find yourself tossing up whether it is more enjoyable to have the 124 calorie snack bar or 2 of the 74 calories yoghurt bars and is it worth the extra 50 calories.  Sad.  Do it all the time

Also agree with the one about - constantly seeing food as calories rather than food, whenever I go out for a meal I almost instantly see calorie totals jumping in front of my eyes.

Doesn't mean it isn't fun though!

Original Post by mdb47374:

When you put water on your cheerios because you feel like you are cheating by adding milk.

 Euuuuw! Poor Cheerios. That cant be nice :-( ... haha

when you worry about overeating FRUIT instead of ice cream (even though it would take a lot more fruit to do the same damage as a lot of ice cream), and would choose an orange over chocolate any day.

seriously, i used to be uncontrollable around a quart of ice cream. now i can pass it up after 1 spoonfull. but grapes, watch out!

Original Post by elfkittie22:

Original Post by elle909:

Original Post by anettep1:

When you find yourself engaged in a discussion with your husband whether sex that morning was "general" or "vigorous" so you can enter the proper 5 minutes activity into your log.

it's even worse when you actually WANT sex because (and only because) you know it will add an extra few calories to your burn meter!xx

I will admit, I've done this...I could burn almost an extra 1000 calories per week by having sex every day! hehe

 1000 Calories!!! Wow, your man must be a machine! LOL

Haha, I love all of these!  Mine happened yesterday, and when I caught myself I immediately thought of this thread:

When you are munching on a plain whole wheat saltine cracker and find yourself thinking, "wow this really tastes JUST like pizza!"

When you go after your husband with a fork if he tries to grab a bite of whatever perfectly portioned out food you're eating. I've logged those calories, so I'm going to eat them all dammit!

When you find yourself actually pondering if it's a medium or large banana/ apple.

when you cant wait till tomorrow so you can try the new brand of muesli you bought for breakfast

when you feel guilty for snacking before dinner... then realize you're holding a stalk of celery.