tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post1162870315365170285..comments2023-08-08T09:07:06.860-05:00Comments on My New Ending: Old Baking HabitLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12777597846226977709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-842242388298072692009-09-15T08:02:07.916-05:002009-09-15T08:02:07.916-05:00I absolutely LOVE to bake, I find it theraputic so...I absolutely LOVE to bake, I find it theraputic somehow. I chew minty gum while I'm baking to prevent bowl licking and I get my husband or kids to do taste tests. Then I package everything up and send it off to work with my husband. He works for a construction company where there are lots of hungry men who don't count calories!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-27502906485206205902009-09-15T07:01:35.625-05:002009-09-15T07:01:35.625-05:00Oh, this is super hard to break! I did the same th...Oh, this is super hard to break! I did the same thing, only I never was able to stop myself. Those little cookies just looked so incredibly inviting, and who would know if I had 5 or 15? <br /><br />In fact, the first time I didn't eat a bunch of my oatmeal/chocolate chip cookies before serving them to the family my hubby said, "Wow that really made a lot." I just nodded, knowing that it always made that many, I just usually ate a bunch of them.<br /><br />I think it's great that you were able to stop and think, "What am I doing?" That's major progress right there.<br /><br />By the way - love the pictures in the previous post. I can tell a huge difference!Diane, Fit to the Finishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563578757721307599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-23346872553613878212009-09-14T20:02:46.422-05:002009-09-14T20:02:46.422-05:00Leah, I think this is one of the hardest habits to...Leah, I think this is one of the hardest habits to break. We sometimes do things like this instinctively, which of course means we don't think about it. We have to train ourselves to stop instinctive eating and eat with a plan in mind. There will come a time when our eating is once again instinctive, but for me that is a long way off. That new instinctive eating will be much different than the instinctive eating I am trying to break free from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-10126086118548270442009-09-14T16:18:44.724-05:002009-09-14T16:18:44.724-05:00Lori - Thanks for stopping by! It definitely is a...Lori - Thanks for stopping by! It definitely is a new thing to notice for me. <br /><br />Steph - Someday I'll bake and not taste them..then have the tastiest ones when I've saved up for them. :)More steps in the right direction. :) Yay!!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777597846226977709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-73445358082185817412009-09-14T13:38:16.967-05:002009-09-14T13:38:16.967-05:00Oh how I know what you mean. What's interesti...Oh how I know what you mean. What's interesting for me is that now that I've tried to be aware of that, I almost don't want it - and then I will allow myself to have that one or two good ones if I have the calories available. And then I'm done. Weird - when I was a lot younger I could eat chocalte and sweets by the bucket, but as I'm getting older, I find that a little goes a long way (except when it's TOM!!!!) :) WTG with becoming aware - one more step towards your ultimate goal!!!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429380291669395642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140368830616369247.post-90613294048960846172009-09-14T09:25:34.613-05:002009-09-14T09:25:34.613-05:00Food habits are the hardest to break, aren't t...Food habits are the hardest to break, aren't they? They become so mindless and ingrained that you have to actually *notice* that you are doing them to learn to stop!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.com