Comments on: Independence Day BBQs And Other Foes

By: Sherri Adams

Sherri Adams — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:17:35 +0000

Pre-eating is always the key (for me at least) to events like this.

Something satisfying and guilt-free an hour or so before you leave will make all the difference.

By: judy wyatt

judy wyatt — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:16:10 +0000

It takes a lot of practice to change ingrained habits. I am not always successful, but I have managed to MOST of the time only overeat a little by:

reminding myself that I'm there for the social interaction -- so I wander around and get ingaged in conversations.
finding a place to sit AWAY from the food.
reminding myself of suggestion #1.
eating beforehand as suggested by Megan.
reminding myself of suggestion #1.
thinking of the offered foods as WW food exchanges, and trying to eat a little bit from different food categories that are healthy (meat, fruit salad, green salad, one or two bread exchanges) and not even starting on foods that are triggers for me.
practicing yet again suggestion #1.

Try to think of this IN ADVANCE as a social situation and not as a sure-fire over-eating failure on your part. AFTERWARDS, regardless of how much you wind up eating, a lot or a little, it's just a meal, not an example of how weak and failure-prone you are. Repeat to yourself -- it's just a meal. Now start relating the entertaining stories of the crazy people you met at the party and put the obsession about food aside.

Takes practice. I'm still practicing.

By: iportion

iportion — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:41:10 +0000

I would hate to not eat anything. I've done that in the past cried and binged when I couldn't keep up.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:17:45 +0000

How about you eat something before you go to the BBQ? And allow yourself to have a little bit of something at the BBQ? Remember what we are told at our WW meetings: You can eat anything, just not everything! You can do this, Laura! I have faith in you! I hope you have a fun, safe & health 4th of July!