josietheschnauzer wrote:MWL Check List for 3/18/2022
In a rush this week. No bad food choices—I do think I am eating too much but will try to focus on this issue this week. Am I hungry? Am I tired? Am I thirsty? Am I anxious or angry? My goal is to ask myself these questions before, during, and after eating to see if I can tell the difference!
Hi Josietheschnauzer,
I can relate to this! I don't understand why I sometimes overindulge and I like your idea to ask a few questions. I want to try that, too. Here is another question that I could ask myself: Am I bored? I don't think I have been paying enough attention to MWL guideline #9
carwex wrote: MWL Checklist for ..March 18, 2022...I like to invite people to stay with us...Feeding people seems to be inherently dangerous for me - except with my husband. Anyone able to relate to this problem? Carol
Hi Carol,
I can relate to this problem! We have entertained several times over the past week, and each time I had trouble ensuring there is suitable MWL food for me and additional non-MWL food for our guests. It's a lot of extra planning, shopping, prepping and cooking. I decided to bake a non-MWL dessert to serve after a MWL-compliant dinner. I thought I could successfully mix, bake, decorate, and serve dessert without eating any of it myself. I completed the mixing, baking, and decorating part without difficulty. The struggle came when I served it: the flood gates to the pleasure trap opened. I tasted some... and then a bit more... You would think I learned my lesson, but I repeated this 'making-a-dessert- for guests' three more times in the past week with the same outcome each time. I have been in denial about this until I read your question: "Can anyone relate to this problem?" Entertaining is definitely easier if house guests don't stay too long and if meals are mostly MWL compliant.
Best regards,
Noella