Tell me to throw them out.

Houston Heather · 09-12-2008, 07:36 AM

I found some chocolate fudge poptarts in my disaster kit. I missed them when I cleaned all the cr#p out of my pantry.

I am pretty anxious. I am an emotional eater. I don't need these things, I just need a few reminders about WHY they are so bad for me.

"Because they'll make me fat" isn't working.

And I don't want to get fat in a hurricane!

Livywilltim-mom · 09-12-2008, 07:37 AM

Absolute Poison...get them out NOW

livinlarge · 09-12-2008, 07:38 AM

I know on another thread someone suggested standing naked in front of the mirror for a little while to help convince yourself why you don't want to eat that junk!

MichelleM · 09-12-2008, 07:41 AM

Id say THROW EM OUT too!!

Just toss em out ..somewhere where you cant crawl in and get them out too! ha

I sometimes DESTROY my food by pouring salt ans pepper or chili pepper on them (especiall if its a sugary thing(. That is a sure way to stop myself from picking at them.

sugarless4life · 09-12-2008, 07:42 AM

Heather,

for you and all our friends in Texas !

Now, girlfriend, GET RID OF THAT CRAP. There is no nutritional value there. You sweat, toil, and work to get rid of the pounds .. why would you want to sabotage those efforts by consuming garbage?

PROCESSED = CRAP.

Don't kid yourself .. eat those and you'll be on the ropes for more and more and more ...

GET RID OF THEM !

Betty

Houston Heather · 09-12-2008, 07:44 AM

Gone.

Yay!

One more obstacle to weight loss gone. Never doing THAT again.

I am so glad DH is also low-carb. I'm feeling very vulnerable right now.

lisabinil · 09-12-2008, 07:44 AM

One reason-they simply taste like CRAP. Seriously I take a bite of pop tarts now and literally spit them out-soooo nasty.

ItsToni · 09-12-2008, 07:45 AM

Read the ingredient label - do you really want THAT in your body??? Take them outside and put them in the garbage can out there. My son always wants me to buy those and I just refuse. Anything that leaves that "lard-like" coating on the roof of your mouth can't be good.

You are worth more than a fudge pop tart!

NurseMonkee · 09-12-2008, 07:46 AM

You don't need the poptarts. They are loaded with high fructose corn syrup and transfat. A few minutes of tummy satisfaction isn't worth dying early for. Kellogg's doesnt even try to hide the fact that their product has transfat. They're all open about it.

Toss them. Don't even keep them around. Take them out of the box and crumble them in the trash. Dump some cleaning solution on it.

How about making yourself an iced coffee instead. You can put in some unsweetened cocoa in it to make it chocolatey.

Tooter · 09-12-2008, 07:49 AM

I'm not going to bring up the weight gain issue. We tend to think it's just vanity and no big deal (in our heads).

What I will say is, It's the last thing you need when you are stressed. It won't make anything better, it will make things worse.

You will have a Sugar rush and then a crash. That can and mostly likely would be followed by bloating and cravings. No matter what you eat the rest of the day, you will not feel satisfied and will eat a bunch more.

While this is going on, a chemical reaction is taking place in your body and mostly likely some depression is kicking in.

This is why that one "Poor Choice" can turn into a Spiral.

Don't eat it. It's not just about weight gain. It's about feeling good emotionally, physically, mentally etc... It could take a week to get everything back to where it was.

All that for 2 minutes of eating pleasure? Is it really worth it?

As Betty says...It's poison. Throw that crap away.

sugarless4life · 09-12-2008, 07:55 AM

GOOD JOB, HEATHER!

Betty

Tooter · 09-12-2008, 07:58 AM

ljguitar · 09-12-2008, 08:02 AM

Hi Heather...
We thought we had cleaned out the cabinets, pantry etc, and yet we find ''stuff''.

When we find some, we immediately walk it out to the outside trash container and pop-the-lid, and away it goes.

You know what to do, lady.

LaurenS11 · 09-12-2008, 08:04 AM

Nice job!!!

junkfoodmonkey · 09-12-2008, 08:13 AM

Hey, that disaster kit is for "in the event of a disaster" not "cause a diet disaster"

Well done on tossing them! Pop Tarts are pure evil in a box.

livinlarge · 09-12-2008, 08:21 AM

I call em "Poop Tarts"

Livywilltim-mom · 09-12-2008, 08:44 AM

YEAH!!

Charski · 09-12-2008, 08:58 AM

I know you've already dumped 'em - but in any similar event do this - remove PopTarts from box. Remove wrappers from PopTarts. Get some double-stick tape. Apply tape to back of each PopTart. Press PopTarts, one at a time, onto your thighs and booty. Cuz that IS where they will end up anyway, even if you try it from the INSIDE!!

Works with any food - Cinnabon rolls, brownies, ice cream sandwiches (although they melt quickly and run down your leg....)

Good job!

CurlsNCuffs · 09-12-2008, 09:00 AM

Go Heather, Go Heather!

Great job.....be safe!

dointhis4me · 09-12-2008, 09:12 AM

I bet they have maggots in them!!!!!!

did that help

junkfoodmonkey · 09-12-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dointhis4me

I bet they have maggots in them!!!!!!

did that help

Nah, those things have too many preservatives for that! Maggots wouldn't eat them anyway, they prefer organic matter not plastics.

sugarless4life · 09-12-2008, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkfoodmonkey

Nah, those things have too many preservatives for that! Maggots wouldn't eat them anyway, they prefer organic matter not plastics.

Betty

Prototype · 09-12-2008, 10:12 AM

I agree, toss 'em....It would be pretty bad if all you had to eat in a disaster was pop tarts. I would replace them with some jerky or something along those lines.

Last weekend I was cleaning out a cupboard and came across some food I had bought prior to low carbing, some Rice-a-Roni, instant potatoes, spaghetti....things like that. I put it all out on the counter and told my roommate he had about 2 minutes to put it all away in his cupboard or else it was going in the trash. It felt good to get rid of it....well kind of get rid of it. I'll still have to smell it when he cooks it.

nanberrycritter · 09-12-2008, 10:35 AM

Disaster kit indeed!

lol @ poop tarts

Congrats on being strong and throwing those nasty things out!

TAMYRAJEAN · 09-12-2008, 10:53 AM

BACK AWAY....from the chemical filled Pop-Tart! Think about it....how long has it been in your disaster kit and it has not rotted or gotten moldy yet. Put a can of tuna in it's place. Just don't forget the can opener.

flatferenghi · 09-12-2008, 11:27 AM

they are such a trigger food for me. I always ate the whole box. who bothered to toast them? Throw them outside the house quickly, quickly. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

HezzieLee · 09-12-2008, 12:02 PM

I throw stuff directly into the TOILET... I've been known to dig something out of the trash, if I change my mind!

fawn · 09-12-2008, 12:38 PM

yeah heather! and on a side note, I'm sending good thoughts your way.

homestretch · 09-12-2008, 12:44 PM

Ohhh they are disgusting! Throw them out!

luvslabs · 09-12-2008, 01:04 PM

Doing the happy dance for Heather!!!

You rock!

09-12-2008, 07:36 AM	#1
Houston Heather Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 4,917 Gallery: Houston Heather Stats: Size 22W/12/12 WOE: Atkins 2002 Ongoing Weight Loss	Tell me to throw them out. I found some chocolate fudge poptarts in my disaster kit. I missed them when I cleaned all the cr#p out of my pantry. I am pretty anxious. I am an emotional eater. I don't need these things, I just need a few reminders about WHY they are so bad for me. "Because they'll make me fat" isn't working. And I don't want to get fat in a hurricane!

09-12-2008, 07:49 AM	#10
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,722 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	I'm not going to bring up the weight gain issue. We tend to think it's just vanity and no big deal (in our heads). What I will say is, It's the last thing you need when you are stressed. It won't make anything better, it will make things worse. You will have a Sugar rush and then a crash. That can and mostly likely would be followed by bloating and cravings. No matter what you eat the rest of the day, you will not feel satisfied and will eat a bunch more. While this is going on, a chemical reaction is taking place in your body and mostly likely some depression is kicking in. This is why that one "Poor Choice" can turn into a Spiral. Don't eat it. It's not just about weight gain. It's about feeling good emotionally, physically, mentally etc... It could take a week to get everything back to where it was. All that for 2 minutes of eating pleasure? Is it really worth it? As Betty says...It's poison. Throw that crap away. __________________ "It shouldn't be a RACE to get thin. It should be a Journey to good health."

09-12-2008, 11:27 AM	#26
flatferenghi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,335 Gallery: flatferenghi	get rid of them now!!! they are such a trigger food for me. I always ate the whole box. who bothered to toast them? Throw them outside the house quickly, quickly. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

09-12-2008, 07:37 AM	#2
Livywilltim-mom Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,288 Gallery: Livywilltim-mom Stats: 195/In God's Hands/110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Ongoing Battle	Absolute Poison...get them out NOW

09-12-2008, 07:38 AM	#3
livinlarge Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: IL Posts: 420 Gallery: livinlarge Stats: 184/172/165 (mini goal) WOE: atkins/moderate carbs Start Date: 8/25/08	I know on another thread someone suggested standing naked in front of the mirror for a little while to help convince yourself why you don't want to eat that junk!

09-12-2008, 07:41 AM	#4
MichelleM MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gatlinburg Posts: 1,815 Gallery: MichelleM Stats: 171/139/135 WOE: atkins Start Date: July 13, 2003	Id say THROW EM OUT too!! Just toss em out ..somewhere where you cant crawl in and get them out too! ha I sometimes DESTROY my food by pouring salt ans pepper or chili pepper on them (especiall if its a sugary thing(. That is a sure way to stop myself from picking at them.

09-12-2008, 07:42 AM	#5
sugarless4life Atkins Ambassador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 9,451 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: sugarless4life Stats: I EAT TO LIVE HEALTHY AND EXERCISE TO LIVE STRONG! WOE: Lost it with Atkins / RUNNING to keep it off! Start Date: January 19, 2002 - 6 YEARS ON ATKINS	Heather, for you and all our friends in Texas ! Now, girlfriend, GET RID OF THAT CRAP. There is no nutritional value there. You sweat, toil, and work to get rid of the pounds .. why would you want to sabotage those efforts by consuming garbage? PROCESSED = CRAP. Don't kid yourself .. eat those and you'll be on the ropes for more and more and more ... GET RID OF THEM ! Betty

09-12-2008, 07:44 AM	#6
Houston Heather Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 4,917 Gallery: Houston Heather Stats: Size 22W/12/12 WOE: Atkins 2002 Ongoing Weight Loss	Gone. Yay! One more obstacle to weight loss gone. Never doing THAT again. I am so glad DH is also low-carb. I'm feeling very vulnerable right now.

09-12-2008, 07:44 AM	#7
lisabinil Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: suburbs of Chicago Posts: 9,287 Gallery: lisabinil Stats: 214/185/180 287 in 00 WOE: higher carb Atkins for optimum health Start Date: SBD 3/5/07,Atkins 4/18/07	One reason-they simply taste like CRAP. Seriously I take a bite of pop tarts now and literally spit them out-soooo nasty.

09-12-2008, 07:45 AM	#8
ItsToni MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 2,126 Gallery: ItsToni Stats: 5'9" - started@223 WOE: Atkins (over & over) Start Date: October 21, 2005	Read the ingredient label - do you really want THAT in your body??? Take them outside and put them in the garbage can out there. My son always wants me to buy those and I just refuse. Anything that leaves that "lard-like" coating on the roof of your mouth can't be good. You are worth more than a fudge pop tart!

09-12-2008, 07:46 AM	#9
NurseMonkee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 347 Gallery: NurseMonkee WOE: Lower Carb Start Date: 7/13/08	You don't need the poptarts. They are loaded with high fructose corn syrup and transfat. A few minutes of tummy satisfaction isn't worth dying early for. Kellogg's doesnt even try to hide the fact that their product has transfat. They're all open about it. Toss them. Don't even keep them around. Take them out of the box and crumble them in the trash. Dump some cleaning solution on it. How about making yourself an iced coffee instead. You can put in some unsweetened cocoa in it to make it chocolatey.

09-12-2008, 07:55 AM	#11
sugarless4life Atkins Ambassador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 9,451 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: sugarless4life Stats: I EAT TO LIVE HEALTHY AND EXERCISE TO LIVE STRONG! WOE: Lost it with Atkins / RUNNING to keep it off! Start Date: January 19, 2002 - 6 YEARS ON ATKINS	GOOD JOB, HEATHER! Betty

09-12-2008, 07:58 AM	#12
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,722 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs

09-12-2008, 08:02 AM	#13
ljguitar Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 527 Gallery: ljguitar WOE: Low Carb - 30 or less sensible carbs per day	Hi Heather... We thought we had cleaned out the cabinets, pantry etc, and yet we find ''stuff''. When we find some, we immediately walk it out to the outside trash container and pop-the-lid, and away it goes. You know what to do, lady.

09-12-2008, 08:04 AM	#14
LaurenS11 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 19 Gallery: LaurenS11 Stats: 183/155/135 Start Date: January 2008	Nice job!!!

09-12-2008, 08:13 AM	#15
junkfoodmonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,690 Blog Entries: 42 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: 183/156/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinduction: 01/01/08	Hey, that disaster kit is for "in the event of a disaster" not "cause a diet disaster" Well done on tossing them! Pop Tarts are pure evil in a box.

09-12-2008, 08:21 AM	#16
livinlarge Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: IL Posts: 420 Gallery: livinlarge Stats: 184/172/165 (mini goal) WOE: atkins/moderate carbs Start Date: 8/25/08	I call em "Poop Tarts"

09-12-2008, 08:44 AM	#17
Livywilltim-mom Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,288 Gallery: Livywilltim-mom Stats: 195/In God's Hands/110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Ongoing Battle	YEAH!!

09-12-2008, 08:58 AM	#18
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 10,313 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 54 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	I know you've already dumped 'em - but in any similar event do this - remove PopTarts from box. Remove wrappers from PopTarts. Get some double-stick tape. Apply tape to back of each PopTart. Press PopTarts, one at a time, onto your thighs and booty. Cuz that IS where they will end up anyway, even if you try it from the INSIDE!! Works with any food - Cinnabon rolls, brownies, ice cream sandwiches (although they melt quickly and run down your leg....) Good job!

09-12-2008, 09:00 AM	#19
CurlsNCuffs MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,345 Gallery: CurlsNCuffs Stats: 240/147/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2, 2003	Go Heather, Go Heather! Great job.....be safe!

09-12-2008, 09:12 AM	#20
dointhis4me MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,095 Gallery: dointhis4me Stats: (was 246+ in 3/07) lc start wt- 239+/166/146 WOE: Atkins-ish Start Date: 4/4/07-5'6" and 30 y.o.	I bet they have maggots in them!!!!!! did that help

09-12-2008, 10:12 AM	#23
Prototype Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 42 Gallery: Prototype Stats: 293/230/170 Start Date: April 19, 2008	I agree, toss 'em....It would be pretty bad if all you had to eat in a disaster was pop tarts. I would replace them with some jerky or something along those lines. Last weekend I was cleaning out a cupboard and came across some food I had bought prior to low carbing, some Rice-a-Roni, instant potatoes, spaghetti....things like that. I put it all out on the counter and told my roommate he had about 2 minutes to put it all away in his cupboard or else it was going in the trash. It felt good to get rid of it....well kind of get rid of it. I'll still have to smell it when he cooks it.

09-12-2008, 10:35 AM	#24
nanberrycritter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts Posts: 159 Gallery: nanberrycritter Stats: 318/292/159 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 12th, 2008	Disaster kit indeed! lol @ poop tarts Congrats on being strong and throwing those nasty things out!

09-12-2008, 10:53 AM	#25
TAMYRAJEAN Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 83 Gallery: TAMYRAJEAN Stats: 282/240/141 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2007	BACK AWAY....from the chemical filled Pop-Tart! Think about it....how long has it been in your disaster kit and it has not rotted or gotten moldy yet. Put a can of tuna in it's place. Just don't forget the can opener.

09-12-2008, 12:02 PM	#27
HezzieLee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 723 Gallery: HezzieLee Stats: 35yrs old 5'4" 180/173/155 WOE: Low carb/Low sugar- Prediabetic Start Date: March 2008	I throw stuff directly into the TOILET... I've been known to dig something out of the trash, if I change my mind!

09-12-2008, 12:38 PM	#28
fawn Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,971 Gallery: fawn Stats: 210/120 WOE: Eating For Health Start Date: 2/2000	yeah heather! and on a side note, I'm sending good thoughts your way.

09-12-2008, 12:44 PM	#29
homestretch MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,347 Gallery: homestretch Stats: 206.5/153/155 WOE: Lost 35 on SB/Now Atkins and calorie counting Start Date: 5/26/06	Ohhh they are disgusting! Throw them out!

09-12-2008, 01:04 PM	#30
luvslabs Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 40 Gallery: luvslabs Stats: ack/working on it/yippee! WOE: Atkins Start Date: February 2008	Doing the happy dance for Heather!!! You rock!