Comments on: Back in town http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/back-in-town/ Dieting by embarrassment Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Anna http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/back-in-town/#comment-998 Anna Thu, 08 May 2008 19:36:50 +0000 http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-998 I think being away generally makes dieting difficult because of the lack of control over what's available to eat. When I'm doing stuff for work in a hotel and all the meals are free (especially if we go out to a nice restaurant), I find it harder to control myself! Last time I had 3 days in a hotel, my weight increased by 2 lbs although it also coincided with my period, so it probably wasn't just me pigging out! There's a part of me that is fascinated by Becky's hints of something nasty with buffets and the other part is repelled and doesn't want to know! :-) I think being away generally makes dieting difficult because of the lack of control over what’s available to eat.

When I’m doing stuff for work in a hotel and all the meals are free (especially if we go out to a nice restaurant), I find it harder to control myself! Last time I had 3 days in a hotel, my weight increased by 2 lbs although it also coincided with my period, so it probably wasn’t just me pigging out!

There’s a part of me that is fascinated by Becky’s hints of something nasty with buffets and the other part is repelled and doesn’t want to know! :-)

]]> By: Becky http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/back-in-town/#comment-996 Becky Thu, 08 May 2008 18:45:55 +0000 http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-996 I'm the same in hotels. I eat WAY too much. Sometimes I even choose stuff that I don't particularly like, just because it's available. Why does one slice of hotel-buffet toast never feel as filling as my own home-made toast? I think I also get into panic mode when on holiday. Sub-consciously I worry that if I don't have a substantial meal at every meal, I may go hungry. I have no idea where this comes from. My mother has some fantastic stories about (disgusting) experiences at buffets. I should try and think of those when choosing the scrambled egg and bacon at the Holiday Inn. I’m the same in hotels. I eat WAY too much. Sometimes I even choose stuff that I don’t particularly like, just because it’s available. Why does one slice of hotel-buffet toast never feel as filling as my own home-made toast?

I think I also get into panic mode when on holiday. Sub-consciously I worry that if I don’t have a substantial meal at every meal, I may go hungry. I have no idea where this comes from.

My mother has some fantastic stories about (disgusting) experiences at buffets. I should try and think of those when choosing the scrambled egg and bacon at the Holiday Inn.

]]> By: Sylvia http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/back-in-town/#comment-995 Sylvia Thu, 08 May 2008 10:11:30 +0000 http://foodconfessional.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-995 I agree about the difficulties in turning down a free breakfast - I hadn't really thought about that but with two weeks of hotel living coming up, that's going to be rather difficult! I agree about the difficulties in turning down a free breakfast – I hadn’t really thought about that but with two weeks of hotel living coming up, that’s going to be rather difficult!

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