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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    adowe wrote: »
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Fruit will satisfy that sweet tooth, fill you up and is low-cal.

    Fruit does not fill me up, or satisfy my so called "sweet tooth"

    Eat 1 cookie. If it fits your day. Or eat them all and move on.
    I was replying to the OP, not to you.

    Everyone is entitled to their own suggestions. Eating all the cookies every night is one way to go. Fruit is another. Saving up more calories is another. There are many suggestions. Fruit is mine.

    I'm sorry that you don't like my suggestion, but it does give the OP more variety. She can pick one of ours or choose her own. :)
  • mrsdmiller74
    mrsdmiller74 Posts: 34 Member
    I truly understand. At work your meals are usually prepared the night before or if you like me I started walking on my 30 minute lunch break due to the fact that I sit at a desk 7.5 hours of the day. When I get home I want a snack because the kids are eating pizza rolls bagel bits etc but have you some go to snacks, like nuts, fruit omg veggies with humus is my favorite. Try to leave the cookies alone because after awhile it will defeat the purpose of what you are trying to do.
  • 39plus
    39plus Posts: 22 Member
    I eat very well at work also. What helps me with late night snacking is my trustworthy giant bag of pork rinds (skins). I know this isn't the best in healthy terms (sodium), but I drink a bottled water and take ONE handful out of the bag and put on a napkin and immediately clip the bag shut again. 1oz is only 90 calories, and no carbs. One bag will easily last a week. Or find something else low calorie, like everyone else said, and only eat that. Skinny Pop has the single serving bags that are good. Just don't buy the giant bag from Walgreens and eat the whole thing in one sitting...I have done this in the past, it's just that good!
  • KaidensMom13
    KaidensMom13 Posts: 25 Member
    lilawolf wrote: »
    Lots of great responses here, but FIRST you need to look at your allotted calories and macros. Do they make sense? Are you on 1200 calories (sedentary and lose 2lbs/week) and the macros that MFP assigns? Are you eating back your exercise calories? 10,000 steps a day is NOT sedentary, and the preset macros are low in fat and protein and too high in carbs. Maybe you just need more calories.

    Check this out: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    If I am getting 10,000 steps a day what would you consider that?
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Are you blowing your calorie deficiency by eating those cookies?
  • KristenE83
    KristenE83 Posts: 187 Member
    I have lost 94lbs (meaning I have successfully lost a boat load of weight) and for some reason have these exact same issues from time to time...right now is one of those times. The difference for me is that I religiously plan my food for work and pre-log everything. I don't, however, do the same for dinners and there lies the difference. We (me and you!) need to try pre-logging a pre-dinner snack as well as dinner. I find if I let myself get too hungry before dinner all bets are off. I also have the "if I eat a bowl of cereal at midnight it will cure the insomnia" issue. This is rare and I can't figure out a solution so I just go w/ it. However I do find that if I'm in a really good food/exercise routine I sleep better. Maybe that is a solution in itself. Either way... with a little preparation I think we can kick these bad habits!

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