Help with snacking!!

Ralphone

Good luck I know you can do it

indiacaitlin

I have bad food cravings, especially if I know that there's something tasty around. I've tried to combat it with having more filling meals - filling my plate up more with vegetables/lower calorie food so the volume is higher. I snack on higher protein things and just engage my willpower a bit! Generally I find the cravings pass after while, if I indulge then I tend to want more and more of the food and it's just a slippery slope!

Ralphone

Thanks for the help. Trying to more filling foods. But sometimes I still want my late night pbj. But so far in the last 3 days.

nogutbut1

Hi.. I had to chuckle when I seen this blog. I can relate. Most of my snacking comes from boredom and seems like a habit than a need. So I have been drinking more tea, drinking more water. I keep unsalted sunflower seeds in the cubbard usually helps. But for the rough times, popcorn- make my own to regulate the salt and oil. I think having the sunflower seeds or pistachio nuts in the shell work best bc I'd have to crack them which means work for that snack, and maybe eat less but eating healthy fats.

I hope this helps.

Ralphone

Thanks for the help. All good ideas. Unfortunately I really like pbj sandwich as my snack of choice. pretty think ones I might add lol. Doing good this week with not snacking. Thanks for taking time out .good luck

Ralphone

Can I give my self a 1/2 day. No snacks but I ate way to much candy. SO NOT SO GOOD. I have to restart tonight I guess. Try and try again. Good luck all

ikafish

It definitely helps if you have a set meal plan and good sized meals. Make sure bad snack options are not readily available in the house, have fruit and healthy options in the fridge

Ralphone

OK Monday no snacks.

REDMANIV

Nice job Ralohone...

Ralphone

Sorry I know I am so disappointed I can't make it 2 in a row. Reset try again. I think I need a support group lol

REDMANIV

You can do it. Once that click strikes midnight.... Just say no...

Ralphone

Lol I just said. No day 1 thanks for the support.

Ralphone

Snack thing is just not working out for me . I need to really try I don't feel I am put in my best efforts. Gping to try and do better. I know that I know how to do this.

ereck44

Keep working at it, Ralphone. Maybe save some calories for your favorite snack and then eat it before midnight. I have been eating more protein at the end of the day and it has been working out better for me.

Ralphone

Sounds like a plan. Maybe a protein shake. Thanks.

Ralphone

Not doing well with late night snacks

rheddmobile

Is there some reason you can't just plan for the late night pbj as part of your daily calories? There's nothing magic about late night eating or about pbjs, you could eat one every day and still lose weight, depending on what you ate the rest of the day and how much exercise you get. In fact I just had half a peanut butter sandwich and it's 4 am here, and I've lost 122 lbs eating this way. There's no protein shake police who are going to haul you away for eating peanut butter sandwiches instead of protein shakes - in fact I think protein shakes are nasty and a waste of perfectly good calories. If you prefer them, fine, but don't force yourself to eat food you dislike instead of the food you crave.

Ralphone

thanks for the help, i do know what you are saying but if you see the size of my pbjs you would understand lol, the shakes i make i do like. Its just a matter of will power for me this i know, i have had success losing weight . i just keep getting up lately in the middle of the night and snacking. thanks for taking time out . good luck

ereck44

Are you waking up to fix a snack? Maybe you are not eating enough before going to bed? I try to eat a cookie a day or something like that. It keeps me from binging. I also try not to eat ice cream or anything "high fat" unless I work out that day. I don't get up from bed to eat snacks unless I go to bed somewhat hungry. Maybe you should try saving calories for later in the day and include pbj, maybe in a smaller portion. Sometimes I get sick thinking that I ate something (like ice cream) in 20 minutes but it took 45 minutes to earn the calories equal to that snack. Good luck to you Ralphone.

Ralphone

Thanks for helping. I will try and not snack tonight. Do you think its bad if i eat a pbj for breakfast. I did today but i did weight it all out. Tell me what you all think.

rheddmobile

Ralphone wrote: »

Thanks for helping. I will try and not snack tonight. Do you think its bad if i eat a pbj for breakfast. I did today but i did weight it all out. Tell me what you all think.

The only thing really wrong with a pbj is it's not much protein and a lot of calories if you use a lot of peanut butter. That's why I started eating half of a sandwich - makes me happy for about 200 cal instead of about 500. I eat something with a lot of protein at the same time, such as chicken or cottage cheese. I also started getting my peanut butter out using a teaspoon instead of a knife, which makes it easier for me to stay within a single serving size. You could try weighing it to keep portions reasonable.

VUA21

I just thought of something I used to do when I first started. Ziplock bags and sharpies. For your left over pizza: put each slice into a baggie and write the number of calories a slice has on the bag. Bid bold print works great. That way, you have a good visual of what that slice of pizza (or any other food) will be calorie wise. It's a mental trick, but it helps keep the snack in perspective as how many calories you are eating. I still do that with candy, I usually cut them in half, but them in separate bags and write the # of calories on the bags. It's part of my workout incentive....oh you want that Snickers, well then it's time to hit the treadmill.

Ralphone

All good ideas thank you. right now I think it's other things making me sanck. Emotional eat I think anyway . Good luck

Ralphone

OK no sbacks last night . That's one

Thediamond13

Track it! That has helped keep me honest. Once I’ve submitted my food for the day I don’t want to go back and change it so I just go to bed

Ralphone

That's a real good idea . I just have to get serious about this snack thing. Thanks for the help.

ereck44

Not doing well....have the munchies today. I think that when I force myself to stay awake when my body really wants to sleep, I really struggle.

Ralphone

Me too it's hard for me not to snack late at night. But don't give up . Last night I did good. No snacks. Good luck come back and let me know how you do.

Snowflake1968

I account for my snack every night because I know I'm going to want it and it's not something I'm ready to give up. What about making your snack earlier in the evening and maybe a smaller size? My husband is a pb guy too, so I sympathize with you. Can you make it any healthier at all?

Ralphone

Yes I can if I weigh it all out its now were as bad. I am trying for 2 night's in a row. I hope to do . I have done well in the past I know I can do it. Thanks for taking time out to help. Check in any time good luck.