Last couple days

Kimberlyann21
Kimberlyann21 Posts: 31 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have been on my plan sice 9/11/12 and I really have been doing great. So far I am down 8 lbs and 15" all over. I track everything that I eat or drink. I am feeling really good and very positive. I have a total of 129 lbs to lose, so you can say I a ways to go. But the last couple days I have been battling myself. It has been happening more at night where even though I am all done logging my food I just feel like I want something more. I do know this is the bigger girl in me so I have to train her. Like last night I don't know why I just really wanted pizza. Was I hungry (NO). Did I have calories left for pizza (NO). Do I know if I would have given into this impulse I would have felt bad (YES). Did I eat it (NO). So I am making progress by not giving in but sometimes it can put me in a really crabby mood. I am really proud of myself for not doing what I use to always do. I know this will take time but my goodness if the demon inside would just leave me alone and let me stay on the path I am trying to stay on.

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  • stellalunag
    stellalunag Posts: 19 Member
    Do you get a before-bed snack as a part of your meal plan? I do, and it helps fight those nighttime munchies quite a bit. The snack can't be any old thing, though. It needs to be high protein, low sugar, low fat, and Maybe just 150-200 calories (depending on your intake the rest of the day). Typically, I'll have fat free cottage cheese with berries, frozen nonfat yogurt, or a protein shake. And the snack should happen an hour before bed.

    And hang in there. I know the hardest fights are the ones against ourselves!
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I think we have ALL been there. I think the trick is just to fight through it, keep doing what you know is working, and it will pass. You CAN DO THIS!
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I can relate. While I don't have as much to lose as you, I am battling with the same thing. I have no problem getting in exercise or activity. My problem was with eating at night. I looked back at three months worth or so of how many calories I've been eating per day. For 34 days of 74 I had eaten over 2300 calories. I thought that all of my exercise would offset any extra calories. Not the case. So 12 days ago I decided to adjust my calories for the day to be 1950. I will eat that or just under everyday...regardless if I workout that day. There were a few days where I was out of calories for the day but WANTED to eat. I thought of how many days I've gone so far and my goal was to do 74 days in a row and see how the scale reacted. I didn't want to mess up the days I had already gone thru and have to start over again. I am on day 12 and feeling better. I think the scale has gone back down. I was supposed to WI today, but got my period REALLY early so I decided to skip it because I feel bloated and know it'll be a false read and I don't want to be discouraged. Sorry so long, but long story short (too late) is that I'm trying to save like 60-70% of my calories for dinner and after. I'm still eating enough, but trying to avoid ACTUAL hunger late at night. I am also tryng to figure in treats here and there so I don't binge on them. For example, I had cereal for breakfast today, coffee a couple hours later with three mini Halloween choc bars (240 cal). I am going out to eat tonight, so I'm figuring about 1000-1200 for that. I am also on my way out the door to workout...just for 45 minutes or so on the ellip. I'm hoping it'll also get out some of the period bloat. You are not alone in your struggle. I am tweaking my eating in hopes that this will finally be the answer to dropping these 15-20 lbs. Feel free to add me as a friend. :bigsmile:

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