help with snacks please :-(
erchel00
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Hi all
First time posting. I have been using mfp for a few months and have lost 19 pounds so far, have 9 more to go! I don't block out treats completely, just cut them right down and have started running as well. My biggest problem is snacking! In work there is an endless supply of chocolate, biscuits, sweets etc and I am finding it hard to have snacks that will get me through to lunch / home time. Any ideas are greatly appreciated, thank you :-)
First time posting. I have been using mfp for a few months and have lost 19 pounds so far, have 9 more to go! I don't block out treats completely, just cut them right down and have started running as well. My biggest problem is snacking! In work there is an endless supply of chocolate, biscuits, sweets etc and I am finding it hard to have snacks that will get me through to lunch / home time. Any ideas are greatly appreciated, thank you :-)
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Since you have lost 19 pounds so far, you know how this works. Bring in your own snacks, eat those and ignore the rest. Right now, as I type, there is a chocolate cake on a table right outside my office. It's not within my limits so I don't eat it. Funny thing is, every time I pass that cake, it just sits on that table and does not throw itself down my throat, does not call my name, in fact, it does nothing to attract me to it. I ignore it.
Just use the same inner strength you employ in not strangling the life out of some A**hole who truly deserves it. We all have an inner strength to keep us from acting on all of our more base impulses. Just use that strength.0 -
:-) that inner strength scenario makes sense ha, thank you!0
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What i bring to work sometimes are eggs, protein bar, protein shake, fruits, greek yogurt.0
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I usually go for yogurt or protein bar (brownies, strawberry) if i am in need of something sweet. It usually calms me down and curve my sweet tooh.0
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I keep oatmeal and tea at my desk, then if I get hungry after eating all my food for the day I know I have something filling and healthy available.0
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If you have a good lunch while at work you won't be tempted to eat snacks? I know its only when I've not eaten enough at lunchtime then I'm partial to the biccie tin...
Drink water/tea/coffee and ignore what's around you, it takes practice to keep saying no, but after a while it becomes the norm.
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greek yogurt with pb2, those squeezable (pre portioned!) packets of peanut butter with an apple or banana, I'll pre-weigh exactly 1 ounce of mixed nuts or cashews, one or two hard boiled eggs...two medjool dates for sweetness...0
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I never thought to bring oatmeal! ! That's would be prefect to get me through a long evening! I usually have Greek yogurt but either my appetite is growing or my lunches aren't big enough lately :-) I will try the dates, I've actually never eaten a date before0
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I never thought to bring oatmeal! ! That's would be prefect to get me through a long evening! I usually have Greek yogurt but either my appetite is growing or my lunches aren't big enough lately :-) I will try the dates, I've actually never eaten a date before
Be warned, Medjool dates are like a tiny sugar bomb0 -
So my job is notorious for having cupcakes, donuts, candy at any given time. As long as I have eaten, I am really not tempted. Once I make my mind up that I am not going to have whatever it is I don't think about it again. Normally throughout the day I will chew gum or have two altoids.0
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My fella and I both rely pretty heavily on Luna bars at work. They taste like candy, packed with protein, and under 200 calories. They are marketed as being for women but this is just because they are fortified with things like folic acid that are important to women's reproductive health.
I also like apple slices with almond butter and cinnamon.0 -
I make my own version of these. I add almonds. I eat loads of them and they don't affect my weight as much as the store bought ones do.
http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/just-like-nature-valleys-oats-n-honeys-bars-actually-they-are-better/0 -
Hi all
First time posting. I have been using mfp for a few months and have lost 19 pounds so far, have 9 more to go! I don't block out treats completely, just cut them right down and have started running as well. My biggest problem is snacking! In work there is an endless supply of chocolate, biscuits, sweets etc and I am finding it hard to have snacks that will get me through to lunch / home time. Any ideas are greatly appreciated, thank you :-)
Lunch to home time is an issue for me as well. This time of year I like a cup of Chai with milk & a little sugar, and then a reduced fat cheese stick & some veggies. 2% Greek with Grapenuts cereal is good too.0 -
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Low fat popcorn
Oranges
Banana and fat free yoghurt0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »I never thought to bring oatmeal! ! That's would be prefect to get me through a long evening! I usually have Greek yogurt but either my appetite is growing or my lunches aren't big enough lately :-) I will try the dates, I've actually never eaten a date before
Be warned, Medjool dates are like a tiny sugar bomb
Thanks for the heads up :-) I think my problem sometimes is I over indulge in things that are healthy but only in moderation!
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kshama2001 wrote: »I never thought to bring oatmeal! ! That's would be prefect to get me through a long evening! I usually have Greek yogurt but either my appetite is growing or my lunches aren't big enough lately :-) I will try the dates, I've actually never eaten a date before
Be warned, Medjool dates are like a tiny sugar bomb
Thanks for the heads up :-) I think my problem sometimes is I over indulge in things that are healthy but only in moderation!
Yup, I ate waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many nuts and nut butters before I realized how high they are in calories. Now I eat an ounce of nuts with a few ounces of apple.0 -
String cheese. Sunflower seeds (in shell -they are caloric but very easy to eat slowly). No sugar added popsicles,0
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I don't snack. I don't see the need to. It means I can eat more at meals too.0
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Hi all
Lunch to home time is an issue for me as well. This time of year I like a cup of Chai with milk & a little sugar, and then a reduced fat cheese stick & some veggies. 2% Greek with Grapenuts cereal is good too.
I must look for grapenut cereal, I am based in uk so not sure if we stock it here; hard to get a cereal or granola that isn't full of sugar, someone mentioned looking at paleo snacks coz they are mostly made from scratch so maybe I should give that a go, its by 3pm that I start getting hungry, even after having a really big lunch, it's like my stomach just switched to on once it hits!0 -
Protein shakes is a given, kills any appetite cravings. But if its the chewing aspect of what you need to satisfy I would strongly recommend Chocolate covered almonds. Not the milk chocolate where the layer of chocolate is bigger than the almond itself, but the dark chocolate covered almonds (almost like dusted with dark choco powder). Satisfies any sweet tooth and any cravings for snacking. High in good fats, high in protein, low in carbs, fiber in nut reduces amount of carb absorbed aka low net carbs!0
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Thanks for all the suggestions, I think it is the chewing that I need alright, going to stock up on loads tomorrow and try them out, am determined to break the habit of one biscuit won't hurt ...0
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I usually bring Greek Yogurt, Apples with Peanut Butter, Baby Carrots/Celery, Protein Bars, String Cheese. You get the gist. Also, I don't know if you use Pinterest but I have found some really great lunch/snack ideas on there.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »
Be warned, Medjool dates are like a tiny sugar bomb
Thanks for the heads up :-) I think my problem sometimes is I over indulge in things that are healthy but only in moderation!
be warned, you'd likely over indulge in dates only once...they keep you "regular" if you know what I mean.
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JodehFoster wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »
Be warned, Medjool dates are like a tiny sugar bomb
Thanks for the heads up :-) I think my problem sometimes is I over indulge in things that are healthy but only in moderation!
be warned, you'd likely over indulge in dates only once...they keep you "regular" if you know what I mean.
It helps if you put them in cookies (or ...um....so I hear)0
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