Little Miss I SNACK TO MUCH

SamanthaIrving1990
SamanthaIrving1990 Posts: 24 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
So! Hi Everyone!
My name is Sammy - and I snack...waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much. I have never been at the weight I am right now and I am extremely disgusted with myself for letting it get this bad. Im trying to learn new ways to eat! and how to snack ON GOOD THINGS and cut out bad stuff. I hunt (sorry if you arent into that) so i have really lean meat at my finger tips of days just need to know how to meal prep myself. and so forth.
My goal - drop down to 125-130 but be toned (so if that means i weight more so be it) and feel better about myself!
Random yes - but i haven't introduced myself yet = P

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Welcome. I would suggest you log everything you eat for this next week. I found that does two things. First it gives me the hard numbers I need to see in order to understand how much I'm eating in relation to how much I should be eating, and second it is annoying to add six different snacks a day, so I tend to not eat snacks.

    Oh, three things I guess. Third - I can study and learn from my Food Diary here. It's a really great tool.

    Just start there - baby steps. :)
  • Behxo
    Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
    I always find that prelogging helps A LOT, I know what I'm making to prep for the week and know what I'm eating everyday.
  • SamanthaIrving1990
    SamanthaIrving1990 Posts: 24 Member
    Behxo wrote: »
    I always find that prelogging helps A LOT, I know what I'm making to prep for the week and know what I'm eating everyday.

    Yeah i was thinking of doing that do you know if we have a meal prep discussion and waht not to show how we should and what we should meal prep?
  • SamanthaIrving1990
    SamanthaIrving1990 Posts: 24 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Welcome. I would suggest you log everything you eat for this next week. I found that does two things. First it gives me the hard numbers I need to see in order to understand how much I'm eating in relation to how much I should be eating, and second it is annoying to add six different snacks a day, so I tend to not eat snacks.

    Oh, three things I guess. Third - I can study and learn from my Food Diary here. It's a really great tool.

    Just start there - baby steps. :)

    Thank you !!
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Welcome. I would suggest you log everything you eat for this next week. I found that does two things. First it gives me the hard numbers I need to see in order to understand how much I'm eating in relation to how much I should be eating, and second it is annoying to add six different snacks a day, so I tend to not eat snacks.

    Oh, three things I guess. Third - I can study and learn from my Food Diary here. It's a really great tool.

    Just start there - baby steps. :)

    Definitely agree with this! Knowledge is power. If you find that one or two of your snacks can fit into your calorie goal, keep them! But this will allow you to ease into the process and get used to it.

    Also, try to figure out why you're snacking. Are you bored? Lonely? Tired? Legitimately hungry? Once you find out, you'll be better equipped to target the problem.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Start with today's food diary, as suggested above do the best you can at accurately logging the things you eat, Snacks of any sort, Moose jerky, whatever. I also spent my first week here just logging my food without trying to change anything. You'll also need to acquire and use a digital kitchen scale. The magic happens in your head when the truth is known. You now have the power of knowledge. Use it well.
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