Help! I can't control it!

That is rough! First off kudos for being a teacher. Second; bring a snack, it doesn't have to be an apple something you can pick at like popcorn. I pop a 100 calorie pack when I now I'll be out of the house and put in a ziplock, that way when I've passed the 10th KFC running errands I can eat the pop corn with some water and I'm good till I get home. hope that helps a bit. Are you skipping lunch?

Hi Abby!
I have this same issue as I do work odd hours at times. What I do is carry a snack bag filled with things like cheese sticks, fruit, 100 calorie pack or something like that along with me wherever I go. The total calories in that snack bag usually range up to 250-300 calories (calorie value of a typical meal)- That way- if I choose to flip out or get increadibly hungry and I can't get home on time I can dig into my bag for some healthy snacks. I use to get teased at the office about carrying food around all the time but I see now, that others are starting to do it! LOL:laugh:

In my desk drawer I keep a couple of campbels soup on the go or if there is no microwave I keep a package of pre-drained tuna to eat or a couple of ziplock baggies of dry cereal. I keep something to eat that I can get at and not be ashamed of myself when I'm done enjoying it. I even keep a health food bar in the car so that if in the event that I don't have my snack bag- the option to go through a drive-through on the way home is removed. :blushing:

Truthfully- the choices you made during your "binge" were not all bad (minus the marshmallow creame- simple sugar). It happens-- they key is to not engage in the activity too often. I Try and prepare for a longer day if possible. Even an extra 30 meeting at the end of a day (when you are use to leaving at a certain time) can mean the difference between an impulse double whopper with cheese and fries filled with fat and a healthy volumetrics meal with aaaalll the trimings!

Good luck!

have a pinch of roasted seaweed when you feel a binge coming on. I have no idea why, but it always always stops me...

Try not to beat yourself up - you are human! And you're doing a good job on your plan

PB is not all that bad. Yes, it's high in fat like all it's nutty cousins but it's "good" fat. The kind that makes you feel full and satisfied. You don't want to eat it al the time because it's high in calories too. But if you allow for some fat in your plan, make a PB & Sugar Free J sandwich. Get some high fiber bread or English muffins and put 1 Tbsp PB on it and some jam and you're looking at around 100 cals for the bread and around 94 cals for the PB and then whatever your jam is - probably 20 or so.

A less cal approach is to eat up to a cup of low or non fat cottage cheese with some chopped tomatoes or mandarin oranges mixed in and topped with 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds (45 cals for the seeds) It's delicious, provides the protein to help keep hunger at bay and some crunch for the munchie attack.

I make my own "protein water" by mixing half a scoop of unflavored whey protein (45 cals) with a little (1-2 Tbsp) cranberry juice concentrate (the kind that's really thick and needs to be diluted - 100% juice only!) You can add a packet of Splenda or Truvia (stevia) for some sweetness as the cran can be pretty tart until you get used to it. This can be achieved by adding about a half a packet of SF drink mix to the water bottle instead of the cran concentrate, something like Crystal Light.

Hope that helps!
Denice

I make a pb smoothie with 3/4 cup low fat or fat free milk, some ice and a tablespoon of PB. Its a good lowcal snack that works wonders for satisfying that PB craving without eating it straight out. You can also throw in some frozen berries for a PB&J effect.

Whirl it in the blender and you have a healthy, satisfying drink to tide you over until you can have a real meal.

Buterfly- I'm glad you mentioned the SF gum. Often times I have the erge to chew something but not really hungry???? I think SF gum is better in this case.