Low calorie but now low enough, disappointed...

I imagine that snack attached to my *kitten*. Stops me in my tracks every time. lol Well most of the time.

Pick up LOWER calorie snacks. Mushrooms are very filling and low in calories,under 20 per cup! A fresh cucumber with salt- under 10 calories. That and start your morning with high protein foods, it will help you keep full through the day.

What is your calorie goal?

I wanted to eat something tonight that would have put me over my calorie budget. Sometimes I just need to remind myself that it will be there tomorrow and if I really want it, I can make room in my calorie budget then. I just find a way to fit them in or do a bit of extra exercise so I keep my net where it should be.

I don't buy the bread or refuse it when at a restaurant. "If I eat that will I regret it later" that's what I ask myself often.

I don't know why this is helping me, but... I've been filling out my diary BEFORE eating... it's really helping me figure out how much wiggle room I have, and then if i'm feeling hungry, it's always fun to be like, 'oh! i have this and this left to eat today...'- or 'oh, i have 300 calories left, even with dinner planned! what fun and healthy thing can i feed myself before then?!' does that make sense?

When I'm tempted to snack I think about running out of calories and not being able to eat much for my favourite meal of the day...supper! That keeps me in line for most of the day. I'll grab a carrot or something to stop the hunger pang. I trained myself not to eat in the evenings over a year ago, so I find that part of the day usually not as challenging. Plus I have a decaf coffee, which makes me feel full for a while.

My goal is 1,200, and boy did I struggle. I took a while to get in a groove and decide what I wanted/needed to give up. I loved my Caribou Coffee Campfire Mochas, but now I know that if I want it it needs to be skim with no whip, and it's still like 460 calories, which screws up my entire day, and I'm just hungry a little later. I want the Campfire mocha - I have to bike it off. It's that simple.

Right now I have a V-8 every morning, and choose between a protein bar and plain coffee or one of those canned mochas. That gives me like 210-250, and I find that as long as I keep my breakfast low I tend to end the day well. My husband's calorie goals and burning habits are higher than mine, so I have lately been keeping lunch as low as possible, too, with a chef salad or similar. I personally don't snack much - maybe that is the difference.

We have a local bread shop that is FANTASTIC, but I often stare at the slice and think "100 calories, minimum, for that piece of bread" and decide I would rather "spend" that 100 calories on something else. That usually works for me.

I've taken to intense stationary bike workouts through out the day. 10-15 minutes at a time. Hard enough that I'm tired and sweating, even after 10-15 minutes. That burn about 20-22 calories a minute.

Not as time consuming as 40-60 minute straight workouts, but more intense. and burn more calories per minute.

That way, I can go, in terms of eating, 200-400 over my net calorie level (1520) and still lose weight.

For me, bread is my greatest downfall... There's nothing I love more but I can't lose weight unless I cut it out almost all together.
I have one super thin slice (fresh baked whole wheat) in the morning with a little natural peanut butter and honey. Then no more the rest of the day.

I keep different varieties of pickles, raw almonds, or some fresh fruit around for snacking.

but my brother told me once when he was trying to lose weight that everytime he went to eat something "bad" that he would reach down and grab a roll of fat on his stomach and it would keep him from eating it lol!

I'm so going to do this!!