fxbg71's Journal, 09 January 2009

Hi there... saw your journal posted - might sound weird but when i get the munchies at night I'll have something like pickles and banana peppers or cherry tomatoes and cucumber with some salt. Usually does the trick for me! 

I just sent you a buddy request. I see that you are a member of the "Yellow Paratrooper" squad in the bootcamp challenge. So am I! I enjoy learning from the male point of view regarding weight loss. My husband is a physical education-health education teacher. He is sort of a fitness buff and I have a hard time keeping up with him. We may be able to encourage each other during boot camp and beyond! Good luck!  

First - thanks for agreeing to be my bud! Also - these night time cravings used to bug me too. If I got too desparate, I'd eat a slice of cheese or a spoon of peanut butter for protein along with some raisins to beat the sweets! Usually I counted out fourteen raisins! 14 was my husband's college baseball number. Weird huh! At other times I drank hot tea. Drinking something warm makes your stomach "think" you are full. I no longer get cravings at night.  

Hi Fxbg71 - whenever I get cravings I will drink a big glass of water. That usually gives me a full feeling and then I can walk away from whatever I was craving. Good Luck! 

I HAVE JUST THREE IMPORTANT WORDS FOR YA BUDDY! GOOOOOOOOOOOOO YELLOW PARATROOOOOOOOOOOOPERS!  

I drink a big cup of sugar-free hot chocolate with a load of sugar-free Cool Whip or canned sugar-free whipped cream. It's sweet, it's creamy, and it's relaxing before bed. I go brush my teeth or Listerine pretty quick after I finish it because it makes anything you stick in your mouth after that taste like crap. It really makes you not want to stick anything in your mouth anyway. I make my own hot chocolate mix and keep it it a big Tupperware bowl (sealed) on the shelf. If you want the recipe, message me and I'll send it to you. Hope this helps! Great progress, by the way! 

if you like cottage cheese you can try it with a tomato. what i do is drink 20oz of water in one big gulp then i fix the cottage cheese and tomato.also almonds are really good at suppressing your appetite. hope this helps,too