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Struggling with my eating a bit. Generally following my typical behavior of starting strong and then slowly going back to old habits. I’ve been snacking in the evenings again. Didn’t bother logging it some of the days, since it happened late but will include absolutely everything going forward. The frustrating thing is that I can go the entire day, eating according to my plan, limiting portions and choosing healthy foods, and then in the evening, I blow it. And for me, once I start snacking in the evening, it’s very hard to stop, and I can consume a large amount of food. And then I feel awful about myself and on and on it goes. Over the past week, I had gained several pounds but didn’t want to post it. I have managed to get back down to 176, but have to work on not feeling embarrassed to show my gains (and my late night snacks)! Definitely a work in progress. One day at a time!
Diet Calendar Entry for 24 January 2024:
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1445 kcal
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Fat: 85.25g | Prot: 61.36g | Carb: 110.98g.
Breakfast: Good Culture Simply Cottage Cheese Low-Fat Classic, Kirkland Signature Almonds, Coffee. Lunch: Kirkland Signature Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Expressions Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing & Marinade, Mixed Salad Greens, Market Pantry Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Broiled or Baked Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten), Roasted Cauliflower. Dinner: Specially Selected Dark Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Cashews, Aladdin's Eatery Hot Sauce, Aladdin's Eatery Aladdin's Dressing, Schwebel's Aladdin's Plain Pocket Pita Breads (Small), Mujadera Power Salad. more...
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Yes that could be me as well. I do that regularly. Glad you are seeing it and doing something about it. I try to eat a bit more during the day...especially food that helps me feel full. I drink a lot of water and if I have to snack I only choose foods that are within my plan.
24 Jan 24 by member: liv001
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Both Liv and Joe have great advice! Did you know that if you crave chocolate and you eat some protein, the craving goes away? It works about 50% of the time for me. Drink water to keep you full, at fiber heavy snacks for same reason, and I always have prepped cut up raw vegetables to tide me over. Stay away from processed foods at night especially. They will trigger hunger…In the end, it does take willpower.
24 Jan 24 by member: Diana 1234
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Choosing not to log your snacks doesn't erase them. Most of us don't look at actual food consumption of members. Putting them there in black & white lets you see what is holding you back from your goals. I have always allowed myself dessert after dinner. That marks my cut-off of eating for the day. If you find yourself unable to resist snacking, try to have low calorie options. Drink a cup of tea, eat some carrots, eat one small chocolate. Make sure your dinner is satisfying & filling.
24 Jan 24 by member: SherryeB
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I also enjoy an evening snack. But my meal plan allows it every other day so that helps me deal with the day I don't get it. Last night I had three saltines with a tablespoon of cream cheese. I've also found that chewing gum instead of eating helps curb the craving for a snack.
24 Jan 24 by member: GillianNRuby
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I'm having some difficulties too. And if you don't want to log your snacks, then don't. The logging is for your own tracking. I know when I've messed up and often don't want to bother looking whatever it was up or figuring out the portion I ate. All that matter to me is I know iwhat I did.
24 Jan 24 by member: Fritzy 22
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Make a huge salad. Snack on that! Also maybe some extra protein. Maybe a low carb protein shake. Maybe find an activity to distract you. For example, I enjoy singing. I know that I can’t sing with food in my mouth.
24 Jan 24 by member: buttercup30
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Sound advise coming from all the comments above. I'll just add - commit to drinking a lot of water. Every time I feel like snacking I drink water which has been a game-changer for me. Also, go for low calorie snacks such as Itsu - Crispy Seaweed Thins, carrots w/hummus dip and air-popped popcorn with no oil or butter. Try and FAST the following day after a binge by skipping a meal; perhaps skip breakfast. Hope this helps. You've got this!
24 Jan 24 by member: Vedadee
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Fritzy, committing to logging everything actually helps me resist eating things I don't think I should. I put most food, including snacks in a bowl or on a plate & weigh them. Sometimes I'm just too lazy or don't want to go to the bother so I don't eat them. We watch TV at night after dinner. Having an extra snack would mean pausing what ever we're watching to go in the kitchen & prepare the snack. Usually too much trouble 😏
24 Jan 24 by member: SherryeB
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Sherry, I usually plan out what I am going to eat for the day and enter it and adjust during the day as needed. But there are many days I don't log if I've gone off plan. If I look at a history of my calories for I month I can usually tell what happened because of days with no entries. And when I'm on vacation I don't bother trying to enter food eaten in restaurants. I'm not messing up too much right noe.
24 Jan 24 by member: Fritzy 22
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Fritzy, I don't always log when I'm on vacation either. When I do it's more of a guesstimate, since I don't have my kitchen scales to measure things. I just wanted to point out what helps me stay on track. We all have to do what works best for ourselves. You are doing great right now!
24 Jan 24 by member: SherryeB
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You may allocate more calories to the evening and plan that with some healthy post-dinner snacks. What worked for me was the reverse: allocating more calories to earlier in the day. A solid hot breakfast and a filling lunch curbed my dinner and post-dinner eating by not allowing me to get too hungry. You have to find out what is best for you but be flexible and try moving calories around to find what the best pattern is.
24 Jan 24 by member: Agnes Z
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choose healthy snacks or chew gum. no butter/low salt popcorn is low cal but it feels like you're eating a lot. if you're doing OMAD, try to eat closer to bedtime.
just some things i do. good luck!
24 Jan 24 by member: kaylinrenee
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It's like I could have written this! I always say that the last 2 hours of my day are the worst eating I do all day. For that reason, I've had success just telling myself no eating after a certain time. At first, it was 10pm and now I'm working my way to 9 or earlier. The other thing is, I've run out of calories to eat and if I can't keep my deficit, I'm not going to lose weight. Ugh, thanks for posting and sharing!
24 Jan 24 by member: imagine95
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Yea and honey suppresses hunger
24 Jan 24 by member: Zoofeather
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When you get those cravings, try doing something like taking a walk, reading a book, drinking water. The cravings will pass in about 35 or 40 minutes and then go to bed. It’s amazing how we can be hungry and then sleep and wake up not hungry. These are difficult guidelines to follow but once disciplined and feeling great you won’t want the bad habits anymore. Believe me, I can relate. Keep up the good work!
24 Jan 24 by member: CCMGold
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Thanks, Joe Not Exotic! I appreciate your kind words and helpful tips. I struggle with not living up to my own expectations. Maybe I am not drinking enough water at night, so I will see if that helps. And maybe have a high protein snack set aside for the evening. I feel like if I can face the “self sabotaging” behavior and get a few nights under my belt that I don’t do it, it will motivate me to continue.
24 Jan 24 by member: Broccolibabe
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liv001, thanks for the good advice. I am going to drink more in the evening, maybe a nice cup of tea instead of eating. Isn’t it frustrating to do well all day and then negate all that hard work at the end of the day?😣
24 Jan 24 by member: Broccolibabe
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Diana 1234, you’re absolutely right about it coming down to will power. I read somewhere that if you pause and wait 10 minutes, your craving will go away, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten to the 10 minute mark, lol! I think I’ll go ahead and prep some raw veggies and have them in the fridge so if I feel like I want to munch and crunch on something, it will be an easy option.
24 Jan 24 by member: Broccolibabe
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SherryeB, yes I think you’re right about logging everything. I can be a secretive eater sometimes, and not logging things is probably not a good thing for me. The act of writing it down at least gives me time to focus on it, and think about my choices. And be honest with myself.
24 Jan 24 by member: Broccolibabe
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Personally I've been trying to gain lately (muscles!) and I'm struggling because I am also trying to eat high fiber foods and I feel so full by the end of the day, especially when I eat more calories for dinner than the other meals of the day. Fiber really does fill you up, but I find it's more of a cumulative effect - for example, I don't find a single serving of oatmeal filling at all, but if I have an overall high fiber day, I'm FULL and I don't want snacks at night.
24 Jan 24 by member: ddrudd
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