Re: I cheated!!!

[Guest guest]

First of all, don't be so hard on yourself! Secondly, start fresh at

your next meal. Don't wait " until Monday " or whenever to pick up and

start again. Tell your husband that you really need his support. If

you frequent fast food places, go on their websites and look at their

nutritional info to find some " healthier " options. If you really

want that steak Gordita, eat one, not two. I don't believe in

depriving yourself of anything in your diet - it just leads to

bingeing. Moderation. Moderation. Moderation. Oh yeah - back to

the hubby - tell him that the next time he is going to stop

somewhere, to please call you and ask you what you want him to buy

for you - that way you have a chance to make an wise decision before

it is physically in front of you tempting you. My husband has

sabotaged my diet many a time, but it takes a strong will to resist

the things that we enjoy the taste of. My husband always likes a

sweet after dinner - most of the time I can just look the other way

(eat a skinny cow or a piece of fruit or some Propel water), but

sometimes, I want a taste, so I take a bite or a spoonful or

whatever. Most of the time it's not as good as I imagine it to be

anyway. Oooh. Another thing that sometimes helps me is I will be

really " good " all week long, then give myself ONE meal or day on the

weekend where I get to eat what I want (within reason, obviously).

It helps me get thru the week because I can tell myself " ooh, I'll

have that [fill in your favorite food] on Saturday " . Most of the

time, I don't even want it when Saturday comes (but if I do, I will

allow myself to eat it), but it's a little mind game that really

works!

Are you bingeing at night because you are hungry? If so, try to have

small snacks throughout the day - this really helps me. I will carry

some Zone Perfect bars around with me. I try to eat a half of a bar

in between meals. It makes me less hungry at meal time and I end up

eating smaller meals, AND, it keeps my metabolism running all day.

Also, I know you have heard this before, but WATER WATER WATER. It

does fill you up.

Bottom line - life is about decisions. You make the decisions to do

well all day long, you make the decisions to do your Tae Bo. You

need to make the decision to ask your husband not to buy you two

steak gorditas without asking, and if he does, you have to make the

decision to eat one and stick one in the fridge, or just eat the meat

off of them, or whatever decision you feel is the healthiest.

OK. I am done. I hope something I said helped!

Good luck and God Bless!

> Hi everyone. I'm back on the regular Taebo kick recently and its

> getting better and better each day. The hardest part for me is

> getting started again. But the soreness is gone now after a week

and

> a half and I'm reving it up now. My only problem is my evening

> eating habits. I do soooooooooo good during the day and yesterday

> evening was my worst yet. My husband brought home a big bag of

Taco

> Bell, not intentionally because I sure wasnt cooking (too hot in

the

> desert) but after a long fight with myself I ate 2 whole steak

> gorditas and now I feel so bad. Like I just cancelled out my hard

> workout from yesterday. Today is my rest day. Help!! Do any of

you

> go thru this? Can you give me ideas on how to curb my evening

> appetite? Thanks everyone!!!

> M.

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At 09:07 AM 7/24/2004, lmarrufo54 wrote:

>Can you give me ideas on how to curb my evening

>appetite? Thanks everyone!!!

hi lisa!

i fight with this too. i do great all day long and as soon as the kids

get into bed, i head down to the kitchen and start munching! im not even

hungry! ugh!

so, what i have been trying to do is to tell myself that i must drink one

or two cups of water (or crystal light) before i get to eat anything. if

i still feel like eating after that then i go ahead. but most of the time,

im finding that im actually really thirsty and that is manifesting itself

as the munchies.

also, if i do eat in the evening, i try to have something that is low

calorie/low fat. like popcorn (redenbachers makes tiny single serving

bags and in a light flavour) or danone yogurt (made with splenda).

i tell myself that i can eat as much fruit and vegetables that i want so i

also try to reach for the strawberries/oranges/watermelon/etc at that time.

i also allow myself to have one diet pepsi in the evening if i just cant

get past it all.

also, please try to ensure that you are eating ALL of your regular meals

and snacks. that means that you eat breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, an

afternoon snack and then supper. if you get all of your food in during

the day, like you should, then you shouldnt be hungry in the evening.

oh! another good thing to have at night is a protein shake with

fruit... which is also low cal/low fat if you use protein powder and water.

so, drink alot of water, eat all of your regular meals and snacks and make

smart substitutions for high cal/high fat munchie-type foods and you will

conquer this thing!!!

-carolyn.