Re: Need Help for Evening munchies

[Guest guest]

Diane,

What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have snacks

around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me and I eat and eat. So

I just get rid of them and start fresh.

My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

Good luck

Moe

[Guest guest]

I've got two kids. I can't not have cookies or ice cream on hand. But that

IS a good idea.

> Diane,

> What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have snacks

around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me and I eat and eat.

So I just get rid of them and start fresh.

>

> My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

>

> Good luck

> Moe

[Guest guest]

Then buy some that you don't like (if there is such a thing). That's

what I do. I also allow a few points for the evening and get the lower

fat pop corn and eat the whole bag with a big glass of ice tea or diet

pop if I want sweet along with the salt. I started taking the B complex

vitamins with my lunch and that also helps. My MIL told me about an

article in Prevention that said if you take them with dinner it helps

get rid of the munchies for some reason. I took a few weeks but it

really does seem to work. I get the

B-50 vitamins from Costco, it's $10 for a big bottle. I have been doing

that for almost 6 months now and it really does seem to help.

Kris

-----Original Message-----

I've got two kids. I can't not have cookies or ice cream on hand. But

that

IS a good idea.

> Diane,

> What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have

snacks

around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me and I eat and

eat.

So I just get rid of them and start fresh.

>

> My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

>

> Good luck

> Moe

[Guest guest]

Wow. Those are terrific ideas! Especially that B-50 vitamins thing. I'm

gonna do that, for sure.

> Then buy some that you don't like (if there is such a thing). That's

> what I do. I also allow a few points for the evening and get the lower

> fat pop corn and eat the whole bag with a big glass of ice tea or diet

> pop if I want sweet along with the salt. I started taking the B complex

> vitamins with my lunch and that also helps. My MIL told me about an

> article in Prevention that said if you take them with dinner it helps

> get rid of the munchies for some reason. I took a few weeks but it

> really does seem to work. I get the

> B-50 vitamins from Costco, it's $10 for a big bottle. I have been doing

> that for almost 6 months now and it really does seem to help.

>

> Kris

[Guest guest]

You could buy individually packaged cookie servings, ice cream in really

stupid packages (like cartoon characters), or whatever. Or, I take them

out for ice cream, so it is really a treat for them, and not available

for me. I have 4 kids, and we have snacks around, but not tons of stuff

that I know that I will eat.

On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 18:21:56 -0400 " Diane Loupe "

writes:

I've got two kids. I can't not have cookies or ice cream on hand. But

that

IS a good idea.

> Diane,

> What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have

snacks

around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me and I eat and

eat.

So I just get rid of them and start fresh.

>

> My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

>

> Good luck

> Moe

[Guest guest]

Try to leave the kitchen and just put food out of your mind - come

here!!!

> Thanks to my diligently journaling all this week (thanks to the POP

challenge), I know where I'm blowing it. After dinner....I just go

for the cookies and cereal and just overeat. I cannot say I'm really

hungry. I'm at home with all sorts of options. I just have been

good all day, and in the evening, I want to eat carbs.

>

> So, what can I do to change this? What kind of storyboarding can I

do? I've told myself several times I shouldn't do it, but I " forget "

and just tell myself i'm blowing the points just this once

tonight...and tomorrow I'll stick to the plan. Sheesh.

>

> I've managed to plan a within points snack, that

works ...somewhat. But sometimes, I eat the good snack, and then top

it with cookies. So, on another night, I ate the cookies instead of

the healthy snack...but then ate too many cookies.

>

> When I want the snack, should I go upstairs and do 50 sit-ups and

hope the urge goes away. Should I take up knitting so my hands are

busy when I'm watching TV. Should I go to the gym? Brush my teeth?

> Put a tooth whitener on my teeth so that I can't eat anything for

awhile?

>

> I need some suggestions for what other have done, or thought of

doing, to get past their weak hour of temptation. I've got until the

end of the summer to lose 8 pounds, so I should be able to do

this..if I can get past this evening temptation.

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Diane

I'm channeling our good friend Tony here.

First of all, why, if this is a lifestyle change, would even say to

yourself " I'll blow my points tonight, but get back on it tomorrow? "

How is that achieving your goal of good health? How does that help you

reach your weight loss goal?

Second of all, why do you have cookies in the house if you know you

can't stay away from them? I swear if you say kids or hubby eats them,

Tony is going to rise up and call you blessed! Get RID of them! Surround

yourself with healthy alternatives.

You're making this decision every few nights to just eat what you want

and who cares about WW? Does that sound like it's going to get you where

you want to go in any way, shape, or fashion? This isn't out of your

control at all. It is completely, 100% within your control, and ONLY

your control.

Do you honestly think saying " No, I'll go do pushups instead of eat

cookies! " is going to help? Do you ENJOY pushups? How is replacing

something you find enjoyable with something you don't going to work? How

about instead stocking up with FF popcorn and some good toppings

(www.nonakedpopcorn.com) and eating THAT instead of the cookies? Popcorn

takes awhile to eat so you have more time to find your satisfaction

point. I do think maybe the knitting thing might be a pretty good idea,

but only if you enjoy it. However the REAL problem here isn't with your

hands. It's not like your hands are taking control of you. It's all in

your mind.

Okay, you've had it. Your hiney must be scorching!

Tory

[Guest guest]

Oh you are in TROUBLE!

You know what? I grew up in a house where ice cream and cookies were

rarely around. They were VERY rare treats.

I survived.

Do your children NEED that junk? No! Of course not! Do we want them to

have weight issues when they grow up because they think they " deserve "

sweets on a regular basis? Yeah, they're probably perfectly slim now,

but how many of US were slim as children and yet grew up and grew out?

I don't believe in completely keeping kids away from all sweets, but if

you fill the house with mostly good stuff and the occassional treat it

will be good for YOU and your kids!

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Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

> Re: Need Help for Evening munchies

>

>

> I've got two kids. I can't not have cookies or ice cream on

> hand. But that IS a good idea.

>

> > Diane,

> > What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have

> > snacks

> around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me and

> I eat and eat. So I just get rid of them and start fresh.

> >

> > My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

> >

> > Good luck

> > Moe

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Diane,

The thing that works best for me .... is that I eat my dinner, take

a break - have my dessert (and if I have

some extra points to burn, another little healthy snack).... by 7:30.

Then, I mentally " close the kitchen " .... the

KITCHEN IS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.... sometimes it's easier to just stay

upstairs after I put the kids

to bed at 8-8:30 --- sometimes I need to brush my teeth to cement the

deal .... but mostly its' the mental

trick of closing the kitchen that works for me .....

Best,

Mitch

Diane Loupe wrote:

> Thanks to my diligently journaling all this week (thanks to the POP

> challenge), I know where I'm blowing it. After dinner....I just go

> for the cookies and cereal and just overeat. I cannot say I'm really

> hungry. I'm at home with all sorts of options. I just have been good

> all day, and in the evening, I want to eat carbs.

>

> So, what can I do to change this? What kind of storyboarding can I

> do? I've told myself several times I shouldn't do it, but I " forget "

> and just tell myself i'm blowing the points just this once

> tonight...and tomorrow I'll stick to the plan. Sheesh.

>

> I've managed to plan a within points snack, that works ...somewhat.

> But sometimes, I eat the good snack, and then top it with cookies.

> So, on another night, I ate the cookies instead of the healthy

> snack...but then ate too many cookies.

>

> When I want the snack, should I go upstairs and do 50 sit-ups and hope

> the urge goes away. Should I take up knitting so my hands are busy

> when I'm watching TV. Should I go to the gym? Brush my teeth?

> Put a tooth whitener on my teeth so that I can't eat anything for

> awhile?

>

> I need some suggestions for what other have done, or thought of doing,

> to get past their weak hour of temptation. I've got until the end of

> the summer to lose 8 pounds, so I should be able to do this..if I can

> get past this evening temptation.

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tory, you gave just the answer I wanted to give but didn't have the

nerve to! Come on Diane, teach your children better eating

habits and they won't be where YOU are now. You deserve better and

THEY deserve better. You can do it!!!

Beth

" Tory K " <msteechur@e...> wrote:

> Oh you are in TROUBLE!

>

> You know what? I grew up in a house where ice cream and cookies were

> rarely around. They were VERY rare treats.

>

> I survived.

>

> Do your children NEED that junk? No! Of course not! Do we want

> them to have weight issues when they grow up because they think

> they " deserve " sweets on a regular basis? Yeah, they're probably

> perfectly slim now, but how many of US were slim as children and

> yet grew up and grew out?

> I don't believe in completely keeping kids away from all sweets,

> but if you fill the house with mostly good stuff and the

> occassional treat it will be good for YOU and your kids!

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: Diane Loupe [mailto:dloupe@m...]

> > I've got two kids. I can't not have cookies or ice cream on

> > hand. But that IS a good idea.

Moe wrote:

> Diane,

> What works for me is not buying the cookies. Some weeks I can have

> snacks around like cookies and other weeks they really get to me

> and I eat and eat. So I just get rid of them and start fresh.

>

> My motto.........if you don't buy it, you won't eat it!

[Guest guest]

>

> First of all, why, if this is a lifestyle change, would even say to

> yourself " I'll blow my points tonight, but get back on it tomorrow? "

>

I agree with you completely, Tory. Once I decided to do this, with

only a few exceptions (which were days that I planned on going over,

knowing that there was a special event) I have been within my

points. Either you are going to do the WW plan or you are not. If

I'm not going to do it, there is no need for me to say I'm doing it

and then blow it every night. I wouldn't be losing weight and the

only person I'd be trying to food would be myself.

Once, I made the committment, that was it. I actually eat either ice

cream or cookies several times a week. These aren't always the

reduced fat kind either. It is usually a late night snack and I make

sure to allow myself 2-3 points to have a snack. If it's cookies I

want I get them OUT of the bag and go upstairs with the right

amount. I eat them slowly and enjoy them. Why let yourself blow it

and pig out?