So I have been keeping a food journal. I haven't been keeping track of calories..... for a couple of weeks I'm just writing down everything I eat (baby steps). In a matter of days it has been made very clear where and when I struggle with food. (I read someone else's blog a few weeks ago that has/had the same issue, but I don't remember who??)
I do just fine at work, I've been eating breakfast everyday, a snack in the morning, and a decent lunch. But after lunch time it is all down hill. I go crazy in the afternoon and evening. I am starving at about 3/3:30 so I snack and snack..... then I don't eat dinner until 8ish. I need to find a good snack for the afternoon that will hold me over until dinner..... or I need to eat a bigger lunch so I am not so hungry at 3??? Actually I'm really not sure what to do???
So Wednesday was my rest day with the FIRM, but Tuesday was the cardio party. To be honest it wasn't the best. I am hoping it will get easier once I am more familiar with the cardio moves. I kept getting lost and then I would get frustrated. And I'm assuming the reason it is called cardio party is because the trainers switch and each do their own little section. While it was nice to change it up, I felt like some were better at leading then the others. If that makes sense??? Anyways once I do it a few more times there should be no issues following along :) Today I do the sculpting again but with weights this time!!!!! I'm excited!!
Hope everyone has a great day!
Posted By: tiffrus
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03/06/2008 11:51
Evenings
I have the same problem. Im great at work but am famished by the time I get home and want to (and used to actually do) eat everything in sight all night long. I have been trying to eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, which means an after noon snack, and a second one actually if I wasnt eatting til 8ish. Nothing huge just 75-150 calories to have something in my belly. It seems to help. Some days are definately harder than other but most of the time just having something at all in my belly frequently seems to keep things managable til dinner where I about half of my entire days worth of calories.
The afternoons are my hardest time. I like to eat six small meals a day to try and keep the hunger at bay. And a handful of nuts can hold me over til dinner a lot of times. Of course, I'm in bed around 8, but.... (Yes, I'm serious...but I get up at 4)
I have always been the same way as you, when I was doing WW I would only eat like 6 points between breakfast and lunch and then for dinner I would have something REALLY bad, and always eat a lot of it and then go over my points. Anyways something that has REALLY, really, really really (I can't stress it enough) from overeating is doing mini meals. I eat 6 small meals (not snacks, each one has to have a lean protein and a healthy carb in it) a day and I am always within my calorie range and I am seriously never hungry. I have only been doing this for a little over a week now, but so far I havnt had any cravings or anything (and i've lost 5 lbs ).
My healthy snacks are an apple, lower calorie granola bars, fruit smoothies (i freeze bananas and mixed berries and just put them in the blender with the fruity V8,) Quakes, popcorn, sting cheese, wheat thins or something along those lines. However, I definately have days where I want something not so good for me and I have a Little Debbie's Starcrunch or gummy fruit snacks or something not quite so healthy. I just make sure it fits into my calories. My newest favorite is a chocolate rice cake with 1 tbls of peanut butter on top mmmmmmm! Its a little healthier option on the days when I want a bad snack. Hope that helps you hold over til dinner.
Dinner and after is the worst for me, I could just eat and eat. So what are you eating? Do you have a Trader Joe's where you live. I can suggest some good stuff from there. Good as in tastes good and low in calories. Do you like Laughing Cow cheese - it is a life saver, only 35 calories a wedge and 8 wedges in a package so even if you eat the whole thing only 280 - that is way better than the whole pint of Ben and Jerrry's or the 1 lb. bag of M & M's. Both of those are personal favs of mine which I steer very clear of these days.
a snack like nuts, or low fat cheese (string cheese, baby bellas and laughing cow...the low fat of course) and a piece of fruit in the afternoon I think will help.
Hey, the past 7 days of my food journal are posted on my blog, so that might give you some ideas of mini meals for a typical day. And I also take one day off a week where I can eat whatever I want (you could buy the Body for Life book or go to bodyforlife.com and see what program i'm doing if you are interested). I don't always eat at the same time everyday because i am fortunate enough to be able to sleep in (almost) every day, so it just depends what time I wake up. I work out first, then eat my first meal and plan my meals 2-3 hours apart. Hope I could help a bit :)
Egg Salad Recipe (about 4-6 servings)
4 hard boiled eggs chopped, 4 hard boiled egg whites chopped, teaspoon of dijon mustard, 1-2 tbsp of reduced fat mayo, 3 gerkin pickles and some pickle juice, 1 stalk celery, dash of curry powder, and salt and pepper.
It turns out a little bit wet and less together cuz I try to use as little mayo as possible, but reduced fat isnt that bad so you probably could add more if you like. I figured it out to be about 130 calories and 5 or 6 grams of fat for 1/2 cup.
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