Time to kick those snack cravings to the curb!! I know a lot of dietitians push the 3 meals and 3 snacks a day rule, but what if you use and abuse that rule so that your grazing all day long, like me. I'm horrible about controlling what I eat, and I find that the cravings are even stronger from about mid afternoon on. I don't want to take unnatural things to stop my appetite from spinning out of control in the afternoon, just away to drown them out a little.
* I'm going to commit to a no snacking / grazing policy for the next 5 days. When I get to my goal I can and will start the goal over. And no eating after 7 policy. (I serve dinner at 5:30, what am I a geriatric?)
* I commit to keeping a daily journal in which I will keep track of heartburn, sleep quality, migraines, and weight with my official weigh ins being on Saturday only.
* If I make a mistake and over indulge, I will forgive myself and continue on towards my weight loss goal. After all to error is human, to forgive divine.
* I will have breakfast in the morning before doing anything else.
* I will learn to recognize when I am truly hungry and not just snackish so that I can reach for a fruit or vegetable.
To get my snack impulses under control I will:
*Drink icy cold water with a squirt of lemon juice or a tall glass of non-sweetened tea (blueberry is my favorite)
*Find something to do, so i'm better distracted (like keeping up this blog)
*Go for a walk
*Avoid my trigger food ex, tortilla chips, cookies, ice cream etc
* Get rid of foods that call my name during the day (see above foods) they are no longer welcome in my house
*Sip a low fat latte for my caffeine fix instead of eating a bag of min candy bars
*Take a cat nap
*suck on some Altoids (I love the cinnamon)
*Indulge one time a week with something like a 100 calorie pack of mini chocolate chip cookies
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