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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Road To Hell...

I start every day with good intentions. I eat a protein bar with my morning cup of coffee to get the day started. I workout in the morning, either after my daughter goes on the bus or after the little one I babysit does. I get in an hour or more of cardio. I'll then come home and have a huge cup of tea with some toast and peanut butter, or, if it's later, I'll have lunch. That can be anything from a sandwich on my whole wheat bread or leftovers. I'll eat a Greek yogurt or some pretzels for snack. I'll then do whatever Insanity workout is on the calendar. Dinner is usually a good meal, protein, vegetables, a starch. Then something goes awry...

Dinner is usually by 6pm. When I started my weight-loss program, I didn't eat 3 hours before bedtime (thanks to Bob Greene's suggestion), so I usually didn't eat after dinner at all. But, things have been different now. I'm a little hungry, watching my favorite trash tv show on Bravo, so I'll have a snack. And then the floodgates have opened and all hell breaks loose. I'll have a few jellybeans, maybe a Pop Tart, a couple of cookies, and then I've blown it. All the work and effort I put into having a great day has been undone. What the hell is wrong with me?

The scale read 160.6 this morning. I need to get control of my eating. You can not undo a terrible diet with an hour or two of cardio. Whether someone sees me eating it or not, the damage is done.

6 comments:

  1. I know this hell. And I understand that once banded you experience a looser band at night. This will not be my friend, I tell ya! My plan, not sure if it will work for you, is to forego the tv at night. If I am surfing the web, blogging, or doing something else with my hands, I am much more likely to not eat after dinner. Also, when I can, I retreat to my bedroom when I put my son to bed so I am not lounging oh so close to the kitchen. Good Luck! You have come so far!!!

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    1. Yep, go to sleep and STAY asleep! And when I have to get up to go to the bathroom, no PITSTOPS to refuel!

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  2. Maybe you need more water. When I'm super snarky I pop air popped popcorn.

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    1. I need to stop that conversation in my head that I am hungry or I have calories left...I might actually have calories left, and then I start eating...!

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  3. It's so hard :( Maybe go for an after dinner walk? I know the only thing that gets food off of my mind is movement LOL!

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    1. TV is EVIL! My fingers always walk over to the FOOD NETWORK! Triple D should be banned! Maybe I need parental conrols for MYSELF!

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