What's your sruggle?

Everyday I get up and have the best intentions. I promise I will exercise and I do....Not daily but at least 4 times a week.... I promise I will eat good foods...I usually always eat protein first and for most...but I really struggle with this issue. EVERY night I crave food and have the munchies. I can't figure out why and then I do not always make the best dicisions at the time. I hate my relationship with food. I hate the guilt and the love......I have been bouncing between 139-142 pounds and it is my fault. Perhaps someone can give me advice on how to conquer this. Do you struggle? What is your down fall. Thanks for the help... ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

Hi Chris, I can't say I struggle with anything but I wish I had more energy and not tired all the time. I do get at least 8 hours of sleep a night and get my protein/water in. Here's a kiss to let you know I'm thinking of you & that you make good food choices when the munchie**** Carly

How's your blood levels doing? That could explain why you are tired... Thanks for the kiss...Here's one back at you. I am so looking forward to meeting you. Karyn asked me today if you were going to meet us in March. How far are you from Rochester? ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

All my labs came back good. Yes I'm also looking forward to meeting you both in March. I'm 20 minutes from Rochester & 80 minutes from Turning Stone. I'll find out what time to get to the casino to meet you as it gets closer. Carly

Hey Chris We have the EXACT same struggle! I crave food and want to munch at night. Being a night owl doesn't help one bit. I usually make good choices like sf popsicles, sf jello, yogart, cheese or jerky but it's still a habit I want to break!! I don't understand why I do this. Why do I have such control all day but at night, I loose it?? I'm not craving any one thing.. just want something to snack on while I'm watching tv all night. When I have a protein shake as a snack for after dinner, I don't do as bad because I'm full. I haven't weighed myself all week because the scale is packed but I really want to know what my weight is. I'm scared! Good luck with this! I sooo understand what your going through! Kay

How exciting that you are moving. I hope you like it in your new place. I don't understand the eating thing either. I am not sure if I am bored with what I eat or what the reason is. I have sf popsicles in the freezer, I even had sf cookies. But I ate almost the full bag yesterday. I do 2 protein drinks a day plus extra protein in my food and I don't think it keeps me full for long periods. I am not over eating because of emotions (I have no drama in my life right now). Hopefully I just need to go trough this to get myself back on track....The first 6 months I did not allow myself to "cheat" but since Thanksgiving it has been a rough haul....I will try to do better. Thanks for the encouragement and letting me know ai am not alone.... ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

Night snacking is probably my number one struggle as well. I am trying to get it under control, but don't always do so well. The second struggle is probably getting in enough exercise. I am always so tired and being on B-12 shots, I really shouldn't be. They recently released information that said not enough sleep is a factor in childhood obesity and they supect that it may well be a factor with adults or maybe it is the stress factor. Hazel

If the sleep thing is correct I should have been really skinny since all I used to do was sleep. I love to sleep. Almost as much as I love eating. I guess it is good to see (for me) that I am not alone. ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

I eat to burry my feelings .. that is why I am headed tot he frige to finsh my cheesecake from lunch ... piggo - me I mean! God Bless! Jen

Well lets see: I struggle to get my water in I struggle to get my protien in I struggle not to eat carbs & I struggle to excercise Who ever said this was going to be easy was so wrong.................. Tori