Report in Snackers!!! (Thurs)

This week has been okay, I guess. Not stellar, but okay. Despite pledging no more eating after dinner, I've been... well... eating after dinner. But I have been eating less, so I guess that's something. Monday and Tuesday, I had a 100 calorie pack of graham crackers and last night I had 2 s/f fudgesickels. I also had a handful of peanuts here and there. I was NOT hungry every time I snacked, but just felt compelled to eat. I have decided to tack up some true before pics on the fridge, so I'll have to look at it next time I feel "compelled" to eat. How's it going for you?

Eating after dinner is tough for me too! If I eat around 6pm how can I not be hungry by 10 or 11pm?? Last night I had a bowl of cottage cheese. I sprinkle some sf jello powder on it and mix...yum yum it is an awesome treat. And packed with protein. I do crave crackers and other salty carbs at night and struggle to make other choices. Sometimes the triscuts or goldfish win but I have been getting better and better that last few weeks. I am so glad to read everyones posts and know that I am not alone! Once again I give thanks to this website as one of my best support networks!!!

My evenings haven't been great. Haven't felt up to formal dinners this week except maybe one day so I'll have a protein bar and a couple of slices of cheese. Then Rich comes home at 9:30 and a SF Blue Bunny ice cream bar and then maybe a bit more cheese and skipping my what-was-usual before bed protein shake. So I haven't been snacking or grazing per se but haven't been in my best eating form in the evenings. Need to be a bit more structured. I honestly feel that the "compelled to eat" feeling at night is boredom - at least for me. Not dealing with it this week but do lots of the time. Tracy, those peanuts aren't gone yet??? LOL! Kathy

Tracy, This isnt about snacking.... although I have been snacking A LOT lately due to stress... so I will say.... I have been snacking on..... (cherry tomato and hummus!) ok... now on to other stuff..... hehe... I just read a lot of your profile, and I was truly touched and amazed at how much we have in common regarding the following topics.... sharing private info at work and... not handling compliments/attention well and... issues with men/being single still and.. of course... being a may 2005 surgery gal! i'm not religious (a spiritual gal though!) but that is the only thing we differ on that I see... Your journal really helped me with so many things that I have been struggling with lately, and thank you so much for all the time you have put into it!! Jess

Man, I have been doing so well this wee****il last night. Then WHAMMO! I decided to stay up later than my husband, and of course, I ate and ate and ate. I had some cottage cheese, peanut butter, S/F fudgecicle, 1/2 c bing cherries-- It was open season in the kitchen at my house! So, why did I take this turn? I stuck to my eating plan on Monday and Tuesday and the scale was edging in the right direction. I don't think I felt "deprived" on the two days that I stuck to the plan, then went crazy to make up for it. It might be that I was giving myself a "break" for doing well those last two days. What kind of reward is that???? Reward myself by sabotaging my progress? I really think that is part of the problem, and the other being emotional eating. I was in a foul mood most of the day, and decided not to go to bed on time because I just wanted to veg (read:watch tv an eat) and decompress some more. But then it becomes an autopilot all night affair. I need to remember to stay in the moment so I can make good choices along the way. Angie

I can relate with you Angie. I think it was Tuesday I was feeling moody and cranky all day. I fought off the demons all day and then by night, I got in a little spat with the significant other and throwed my hands up. I went on an eating rampage. And did I feel better afterwards? No, worse. I hate when I turn to food to relieve myself. Candy