Mindlessly eating.... yup, that was me!

Thank you all for sharing your experiences too... it helps us all to know we are all not alone in this and working towards a healthier life, and gaining more control over our previous bad eating habits.  We aren't perfect and will make bad choices sometimes, we just need to get up, wipe off the dirt and keep moving.  So glad I have all of you, you are my support group!!!

Great topic!!!  Isn't it great to have someplace safe to share our bad days and our WOW's!!!!   I'm glad you realized what you did and are moving on.  Having the "I already blew it attitude" or "I'll start again tomorrow" thinking is what got most of us into this whole overweight mess to begin with.

I don't remember snacking or mindless eating early out. I was pretty strict until I got to goal and then wham!  I left myself think that I could handle sweets and chips again and a few wouldn't hurt.  Boy was I wrong!!!!!   Once the honeymoon period is over the scales are a reminder that I let mindless eating get out of hand.

I was totally hooked on cheezits.  It got so bad that I wouldn't let myself have any until 3:00 or I would have munch on them all day.  Then it got so bad that I kep****ching the clock for 3:00 to come.  It took awhile but I have finally broke the hold cheezits had on me.

Good Job Mara!!!!   Make your desk off limits for mindless snacks!!

Good for you being able to move on.  I do the mindless eating and it is amazing how many more carbs you can eat than protein or cherries!!  I love fresh cherries and ate them all last week.  My hard time is at night while watching TV.....
Linda

 Thanks for sharing Mara.  I've been mindlessly eating snacky, carby foods for  several weeks and of course it is showing because my weight loss has stalled.  The worst is when I sit in the family room with DH because all of sudden he has picked up emotional eating worse than me.  I follow suit-not that that is an excuse.  Tonight I solved the problem by coming upstairs to the computer instead of sitting with him downstairs.  Hey, whatever works, right?
Janet