Night Time Cravings/hunger....What do...

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 7:53am

Night Time Cravings/hunger....What do you do??



  • Ignore it
  • Eat a healthy snack
  • drink more water
  • Cave to the Junk
  • Seek a friend for support
  • Other


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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 8:00am

This is one of the most challenging times for me. I'm tired from the day and may be mindlessly watching my favorite TV show and I love munching away at, well, ANYTHING!! It's also been a while since dinner and I'm hungry. This is a danger zone for me and I know it could blow a really good day:(

What I want to do is CAVE, mostly to ice cream.
What I DO is ignore it and go to bed hungry. As long as I fall asleep it's ok and I look forward to a healthy breakfast in the morning. For me, that last later night snack is bad and will prevent me from losing the weight:(

It's not easy is it!!!!!!!!

Julie

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 8:37am
Hi Julie ...have you ever tried these snacks for your snacking? or are these unappealing?

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 8:59am

What wonderful snack ideas Aileen. I'm going to try some of these for sure:)

You are at 120 now, right? Did those last 10 pounds come off harder than the rest? And, how difficult are you finding it to maintain??

Last time I was 120 was in 2001 and I know it's going to be very difficult to get back there. I'm starting with a 125 goal and see how it goes from there.

Julie

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:16am

Hi Julie....I reached 120 one year ago exactly. Yes it was hard. You are 135 now right? I was the same weight in Feb 2008. I had a bike sitting on my porch unused for many years. Everyone talked about stationary bikes and treadmill. I did not have those, but I did and still do have a bike. I decided to add biking to my walking. My last 10 pounds with the snacks and portions, walking and biking sure helped me. I lost the weight by Apr 2008. When I changed my workouts, my body reacted. In May 2008 Hugs suggested hulahoop, so I added that with the walks, biking, portioning, etc. Each time I added things worked.


Guess what I am changing them for the summer again this year. I am doing the circuit training. Last year I did up to 3 hours a day to do my workouts. I spaced them out in segments. ...15 minutes walking, 15 minutes biking, etc. This time I changed for controlling. I do not want my body to get used to walking. I also still hulahoop but change that too. I walk with the hoop and twirl at the same time going forward, backwards. I do up to 11 different things with the hulahoop.


Last year I could do only 1, but I wanted to practice. This was no instant thing for me...it took me 31 plus days to learn to hulahoop.


Hope this is not too long. Start with the small goals and work to the next one Julie.


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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:22am
It's a bad time for me too. I come here and post late at night to help keep me from eating. :)

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:40am

Hi Aileen:

That was VERY helpful to me. Your path is inspirational to me because I know I have to be as consistent and diligent as you are to reach my goals.

I love the idea of changing the routine and think that it's important. I'll definitely be keeping that in mind down the road.

Three hours a day is a lot of working out!! But, I know that to get down to 120 and be in really good shape, it does take a lot. Yesterday It took me 4 hours to complete my exercise goals. That's a lot and my schedule will not allow that much time everyday, unfortunately. I'll do the best I can though and try hard to make it my priority.

Thanks so much for helping me, Julie

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:43am

That's a great idea!! Being on this board and sharing with others certainly does help.

Best Luck!!

Julie

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:52am

Hi Julie....When did you start working out again? If you started for a few months already, you can start changing around. I did it for that length of time because I am still learning things, too.

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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 9:56am
Great poll/question Julie,
I said drink more water which I do ..
Also like Karyn .. I play here late ::blush::
While I still may be hungry ..
Playing the games helps keep my mind off it.
Definitely keeps my hands busy :)



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Sun, 06-28-2009 - 2:43pm
Hope we hear from others :)



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