It's my new thing...
And guess what... I haven't binged in 3 days....
I think I am on to something.....
I have a confession to make. I have a little problem with binging after dinner. I feel the need for something sweet around 8 or 9 at night and that used to end up with a late night run for ice dream or Oreo cookies from the grocery store down the street. Sometimes hubby came home with both. Most often I all within 24 hours. Uh huh.... Bad, I know..
When I work it is worse. All the food lying around was like a junk food buffet... bags of M&Ms, chips, twizzlers, cakes, muffins.... It really is no wonder nurses are heavy... family members are CONSTANTLY bring in donuts to show their appreciation....
How about a bag of apples once and a while people... just a thought....
Sneaking snack after snack, unable to control myself, it was an every night occurrence. This is bad too, I know... Just wait....
After work was even worse than that. I had no boundaries. If it was sweet or salty, I binged on it. Usually alone, in front of the computer. It was a way to decompress from a stressful night at work or an emotionally draining shift. It just felt good to be that full. Some nights it was the only thing I looked forward to when you have a terrible shift... Just going home and doing nothing, and eating until I couldn't eat anymore. Slipping into a food coma was the norm. Not any more.
Now I make one decision. One simple, black and white boundary that I don't cross. No food after 7pm. Why didn't I think of this sooner? Instead of a hundred food choices that I have to find the strength to make the right choice, most of which I am mentally unable to choose the healthy option, now I make one choice. Clear cut. No food after 7. Plain and simple. I eat dinner before 7, I don't binge after 7. This is now rule #1 to my new healthy eating lifestyle. I can already tell this is going to be one that I am going to be able to stick with.
So proud of you Em! I know that this is a wonderful move for you!
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem after dinner. The sweetness seems to round out the taste, but I've been having stomach/abdominal problems, so that has definitely helped curb the need to add more food to my stomach. I was given the best advice a couple o weeks ago, from a woman who lost 100 lbs. She said, "In order to lose weight, you have to be willing to do two things: You have to be willing to sweat, and you have to be willing to be hungry." So simple, so true.
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