Jenn

And for me, my greatest hindrance is eating at night. It really affects my progress I am finding. I can eat a large breakfast or lunch and still do fine, but I do not need a huge amount of calories or salt at night when I will be about to rest in only hours. Yet still I do it and want it. So I thank my Buddy Jo. Anyone else care to take it on? This is a good challenge because with parties and other events, late night snacking is a national past time!!!

Week 1 (Nov. 14-20)

Wednesday - finished supper at 6:30, herbal tea after, 1/2 c. blended cranberries and water for health reasons.

Thursday - had a late supper and finished at 7:30, herbal tea

Friday - ??? It’s going to be tough. After work, we are going to a friend’s place to play Settlers of Catan. He said HE will provide beverages and snacks. Am I sweating? No! I just feel, like “of course there will be snacks, why wouldn’t there be snacks?” How will I deal? I started this challenge with not a lot of thought. THIS is how I am going to deal….. I am saving 4 points to have a little something IF I REALLY WANT IT. I will consider it my last meal AND it is not in front of the TV. If there is nothing I really want, then I will not worry because I will have already had 24 points or 1200-1300 calories. But I am working my ass off today (cardio, walking and Butt exercises-really working btw) and there will be no worries. Tomorrow is weigh in so I will not start chowing down and sabbatage myself. Some might say, oh she is close to goal, why would she worry? Well I am attempting to break a habit and it does not matter if I am 154 or 250, I still have the same thought patterns I always have. I just see that there is so much to lose but letting go of the discipline. So I have a plan and I will succeed. Screwing myself over? Not today, thank you very much!!! Love that self talk. Cheers to breaking bad habits….

Have an excellent weekend everyone! I feel great and this is partly do to perspective and mostly due to feeling a little more confident. lol… and I will also feel good about having an apple in my back pocket in case I am hungry tonight and there is really nothing I would REALLY enjoy. I feel so much better! Because I was sweating just a little! *hugs*OK! The Afterglow….. I ended up having 27 points before the gathering and then had 1 lemon martini (first one ever), one green tea and 2 large green olives… I figure 31 points….about 1600 calories. LOL…. was not hungry, so, no apple, lol. Scale says I maintained, but the mirror says I am doing fine! Played some games, met some new people and enjoyed some good company. Great night I am still dedicated to working on not eating at night. Note to self: Progression not perfection !!!

Saturday - finished supper at 6:30, water and herbal tea

Sunday - finished eating supper at 5:45 and then had a “thing”. Worked things out in this head of mine, but not before snacking on rice/corn thins and antipasto (equivalent to about 200 calories). DID NOT HAVE CHOCOLATE, WHICH I SO DESIRED!!! Had berry tea and that was it. Not so bad really ~ 1650 cal. today! I feel good. I feel relaxed and this is #1. I almost thought, who cares if I do not report this here, then I felt like that would be betraying myself and you all.

Monday - finished supper at 6:30, nothing except decaf black tea with freshly grated nutmeg after that. YUM.

Tuesday - finished supper at 6:00, Rooibos Vanilla Infusion tea after that.