Detour From Road to Late-Night Eating

This is going to be short because I spent the last 30 minutes writing this article only to have my computer freeze losing all my clever thoughts and research- UGH!

I realized after reading Spark People Nutrition Plan entries that maybe the reason I have not lost weight since Sunday was due to my late night trance-like journey's to the kitchen. The Snack usually starts out with something sweet like pudding, then something salty like a pickle, then sweet, then salty, then sweet. You get the picture.

Is late night noshing unhealthy? Weightlifters eat cottage cheese (high in protein) before bed to keep their metabolism working as they sleep. But since the only weight that I lift is my body getting on and off the couch, I need to come up with a plan to fight these binges.

Like Jillian said - I need to ask myself if I'm really hungry. I know the answer- NO! Then I need to start "being the boss of me"...and not give in to these urges.

I'm going to try a couple of tricks 1) Drink Water until I pop instead of food 2) Brush my teeth and chew gum and 3) As Leah and Jillian suggest, keep a paper journal with me at all times... I've been cheating on the journaling in Spark People. I tend to leave off the foods eaten after midnight.

Whitney, congratulaciones on not gaining weight after Mexican Margaritas....the Rec is really paying off in more ways than one. Leah, I agree that the best measure of success is a stronger heart. I'm going to use your cute little weightlifting heart as my inspiration...it's more achievable for me than Jessica Simpson's body.

Your dad just walked in with several bottles of flavored water. I was whining about needing to drink water instead of eat food when I get a late night snack attack. That's what keeps me going - all the support from family;-))

Well I had so much more to say and comment on but I better post this before I lose it again. Maybe I'll write these in Word from now on and then save it to blogspot when I'm ready to post...

Keep up the excellent work - and remember to look for success in more than just weight-loss.