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Night time cravings
Hi! My name is Gina and I am brand new to all of this. I was thrilled when I stumbled upon this site! It's wonderful to see so many people with the same goals as I have. Nearly every time I tell someone my goal is to lose 100 lbs I get a look as if I am out of my mind. It's so frustrating. I am hoping to get plenty of support along the way with this group.
Well where do I begin? I have two boys, ages 3 and 4. Ever since my oldest was born I have been really struggling with my weight. It seemed like every year since then I have gained 10 to 15 lbs. I always told myself I didn't want to be an overweight mom, I wanted to be able to run and play with my kids. I'm sure most of you know the feeling. I have tried so many diets over the years. Most of them being crash diets. Once I even got a personal trainer, and she was absolutely wonderful. I lost almost 15 lbs while I was training with her, but of course once my sessions were over I stopped going to the gym and gained all of my weight back and then some. Bummer. That was about a year and a half ago and I have sort of gave up of trying to loose weight.
My husband is in wonderful shape, he is in the Army (currently serving in Iraq.) He works out everyday, usually twice a day. We live on an Army base so I am constantly surrounded by people that are in great physical condition. It was embarrassing for me to do anything, even go on walk, because I was always so nervous about what all these people though of me. When my husband left for Iraq three months ago, I would say I hit rock bottom. I know I was trying to eat my sorrows away. I went to a doctors appointment about a month after my husband left (for a cold,) and nearly burst into tears when I weighed in at 253 lbs. I could not believe I weighed over 250 lbs. I was shocked at myself. I realized then that NOW is the time to do something. Not in a week, not in a month, RIGHT NOW. I went home that night and told myself, my goal would be to loose 100 lbs in the next year to year and a half.
Everyday I would need to exercise, it didn't matter if I wanted to, or not. It was either all or nothing at this point. I decided NO MORE JUNK FOOD in my house. I know if its there, I will eat it, haha. I have completely changed the way I live. After a month of diet and exercise I decided it was time to buy a scale to track my progress, I was so nervous to weigh myself. I could feel that I have lost weight, so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed, but I have always hated stepping on a scale. Well I weighed in at 235 lbs, nearly 20 lbs!! I was thrilled! And in the last 5 weeks I have still been loosing. I weighed in today at 223 lbs. I have lost a total of 30 lbs so far. It has not been easy though.
The hardest part for me is the eating. I have no problem exercising, I love it now. My problem is the binge eating. Nearly every night I get this urge to eat. You know what I'm talking about, about an hour or two after supper, your stomach is telling your that your hungry again. And usually I give in and eat something. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips, or ideas that may help me out? I don't keep junk food in the house anymore, so it's usually something like a bowl of Kashi cereal with rice milk. Last night it was rice cakes. Can someone give me some pointers on how to stop doing this. I feel like I am doing so great on my diet, besides this one hitch. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!!
Gina
Well where do I begin? I have two boys, ages 3 and 4. Ever since my oldest was born I have been really struggling with my weight. It seemed like every year since then I have gained 10 to 15 lbs. I always told myself I didn't want to be an overweight mom, I wanted to be able to run and play with my kids. I'm sure most of you know the feeling. I have tried so many diets over the years. Most of them being crash diets. Once I even got a personal trainer, and she was absolutely wonderful. I lost almost 15 lbs while I was training with her, but of course once my sessions were over I stopped going to the gym and gained all of my weight back and then some. Bummer. That was about a year and a half ago and I have sort of gave up of trying to loose weight.
My husband is in wonderful shape, he is in the Army (currently serving in Iraq.) He works out everyday, usually twice a day. We live on an Army base so I am constantly surrounded by people that are in great physical condition. It was embarrassing for me to do anything, even go on walk, because I was always so nervous about what all these people though of me. When my husband left for Iraq three months ago, I would say I hit rock bottom. I know I was trying to eat my sorrows away. I went to a doctors appointment about a month after my husband left (for a cold,) and nearly burst into tears when I weighed in at 253 lbs. I could not believe I weighed over 250 lbs. I was shocked at myself. I realized then that NOW is the time to do something. Not in a week, not in a month, RIGHT NOW. I went home that night and told myself, my goal would be to loose 100 lbs in the next year to year and a half.
Everyday I would need to exercise, it didn't matter if I wanted to, or not. It was either all or nothing at this point. I decided NO MORE JUNK FOOD in my house. I know if its there, I will eat it, haha. I have completely changed the way I live. After a month of diet and exercise I decided it was time to buy a scale to track my progress, I was so nervous to weigh myself. I could feel that I have lost weight, so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed, but I have always hated stepping on a scale. Well I weighed in at 235 lbs, nearly 20 lbs!! I was thrilled! And in the last 5 weeks I have still been loosing. I weighed in today at 223 lbs. I have lost a total of 30 lbs so far. It has not been easy though.
The hardest part for me is the eating. I have no problem exercising, I love it now. My problem is the binge eating. Nearly every night I get this urge to eat. You know what I'm talking about, about an hour or two after supper, your stomach is telling your that your hungry again. And usually I give in and eat something. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips, or ideas that may help me out? I don't keep junk food in the house anymore, so it's usually something like a bowl of Kashi cereal with rice milk. Last night it was rice cakes. Can someone give me some pointers on how to stop doing this. I feel like I am doing so great on my diet, besides this one hitch. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!!
Gina
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Permalink Reply by Rachel on -
Welcome to blog to lose!! I often struggle with the same problem so I don't have tons of advice on the night time snacking, but I think your story is really cool and reminds me a LOT of my own. I can't wait to read further about your success because I know you will do it- I can feel your determination through this post!
About the eating at night, I don't think it's inherently bad to eat a snack after dinner but if it's binging that's not good either. Do you think you're actually binging, or are you just having a snack when you don't think you should be? I think for me, I never would have been able to lose the weight if I hadn't allowed myself snacks at night. But I'm still working on what to do when I get the urge to binge and eat way more than I should. One thing that always works for me is just going to bed :) Also, are you sure you're eating enough during the day? I figured out recently that I think I wasn't eating enough and that urge to binge was one of my body's ways of telling me that I need to be eating more. What kind of diet are you doing?
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Permalink Reply by Amy on -
Congrats on joining BTL! It's a great community of people who are facing the same challenges and are an amazing support system as well! And 20lbs! that's amaaaazing! good for you! I have to say I'm right there with you and those tempting foods. My vice lately has been chips (I never liked them in college... but now? toooo tempting!) and sweets. So like yourself, I just don't buy them. It's hard, but it's just not worth the calories! I've found that apples with a smidge of caramel is a tasty treat! or apple cut up and cinnamon dusted on top. yum! Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Maren on -
What I do.... is I set a time that I wont eat after. Most of the time I wont eat after 7:00. I brush my teeth and that helps me not want to eat. I also chew gum. That helps a lot. Also, look at what your eating. If you eat a protein with a carb together..you might feel more satisfied. Try to also eat more filling whole foods. Bulk up your meals with veges so you will feel satisfied longer. Also, drink lots of water. Sometimes I find that I confuse being thirsty with being hungry. If its really hard..get out of the house and go walking. Theres no food to tempt you outside! Take this goal of not eating at night day by day and you will get stronger. The will power will come! Its just like breaking any other habit. As you continue...it will get easier. Just get past the first hard few days!
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