Hello everyone, I am new to this whole journal thing, so please excuse any posting faux pas I may make!
A little about myself - I am a 33 year old mother of 2 (DS9 and DD6). I am 5'4" and currently weigh 138. I have been steadily gaining weight for the past 18 months
I eat pretty healthy (rarely have fried foods, etc) and I exercise regularly (3-4x a week on the elliptical for 40 min, occasional Pilates & ball work). My problem is obsessive SNACKING! I swear, sometimes I feel like I have some sort of mental problem I am fine at work, no temptations, no snacks other than fruit or carrot sticks. But when I come home, LOOK OUT!!!!! I want to eat everything and anything in sight. I have tried drinking water, eating rice cakes, eating fruit, taking a nap, but nothing helps. I am really bad about coming home and pigging out after working out. It's not that I'm hammering down a pint of Ben & Jerry's (although I could!) but it is the sheer volume of food I am consuming!
For example, yesterday when I got home, I ate 2 white cheddar rice cakes. Then about 1/2 hour later I had a piece of string cheese. Then about 1/2 hour after that I had a small piece of chocolate and 2 LARGE handfuls of mixed nuts. Then about 1/2 hour later I had dinner (Hamburger Helper, which is about the unhealthiest dinner I make, plus I don't make it often - maybe once every 3 months). After dinner I had a serving of fat-free pudding made w/skim milk. Then I snacked on some Dreyer's low fat sherbet & ice cream... See what I mean?!? And don't even get me started on the weekends!!!!!!
I will lose about 3 lbs during the course of the week, then gain every ounce back during the weekend. It is not good for my body, plus I have to get this snacking problem under control. I hope there is someone else that reads my journals who has overcome this same affliction. I would be SO thankful to hear I'm not alone!!
This week I am doing a modified Special K diet to try to counteract overeating from last weekend... I am going on vacation starting Saturday July 2nd (to MI to visit relatives) but I will try to keep up my journal while I am gone. I mostly plan on keeping track daily of my eating and exercise. Who knows, maybe accountability is all it will take to get my mind where it needs to be!
TODAY SO FAR:
Breakfast (6am)
Special K Vanilla & Almond
1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup cantaloupe
Snack (9am)
Banana
Green tea w/Splenda
Lunch (11am)
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup strawberries
Diet Coke
PLANNED:
Snack (2pm)
Quaker Crunchy Granola Bar
1 cup grapes
Workout (3:30pm - 40 min elliptical)
Dinner (5:30pm)
Beef tips in crock pot
Whole wheat noodles
My daughter has ballet from 6:15-7 tonight, so that doesn't leave too much time for snacking. Wish me luck!
A little about myself - I am a 33 year old mother of 2 (DS9 and DD6). I am 5'4" and currently weigh 138. I have been steadily gaining weight for the past 18 months
I eat pretty healthy (rarely have fried foods, etc) and I exercise regularly (3-4x a week on the elliptical for 40 min, occasional Pilates & ball work). My problem is obsessive SNACKING! I swear, sometimes I feel like I have some sort of mental problem I am fine at work, no temptations, no snacks other than fruit or carrot sticks. But when I come home, LOOK OUT!!!!! I want to eat everything and anything in sight. I have tried drinking water, eating rice cakes, eating fruit, taking a nap, but nothing helps. I am really bad about coming home and pigging out after working out. It's not that I'm hammering down a pint of Ben & Jerry's (although I could!) but it is the sheer volume of food I am consuming!
For example, yesterday when I got home, I ate 2 white cheddar rice cakes. Then about 1/2 hour later I had a piece of string cheese. Then about 1/2 hour after that I had a small piece of chocolate and 2 LARGE handfuls of mixed nuts. Then about 1/2 hour later I had dinner (Hamburger Helper, which is about the unhealthiest dinner I make, plus I don't make it often - maybe once every 3 months). After dinner I had a serving of fat-free pudding made w/skim milk. Then I snacked on some Dreyer's low fat sherbet & ice cream... See what I mean?!? And don't even get me started on the weekends!!!!!!
I will lose about 3 lbs during the course of the week, then gain every ounce back during the weekend. It is not good for my body, plus I have to get this snacking problem under control. I hope there is someone else that reads my journals who has overcome this same affliction. I would be SO thankful to hear I'm not alone!!
This week I am doing a modified Special K diet to try to counteract overeating from last weekend... I am going on vacation starting Saturday July 2nd (to MI to visit relatives) but I will try to keep up my journal while I am gone. I mostly plan on keeping track daily of my eating and exercise. Who knows, maybe accountability is all it will take to get my mind where it needs to be!
TODAY SO FAR:
Breakfast (6am)
Special K Vanilla & Almond
1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup cantaloupe
Snack (9am)
Banana
Green tea w/Splenda
Lunch (11am)
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup strawberries
Diet Coke
PLANNED:
Snack (2pm)
Quaker Crunchy Granola Bar
1 cup grapes
Workout (3:30pm - 40 min elliptical)
Dinner (5:30pm)
Beef tips in crock pot
Whole wheat noodles
My daughter has ballet from 6:15-7 tonight, so that doesn't leave too much time for snacking. Wish me luck!