Hello all!
I'm happy to say I've been CC for 60 days now! Went by fast actually
Just thought I'd share some tips I've learned thus far, and maybe you all can benefit from them and share some of yours. My situation is a bit different because I'm deployed right now, so I have a cafeteria to eat at, and with my job I fly 10-16 hrs and am sometimes up 24 hrs! But, I'm finding ways to CC that fit for me. So here's what has worked...
- Plan ahead. My crew eats at the chow hall and eat the flight meals (sandwiches, pizza, egg rolls, cookies, etc). I buy meat and bread at our little store and make sandwiches to bring. I also buy soup to make on the airplane. If I plan ahead I stay within my calories.
- Extra dessert delight gum has been a life saver! Like I said the boys cook yummy smelling pizza and egg rolls and eat cookies during the flights. To beat the cravings I chew on the strawberry shortcake gum and it usually does the trick.
- If I'm craving food and it won't pass I eat it. Many times I have eaten substitutes for what I really want and end up eating what I wanted in the first place on top of the substitutes. I'll eat what I'm craving (try to throw most of it away) and count the calories. If I'm over my planned calories for the day I work out more the next day.
- There is no "blowing" a day. Yes, so days seem to be "eating days" where I seem to not be able to stop! Well, the next day I write down all that I ate and see where I'm at. I try to work out more to make up for the overage of calories, add the cals to the next day, or come to terms with the fact I may maintain this week because I ate over. No big deal, I don't let it ruin my week because every calorie counts!
- Working on my mind and thoughts helps with eating. I'm reading "A waist is a terrible thing to mind" and it is an awesome book. I also downloaded the Beck Diet and it is great for the mental part of weight loss.
- I don't buy "trigger" foods. If I have a lot of sweets I'll eat them, so I don't buy them or throw them away if I have them around. I don't need the sweets, so no big deal.
- Rewards help a lot. I am saving for a trip to Vegas so I will pay myself for running faster, going to the gym or following my plan. Any small thing I need motivation for I'll agree to pay myself and transfer the funds to my Vegas account.
Well, I think that's all I can remember for now. Hope these ideas help and I'm open to any other tips! Here's to another 14lbs before I come home!!