I'm reading a book about changing habits to lose weight, and the one area I'm slacking in is night time eating. The thing is I'm rarely hungry after dinner, I just wander into the kitchen every 15 -30 min, all evening long, looking for SOMETHING to satisfy me. I need something to put in my mouth.
So I went down to the store and bought gum, tootsie rolls, hard candy, and suckers. I put them all in a ziplock bag in the cupboard. This way when I'm in the kitchen and I KNOW I'm not hungry at all, I will put one of these in my mouth instead of the high calorie foods I find. Little by little I am going to try and ween myself away from this obsession with food. Right now, I just can't stop this incredible urge to feed myself. My mouth and head say "feed me!", but my stomach says "it's ok, I've had enough".
I know fruits and veggies are better, but I'm not a fan of eating them for snacks. (I cannot stand raw veggies!) Cooked in meals, ok, when I'm hungry, but for snacking, I always go for the bad stuff. I need to stop putting so many calories ( I can easily consume 2,000 from 6pm till bedtime) in my body that it doesn't need. I'm hoping this will do the trick. Nothing else has.
Wish me luck!
Heidi