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Originally Posted by neveragainbabe
its not my parents money, it is my own money because i am paying for college myself.
and yes, my swipey card is through my dorm meal plan.
and i will try to do better. sorry to upset you girls by posting this thread :/
I agree with you that some of the replies on your thread are a tad bit snarky, but I certainly don't think you need to apologize for posting this topic on a weight loss support site! You are having a hard time not binge-snacking at night, and it is an ongoing problem for you. Sounds like a "normal" problem to seek advice about on this type of forum to me!
I'm the one who asked where the swipey card money comes from. And I am still genuinely interested -- is it just one flat fee for your meal plan, and then you can also get whatever snacks at the store you want for that same flat fee? If so, that is one h#ll of a bargain! Some of us could really get our money's worth out of a plan like that!
If not, then it is indeed your hard-earned money you are using toward the snacks, money that I'm sure can be put to better use for your future.
I guess my advice for your problem would be that there is no "easy fix". No one can just push a button and say, okay, it's fixed. You have to be prepared to squirm a little, but I will tell you as someone with horrendous eating habits who has really made the change to healthy eating habits in the last several months, it's really only painfully uncomfortable at first. It also takes a lot of planning, having healthy stuff to go to when you are starving. There's really no way around that one, because if you get the munchies and there is nothing proper to eat right in front of you, then you are going to wander down to the store and find something. Even if you have the best intentions of getting something lighter, those old familiar snacks are going to be taunting you and callin' your name -- and when you are hungry, they have a lot of power and a really loud voice!
The convenience of the little store right downstairs, coupled with the fact that you are probably justifying to yourself "I am a really hard-working girl and I have a lot on my plate right now, I am going to eat these d&^m snacks because I deserve them after the day I had" (at least that's what I always told MYSELF) make it hard to say no. But take it from someone who's almost 40, with a family and a full time job -- there will never be a time when you don't have easy access to food and when you won't be a hard-working girl who deserves a treat. Now is the time to change that mentality, because it only gets worse from where you are now.
BIG
to you!!! Even though some of the posters sound a little frustrated about your struggle, I don't think there is anyone here who doesn't know what you are going through in some way, shape, or form. Keep on posting and venting as you work your way through it!