[Clutha]

Things haven't been going too well recently and I seem to have fallen into the habit of snacking in front of the TV and I'm not sure of the best way to combat it. Does anyone have any tips? I seem to do really well during the day only to blow it at night. Grrr

[2frustrated]

Do something less boring than watching TV!!

How about an exercise bike in front of the telly? Lock the kitchen. Make yourself a healthy snack to have in front of the TV. Go out of the house for a walk, sign up to an exercise class...

[Misti in Seattle]

Snack on healthy stuff like popcorn or fruit.

[amyn]

Knit, use your hands for something other than eating. It is nice to get a scarf out of the time rather than a blow eating plan.

[Misti in Seattle]

Good suggestion, Amyn!!! I actually do my Danskin workout balls while watching TV!!! The exercises I can do while lying in bed.

[lou1978]

what ever plan you are following maybe you can "save" some of your allowance for the evening - maytry n skip a mornign snack for example to have in the eveining when you know thats a porblem for you...

when i have dieted before i ate pickled onions... the stong taste put me of anything else i was craving lol..

or maybe clean your teeth... most stuff tastes yukky after ...

at least you have recognised your wee habbit .... you can do somthign about it

lou x

[Sarah Ann]

All good suggestions.

How about changing your routine for a few evenings until you get out of the snacky habit. Perhaps go for a walk, go to the cinema, whatever - then when you need to stay at home you could plan your strategy for dealing with a snack attack - get a couple of healthy snacks ready in advance and just grab them when you need them.

I love dipping fruit in to whizzed up cottage cheese with sweetener and a little vanilla - or for a more spicy snack I cut up wholemeal tortillas spray them with that light fry stuff and bake them in the oven until they go crispy then I dip them in to whizzed up cottage cheese with finely chopped chillies, coriander and mint or a spicy salsa. The baked tortilla bits last for a few days if you keep them in a sealed container.

[PhatPhoenix]

I can't face a morning or afternoon snack, so I eat them in the evening or the equivalent in calories if I'm being bad!

I watch half of my favourite TV show (which is on an hour most nights at the moment) on my exercise bike.

And sometimes, instead, I knit a really complex pattern as it takes so much concentration, you forget to eat!

I also sometimes have a glass of wine - a dry wine is only 70 cals or so and that relaxes me enough to make me forget food.

[veggie]

Wine just makes me relaxed enough to have another glass.

[lou1978]

are you drinking enough??
water/ squash / juice that is !!!>. not the alcol-hic kind !

if im thirsty / biut dehydrated i want to eat!

ALSO you metabolism is reduced by up to 10% if you are dehydrated !

[Clutha]

Taa guys, I do agree that perhaps I'm not drinking enough. In terms of not wacthing TV then I could but I don't watch that much (maybe a couple of hours on week nights and I really like what I'm watching). I could do something with my hands - maybe learn to knit. I've decided that maybe doing some activity will stop me so I'm going to try all of the following:
1) Stop eating after my evening meal
2) Drink water when I feel like I want to eat
3) if that doesn't make the 'hunger' go then do some abs work
4) If that still doesn't work find something 'healthy' to eat.

Fingers crossed?

[lou1978]

sounds like a good plan.. let us know how it goes... !

[lou1978]

ops.. typos !!!