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Sounds like you have it firmly under control… and on Thanksgiving too! I’m very impressed. At least here in Europe we don’t have that particular temptation to succumb to. No big feasts until Christmas.
Day 4 and I’m still on track, managing to stick with the small amount of protein and, tonight, some fruit. This morning I was starving hungry when I woke up - having only eaten the yogurt last night - so maybe the small meal at 10pm is the way to go. I did manage to jog before breakfast (which is my usual routine) but energy levels were low and I barely got round the circuit. Hopefully will feel better tomorrow!
gecko..what time do you go to bed? I’m just going to use the 2.5 hour guideline Scott spoke about. Next week I work Sat, Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri. I’ve started losing weight again. I can feel it in my clothes and how I feel when I get up in the morning. Sit-ups always help me feel good in the morning too. Last night I ate almonds around 10:30. I’ve decided I can’t have them in the house. I just love them too much. I’m the same way with peanut butter. I just want to eat it by the spoonful. I had leftover pie and ice cream in the house and I chose the almonds instead, and at 15 grams of fat an oz. It’s not a good choice. I just love nuts and they are so easy to eat a lot quickly.
2.5hr guideline? I must have missed that one. Can you fill me in?
I generally get ‘home’ (hotel) by about 11.30pm and am in bed sometime between midnight and half twelve. If I go to bed any later I don’t get up in time to be able to exercise before the day kicks in.
Tonight I remembered to pack the protein and veggies! Hurray! Am not hungry right now - it’s 11.50pm - so am feeling smug…
Re the almonds, don’t beat yourself up too much over eating them. In fact almonds are one of the healthiest nuts you can eat! Almonds ARE a good choice, just don’t eat too many of them (I read recently 10-15 is a good amount) and make sure they are raw, not salted, roasted or smoked. I keep almonds in my bag as an emergency snack.
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Day 8.......Well the leftovers to the feast are gone except some turkey and a bit of cranberry sauce. Last thing I ate last night was at 9pm and I went to bed at 2:30am. What Scott said on Daily Boost #6 about all of this night eating is that it takes about 2.5 hours to digest a meal. I had told him I get out of work at 11:30pm and go to bed around 3am. So I will now eat my light dinner at 11:30 pm before I leave work at the end of my shift. I start back to work today (Saturday). I’ll let you know how I do.
“almonds are an effective weapon in the battle against heart disease. In fact, you may decrease your risk by as much as 50 percent just by eating almonds five times a week!”
Thanks for the link...this is a great site and very imformative. I find the above statement particularly exciting. 50% is a very large percentage for something so simple. I’m going to get things under control and set this new way of eating at work on a solid path before I try to introduce almonds again. I haven’t got the strength right now. I know it and rather than fight the cravings of having them in the house, I’ll just wait a bit more. The day will come. I feel stronger every day about food choices. Just how I handled this holiday is amazing and I feel thinner today instead of bloated and uncomfortable.
My night eating would usually be healthy choices, but too much food. It would end up being 500 calories or more sometimes right before I go to bed because I came home hungry. I’m excited about the change in my food plan ...I have a solution and to hear that you have done well with it is encouraging. More after tonight. Glad to hear you are doing well.
Good work, Denise, you’ve done a whole week - and a tough one at that! I’m nearly at a week - this is my sixth day. I remembered to eat again at 10ish, so am not finding it too hard to resist the fridge.
I’m jogging in the morning so I’ll say ‘Goodnight’
Day 9.....I ate my teriyaki chicken and broccoli at 11:30 and I had no appetite when I got home. None , not even an inkling...I am amazed.
Scott you are my hero. I went to bed at 3:15am and never once did I have a craving. I’m stupefied that you have given me a solution that was right in front of my face...Like not being able to see the forest for the trees ...that sort of thing. I guess I’ve been taught all my life it’s wrong to eat late in the evening and so that has always been the direction I’ve strived for but what you have told me to do makes perfect sense and it works.
Keep up the good work gecko. Glad to hear things are working out for you too. It’s so cool how you get to travel in Europe. Where are you now?
I’ve made it to Day 7 - woo hoo! Am actually starving right now because I didn’t eat properly today and it’s now 11.30pm. Something in my hotel room fridge stinks - smells like over-ripe fruit but I think it’s a salami I bought at the market the other day. Strangely enough, the smell is putting me off eating. Let’s hope it doesn’t put me off sleeping too as I’ve no way of closing the fridge off from my sleeping area!
I’m in Paris right now - have been here for two weeks and have another two to go. It’s a pretty cool place. The only trouble is, the food is soooo seductive… They have such beautiful pastries and the array of cheeses are mind-boggling. But then so are the veggies and the fruit, not to mention all that lovely fish. <sigh> It’s gastronomic heaven. I’m having to do an interesting balancing act between keeping on the path of good eating while still taking the opportunity to sample some of this wonderful French food
Scott you are my hero. I went to bed at 3:15am and never once did I have a craving. I’m stupefied that you have given me a solution that was right in front of my face...Like not being able to see the forest for the trees ...that sort of thing.
Here I come to save the day!!! A hero huh? Well thank you anyway.
The forrest through the trees thing is right on. Sometime’s we’re just too close to really see the solution. I’m glad it’s working for you - now keep it up.
Day 10.....Another day completed. I feel like I’m on the road to repair this loop I’ve been caught in for years. I would blame it on blood sugar but as much as I’m sure that has a part in it, I’m sure I just didn’t want to change badly enough. Well I’m hell bent on a new life. I’m meditating every day and I envision this healthy new me with my toolbox full of new ideas, and the clothes I’ll be wearing, and what I’ll be doing. I enjoy sitting down in my chair every day for 45 minutes and doing this.
Scott ...you might be interested to know I use a bit of NLP while I’m doing this meditation I rub my thumb and first two fingers together while I picture my life so clearly, down to the clothes I will be wearing and were I will be. Of course I’m on a beach in Tahiti. It has become so powerful that I can rub my fingers together anywhere during the day and bring the feelings and vision back. I spend a lot of time in Tahiti...lol.
Hey gecko...Your post makes my mouth water....ahh it must be hard. I saw a documentary on TV about how the french make the best croissants. They lay out a layer of pastry then cover it from one end to the other with pats of butter then put a second layer of pastry...oooo la la, that is sinful. I’m sure the fruit is good to...heheh, hope you had a great evening.
Missed posting yesterday - it was my day off and I was asleep by 9.30pm. Unless I sleepwalked my way to the fridge, I didn’t eat late…
And today I’ve tried to keep eating little and often - every 3 hrs or so. Had my big meal at about 7.30pm, chicken, broccoli, a few potatoes. I’ve had some fresh tomatoes and some soya milk since but I’m still hungry as hell. I did quite a hard run this morning and I often suffer hunger pangs on days when I’ve done this. Don’t know what the solution is as I don’t want to eat TOO much more than usual.
Hmmm
How are you doing Denise? What are your days like in terms of activity (I don’t just mean exercise here) Do you run around like crazy or have a more sedentary lifestyle?
I just got back from time away from all things electronic - including the Internet. Sounds like you have a plan and are setting yourself up for success. Keep up the great work.
Day 12..... I can hardly believe it has been so many days. I’m doing well. Only had one slip up around day 8. I chowed down on too much cereal after writing my note here. Even though it was heart healthy and blah blah blah it was still the wrong choice at that time of nigh, no excuses. I ate it for all the wrong reasons. I was eating out of boredom. At least I recognized it as such. Back on track now.
Gecko… If I’m not working I work on lots of things. I especially like photography. I usually find the time in the day to get down to the ocean for some exercise or a hike in the mountains with Ryan and the dogs. Ryan and I have been together for 10 years. We have a home in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. I have a 27 year old daughter that lives in Huntington Beach down near LA, California. I enjoy gardening. I have a large mountain garden that takes up a lot of my time and is great exercise. I enjoy reading too. One of my favorite authors is Jodi Picoult. She writes mysteries like no one else. Not the who dunit type with lots of murder and mayhem. She writes with an intelligent edge that keeps you guessing about the characters and twists and turns in every chapter. I have a thread under the 100 days of exercise. It’s more like a journal since I print it out and paste it into a special hardcover journal I started to remember this journey. Have a great day and keep up the good work. It got hard for a while for me tonight, but I felt so good about myself all day I just couldn’t ruin it. I would wake up and beat myself up. I really want to get more of this weight off by Christmas. I’m at the edge of a big change, especially with what Scott has taught me here. It’s a great feeling.
Patricia...I love that icon of yours...it makes me smile. Keep on moving it really works. I’m working out the kinks, but stopping the night eating for me has become the key to my sanity. Like I was telling Scott. I would do great all day with diet and exercise than come home at midnight and sit down and eat 500+ calories. a bowl of Cheerios would turn into 3 and then on to something else till I was miserable and feeling out of control. I feel like a new person since I started having a light meal with protein at 11:30pm. Just knowing that it’s OK to do, is healing.
I’m the same way with peanut butter. I just want to eat it by the spoonful. I had leftover pie and ice cream in the house and I chose the almonds instead, and at 15 grams of fat an oz. It’s not a good choice. I just love nuts and they are so easy to eat a lot quickly.
Strangely enough, the smell is putting me off eating. Let’s hope it doesn’t put me off sleeping too as I’ve no way of closing the fridge off from my sleeping area!
A hero huh? Well thank you anyway.
