So, things have been going fairly well the last few days. I have said "no" to brownies and ice cream on two occasions, and in general have been making healthy choices. While there is still the occasional slip up, I have been doing pretty good. I have also been good about exercising this week, despite my back pain.
I find that my breakfast is good. Lunch is also good, as I usually stay at work, so as long as I pack a healthy snack, I'm good. Where I find I am weak is in the later evenings. Generally I will eat a healthy dinner, but then after that I keep snacking. And well it is just down hill from there. For example, today after 9:30pm I ate (confession of failure): a banana, a handful of MMs, and a slice of pizza. mmm EPIC FAIL. So I just added 700 calories to what would have been a successful day. Not even my evening workout could balance this out.
So, I am staring a new system. I have set my phone up to send me a reminder each day at 8pm to brush my teeth. My goal then will be, after 8pm I will not eat, because my teeth are all clean and ready to go. This will hopefully help fix my night eating habit. Sleeping earlier will also help with this.
I have also decided to start counting my calories again. I was doing this for awhile using the BodyBugg, but my subscription has since run out and I haven't renewed it. So today I got an app for Raul (my Macbook Pro) that will help me track my exercise and calorie intake. I hope this will help keep me on track, as calories can quickly add up.
How about you... do you have any helpful tips to keep you on track?
The brushing your teeth trick is awesome. I use that one :) Popping in a piece of gum before a party works for me too.
ReplyDeleteAnother "trick" that has saved me is realizing that the craving for chocolate is usually a complex carb craving in disguise. A bowl of whole grain cereal (Grape nuts, mini-wheats, etc) will satisfy the craving for sweets, has nutritional value, and is usually under 200 calories.