Thanks for writing about this! There are some good suggestions: I liked the first one of "eat until you are about 80 percent full". For some reason, I have lost the feeling that it is OK to feel hungry!
The suggestion #4 (Eat one snack without distractions) is something I've been doing, and really works! We don't allow eating in the carpeted areas in our house (living room, for instance), so if I sit to watch TV, I can have some water. If I'm eating a meal or snack, it needs to be sitting at the kitchen table...I've noticed I do not eat nearly as many snacks.
I definitely fall into #3 above. By the time I am cooking, I munch on some crackers with wine or beer while I'm in the kitchen...and don't count that as "food". Also, while my toddler eats his lunch, I'll much on a few crackers to stave off my hunger until I put him down for his nap and can eat my "real" lunch.
My other difficult time is going over to other people's houses. I have great friends who host playdates at their house, and have lots of goodies baked or prepared for all of us. It's so sweet, and hard to resist. Today, I indulged in some brewed coffee with sweetener and fat-free half and half. So, I felt like I was "joining in" and not packing in the calories.
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Thanks for writing about this! There are some good suggestions: I liked the first one of "eat until you are about 80 percent full". For some reason, I have lost the feeling that it is OK to feel hungry!
The suggestion #4 (Eat one snack without distractions) is something I've been doing, and really works! We don't allow eating in the carpeted areas in our house (living room, for instance), so if I sit to watch TV, I can have some water. If I'm eating a meal or snack, it needs to be sitting at the kitchen table...I've noticed I do not eat nearly as many snacks.
I definitely fall into #3 above. By the time I am cooking, I munch on some crackers with wine or beer while I'm in the kitchen...and don't count that as "food". Also, while my toddler eats his lunch, I'll much on a few crackers to stave off my hunger until I put him down for his nap and can eat my "real" lunch.
My other difficult time is going over to other people's houses. I have great friends who host playdates at their house, and have lots of goodies baked or prepared for all of us. It's so sweet, and hard to resist. Today, I indulged in some brewed coffee with sweetener and fat-free half and half. So, I felt like I was "joining in" and not packing in the calories.
February 10, 2009 - 3:02pmThis Comment
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