10/29/2020
Usually this time of year there is a box of mini chocolate bars in the house. The kids come home with all their treats from Halloween. I spend the next few days picking out the ones they don't like. Then the ones they do. One becomes 2 and 2 becomes 15. Then I'll sit there sad with a glass of milk and decide I need something salty to eat now lol.
I probably have a binge eating disorder and am emotional eater. People tend to have a go to binge food. Often these foods could be treats that are not always in the house and other times it is stuff that is regularly in the house. Some of my go to when there wasn't any chocolate bars around
- Crackers and cheese
- Banana with peanut butter
- Several spoons of peanut butter
- Cereal
- Nutella and a LOAF OF BREAD LOL
- cheese melted slightly in the microwave
Often these were accompanied by a liter of milk. Why do most people binge eat at night? For some it could be routine. Sit watch a show. Grab a highly palatable sugary, salty or fatty calorie dense food and eat the s**t out of it. A reward to your long day of work or healthy eating or fasting. For me I think it is/ was simply that I was hungry. I would like to say that I am cured from this late night eating but that isn't true. I don't do it however and that is mostly because I workout during that late night eating time and by the time I'm showered it's bed. My will power has come a long way. Mostly because I am focused on my goals. I mean that jar of Nutella has been untouched by me and it has been there for six months. Usually that was a few snacks for me. My palate has changed. Eating less sugar and processed foods I find it quite satisfying eating protein ice cream, French toast and smart pop popcorn with a little spray of canola oil. I never been a pop drinker but man do I love me a diet pop now days lol. Another thing is I eat five meals a day now. Each meal between 350-550 calories. And if any diet is going to be sustainable you better fill up a little bit on low calorie foods that will fill you up otherwise when your starving later on that Nutella jar won't stand a chance.
So if you can relate to this a little bit. Think about why your doing what you are doing. Then you can think of ways to help prevent these cravings or urges that cause you to stuff yourself with 1000 plus calories while watching a show a half hour before bed. If your like me your not the type of person who should be doing that. Believe me I'm not 100% perfect in my diet and really you don't have to be all the time but those few times that you aren't you really need to do it in a smart way otherwise one slip can put you behind 4-7 days and by that time your at your next slip and at the end of the month your standing on the scale wondering where you went wrong. Been there done that. I don't like it because those 4 or five slips that month put all the hard work prepping meals and exercising that month in the trash. People don't always realize that. Then they get depressed say F this sit on the couch with a box of cookies, spoon of peanut butter and a big glass of milk and wonder where they went wrong. They lose motivation because they don't see results. Convince themselves nothing is working so what's the point and quit altogether instead of realizing the issue and making an adjustment. Don't be so hard on yourself. It's your fault. Don't give up try harder. You may only have to try a little bit harder or may have to try a lot harder. It comes easier for some and if you are one of the unlucky ones you just need to try harder. No tricks no gimmicks no pills or magic potions.
Happy Halloween
Put that candy down! Have a protein ice cream with a bag of smart pop with a lights spray of canola oil, a spoon of munk fruit and cinnamon mixed in a bowl. Can be done under 400 calories, taste amazing and probably you won't be able to Finnish it.
