I have been sitting here not posting about this for at least an hour; the page has been up since 9 pm!
Anyway, let's talk about eating. I love to eat. I do it all the time, day or night, indiscriminately. I would eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted to and didn't care a toot about the consequences. I don't know what was wrong with me- the depression, holidays, or the move, but I have put on almost 20 pounds since having a baby in May!
Something happened in me yesterday. I stepped on the scale and saw a number I didn't like, but would have accepted if I had gotten there gradually. My weight jumped by around 5 pounds, and that is not acceptable. This is not the first time my weight did this; a few months ago I got my first postpartum period and the weight did not just go away like before I had the baby!
I went to the store, grabbed me some slim-fast powder, banana nut snack bars, and
my secret weight buster! I also picked up some sliced turkey breast, a couple of tomatoes, bananas and cranberry orange juice. I got on my computer, joined the slim-fast website and am on my way.
I still don't care what I look like, or any of that other stuff. I am concerned for my health. I don't want to lose a lot of weight, just the 20 or so pounds I put on recently. I know I will never be skinny, or slender, slim, thin or "sexy". But I have got to stop shoveling junk food down my maw! No birthday cake! No turtle cheesecake! No sugar cookies, banana nut icecream, cookie dough, Christmas candy, or pumpkin pie!
How does someone who eats frosting as a side dish, as a compulsion to curb that insatiable sugar craving- beat the need? How do I do it? You'll never guess! In the last 24 hours I have lost a pound and a half, have eaten healthier than I have in months, and even cheated twice! I take my prenatals and calcium and flax seed oil supplements that have been wasting shelf space, collecting dust. I drink water and more water, and carefully measure out pretzels and tortilla chips into sandwich baggies. I plan what I eat, 6 small meals a day, and if I am still hungry- I pick something I have "approved"; I keep it simple, and a bit repetitive.
I once lost 10 pounds alone by simply cutting out the junk food- but that was due to morning sickness. How do I kill those chocolaty, fatty, sugary cravings that haunt me like a shadow? My secret weight busting, sugar craving killer is... drum roll please... a huge glass of GRAPEFRUIT JUICE. Not ruby red, but white, 100% juice. No sugar added, or flavors- nothing, nada. I tell you what, after having that sour liquid scour my lips, tongue and throat, I really have no desire to eat anything sugary or fattening. I take the cup with me, and sip it while I blog, or watch TV. I also have a glass with breakfast, to start out my day. I have done this before, and after a while I just get used to it, and even start to think it is yummy. Try finding the stuff in a name brand or in a gas station. Impossible! But I find it, I drink it, and it works for me.
Now tell me please, what do you do to beat the cravings?
