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Fred
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On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:31:00 -0000, "Just Me"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I always seem to walk right into the kitchen looking for something to eat, not good, I need to
>> break that habit too.
>
>Hi Tracy and welcome to ASDWW, everyone here is very supportive.
>
>Believe me that habit is breakable, I've done it, almost
. There are still times (like when I'm
>bored) that I find myself wandering into the kitchen almost on autopilot. In the past every time I
>got to my feet I would automatically head to the kitchen to find food. It's a hard habit to break
>but it can be done.
That pretty much described me, too. Up from the computer - down to the kitchen. Change the channel,
down to the kitchen, Down to the basement for something, stop in the kitchen. I find myself still
there (center of the house) but can hesitate and think and stop much more than in days past but it
is hard, like you said.
>What I try to do is to plan my days food early in the day. I plan everything down to the last
>calorie. That way I know that I can have a snack during the evening and knowing I have it planned
>makes it easier to resist extras - I started off with an 'eat first - journal after' attitude and
>it didn;t work for me. It's far easier to cut calories from your diet before you eat them than
>after. Today by 11am I had planned every available calorie - right down to how many grams of cereal
>I can have for my evening snack.
>
>I also re-started doing cross-stitching - it keeps my hands busy and I don't eat while I'm doing it
>because I don't want to get it dirty.
>
>Jane
>259.6/194.8/139
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I always seem to walk right into the kitchen looking for something to eat, not good, I need to
>> break that habit too.
>
>Hi Tracy and welcome to ASDWW, everyone here is very supportive.
>
>Believe me that habit is breakable, I've done it, almost
. There are still times (like when I'm>bored) that I find myself wandering into the kitchen almost on autopilot. In the past every time I
>got to my feet I would automatically head to the kitchen to find food. It's a hard habit to break
>but it can be done.
That pretty much described me, too. Up from the computer - down to the kitchen. Change the channel,
down to the kitchen, Down to the basement for something, stop in the kitchen. I find myself still
there (center of the house) but can hesitate and think and stop much more than in days past but it
is hard, like you said.
>What I try to do is to plan my days food early in the day. I plan everything down to the last
>calorie. That way I know that I can have a snack during the evening and knowing I have it planned
>makes it easier to resist extras - I started off with an 'eat first - journal after' attitude and
>it didn;t work for me. It's far easier to cut calories from your diet before you eat them than
>after. Today by 11am I had planned every available calorie - right down to how many grams of cereal
>I can have for my evening snack.
>
>I also re-started doing cross-stitching - it keeps my hands busy and I don't eat while I'm doing it
>because I don't want to get it dirty.
>
>Jane
>259.6/194.8/139