Eating Idea's... thoughts....

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Hey Gang,

I'm attempting to gather some ideas / thoughts / theory's / on how the " out

of control " eating goes on... so, I'm going to share and ask for feedback

about what y'all think.

1.) I tend to think about food when I am in an eating area (kitchen, dining

room, living room) but, if I'm in a place I don't eat (bed room) then I

don't think about food. So, if I'm obsessing about food, grab a " curl up

book " and go to my room for quiet time and a read... gardening my hands are

dirty so I can't eat... cleaning out my closet, drawers or painting on

canvas my hands are busy or I'm in an inappropriate place to eat.... go for

a leisure walk. (please feel free to add your ideas here)

2.) Today I obsessed about a bag of cookies on the counter -- so, in my mind

I built up the whole " how great that chocolate chip cookie must taste... "

For about 2 hours I just yummed out in my head how great the cookie must

be..... finally, I took one, bite and was able to spit it out, throw out the

cookie -- it just did NOT taste like I had imagined

3.) I've been " night feeding " lately -- really wanting food after my little

one is in bed, the day has " de-stressed " and I'm ready to dig into some

FOOD!!! To " ready " myself, I prepare a " food " and have it in the fridge,

ready to zap in the microwave and eat.

Now this sounds like a lot of work (and I'm lazy) so I get a lean quezine

(sp?) take out the meat portion (Salisbury steak, meat loaf, whatever) put

it on a plate so IF I'm going to " night feed " then I'm going to eat what I

" planned " to eat PLUS I have to get out of bed, sit at the breakfast table

and eat that (I was eating a grilled cheese in bed and gaining weight

steadily.)

SO, no food is allowed in bed except SF popsicles and if I want to " night

feed " I have to: Get out of bed, zap it, sit at the table, eat it and only

eat what I have " planned for " in advance...

OR

I can have a shake in bed if I just don't want to go through all the above

for something that doesn't taste nearly as good.

4.) This one I haven't gotten worked out at all so suggestions are SO

welcome -- hot tea or hot coffee " break " I want something to eat with my

tea/coffee -- obviously, anything I eat with a drink is going to wash right

through but the only things that come to mind are like " coffee cake " stuff

and that is SO NOT going to happen -- yet, I want that chew thing going on

and I want to pay no calorie costs for it... LOL.... (yeah, I want to win

the lotto too!!!) Any idea's for that one? (the coffee break, not the

lotto...)

5.) I've started putting all my " portioned food " into my small containers so

I have a " grip " on how much is the right amount -- plus I put the " timer "

back on myself to be sure and eat a little and often enough to not get

HUNGRY... but to stay " steady "

Any other ideas?

hugz,

~denise