Hungry in the evenings

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Why on earth was I so hungry last night?

I got home from work and ate a great healthy dinner but an hour later I was famished? What is up with that?

During the day, I'm not all that hungry and I eat and no problem.

Then I go to sleep for 7 hours or so and I wake up and am not hungry at all. Why?

Is evening cravings just a bad habit? I think it might be.

So I eat my meal and then I eat 2 bowls of cereal and drink homemade hot cocoa and then a tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter. So I'm not hungry anymore but I went over my points by maybe 6. Ok maybe really 3 because I earned 3 exercise points.

I did have some saved to use though.

The weight watchers points thing is bugging me too. I remember the last time in the US I did ww I got a point range of 22 - 25 points plus another 35 to use throughout the week if you needed them. A point is supposed to be around 50 calories.

Here, you get 20 points. They say you can go down to 16 if you want. Wow, that just seems so low! If you exercise you can use up to 4 points earned a day. It just seems so low to me. I wonder if their formula is different here in Australia?

I am rocking my elliptical! Just rocking it. I remember when I first started using it, I could barely go 10 minutes on Level 1. Now I can go much faster on the thing and use higher levels and usually go for an hour at a time! It is just amazing how much you benefit by doing just a bit of cardio every day. I sleep better. My blood pressure is awesome! I took it yesterday evening and it was 120/66!!!! Woot!

Now I have to get my weight training into a regular habit and I will be good.

  

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CHELSRAE85 3/19/2009 3:13PM

I've been facing this a lot too, so I'm thinking about searching around SP just to see what other people do to combat evening feelings of starvation! :D Report Inappropriate Comment

weight watchers

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I joined the online version of weight watchers this morning. It really has a comprehensive list of foods that are here in Australia.

The points must be different than the US version as you only get 20 points here. You can earn activity points that you have to use the same week.

My 1 hour on the elliptical earned me a whopping 8.5 points! Wow.

I looked up some of the bad things I used to eat. I did this once a week was eat an entire block of Cadbury chocolate. That came to 23.5 points!

I'm having my mini holiday. I have Wednesday off through Monday. It's been great so far.

I washed and waxed my car yesterday and it looks beautiful! I didn't have an wheel cleaner so I'll do the wheels when I get some today.

I got my fingerprints done yesterday for my permanent residency. Now all I have to do is go to the post office and mail the stuff off.

It sure does make a horrible mess on your fingers but the wipe things they give you take it all right off easily.

I plan to go shopping today.

  

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~YOLYTA~ 3/17/2009 8:14AM

Keep us posted about your progress with WW. I love the way you write. Report Inappropriate Comment

ICHOOSEHEALTH 3/13/2009 7:29AM

Hi, we are on the Kundalini Yoga team together. Here are Weight Watchers teams that I am on. I thought you might want to take a look at them now that you are doing Weight Watchers. W8Watchers Friends W8 Watchers At Home W8WATCHERS SUPERB HEALTHY RECIPES Report Inappropriate Comment

Going strong

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Ok I'm really back on track! I am happy I have a mini holiday.

I had scheduled this time off about 5 months ago as I was supposed to be having a tummy tuck but then these new projects came on at work and they really needed me so I scaled the several weeks off to 4 days.

I think I will get my hair done.

I will definitely wash and wax my car as it's filthy.

I have started doing an hour a day on the elliptical. Yeah that is a lot! It is good though. I have figured out the perfect time to do it. I get home from work and have my tea and relax a bit and then by 7pm, Biggest Loser is on so I do it while watching Biggest Loser and So you think you can dance. It really is motivating to do it like that.

I am still with the boyfriend.

I'm going to be honest about why it has been so hard to let him go and date others. Of course I love him but except for my ex husband, I never had a problem letting guys go that weren't right for me before.

The reason is because of my weight. I have never ever never dated at this weight. When I met the current boyfriend, I was 150lbs. My ex husband and the guys I dated before him, I was 100 lbs soaking wet with rocks in my pocket.

In my mind I know that of course there are plenty of guys who would like me at this weight. I'm not that big. The thing is I don't feel confident at this weight. I just don't. It seems ridiculous for me to strut my stuff like I weighed 100 when I don't. When I was small, I never even gave it a second thought on my looks because I knew I was hot. I never was one of those gals who wore a size 0 and thought they were ugly and fat. I was hot. I knew it and the guys thought I was too and that is the truth. So at this weight, I don't feel hot because I'm not.

I am still doing some EFT daily. I decided not to go back to the EFT therapist as frankly, I thought he was a little creepy. I'll continue on my own and if I need to see someone for help, I'll just see another EFT therapist.

I am so excited that my Reiki Level I training starts next week! It is a 2 day course.

  

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LINDELAA 3/11/2009 10:38AM

I know that you know that confidence is all the your head, but it is true that FEELING beautiful affects your mood and behavior. The way you carry yourself and show love...THAT is you BEING beautiful. - Angela Report Inappropriate Comment

Back

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

I haven't posted for awhile.

After buying the new scale, I felt very discouraged and stop weighing myself.

I didn't go pig out or binge or anything. In the 3 weeks I spent pouting, I lost another pound. Much better than gaining!

I stopped exercising too. I was still doing Kundalini yoga but I don't really count that as exercise like cardio and weight training.

I think I have got the eating part down pretty good now.

Now if I can just get into the permanent habit of exercising every day, things will be good.

I did 15 minutes on the elliptical yesterday so that was a good start.

I have been doing something quite a bit different for me. I have gone to Reiki healing sessions and also started EFT therapy. Google it if you don't know what it is. It is quite interesting.

It does seem to be helping. My anxiety and stressed have been reduced. I am much calmer. I am feeling more confident at work.

I didn't have hardly any PMS symptoms this month other than the weight gain and bloating.

No headaches or cramps or feelings of ripping someone's head off lol!

I think I have gotten my blood pressure under control.

During my first pouting week, it spiked pretty high that week(150s over high 90s) and then as I calmed down, my blood pressure went down too. I had some readings of 120/66. Mostly it has been 120s over low 80s and an occasional 140/79.

  

new scale and valentine's day

Saturday, February 14, 2009

I noticed how many goodie points I have and they are just sitting there. I am going to spend some time later today giving a bunch away. There are so many people on here doing a fantastic job.

My new scale. I don't know what to think about it. It says I weigh about 10lbs more than what the old one was saying. My old one was adjusted to be the same as my doctor's scale. The doctor's scale can't possibly be wrong. I am really confused about it now. I put a 3kg weight on it to see how it registered and I have the scale set to pounds and it said exactly 6.6 lbs so it is perfectly correct. I suppose when I go see my regular doctor I will weigh on their scale and see. If I really am 10lbs more than I thought, I will be bummed but I will just keep going.

Valentine's day was such a disappointment. If I post what happened, you will all probably want to ring my bfs neck.

Let's say we had plans to go to lunch and then to the markets. We went to lunch and I ended up paying for everything. Yeah we split a $20 pizza so it wasn't that but his laziness and cheapness ticked me off. He did not make me feel special at all. The check came and he just sat there. Then I asked him if he had change for a $50 which was supposed to be a hint to pay the thing. He said he didn't think so and then I am digging in my purse and the waitress is standing there waiting to be paid and so I hand her the $50 and then after she leaves, he says, I had my $20 out. Umm I didn't see it! He just sat there and sat there and didn't pay. Then he says well you make a lot more money than I do so you can pay. Yeah that REALLY ticked me off. There were 12 slices and I ate 2 and he ate 10.

Then we went to the market and I thought he would get me something for Valentine's Day there but he didn't. So we go back to the parking garage and I am paying the ticket and it was $5 and once again he just stood there and let me pay. I was digging around in my purse and as I was putting the coins in, he finally asks me if I needed some money.

Hmmm notice his timing. He waits and waits and then finally offers to pay after I am already paying for it.

The money really isn't the issue here but rather his cheapness and zero effort to make me feel special.

I know people will say to talk to him but really what can I possibly say.

  

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AMANDA_MS_RD 2/14/2009 6:12PM

Wow, that is terrible! I don't say talk to him, I say walk away! After what has happened the past few weeks, he doesn't seem to deserve another chance. From here, it seems like you would be better off single. I know I don't know you well, but that's how it looks from here (all the way in Rhode Island). : ) Sending you Happy Valentines from RI! Report Inappropriate Comment