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1/23/12 12:25 P

Hi, and Welcome to the Team.

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1/23/12 10:56 A

Welcome.

I use H.A.L.T. (spells halt, of course, to help you HALT mindless eating.)

H unger
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T iredness

If the "hunger" is not because you're hungry, literally, then food is not the answer. Time to figure out what IS going on and then you will figure out an answer. Takes time. Do you journal? That reallyhelped me nail down my triggers to mindless eating.

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1/23/12 8:53 A

Welcome to the team! There are lots of folks here with great advice and lots of knowledge.

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1/23/12 4:01 A

I kind of found something out due to another health condition. To avoid overt symptoms, I need to eat six or so small meals throughout the day, rather than "three square meals". The proportions of protein to carbs to fats--and the volume-- needs to be pretty consistent. It involves splitting a normal meal in half, and eating the other half three hours later... And I was surprised what six mini-meals a day, one every three hours, did for my blood glucose levels!

I asked my doctor about it, and she looked at me, surprised. "Well, of course." she said. "No diabetic should ever go more than three or four hours without eating anyway--unless they're asleep for the night!" (love her sense of humor...)

Maybe planning something similar for yourself, with pre-determined healthy "mini-meals", will be part of the solution you're looking for...

Good luck!

Kathy

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1/22/12 11:23 P

Hi again. I did find the thread. It is here in this section (Introduce Yourself to the Team) scroll down and you will find the topic Snacks, started by Melcchss. Go in into that topic and scroll down until you see Valerie's message. She has some really great ideas/suggestions. I have tried some of those suggestions and they are really good. But we are all unique and what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. It sounds like you doing well with your exercise and your diet. This is a great team, everyone is so nice and helpful with great advice and suppport. So welcome once again. Let us know how you are.
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1/22/12 11:11 P

Hi Catchrist! ANd welcome to a great team. Pynetree has given you some great suggestions. My nutritionist recommended eating a bedtime snack of between 15 to 20 Gms of carbs. It works for me to have a lower FBS but everyone is different. What works for me is a handful of nuts or a tablespoon of peanut butter with fruit (not bananas because they tend to be higher in carbs and spike my BS.. darn and I so love bananas). Laughing cow French onion soft cheese spread on a toasted half a whole wheat bagel thin or multigrain sandwich thin also works for me. I don't even eat bread anymore. The bagel and sandwich thins are 100 calories and 22 carbs and less if you eat only half. The cut up veggies Pynetree mentioned also could be paired with some hummus. Someone also asked this question in another thread and someone there had some great low carb, low cal snack ideas. I will see if I can find it and let you know.

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1/22/12 9:56 P

Hi CATCHRIST, Good job so far!

You know you get the munchies every night....so just PLAN for it. Cut up a whole bunch of veggies, to have on hand, with some low fat salad dressing to dip them in. Or an apple with peanut or almond butter, healthy low fat crackers, and chips, lite cheese, soup, or even cereal. You know you're going to want it...so just plan it into your days total.

You are going to succeed in your weight loss. And you are living healthier now, making exercise part of your daily routine.

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1/22/12 8:13 P

I have been watching my diet since July. I have lost some weight but I still have about 20 to 30 more pounds to get rid of and the spare tire. All of my weight is located in the mid section of my body. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was in the hospital for over a week in July due to an infection caused by the high blood sugar readings. I am hoping that SP will guide me along so that I can reach my goal. I am currently walking on treadmill about 1/2 each day at 3.0 miles per hour. I have an ablounger to help me with the crunches and I am up to about 50 to 80 crunches each day. I just have a bad habit of picking in the evening not really knowing what I want and not really feeling hungry. Trying to break that habit real quick and in a hurry. Any sugestions?

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