Tips, Tricks and Trepidation

Here I am… again.
This time, instead of stocking up on super healthy, low fat, high fiber, low calorie foods and staring at my points until my eyes cross, I am taking a different approach.
I am trying to just eat less of what I already found that we like in the house. I am also trying to focus on healthy lunches and writing everything down. This is how WW is supposed to be done anyway.
On Tuesday, I came home from class at 9:30 and I was ravenous. So I ate the remaining 6 inch subway sub (6 points total) minus the soggy bottom bread, which shaved off some points. I don’t regret it. If I am hungry (I mean, hungry enough to eat veggies or hummus to fill me up), then I should eat. And then reflect on how I managed to get that hungry (were all my foods filling that day?).
I promised you a tip. Here it is. It is best for me to eat a rather filling breakfast. I like non-breakfast foods in the morning so lately I have been choosing a 7 point lean cuisine sub. It is so filling and amazing, that I feel like I am being really bad and I find that I don’t crave as many bad things throughout the day. I had a philly for breakfast for goodness’ sake! This works for me. I don’t eat again until 11:30 or 12 and then I fill up on low point soup that makes my belly warm and happy.
By the time I get home, I am hungry again, but this is no big deal because I still have 15-18 points left! I can eat what Art will actually eat (often a little more fattening than I would prefer) and pair with a salad. That leaves room for a snack later on that evening as well.
It really is about planning and knowing what works and what doesn’t.
For me, it is also about thinking through my already horrible habits. Like…Rum.
I love to drink. I use it as a coping mechanism, as a way to relax after a bad day. It is my friend, my confidant and we have an abusive relationship. Rum makes me send emails I normally wouldn’t send. It makes me lose valuable sleep. It makes me fat.
So last night I looked at my 19 points and I decided that I wasn’t going to use a single one on rum. And then, I decided that I wasn’t going to use a single one on wine, beer or anything else alcoholic. And honestly, my night was relaxing despite this decision. So ha.
Wow, this is a long blog post.
My final point is this: It is important to have hobbies. I find myself so bored at night, so annoyed that there is nothing on tv and then I start wondering what is in the fridge. Not good. I forced myself to start writing last night and the time flew by, I found myself involved, active and satisfied and I didn’t think once about what was in the fridge. I am thinking of trying to make my own clothes or jewelry. I know most people that know me will call me crazy, but hey, this is something that will keep me busy and happy and not thinking of food or rum or the office.
I will keep you posted on how it goes.
Until then: Eat it. Love it. Lose it.