But I don't know to what. I woke up this morning to bags under my eyes so big I looked like I'd been in a fight. I'm going to have to keep an eye out (ha!) to see what's pollinating right now. In the meantime, I've got my glasses on and I'll take a Benedryl before bed.
I'm having a diet issue, and I can't seem to get past it. It's the same monster I battle every time I try to tackle this weight, but this time I seem completely powerless to defeat it. I NEED a snack after dinner. I don't, actually, and when I'm not trying to lose weight, don't don't often snack in the evenings. I'll have a cup of tea or two, and be fine. Tonight, I NEEDED popcorn. Last night I was scouring the kitchen for chocolate, ANY chocolate, and the night before that it was graham crackers. I try eating a more filling dinner. Doesn't help. I try just resisting. Doesn't help. I try fruit, vegetables, popsicles and ice water. They just don't cut it. I can't walk or workout after dinner, with homework and bedtime there's too much going on here that I can't duck out without planning WAY ahead, and even then... if I wanted to walk after dinner, I'd be tailed by at least a 3 year old, and more likely a 13 year old too. I prefer to walk alone, fast. That's why I go in the morning. Any help?
And sewing... today, my hour was spent cutting and ironing freezer paper to the backs of the signature quilt chunks. Tori will take them in to school tomorrow for the rest of the signatures. I hope that this group of kids can follow directions a little better than the last crew. Maybe I should wait until Friday morning and give up my 3 hours to make sure this gets done right. Or maybe I should just trust these kids to do their best and turn them loose on it, and fix it after the fact if I need to. Yeah, that sounds good...
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Let me know if you figure out the snacking after dinner. I made cookies last night.
I cannot wait to see the quilt when it is all done.
I really fell off the diet wagon this summer. I am contemplating getting back on--but just contemplating!
Maybe you can call your after dinner snack dessert and include it in your calorie count so you don't feel guilty.
If it was just dessert, I could do that. But even if I HAVE dessert, I'm jonesing by 9. It's certainly not hunger, it's habit, and I have to break it.
I have gained about 4 pounds since the middle of June, which really isn't awful considering how little attention I paid to what I was shoving in my face. But the free ride ends here, jeans weather is approaching fast, and I really hate that overstuffed feeling of tight jeans.
Last night I was on the hunt for peanut butter, of which there is none, so I settled for string cheese....I guess it did the trick.
I too must fight the snack beast.
Oh yeah the snack beast. Know him well. I am not a snacker, never have been. But when I get the jones around 9:00, I go to bed and read (or do something on the laptop). Somehow being in bed makes it go away.
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