It's still feeling like work, trying to keep on my eating plan, after the holiday. Slowly getting back in the groove but I don't have that easy feeling that I had back in the Sept - Nov time frame. However, I have found a phrase that helps when I have cravings or want to snack or get an extra serving: "So what?"
So what if I want it? Okay, I want it, but so what? I'm in line with my eating plan, I'm not physically hungry, it's a craving not a command. So what if would taste good? I'll stick it in my plan for tomorrow and it will taste good then, too....maybe even better.
So what if I want it? It's 9:00 pm and the kitchen is cleaned up and all the studies show that people that have a 10+ hour time gap between dinner and breakfast weigh less than people who eat the same amount of calories and exercise the same amount and the only difference is not eating in that time gap. My body wants a break from digesting 24/7.
So what if I want it? I want to win the lottery, too, but I manage without it and don't spend those millions that I don't have.
So what if I'm bored? I've got books, the internet, on demand movies, a closet to sort, a table to dust, nails to file, tootsies to polish.
So what? Me, that's what. I'm better than a craving. I can do this.