Ghost
Well, BuddySlimmers… I failed to make good on my promise. I swore up and down that I would get on here and Post and Read Blogs instead of stuffing my face. And I failed to do it. I whizzed right by the Computer and indulged in my nightly habit of “pigging out”. It is very tempting to lay blame elsewhere, since I’m pretty sure I am not the one who bought those OREO cookies, of which I had about ten. But ultimately, the responsibility is mine.
So I’ve been on BuddySlim for what… 3 weeks now? Two? And I’m still 162. I’ve lost one measly pounds since I started this whole “Weight-Loss” thing. I’ve said over and over again that I know the missing puzzle piece is : I must set a cut-off time for eating and STICK TO IT. That is the only sane way to lose this last 22 pounds and reclaim my former flat stomach.
I remain positive. I still think I can do it. For over two years I have tried to end this habit and struggled and yet… something inside me refuses to give up and I am convinced that someday… perhaps much sooner than I think! — I will look back and laugh at how hard this was. I’ll remember the days when I ate bowl after bowl of ice cream with only Conan O’Brien as company. It will be a me of the past… a ghost that haunts me with visions of pudgy cheeks and love handles.
But it will only be a ghost. And I will have moved on. 20 pounds lighter and much happier.
—Matt
You are describing a nasty little habit I Developed and indulged in for 10 years. I had to have that night time binge. My husband worked 3-11 and I would eat with him when he returned, but my eating was getting worse (junk) and I would be great all day and then SPLURGE. I tried to change to healthy snacks, but ,no, I just wanted the good stuff. I just moved my eating cut off time forward by a few minutes day by day and it finally worked, I have dinner before 6:00 and will simply refuse to eat any thing after that. My honor is at stake here. Don’t want to be a victim, do you? FOOD cannot be allowed to rule us. You sound like a fine young man and I want you to be able to look yourself in the eye and know you have won this battle. Grandma Marge
You can do it. Don’t let the Oreos control you. Try putting a Post it note on the fridge with a reminder of getting on Buddyslim.
Good Luck.
You can do it Matthew! You will find the “umph” you need to get past this habit! There are so many bad choices out there, but this is not about what you can’t have…you can have anything you choose to…just try to do it in moderation…
Matthew, as you told me yesterday… you just need to walk it off. Today is a new day. I have an enormous problem with late night bingeing as well. I really like Marge’s idea of setting a time that you don’t eat after. On my way home last week, I was thinking of ways to keep myself out of the kitchen. I thought about stacking furniture in front of the entrance. LOL! So if I wanted a snack, I would have to move all the furniture. Anyway hang in there!
I brush my teeth at 7:30….would that help?