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The carrot did not do it

dances_in_garden

18 years ago

I am trying to be a good girl and eat sensibly.

What am I, an idiot? I am freakin' starving. And there is no reason for it either. It's not like I haven't eaten today or anything.

I ate a small carrot figuring the carbs in it and the fiber would give my body something to work on for a bit.

Yeah. The stomach wasn't falling for it ROFLMAO! It told me "Hey, I remember that carrot stick trick, weight watchers, circa 1985. Nice try lady. What else ya got?".

Whose stomach is insisting it is cruel and unusual punishment to give it a carrot when it wants reheated risotto. Or chips and dip. Or...well pretty much anything other than a carrot LOL!

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Comments (9)

socks
18 years ago
It is important not be hungry when dieting. Eat something like an orange, apple, glass of non-fat milk. Or even a slice of WW toast, very lightly buttered. Don't go hungry. It's not fruit or milk or lightly buttered toast which causes us to be fluffy. LOL!
glenda_al
18 years ago
I eat oatmeal, nightly, with 2 Tbl ground flax. Sure works for me.
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dances_in_garden
Original Author
18 years ago
I am not actually "dieting", socks. (May I call you Socks? Tee hee!).

Just being responsible. Which totally sucks rocks, by the way ;).

I have to have something when I take my meds at night, so I don't want to eat between dinner and that. I suppose I could invent a new meal between "dinner" and "snack".....

Dances.
jemdandy
18 years ago
Nah! The carrot did not do it. It was the Butler in the dining room with the home made cobbler. Oh wait, this has nothing to do with your subject.

I sympathise with your problem as I have battled the ugly beast myself: Evening and bedtime hungies. Eating at that time of day puts on the weight. I first tried going to bed thinking that my reward would be breakfast the next morning. Didn't work well. I have trouble going to sleep humgry. I found that just had to bite the bullet for a couple of nights. The frist 2 nights are the hardest, and then, it starts getting easier. After cutting out the excess snacks in the evening, the weight began to some off - slowly.

I cut out caffene after lunch. Now, I am fully satisfied with only one cup of cofee or tea at breakfast and no more during the day. I do imbibe in no-sugar, no-caffiene colas. It really helps to fight the evening hungries if you can concentrate on something else and then be able to fall asleep easily.
joyfulguy
18 years ago
Water.

ole joyful
FlamingO in AR
18 years ago
Dip that carrot in some hummus, Dances. A couple of those and your stomach will love you!
foggyj
18 years ago
I got the same reaction from my stomach, when I tried that.
Stomach says, "keep it comin'!!". A small bowl of fiber cereal is a good way for me to shut it up! Just enough to get to sleep at night.

I feel your pain.
molly109
18 years ago
LOL Don't mean to laugh (remember we are laughing
"with" you - not at you.) Just grab a big old tub
of Dill dip and make that carrot happy.
nannyp
18 years ago
Apples don't either. That kind of stuff just does not fill me up. They just create more hunger pangs. I surely do wish I could find an answer.

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