I have most of my trouble at night. That is where most of this got on here in the first place. It is midnight and I am hungry. I had a glass of water and one of those 10 cal jello cups with a tiny bit of the light spray whipped cream. It really hasn't seemed to help tonight.

I have not cheated one time. I am still with it. I am only on for 3 days. So I am not that far in. But I am sitting here with a little rumbling tummy. It doesn't bother me all day. Actually, I have a bit of a time trying to eat all the stuff.

Before I went on this I would sometimes not eat breakfast. The day I signed up I had a 110 cal Pria bar for breakfast and I ate a 110 cal Pria bar just prior to going in for lunch. And normally that is okay for me. I eat mostly for dinner and in the evenings. I am a night owl and I would munch at night. Well, it is killing me now. Probably why I am in this position in the first place.

What am I supposed to do? I used to before take a hot bath to distract myself. But I don't think my husband would appreciate me running a bath at midnight or 2 am.

I just don't want to sabatoge myself. I want to keep going without making a slip for as long as I can. I really really want to do this. I want to do it for my husband. For myself too. For my health. But my husband has been really good about not saying a word about me gaining. He has been so good. It has been hard for me.

I want to lose this weight. I want to get it off. I want to be able to tie my shoes easily. I used to have a really flat stomach and never had a "pooch" and I hate the little tummy. It gets in my way. It just drives me crazy.

Who wants to buy a suction machine and just suck it out. Food just tastes good. I have to say. I know that there is no easy fix and it did not happen overnight. So it won't be an over night fix.

Oh, well.

Sadly, there is no "quick fix." WIsh there was. The hunger will get easier-- I promise! Your body needs time to adjust to this new way of eating. Make sure that you drink all of your water (ummmm... though if you are like me, you probably don't want to drink a lot at night unless you constantly want to wake up to run to the bathroom. ) but, yeah... really really make sure that you drink your water & eat free foods! the tusacn soup recipe on the back of the menu is really good. & make sure to volumize your foods by adding a lot of veggies in as you make your foods. ALso, if you know that you have the most trouble in the evenings, can you save your snack until the night? Maybe save one of your fruits as well.

ummm... on a seperate note: I think it is great that you want to lose weight to feel healthier. But... I couldn't help but notice that the first reason you listed was for your husband & that you were second on the list. While external motivators are great, I would urge you to really focus on why *you* want to lose the weight-- this will make it a lot easier to stay on plan.

I'm glad you joined. Good luck & keep on going.

amanda

You say that you're a night owl. Just how much sleep are you getting each night? There's been a lot of research lately showing that sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain. Perhaps you need to overcome those night owl tendencies and go to bed. You'll find that you are never hungry when you're sleeping.

Many doctors and dieticians say to eat small meals every 3 hours. Surprisingly enough, every three hours is just about the time hunger strikes. So, if you're eating at 6:00, then you'll want to eat again at 9:00. 12:00 comes around and hunger strikes again. If you know your patterns, you can adjust your eating to fit them. It's not late night eating that makes people fat, it's total calories eaten. Spread your food out to cover the hungrier times.

It will get better with time. I've been on the program now for 4 months and have slowly lost 17 lbs (I attribute that to my 40-something body). You can do it - celebrate your mini-goals and use your consultant! Mine is great.

I am eating breakfast at night!

Funny to read this -I was just going to write a new post! I too am a night eater. Even when I was super skinny I was voracious about 2pm! My blood sugar must dip then or something. Now I attribute it to the kids! It is so nice to eat when it is quiet.... I am embaressed to say I can eat about 1/3 of my calories between 12 and 5! I too don't go over my calorie total , but I would love to combat this-it could only make things easier. I have a lot of willpower, but I am truly hungry then!-Thanks.-Sue Any tips?