One word answer, late.
I actually don't eat much during the day. I'm fine with a small breakfast and a small lunch. I often will eat less then 10 points during the day, without feeling hungry. Then comes dinner....
I'm so distracted during the meal... I tend to just keep serving it to myself because my kids are insane. I have found a way to stop myself -- leave the table. Of course, that leaves Drew alone to defend himself, and he does a great job at it. I am really trying to just serve myself the portion I have allotted myself and leave it at that.
Of course, that doesn't stop me when I'm alone at night (which happens frequently). Yumi yogurt and popcorn help a lot in this area, and I try to always leave myself 1-5 points to have after dinner. I would LIKE to only have 1-2 points after dinner, as I find that the more I eat late, the less I lose...And I was of that same frame of mind.
Until I got pregnant. I tend to be what some people would term hypoglycemic, although everyone is hypoglycemic, I am the kind that when I take the 3 hour glucose, my last blood sugar could put me in a grave. It was like 34 this time, coma range...
SO, the dietician (when I was pregnant with P, they put me on a glucose intolerant diet -- it's the same as the diabetic diet, and it's a great way to eat when you're pregnant) said I HAVE to eat before bed. She said that not eating after dinner (esp. if you eat early like us -- 5:30'ish) isn't good for your body. It's actually been helpful for me. I used to get nauseated in the mornings (before being pregnant) and I don't now. I think my body would freak out nightly from being deprived of food... and that's no good. In happy news, I passed my 38 week 1 hour glucose, most likely from eating a small snack at night.
She did say that the key is keeping it small. I really want to work on keeping my snack small, leaving less than 3 points to nibble on after dinner.
That's the problem with being a fatty, you HAVE to eat... and several times a day. It's just a burden we bear. :)
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I know you already like popcorn, but we found this "healthy pop, crispy white naturally flavored" kind that we've been diggin' lately. The box says it 1 point with weight watchers.
I'm like you....love me a snack at night. I don't have any health issues that require me to eat, so I try not to, but for me not eating (or maybe for you eating less) is more of a habit than anything else. If I go to bed on time I can usually get away without a snack. I'm in the habit of ice cream lately, though.....bad girl, I know!
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