Step away from the snacks...

So I admitted earlier and lived through again tonight the reality that afternoon/evening is the hardest time for me to stay on track...

• Not snacking/nibbling before dinner...
• Having more than I need to for dinner - the whole idea of my balanced eating is keeping each of my "meals" at the same caloric level - as your body can only process a certain amount of calories at a time before it just stores it away for later because I doesn't have the time to process it completely right now...
• Snacking/munching after dinner... A little tube of sixlets here, and another there, a cookie each time I go by the cookie jar - all not necessary & it feeds into the craving for more and more...

I did pretty well tonight had my dinner - right at the 300 calorie level and then it was about time for my bedtime/evening meal (protein drink and a 1/2 cup of frozen yogurt) and I did give in a bit and made a batch of cookie dough up for the kids to cook tomorrow... I nibbled on a bit of the dough - but I am still WAYYY ahead of where I usually am on the snack/eat everything I can during the evening state...  So I feel good there...

Off to watch some TV in bed with my hubby - but going to brush my teeth and put on my fluoride trays (like a mouth guard) for a 1/2 hour right away so I won't be tempted to munch on the popcorn Mike just made...

Until we meet again...  ~enjoy~