If this is not appealing, then you are not truly hungry; you may be thirsty, bored, sad--anything else by hungry.
I am trying to really work on assessing my hunger. I had a nice lunch that was very filling. I may have even been stuffed. I truly can't tell anymore. I am cooking dinner as I write this. Usually, I'll be snacking while I cook. But I am making such a conscious effort to not do that.
I joined Weight Watchers on Thursday of last week. I won't write how much my starting weight is . . . just yet. I need to get to my 5% loss in order to be truly satisfied with my efforts. I enjoyed the support meeting. I think that is mostly what I need. I need to feel supported. It isn't that I don't get that from home or from the blogging community. It is just a different feeling. I actually "hear" it instead of read about others struggles. I get tips. I get understanding.
It is also nice to be able to be accountable to weigh in week after week after spending $12 to weigh in. I hate losing money. Really . . . hate . . . losing . . . money. Really!
What kind of hunger check do you do when you want to reach for a little something of something?
If it's not a "normal" meal time, my hunger checks generally just involve simply asking myself if I'm *really* hungry. A huge part of being able to honestly assess and answer that question is the LoseIt app: I know that if I eat something, I'll have to enter it into LoseIt, and if I'm not careful, I'll go over my daily calorie limit.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your 5% - you can totally do this! :)