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After having a discussion today with my Mom (who is doing Atkins with me--both for a second time around), I thought I'd share it with everyone here too.
She mentioned that she's having a hard time with feeling satisfied with her food at night. She said that she's been eating alot of leftovers and "quick" meals, but then she finds herself wanting to "pick" from the fridge all evening.
One of the things I've been making a conscious effort to do is make sure that I have hot, satisfying meals for dinner. I look on the message boards, through cookbooks and do web searches for low carb recipes. Each night we (my dh and I) have some type of hot meal consisting of meat and vegetables. I've found some pretty interesting recipes that satisfy my body and my mind.
If I feel like I've had a really good dinner, I find that I don't have the desire to go looking for something else. And I'm not getting bored with my food choices either. Every week we have something new to eat, and the repeats are because we really liked a recipe and want to have it again.
One other thing I've done is that when I start wanting to go find something to snack on--I drink water. Maybe, just maybe, I can train my mind that when it sends me those signals to eat, it's going to get water...thus reducing those signals to begin with. Changing those bad habits, you know.
She mentioned that she's having a hard time with feeling satisfied with her food at night. She said that she's been eating alot of leftovers and "quick" meals, but then she finds herself wanting to "pick" from the fridge all evening.
One of the things I've been making a conscious effort to do is make sure that I have hot, satisfying meals for dinner. I look on the message boards, through cookbooks and do web searches for low carb recipes. Each night we (my dh and I) have some type of hot meal consisting of meat and vegetables. I've found some pretty interesting recipes that satisfy my body and my mind.
If I feel like I've had a really good dinner, I find that I don't have the desire to go looking for something else. And I'm not getting bored with my food choices either. Every week we have something new to eat, and the repeats are because we really liked a recipe and want to have it again.
One other thing I've done is that when I start wanting to go find something to snack on--I drink water. Maybe, just maybe, I can train my mind that when it sends me those signals to eat, it's going to get water...thus reducing those signals to begin with. Changing those bad habits, you know.
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