Welcome Deborah......my little tip is to eat more protein and cut back on those empty calorie carbs, pasta, potatoes & bread. You don't have to give them up entirely, just cut back. I make up a big pot of brown rice and freeze it in little individual size servings, all those little Tupperware pots I collected over the years are actually being used now, instead of taking up room in the cupboard!! Thing is, I used to eat heaps of rice, but now I'm only having half as much, & I don't miss it. Every time I make up a one pot meal, beef stew or chicken stew, I make sure I have at least 2 servings left over to freeze. This way, you'll always have something to eat. I used to have a 'cooking day' around once a month at the week-end, when I was working full time, and would make dishes just to freeze. In individual or 2-person serving sizes.
Get rid of all those tempting things now, and research all the things you can eat, and make sure you have a stock of those. Good tip from Suzanne, if you like those little things, I can't be bothered! I just have a handful of nuts after dinner & I'm good to go. If you're still hungry at bedtime, make up some cocoa with hot milk & cream (thanks Janelle for that tip, love the cream in it, and to Bron for the original recipe)....one rounded teaspoon of cocoa per cup with a little Natvia or Stevia, put the milk in a microwave container to zap in the micro oven, leaving a little, about a teaspoon of liquid behind, just add the cocoa & stir into a thick paste, add the boiling milk/cream and stir like mad, result, lots of froth, Yummoooo....have with a small chunk of cheese, you will sleep like a baby!!
Good luck, Joanne, don't obsess, just make it your way of life from now on. good tip from Janelle, just get back on the wagon, and forgive yourself, you can do it, if I can do it, well, anyone can!! Look at those lovely pics of your great holiday & keep busy. You will be able to save up for another one with all the money you save not eating all that poisonous fructose/sugar!!
You will be amazed at how good you will feel again....in just a few short weeks.
Silver Angel aka Sylvia
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