Midnight snacking

[Guest guest]

Today I tried to go 100% raw but it didn't happen.. again. I'm glad I'm not too

frustrated over it but I have this hunger to eat after 9 pm. So far I had a bowl

of hummus with 16 rice crackers and 1/2 can of black olives.

What do you do to fight off night snacking? Or what would you choose to eat if

anything at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

There are two primary possibilities here: you are WAY undereating something

you need, and your system really does want SOMETHING; or you are running

into some significant emotional growth opportunity and just not yet seeing

it clearly

 

So let's explore both avenues at the same time.

 

1. I suggest that you use Nutridiary or FitDay and monitor your total

caloric intake and your CPF (carb-protein-fat) mix/ratio for a few days,

both before and after this snack? (Don't change anything during those days,

you'll only need a few days to see what is happening.)

 

Then bring the results back into the group for further discussion.

 

2. At the same time ... each time you begin to have these cravings, try and

focus your attention backward in time a few minutes, try and remember and

picture/feel whatever was going on inside you during the minutes / short

time period right before the cravings erupted in your head.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Blondy

Monday, January 15, 2007 8:41 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Midnight snacking

 

Today I tried to go 100% raw but it didn't happen.. again. I'm glad I'm not

too frustrated over it but I have this hunger to eat after 9 pm. So far I

had a bowl of hummus with 16 rice crackers and 1/2 can of black olives.

What do you do to fight off night snacking? Or what would you choose to eat

if anything at all.

 

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[Guest guest]

thanks. I will pay more attention.

 

 

Elchanan <Elchanan wrote: Hi,

 

There are two primary possibilities here: you are WAY undereating something

you need, and your system really does want SOMETHING; or you are running

into some significant emotional growth opportunity and just not yet seeing

it clearly

 

So let's explore both avenues at the same time.

 

1. I suggest that you use Nutridiary or FitDay and monitor your total

caloric intake and your CPF (carb-protein-fat) mix/ratio for a few days,

both before and after this snack? (Don't change anything during those days,

you'll only need a few days to see what is happening.)

 

Then bring the results back into the group for further discussion.

 

2. At the same time ... each time you begin to have these cravings, try and

focus your attention backward in time a few minutes, try and remember and

picture/feel whatever was going on inside you during the minutes / short

time period right before the cravings erupted in your head.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Blondy

Monday, January 15, 2007 8:41 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Midnight snacking

 

Today I tried to go 100% raw but it didn't happen.. again. I'm glad I'm not

too frustrated over it but I have this hunger to eat after 9 pm. So far I

had a bowl of hummus with 16 rice crackers and 1/2 can of black olives.

What do you do to fight off night snacking? Or what would you choose to eat

if anything at all.

 

<http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=5520395/grpspId=1705015482/msgId

=27123/stime=1168919120/nc1=4299909/nc2=4025369/nc3=3>

 

 

[Guest guest]

Blondy,

 

If I might make a suggestion about transistion snacking & related

stuff. Early on I just couldn't figure out what to eat sometimes

like while out in a restaraunt w/my brother, it was a mexican place

and I ate like 3-4 bowls of salsa or pico de gio and a small bowl

maybe 1/2 c of guacamole and I was still hungry - I ate only 10 corn

chips, now I wouldn't do that today but it got me through that

event. A couple days later we were back at the same restaraunt and I

realized that they had a salad that worked so I ordered that instead

and had them bring me pico de gio without the onions - 3 bowls of it

to go on the green salad. My point is aim to make healthier choices

each time something gets ackward (sp?).

 

After about 2 weeks of living in transition, which was similar to the

stories above. I was 100% RawVegan - although this may seem unusual,

I wasn't eating a typical SAD (Standard American Diet) at the time, I

had cut out dairy & most meat w/the exception of occasional

fish/shrimp and processed foods months before.

 

I would advise others, based on my experience, to begin their food

intake with fruit each day and if they have a craving or ackward food

moment - to stop and notice the thoughts (as Elchanan says) and then

to make a healthier choice than you made yesterday as to what to eat

(and Whole, Ripe, Raw Fruits & Vegies are the healthiest).

 

I've been using Nutridiary for 5-6 weeks now and I am sooooo glad I

am. I began just being honest about what I ate and recording

everything everyday, my intention was to only do that for a couple of

weeks because I thought I was eating pretty healthily (hmm - word

choice?). Anyway, I'm still using it every day BECAUSE I noticed

some patterns that I wanted to change. After 3 weeks I could clearly

see (the reports are graphs) patterns of 1. low caloric intake 2.

every 6 days I was eating high(er) fats and 3. As I kept notes, those

higher fat days I was also feeling stuff - different from the rest of

the world, frustrated, alone, sometimes lonely and I WANTED (not

craved and not needed) REGULAR food. I persisted b/c I'm determined

and I have lost a considerable amount of weight which keeps me

motivated. I chose instead to eat a healthy food to satisfy the

feelings/emotions, which kept me on my path as I worked throught the

issues. So I created successful 'turtle steps' (those are slow

motion baby steps) along my way. Then I began to redirect my eating

patterns to fall more in line with healthier information I had

researched & gained--POH, 80/10/10 etc. I have increased my intake

of sweet fruits - another mental shift for me b/c I had been told

that 'fat people can only eat 1 banana a week' or 'bananas will make

you gain weight' and with my income bananas are one of the least

expensive and most available sources of dense sweet fruit calories.

I feel much more satisfied and I am no longer experiencing the every

6 days higher fat situation. My Nutridiary chart is begining to even

out with a more consistant levels of fat, carbs & protiens which is

what I monitor mostly. My caloric intake is higher and is more

consistant as well. I wondered if some of these changes would slow

the disposal of unwanted wieght, I am happy to be able to tell you

that I have not experienced any changes. Though am not setting a

specific goal, I am fairly confident that my size will even out

around 145-150# which is another 20ish pounds from where I am today --

and as you may have read that's a long way from the 300#s of a few

years ago.

 

Success is out there, it is attainable. I would suggest Dr. Graham's

80/10/10 book, Elchanan's posts which are very clear and I believe,

healthy information, another guide which was helpful to me was the

book The Raw Life as Paul Nison gave some easy to read cute steps

along the way and was backed up with long time RF interviews.

 

I have made both my pictures & a blog available on 360 if you

are interested.

 

Simply,

Lesa

 

rawfood , Blondy <trinity082482 wrote:

>

> Today I tried to go 100% raw but it didn't happen.. again. I'm glad

I'm not too frustrated over it but I have this hunger to eat after 9

pm. So far I had a bowl of hummus with 16 rice crackers and 1/2 can

of

black olives.

> What do you do to fight off night snacking? Or what would you

choose

to eat if anything at all.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lesa - I like going for Mexican when people want to eat out. I order romaine

leaves, a side of pico de galleo and a side of guacamole. Smear guac on the

leaf, fill with salsa and roll for my own burritos! My favorite restaurant now

knows to just bring that for me.

 

Sometimes I put celery sticks in my pocket to use as " chips " for the before the

meal snacking so I won't eat the chips on the table. Can't say I'm always

strong and don't have a few chips, but that is dangerous territory for me. I

can't stop at a few!

 

Shari

 

 

[Guest guest]

Good tips Lesa. Thanks for sharing your experience with me. I cant explain my

relationship with food. What would an addict feel without their next dose of

drugs? Crazy? Helpless? Restless? Thats me

 

 

Lesa <ljbn wrote: Blondy,

 

If I might make a suggestion about transistion snacking & related

stuff. Early on I just couldn't figure out what to eat sometimes

like while out in a restaraunt w/my brother, it was a mexican place

and I ate like 3-4 bowls of salsa or pico de gio and a small bowl

maybe 1/2 c of guacamole and I was still hungry - I ate only 10 corn

chips, now I wouldn't do that today but it got me through that

event. A couple days later we were back at the same restaraunt and I

realized that they had a salad that worked so I ordered that instead

and had them bring me pico de gio without the onions - 3 bowls of it

to go on the green salad. My point is aim to make healthier choices

each time something gets ackward (sp?).

 

After about 2 weeks of living in transition, which was similar to the

stories above. I was 100% RawVegan - although this may seem unusual,

I wasn't eating a typical SAD (Standard American Diet) at the time, I

had cut out dairy & most meat w/the exception of occasional

fish/shrimp and processed foods months before.

 

I would advise others, based on my experience, to begin their food

intake with fruit each day and if they have a craving or ackward food

moment - to stop and notice the thoughts (as Elchanan says) and then

to make a healthier choice than you made yesterday as to what to eat

(and Whole, Ripe, Raw Fruits & Vegies are the healthiest).

 

I've been using Nutridiary for 5-6 weeks now and I am sooooo glad I

am. I began just being honest about what I ate and recording

everything everyday, my intention was to only do that for a couple of

weeks because I thought I was eating pretty healthily (hmm - word

choice?). Anyway, I'm still using it every day BECAUSE I noticed

some patterns that I wanted to change. After 3 weeks I could clearly

see (the reports are graphs) patterns of 1. low caloric intake 2.

every 6 days I was eating high(er) fats and 3. As I kept notes, those

higher fat days I was also feeling stuff - different from the rest of

the world, frustrated, alone, sometimes lonely and I WANTED (not

craved and not needed) REGULAR food. I persisted b/c I'm determined

and I have lost a considerable amount of weight which keeps me

motivated. I chose instead to eat a healthy food to satisfy the

feelings/emotions, which kept me on my path as I worked throught the

issues. So I created successful 'turtle steps' (those are slow

motion baby steps) along my way. Then I began to redirect my eating

patterns to fall more in line with healthier information I had

researched & gained--POH, 80/10/10 etc. I have increased my intake

of sweet fruits - another mental shift for me b/c I had been told

that 'fat people can only eat 1 banana a week' or 'bananas will make

you gain weight' and with my income bananas are one of the least

expensive and most available sources of dense sweet fruit calories.

I feel much more satisfied and I am no longer experiencing the every

6 days higher fat situation. My Nutridiary chart is begining to even

out with a more consistant levels of fat, carbs & protiens which is

what I monitor mostly. My caloric intake is higher and is more

consistant as well. I wondered if some of these changes would slow

the disposal of unwanted wieght, I am happy to be able to tell you

that I have not experienced any changes. Though am not setting a

specific goal, I am fairly confident that my size will even out

around 145-150# which is another 20ish pounds from where I am today --

and as you may have read that's a long way from the 300#s of a few

years ago.

 

Success is out there, it is attainable. I would suggest Dr. Graham's

80/10/10 book, Elchanan's posts which are very clear and I believe,

healthy information, another guide which was helpful to me was the

book The Raw Life as Paul Nison gave some easy to read cute steps

along the way and was backed up with long time RF interviews.

 

I have made both my pictures & a blog available on 360 if you

are interested.

 

Simply,

Lesa

 

rawfood , Blondy <trinity082482 wrote:

>

> Today I tried to go 100% raw but it didn't happen.. again. I'm glad

I'm not too frustrated over it but I have this hunger to eat after 9

pm. So far I had a bowl of hummus with 16 rice crackers and 1/2 can

of

black olives.

> What do you do to fight off night snacking? Or what would you

choose

to eat if anything at all.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Blondy - restless, irritable, and discontented is how an addict feels.

 

Shari