It feels like the old days. Resisting snacking on carbs at night is feeling as difficult as it ever did. Because of the workouts thrice a week and cardio once a week, carb snacking had become a regular affair, especially with cheating thrown in for good measure ever so often.
Now, despite a healthy meal of chicken and some beans and yogurt, I'm feeling the withdrawal pangs of not being able to binge on nachni chips particularly, or even chana.
But I'm quite proud of myself for resisting them tonight despite now knowing that I'm in shape enough to cheat and despite the fact that I did go to the gym for 40 minutes of gentle cardio. The issue is not the calories but of reverting to bad habits and eating not to satiate hunger or for good nutrition, but basically for pleasure. That has to be avoided at all costs.
I'm glad I'm relearning the lesson. It's so easy to fall back into bad habits! But pat yourself on the back - and reward yourself with peanut butter in the morning :-)
Now, despite a healthy meal of chicken and some beans and yogurt, I'm feeling the withdrawal pangs of not being able to binge on nachni chips particularly, or even chana.
But I'm quite proud of myself for resisting them tonight despite now knowing that I'm in shape enough to cheat and despite the fact that I did go to the gym for 40 minutes of gentle cardio. The issue is not the calories but of reverting to bad habits and eating not to satiate hunger or for good nutrition, but basically for pleasure. That has to be avoided at all costs.
I'm glad I'm relearning the lesson. It's so easy to fall back into bad habits! But pat yourself on the back - and reward yourself with peanut butter in the morning :-)
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