As I mentioned yesterday, I’m still buying various 100 calorie packs. What can I say? They’re handy! But I have made some great strides in the past couple of months.
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a “quantity eater.” I like to eat. I like to eat a lot. I won’t deny it. I can eat a lot in a very short amount of time. Um, yeah, pretty much the definition of a binge.
However, you would be so incredibly proud of me! I know I am! A few months ago, I searched and searched for my favored 100 calorie packs of Cheetos. I’ve posted so many times about them on here and mentioned many times that while it would be cheaper to buy the big bag of baked Cheetos, I would never be able to trust myself not to eat the whole bag in a day or two. I tried it once, and measured out the bag in serving portions using Ziploc bags. Even in the bags, they got stale before I could eat them. I went back to the 100 calorie packs. I then tried the big bag again, but just in measuring them out each time. That lasted about two times until I went on a full-blown “let’s eat the whole bag” binge.
Well, this time around – a couple of months ago – I couldn’t find those darn 100 calorie packs anywhere! Every store I went to was out of them. So, I broke down and bought a big bag. I wanted some, I measured it. I wanted some, I measured it. And so it continued…until the bag was gone. One! Serving! At! A! Time! I am now on big bag #2 and have had it for over a month and still have quite a bit left in the bag:
Crazy, right? Oh, but it gets better!
See these??
Those right there have been one of my biggest binge triggers since college. Seriously, I could finish a whole box off in a day or two (only two because I did have to work and/or sleep). Serious deliciousness.
But guess what? I’ve had this box for over two weeks now. There are still a ton left in that box. I’ve been measuring out the serving sizes one by one! Can you believe it? I hardly can. (I will admit that there were two (and only two) times that I didn’t measure them out completely, but I used a really small bowl and if it was over the serving size, it wasn’t by much.)
So while my eating in general hasn’t been the greatest and I’m still going over on the weekends (and will likely show a gain tomorrow), I am definitely making some pretty important strides!
Okay…on to my goals.
They’re the same as they have been for a while:
- Drink more water. I’ve been slipping on this one. And again, I really pretty much only drink water. So if I don’t drink much water, I’m not getting nearly enough fluid.
- Get at least eight hours of sleep every night this week.
In regards to my last goal, most of you know that I work some pretty funky hours (well, 2nd shift) and sleep during the day, but I’ve also always had problems sleeping. I honestly can’t remember the last time that I slept for eight straight hours. Most often lately, I sleep for four hours, wake up for a while and am lucky to get a couple more hours of sleep after that. And on the weekend, my schedule flips almost to a normal one with getting up early and going to bed in the evening. It’s crazy. I almost always get very very little sleep on Friday nights. This past weekend was no exception. In fact, my exhaustion got to me so deeply last night (Sunday night), that while I did keep waking up every few hours, I got almost 11 hours of sleep!
So my goal this week is to get in bed each night with time enough for me to have at least eight hours of sleep. Ideally, I will be in bed to have at least 9 hours, to account for those times that I wake up. I’ve been so foggy-headed lately, that I want to see if getting a decent amount of sleep will affect it. Of course, this is all in prayer that my insomnia doesn’t kick in.
I used to love to sleep and would do it as often as I could. I loved to dream and could almost always remember my dreams vividly (unfortunately they were nightmares more often than not – but it got to the point where they didn’t phase me). When my brother died, I stopped enjoying sleeping. It scared me on a certain level and it also seemed like such a waste of time. You’ve all heard that saying “I can sleep when I’m dead.” There were too many other things I wanted to see and do that I couldn’t if I was sleeping (even if it was just watching a stupid TV show). So after years of this attitude – you can see where it’s gotten me.
This week will be my experiment. I’ll let you know how it goes.
I can so relate to this. to the insomnia.
LIFE LONG here.
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My own insomnia is back in full force. Sigh. I had that nasty problem under better control for several months, then my husband got injured quite badly in June and I was compelled by circumstances to start waking up a couple times in the night to help him with medications and bathroom stuff. Out went all my months of carefully cultivated sleep training! Sigh x2. Now, these days, I drink too much coffee, to cope with fatigue. Love the way it makes me feel, except at night. I will have to start sleep training all over again after hubby is recovered. Sigh x3.
On a much happier note: congrats to you on keeping the favorite snacks without bingeing on them!!! Way to go!
I don’t eat many carbs these days for a bunch of reasons. (Causes fibromyalgia flare ups and fatigue, for a couple reasons, and also makes me crave excess…seems to have evolved with age.) But I do enjoy nuts of all kinds, such as macademia and cashews, both of which I carefully weigh for every serving. (They add up fast!) I also eat chocolate every single day (90% cocoa is my fave.)
Good luck with the sleep! It sure makes life easier if you can get enough! Also, dreams are awesome!
Hey there! WOW I am so proud of you girl! I just can’t keep my triggers in the house anymore. period. mine being tortilla chips or cake of any kind. I can’t trust myself with it anymore so I’m trying to learn to save them for special occassions every so often and just keep them outta the house. You are to be commended for such a huge act of discipline! Insomnia — the bane of my existence in the 40s now. I treasure my 8 hours now more than just about anything. If I deviate from my nightly routine that helps guarantee a good night of sleep I am. a. zombie. Hate that foggy feeling. You are doing great! oh my goodness – don’t know how you do this with a 2nd shift and then weekends different. But you’re doing great! What do you do? Sorry if you already said somewhere I can’t remember. 2nd shift is something like 3-11?
Ok, I have to come out of lurkdom to proclaim that I am a fellow White Cheddar Cheez Its addict. I call them Crack Crackers because I think the white cheddar flavoring contains just a bit of crack. I’m so proud of you for making them last that long! As a fellow Crack Cracker addict, I know how big that is. Way to go!
That is amazing – congrats on being able to portion well. I’m not there quite yet but hopefully I will be SOON!
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I don’t know how you do it, the single serving thing of foods you love. That’s a huge step in becoming normal. I just ate a seven-serving bag of turkey jerky last night. I know, who does stuff like that? It wasn’t even that good and definitely isn’t a food I love. Just stupid mindless eating.
I hear you on the insomnia and wanting to stay awake to do stuff. I have the same issue. I think it’s because my work is so stressful these days that I don’t want to go to sleep because I know I have to get up and go back there (and I don’t wanna do it!). So I read blogs, read books, watch TV until the wee hours. I’m exhausted but fight sleeping. I’ve got to stop that! I know what you mean going through life in a sleep-deprived fog.
My goal this week is also to get 8 hours a night. Actually in bed 9 hours before I have to get up to allow for a little reading. Hard to do, but it makes like much sweeter when we’re well rested.
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