dopeysmelly wrote: » Honestly, I've found the only solution is to get more sleep. It takes a lot of mental resources to create new habits and stick with them, and not enough sleep just zaps the mental resources you do have. Maybe prioritize sleep first, and then work around that.
jessupbrady wrote: » this is something that is incredibly tough around my house. Between caring for the animals at the house, the horse at the barn, the kid in baseball, the other kid, my wife is in school (on top of working) and I have a 4 hour round trip commute. It takes a lot of juggling things around and on days we know we are going to be very busy often times we just use a crock pot so dinner will be ready when we get home. The downside is once all the running around is done and we are "settled" in at home. I am hungry! All I want to do is eat. First, though I drink about 20 oz of water and let it settle because most likely some of my hunger feeling is simply dehydration. I try to save myself a couple hundred calories for a small snack. Skinny Cow has some tasty chocolate sweets that fit the bill perfectly. I also drink coffee or tea to help curb some of my hunger. If I'm really hungry, I'll turn to vegetables. They fill me up quick and are very low calorie
okicorrals wrote: » I have had a similar habit that developed since I was young and I think it stems from always snacking when I got home from school. (Mom always had a snack for us) But anyway one thing that helps me is to have a healthy snack ready when I get home to satisfy that craving. I try to have fruit (pineapple, watermelon or berries) or protein balls ready to eat for when I get home and after dinner snack.
