Comments on: Late Night Eating

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:44:58 +0000

A friend of mine who did WW and would count her points by the week. She had a very strange schedule and so if she stayed within her points for the week she considered it a success. She lost over 100 lbs so I guess it worked for her.

I had another friend who would start her day at 6pm. So dinner was her first meal of the 'day'. She did that because dinner was her biggest meal (I believe she worked the graveyard shift) and instead of saving up points during the day, she found it easier to use most of her points first and then adjust the rest of the 'day'.

I guess whatever works for you. I would have done what you did and counted it towards the next day.

By: Lynn C

Lynn C — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:17:28 +0000

I generally don't think it matters what you do, so long as - should the situation occur again - you do the same thing. Consistency is important.

Back when a friend of mine was pregnant (and she'd gained 70 pounds in the first 6 months of her pregnancy) her doctor told her she was only allowed to have one ice cream a week. (Why he thought this would HELP, I've no idea) Anyway, this friend's "week" changed all the time. Sometimes her week started on Monday, sometimes on Friday, and sometimes on Wednesday, all so that she could (usually) claim that she'd only had ice cream "once" this "week."

I have another friend who's lost something like 90 pounds on Weight Watchers, but she pools her points for the week... (she has more self-discipline than I do) so if she's more hungry on Tuesday, she eats more on Tuesday, and then eats very little, say, on Saturday, it all evens out.

This, however, would be one of the main reasons I switched to Core. My waking and sleeping times are not what one would consider "regular". Sometimes I'm up at 6am and sometimes not until 10am (today was 10am, and only because my daughter wouldn't let me sleep longer). So, when I'm hungry, I eat.

By: Misty

Misty — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:03:42 +0000

Personally I am horrible about making up for indiscretions earlier in the week. If I indulge one day and promise that I'll cut back the next, it just doesn't happen. Since you slept through breakfast, I probably would have done the same thing.