I'm hungry. I'm hungry a lot. I'm trying to drink lots of water. It sucks feeling hungry. I wonder how long it will take to not feel so hungry all the time? On a positive note--I did not eat ice cream once again last night. I was very, very tempted.
I also withheld the urge to help "clean" my kids plates when they were done. I've noticed I have a terrible time with "wasted" food. I have to remember that overeating is not a solution to food waste. Smaller servings might be what is needed here. I think maybe I serve my kids too much food. I wish I could eat like they do though--just enough to feel full. Unfortunately, I don't recognize "full" in time.
I'm going to be really careful about pushing them to eat when they are not hungry. It is hard finding a balance though. Last night my daughter did not want to eat her dinner and only ate a couple of bites. We told her she would not get anything later (as in the past when she would use food as a ploy to stay up later--and not have to eat what I served). She was fine at the time--but of course later wanted to eat a banana or graham crackers--ha! I feel like such a mean mama, but I stuck to it and told her next time she needed to eat her dinner with us. I feel like if I cave in--it will kick up the I'm-hungry-when-its-bed-time cycle again.
Balance.
Okay--writing this post is making me feel even hungrier. So I am going to go do something constructive and distracting--like laundry, bleh.
I also withheld the urge to help "clean" my kids plates when they were done. I've noticed I have a terrible time with "wasted" food. I have to remember that overeating is not a solution to food waste. Smaller servings might be what is needed here. I think maybe I serve my kids too much food. I wish I could eat like they do though--just enough to feel full. Unfortunately, I don't recognize "full" in time.
I'm going to be really careful about pushing them to eat when they are not hungry. It is hard finding a balance though. Last night my daughter did not want to eat her dinner and only ate a couple of bites. We told her she would not get anything later (as in the past when she would use food as a ploy to stay up later--and not have to eat what I served). She was fine at the time--but of course later wanted to eat a banana or graham crackers--ha! I feel like such a mean mama, but I stuck to it and told her next time she needed to eat her dinner with us. I feel like if I cave in--it will kick up the I'm-hungry-when-its-bed-time cycle again.
Balance.
Okay--writing this post is making me feel even hungrier. So I am going to go do something constructive and distracting--like laundry, bleh.
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