NEW STRATEGIES

I'm at the tail end of my first round ever and I am doing the short rounds. AGAIN this diet is easy to lose on as far as the hunger goes I haven't really had any except at meal times. However, the battle is more in my mind than anything else with the exception of the physical exhaustion which was a very difficult hurdle to get past. I have been having crunchy craving and let me tell you nothing is touching it. Celery - NO WAY it's crunchy but it's not what I want and I cannot figure out what it is that will cure it either. For the most part I've done very well this round considering the first two times I tried to do this I FAILED MISERABLY.

Even with my determined spirit today I still didn't make it past those darned grissini. I cannot have those in the house obviously with this crunchy munchies I've been battling the last several days.

Anyone have any suggestions? I've been drinking plenty of plain water and herbal tea along with my morning americano. But I am telling you I am craving peanut butter, nuts, anything crunchy and salty and this is NOT my normal MO. Usually my cravings in the past have been for anything chocolate but chocolate is not even tempting at this point. I am wanting cashews, walnuts, crackers. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!! This is frustrating as I am at the tail end of my short round and screwing up which means either less weight loss, stalls or gains. And I don't want that - I'm am so determined to get rid of this weight once and for all.

Again - don't get me wrong I am not at all disappointed in myself I am very proud of the 13+ lbs I have lost this round. I'm taking it in stride and realizing that everyday is a battle for a food addict - some days we WIN - some days we have to evaluate what were my triggers. I don't consider those necessarily failures if you are truly trying to pickup, evaluate and keep moving towards the end result of getting rid of the fat. Thomas Edison said " I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." So, if I can give any encouragement it would be to keep going look at what didn't work and move on. You may make another mistake like I have over and over, but I'm learning what doesn't work, what I absolutely cannot have in my house and a brand new way of life.

So, I need some suggestions for the crunchy munchies... And maybe I need to carry celery with me as it is low in calories and just put a little salt into them - I don't know.

I am going for some new/old strategies - I'm getting out my 3X5 cards suggested by my counselor and getting down my goals in writing. I will share them with you but I need to get them written out first so I can haul them with me everywhere I go.