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Let me introduce you to the newest wedding related word in my vocabulary:
Snackrifice - giving up snacks to fit into that perfect (yet unforgiving) white dress.
I’ve been trying to cut back on the snacking habits as of late but I’m SO bad at it.
I have little to no willpower. Crackers and cheese are my weakest point, rapidly followed by anything with sugar. I’ve tried, I swear.
I’ve done the ‘brush your teeth a lot so nothing will taste very good and you wont eat’ trick. I learned I like things minty.
I’ve done the drink a glass of water before you eat so you will feel fuller trick. I haven’t quite figured out the timing on this one; if I drink too soon I don’t get the effect of the fullness until I’m done eating, and if I wait too long, I just have to pee.
I’ve tried not to buy ’the bad things’, but that really just makes me want them that much more.
I’ve thought about getting my jaw wired shut, but I REALLY like smoothies, and it turns out that smoothies with a banana base (which are the ones I like) have like, 600 calories… figures.
Anyone else have any snackrifice tips? Or are you just as bad at snackrificing as I am?
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Go for a walk when you’re craving a bite!
Also, props for the wordplay 
Love it!
man that bacon looks really good.
I don’t have any snacrifice advice - Mr. BC and I are just running our little hearts out! (and eating whatever we please)
have you ever heard of chocolate bars with bacon in them?
Mr. BC and I were thinking last night that hot cocoa with a bit of bacon grease in it would be SO GOOD. and you’d never know why! hahahah…. mmm fat is so good.
apple vinegar pills half an hour before you eat 
Actually, though - I do have some advice!
We usually crave candy like little children. So we’ve been keeping a healthy supply of clementines around the house. They’re sweet like candy, chewy, and tiny like a little snack!
Are clementines in season there?
Those look delicious!
My good friend works for Herbalife and they have a pill called Snack Defense. I take one everyday with my breakfast and lunch and I don’t crave snacks as often. It’s really helped me 
I say go for the snacks, but make them healthy and then eat smaller meals! Snack on apples, bananas, oranges or other fruits and make sure your meals are well-balanced!
Almonds and fruit. Frozen grapes are awesome, and I like to keep sliced strawberries and melon on hand.
And just DON’T keep anything bad around to snack on.
Works for me!
I’m so bad about this. So bad. I just try to eat less all around so I won’t have to give up my favorite snacks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t!
Grapes are helping me this week (I’m crazy hungry when I pms. So. Annoying.) I keep them at my desk and when I think I’m starving to death, I open my baggie, eat a couple grapes one by one, drink some water and try to distract myself with work. Or WeddingBee. 
I’m a horrible snacker too! I can’t eat large meals at one time, but I can snack all. day. long. Chewing gum helps me fight the cravings.
Oh I’m just as bad! Especially with cheese and crackers! But I have moved to the cabot 50% less fat sharp cheddar and low fat triscuits. I was hoping it would taste awful and make me not want it anymore but instead they are just as delicious! At least its less fat! good luck!
Shoot. Hit send too fast. ^_^
I was also going to say that I actually had to throw out a bag of potato chips I bought when my sister came to visit last weekend. I was going to TOWN on those chips and I just couldn’t quit it (mmmmm saaaaaalt).
So I just tossed them. Wasteful? Yes. Worth it? Also yes. I don’t feel bad about it. Much. If it’s there, you’ll eat it. I know I do.
I just had a pack of yodels and funny bones with my healthy lunch so I’m probably no help! hahaha. Tips that work when I actually follow “healthy eating” advice:
1. EAT BREAKFAST- huge huge help.
2. Start the day off healthy. If you have a healthy breakfast you are more likely to cotinue throughout the day.
3. If you must have something “bad”- SHARE. That way you eat half as much, but still get a taste.
4. Dont eat after 7pm.
Good luck! oh P.S. I love bacon. and cheese. nom nom. Thanks for making it harder on me.
Oh and doesn’t snackrifice come from the laughing cow?! I love those commercials. Oh wait maybe its philly cream cheese.
I keep prunes on hand… they are so sugary sweet that whenever I’m craving anything sugary or chocolately, they take it right away! (And then of course, moments later, I’m craving something salty like cheese & crackers…haven’t figured that part out yet!)
Oh my crap.. that bacon-wrapped crab looks SO GOOD…. makes me hungry!
In college I went on a very strict diet for a class on nutrition and exercise where we were the lab. I ate a lot of pita chips. My favorite snack to make during the portion of the class where we were eating 60% carbohydrates (good if you are working out intensely, not great for loosing fat) was to spread non-fat plain yogurt on a Triscuit and put two grapes split in half on top. I think six of those fit into my snack budget. Some protein, some carbs, a tiny bit of sugar in those carbs but plenty of fiber, and not a lot of fat. It might fit the bill instead of cheese and crackers.
Oh, and I’m only five feet tall, so normal people can probably eat a bigger portion for their snack!
Don’t completely deprive yourself of snack foods! Buy what you like, but break it into small portions when you first get the box home and only let yourself eat one portion when you’re craving them. There’s a bunch of simple substitutions that can help too … switch to air popped popcorn rather than buttered and microwaved, try fat free jellybeans or grapes for sweets, make mini-icecream sandwich substitutes out of fat free vanilla wafers and cool-whip …
Good luck!
Mmm.. tempting me with food in the afternoon… badddd. Yes, I just ate some crackers after reading your entry.
I feel you on that water one. I think whoever made it up was trying to trick someone into just keeping hydrated. The only thing that works for me is to not have it around. Out of sight, out of mi… mouth.
Hmmm I had this same problem. I bought a bottle of Lemonade Diet (or you can make your own) from GNC and did that for like a week. The first few days are rough, but after a few days honestly you stop craving bad things - and I didnt start craving them again for awhile.
I do the same as some other girls, try to eat less overall so I feel less guilty about the snack. Not the best method! And it’s usually a chocolate bar! eek! I can’t stay away from them. I need to be banned from the grocery store all together. Glad to hear some tips from the other brides!
I barely keep sweets at the house. My FI doesn’t eat junk food and neither do I. I’ve never really liked chocolate. So for the sweets we generally eat fruit or make pure fruit smoothies with mangos, blueberries, and generally use pure orange juice for the liquid base.
What helps me is that I have a lot of tea. And I mean a LOT of different kinds as in around 40 or so of black, green, red, white, and herbal. I make iced tea sweetened with a bit of honey and that really helps. Drinking tea after meals helps me digest as well.
As for salty stuff, I’ve snacked on some whole wheat pretels and some vegetable juice. Good stuff for you!
I’m trying to do low-carb and the small-meal-eat-more-often thing. So I find that eating every 2-3 hours, whether I’m hungry or not, really, really helps. I snack on almonds and low-fat cheese; I’ve been doing this for a few weeks and don’t have many cravings anymore, because I’m rarely “starving.” But, I’m also not buying the “bad” foods so that I’m less tempted! It’s tough, and that picture is evil.
Here is a recipe for a healthy smoothie:
1 banana
1 cup OJ
1 cup soy milk (plain or vanilla)
Blend. This makes two servings, you can save one for the next day, although you have to shake it up. It is about 160 Calories per serving. One serving will fill you up.
Do not use milk, it will curdle.
I think the best thing you can do, is make your own meals. And get recipes with calorie listed, I find that diet recipes are often too little, while normal recipe are often too much, so I adjust accordingly.
I’m a horrible snacker as well. Popcorn is my vice… and not the healthy, low sodium, air popper kind. No, the loaded with lots of butter and fat kind. I’ve actually found that when FI does the grocery shopping by himself it’s better because he doesn’t tend to buy the junk that I would, just what’s on the list. I know not everyone is lucky enough to have the boy do the shopping for them (or be so good at it) but it helps me!
I’ve been doing good with not snacking. Although I do slip now and then. I’ve found that not buying snacks helps with the temptation. Since I still crave sweets after eating ANYTHING, I bought myself one of those 10 calorie sweet hard candies. They work for me! My favorite is the Baskin & Robbins hard candies (currently Pralines and Cream!). They satisfy my sweet tooth, and even if I eat 2 or 4, it’s still less than 100 calories!! Good Luck!!
Is that bacon wrapped around lobster? Yeah, I’m no good at it either.
I wonder if Ellie Krieger makes these less guilty? I have been turning to her recipes to get me through.
Try chewing gum when you feel the urge to snack.
i’m bad at snackrificing, though it’s not eating snacks, it’s drinking iced coffee or tea that i do too much off.
I’ve been doing a protein shake (one scoop of muscle milk powder & 6oz of water) along with a piece of fruit for a morning snack typically (since I started working out and changing my diet 3 weeks ago). And in the afternoon, I’ve been having a container of Activia light yogurt. The protein aspect should help you feel fuller longer. Raw almonds were also highly recommended to me. I too love my smoothies and sometimes will have it for breakfast - cup of fruit (banana + berries or mangoes), soy milk, small amount of fruit juice, scoop of protein powder (unflavored or vanilla), vanilla yogurt, shot of green envy. Although my trainer prefers that I eat oatmeal & a cup of fruit instead of the smoothie.
Okay, I was thinking about it some more at work and there’s a book out called “in defense of food” by Michael Pollan. I haven’t read it myself but I hear it’s very life-changing. I think one of the takeaways is to eat NATURAL foods - only the ingredients you recognize. Just wanted to throw that out there.
eat fruit instead. i really like mangoes. they are super sweet and satisfy my sweet tooth. if you have to have chocolate try to eat something that is a bit healthier - like an oats and chocolate fiber granola bar.
This is what I’ve been doing at least! I too need to snackrifice to fit into my dress in october.
You should try Skinny Cow icecream bars! They have truffle bars, ice cream sandwiches, cones.. and I think they’re all 100 calories! I can’t tell the difference really, and they’re so low in cals!
Hmm… I don’t have much advice on cutting back. BUT, I have heard several close friends SWEAR that foregoing big meals and opting for light meals and snacks throughout the day helped them lose weight - - partly because snacking so often made them feel full off of less. I haven’t tried this method but, like I said, they swear by it.
Also about smoothies - - I LOVE SMOOTHIES too!! My only suggestion would be to have a smoothie and some veggies replace one meal. So, have a smoothie for lunch with some cut carrots or something.
Good luck!!
Drink coffee! Dulls the appetite. Probably not too good for you, but it’s effective! Also, I’ve found that the more I work out, the less tempted I am to eat “bad” things.
‘I learned I like things minty’ - that made me laugh out loud… :o)
I’m not good at saying no to snacks…but I find that drinking lots of water just makes me feel better. And think of all those trips to the bathroom as exercise!
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Age and Occupation: 24, Designer/soon-to-be Architect
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Engagement Date: May 23, 2008
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