Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: lack of eating meters, yes!

Yea, it sucks. I guess I should clarify, I may "feel" full, but I too just keep on snacking. I even wake up at night and eat. Have been doing that for about 3 or so years and can't stop. A little over three years ago I started on Herbalife and had great sucess with it. I was very proud because I lost every pound(45, went from 160 to 115) by using the products and my willpower( don't know where it came from). I felt better, even learned a better and, what I thought, more healthy way to eat(less carbs, more protein), but I think that's when the snacking set in. for a while it was protein snacks I would go for. Then a little over two years ago, when I met my husband, I put on a little weight and began less healthy eating habits( he can eat anything and never gains an ounce). Since then it's gone down hill. Now on this diet, which doesn't cater to the carb conscious, I have managed to reach just over 135 and it keeps coming. But I am trying not to let it get to me, though some days are worse than others. The way I eat now is so different than it was a year ago before my IBS started. Evenings are VERY tough for me. I can usually make it ok through the day, but I want to clear the cupboards out at night.:( Wish I could find the discipline I had when I went on the Herbalife products. What really makes me mad, I am still a distributor and have all of this stuff in my house that I can't even use. I had to stop almost every single thing because they were making me ill(they didn't before I had IBS).
OK, enough of my rambling...Sorry. Have you tried taking out specific portions and putting the packages away before you start eating, or not bringing them into the house? I know how difficult that can be when there is other people in the house( I have 5 kids still at home that love their snacks). I know another thing I am trying to break, when I find something that I can eat that doesn't bother me, I EAT it and eat it! I've begun limiting myself and have been ok so far. Maybe it will work for you. Hang in there though, you can do it, it will just take a little time. Alyson

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