Having two kids and being sick has not been very kind to my body.

It's not a surprise to see I am TWICE the size I was in High School. (Maybe that's a little exaggerated but then maybe its not)

Here is what I do know:

*I am eating less.
*I'm being more selective of what I do eat. More veggies, fruits, whole grains.
*I've made drastic cuts in the soda intake.
*I exercise as much as the pain and fatigue allow. Its not enough. I get that. But it something. And its more than what I was doing. Plus, I also run after 2 kids and lug a diaper bag around every where I go and I swear that thing could weigh a ton if not two.

So why isn't the weight coming off?

Oh, I'll tell you!

Because I'm skipping dessert. Yep, that's the reason I'm not losing weight. I've been skipping dessert.

And what happens when you don't eat dessert? Well, you go about your nightly duties. Watch some TV, even brush your teeth. And just as you are about to get into bed... It hits you (or in this case it hits me).

I'm starving! Hunger pains. Growling tummy. The whole bit. I have to find something to eat before I throw up cause I am SO hungry.
So I eat. Doesn't matter what. Crackers and cheese. Sometimes a few chips, or even just a cheese stick or pickle spear.

But I eat it and then get in bed. So all that food just sits in my tummy. I'm never burning off anything because I eat it right before bed.

If I would just have eaten the darn dessert I wouldn't have gotten hungry right before bed.

So, don't do what I do. EAT your dessert. It helps make you thin.



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