I know I'm not hungry. I've tried drinking Water. I've tried distractions - cleaning, watching movies, tv, going for a walk, going shopping... but I just want to eat.

This has been a super stressful week. Major milestone / presentation at work. I live in Florida and my ac stopped working. I'm trying my best to avoid the kitchen but it is calling my name louder and louder. I gave in yesterday and the scale showed this morning.

What do you guys do when the munchies strike?

I make myself a nice Protein shake and sip on it. If I have to give in, I get something nourishing out of it. Good luck with it.

I have lots of fruit and cheese sticks around if it happens.

If you are going to munch, you might try items that have high Protein content. You can't go wrong with eating a low sugar Protein Bar such as QuestBar. I order these by the box over Amazon in order to keep the cost down.

Bariatricchoice.com sells protein chips in several flavors. My favorites are Ranch and Pizza. They also have Wnderslim protein Cheddar Crunchers and Pretzles......not to metion all of the protein bars out there. Other things that work for me are string cheese or boiled eggs or a protein shake.

My boyfriend made this for me and it is DELICIOUS without doing too much damage.

Ricotta cheese Snack

15 oz. container of Rocotta Cheese

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup Splenda (or equivalent of whatever you sweeten things with at your house)

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

2 teaspoons of vanilla

Put all of this in the blender and give it a whirl to break up the chips and blend things up a bit.

1/4 cup has 130 calories, 17 grams of Protein, and 3 carbs.

This would also taste good with a little lite whip cream folded in.

You get the protein from the ricotta and some filling yummy for your taste buds.

My boyfriend made this for me and it is DELICIOUS without doing too much damage.

Ricotta cheese Snack

15 oz. container of Rocotta Cheese

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup Splenda (or equivalent of whatever you sweeten things with at your house)

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

2 teaspoons of vanilla

Put all of this in the blender and give it a whirl to break up the chips and blend things up a bit.

1/4 cup has 130 calories, 17 grams of Protein, and 3 carbs.

This would also taste good with a little lite whip cream folded in.

You get the protein from the ricotta and some filling yummy for your taste buds.

Miss Mac

You might post this recipe under the section

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food and Nutrition

If you haven't already.

Jim

Wow, that sounds yummy. I used to love the taste of ricotta cheese in lasagna but never thought you could eat it this way. I'm learning so much from this forum.

That does sounds yummy. Thanks for the suggestions. I vary between sweet and creamy to salty and crunchy. Lol.

My boyfriend made this for me and it is DELICIOUS without doing too much damage.

Ricotta cheese Snack

15 oz. container of Rocotta Cheese

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup Splenda (or equivalent of whatever you sweeten things with at your house)

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

2 teaspoons of vanilla

Put all of this in the blender and give it a whirl to break up the chips and blend things up a bit.

1/4 cup has 130 calories, 17 grams of Protein, and 3 carbs.

This would also taste good with a little lite whip cream folded in.

You get the protein from the ricotta and some filling yummy for your taste buds.

This sounds yummy!

That was so nice of him to do that for you

It really helps when your family supports. I cant imagine getting through this without their support.