Wild Child loves candy
Wild Child, Dictator and I are still talking about the candy eating. The problem was that I’d be short on calories by 100-200 calories and not hit my minimum of 1200. A snack after dinner is new territory for this all or nothing dieter. My history of managing after dinner snacks has been spotty at best. Somehow a simple snack could set off cravings as astrometric proportions. Some snacks work like baked apples, cheese and lean protein. I am trying to meet my macros but 1200 calories just doesn’t leave much room for extras. So here is the discussion and how we worked together for a happy plan to solve to these issues. First, it was important to acknowledge to WC, that sometimes, like Halloween, we can eat the planned small portion and stop. This shifted the problem off her back and back onto the 3 of us. We have agreed to put candy aside for the time being. Healthy foods is our priority since our calorie limit is so low. It is also a priority to meet our 1200 calorie minimum. This so