Carbohydrate awareness.

That's the name of what I'm doing now in order to try to combat this spare tire slowly growing around my middle. Ever since Will's birth, I have gained weight there. At the same time, I've grown sick of my constant hunger, grazing, and snack cravings. Furthermore, I'm coming to realize that lots of refined white carbs are evil and are partially responsible for both my spare tire and my constant need to snack. I felt like I had some success when I did this before; I lost a few pounds and felt like I wasn't nearly as hungry. I don't remember why I got away from it, but I'm back again.

So I am trying to focus on eating whole wheat stuff - whole wheat tortillas, high fiber/low carb crackers, whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta. I am trying to have smaller portions of those things when I do have them. I'm also eating more fruit, after realizing that in spite of my so-called 'healthy diet' I don't eat enough fresh fruit or veggies.

I have been snacking on cheese and fruit and I have to say I have enjoyed them - cheese and grapes; cheese, crackers and apples. I'm not going to cut out white carbs completely because I do love them and there's only so much time I have for food prep....but if my blood sugar levels out and I slim down around my waist, I'll be completely happy.

This morning I had a whole wheat tortilla with mozzarella, in the microwave, plus an apple and coffee.

For lunch I ate the rest of the catfish in tomato sauce with a big spoonful of leftover grits, then a cappucino, then three small squares of that sugar-alcohol dark chocolate (which is really delicious). For a snack I had two triangles of Tiger cheese and a handful of grapes.

My biggest problem is that my mouth wants stuff and I eat because I'm idle.

Here's an article I read about this:
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/91/101436