The evening has always been the toughest time for me when I'm trying to cut calories. I come home from work and want to eat everything I see--the time between 6:00 and whenever we eat dinner is the most dangerous time of day.
Yesterday I got a filling at 4:15. It was a deep filling, and the novacaine didn't take at first--it took three shots of the stuff. By the time I got home it was 6:20 and I had 25 minutes to make dinner, eat, and get the kids out the door for Claire's 7:00 meeting. I already had pork in the crock pot and it smelled amazing. Getting dinner ready wasn't too much of a rush, but when I took a bite I realized quickly that this was a very bad idea--I couldn't feel my tongue so chewing and swallowing might cause me bodily harm. So I left my dinner, took the kids out, got home a little after 9:00, by which time I really wasn't that hungry.
So I think to avoid the danger of snacking in the early evening I just need to always schedule painful dental work during that time period! Or maybe just learn to shoot myself with novacaine so I can't chew.
3 comments:
Oragel has a similar effect and is topical and can be gotten at the drugstore. Save yourself the deep shots.
I have considered getting my jaw wired shut. Cheaper than bypass surgery.
Oragel! Brilliant!
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