Do you have that certain time of the day where you must. have. a snack? I do. It’s around 3:00 or so. That’s the time of day where I am likely to scarf down a stack of Oreos eat a block of cheese make some bad choices.
I don’t know what it is about that time of day, but it’s a problem.
I’ve started doing this: When I get the uncontrollable urge to have a little snack (or 6) I put on one of these Crest Whitestrips for half an hour. You can’t eat anything during that time (and I want my money’s worth, so there’s no way I’m taking them off before the half hour is up…) Once you take them off, you need to brush your teeth.
A minty mouth makes eating something seem less appealing. The whole process buys me 45 minutes to an hour, and for some reason I’m not as hungry then.
hmm. Weird.
Oh yeah… and my teeth are whiter.
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You might be onto something there. I’ll have to think it over while I enjoy my snack. 😉
You said oreos and cheese. Yum.
I think I’ll be going to get some Crest White strips now!
this is a GRAND idea…i’m gonna need it in a few months to got off some of this pregnancy weight! thanks!!
Great idea! You’re right, nothin’ tastes good after you brush your teeth.
Good idea. Of course I say that while I’m scarfing down peanut butter and bananas and not while using the white strips! 🙂
ps. I know this works.
I do the teeth brushing thing too to curb off snacking, but never thought of the crest strips first!
See, 3 is also my snack time…but I’ll bet I’ll look really funny with dental strips at work! LOL I’m gonna try it!
Ha good idea! I usually will brush my teeth but that won’t stop my craving so I just say hmm clean teeth that are hungry for ice cream!
GREAT IDEA!!! I need to do that for sure :))
So . . . whiter teeth AND less snacking? You might just be on to something, my friend.
Brilliant (said like the gum lady)!
That is GENIUS!!! My snack time? Right NOW! 11:30 pm – the worst time possible. What am I eating right now? Cinnamon lips that I scrounged up from Valentines Day and chips. Sad, huh – lol!
Good tips – I need to go some white strips!
XOOX
Jen
haha…excellent tip.
And as info, I bought the Crest 3D professional white strips. They are UNbelievable.
You are a genius! Do you ever get tired of me telling you that?
I brush my teeth early in the evening to prevent any snacking… too lazy to brush again before bed! HA!
Hm, that’s brilliant. You need to market this!
3pm is EXACTLY the worst time of day – and I was wondering when I was going to get around to finish my box of White Strips 🙂
My crazy eating time is from 2:30-5:00 and if I just can’t control myself I brush my teeth too!
3:00…me TOO!! EVERY day at 3:00 I HAVE to HAVE a snack. The Crest Strips are a FAB idea! I’ve heard of brushing your teeth or putting a mint/piece of gum in your mouth…but the strips would be a lot more potent!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!♥
Oooh, what a great tip! I need to buy some ASAP, not only for my snacking issues around 4:00 PM, but my teeth could use it too. ;o)
what an awesome idea! I, too, scarf down BAD choices. Ooh. this post reminds me I hid some choc. chip cookies from the kids.
That would work for sure! I have a 3 pm iced coffee habit that I need to break…
Thanks for joining my party!
Hey what ever works. :o)
It’s better than eating half of a bag of chocolate chips. Right?
Cheryl