How do I force myself to stop eating?

[Anonymous]

I seriously can't control myself and I really need to stop. It just turns into other bad habits and I feel horrible after. What can I do? It's like I can't stop once I start.

[smokahontas]

Don't buy snacks or junk food! Simple as that. NEVER go to the grocery store hungry, always eat a nice healthy meal before going. Did you know that if you drink a glass of water 30 minutes before your meal, you will not eat as much. Also, if you really take your time (eat slowly) and chew your food you will feel much fuller. You can also get a blue plate and light a vanilla candle, you won't eat as much as well. The last thing you can do is occupy yourself with something. Don't stay in and watch T. V all day because you will eat purely out of boredom. I don't think it is because you're hungry, you just want to put something good in your mouth or just strictly because you're bored.

[Asker]

Thank you, sadly my mom shops for us so she gets stuff for her, then I can't control myself and I end up eating it and feel really bad because its horrible for my body and I feel guilty for eating her food. And maybe ur right about the boredom but I can't go anywhere else cuz we live far away from places. :/

[smokahontas]

Well the first thing you need to do is not make excuses. TRY, go for an hour walk if you need to so you can get away from the yummies.

[Asker]

Then I just eat when i get back..

[smokahontas]

Well how about you START by trying my suggestions first. I feel like you're just being stubborn and jumping off to conclusions. I took the time to write down some potentially helpful tips and won't even try them.

[Asker]

I will, I was just explaining more of my situation in my reply.

[smokahontas]

oh okay :P

[lostgirl_searching]

Try taking baby steps that's what I did when I noticed I was eating a lot and gaining. I lost some weight as well because my body was getting used to not eating as much and certain food. Plus I drink tons of water and make sure I take my fiber pills and multi vitamins it helps fooling my body and it keeps me full.

[kheserthorpe]

Eat healthy food before you get hungry.

Plan how many treats you will have per week. If someone offers you something ask yourself if it's actually worth using one of those 'treat windows' for or if there are other things you'd prefer.

Note what triggers eating other than hunger. Boredom? Stress? Socializing? Come up with strategies to handle those before they come up.

When mistakes happen figure out WHY and improve your strategies.

[matheus_mb]

You have to start developing self control. Say that you will stop and you see you're going too far and just stop. Then you resist the temptation of eating again. It'll be hard in the beginning, but with the time it'll be easier and easier.

[smexiliciousss]

Stay away from the kitchen and do not restrict or you'll binge! The key is self control. YOU are in control of your body. When you feel full but are tempted to reach for that third donut tell yourself i do not want this in my body. and watch food inc or suck on ice cubes or gulp down a few glasses of water and you'll feel sick

[aamy811]

This sounds like a binge eating disorder. If you stop eating it will just become a binge purge. I recommend going to a doctor and getting help before you continue to hurt yourself

[Asker]

Well my friend got me to try ways to stop or get rid of it but doing it is just irritating and takes a long time. So I figure if I try to stop eating like 90% of the time then it prevents anything after from happening

[aamy811]

Nope it doesn't. I went to a center for eating disorders (because I had one). The girl with the big purge explained that all she had to stop doing was eating and she wouldn't purge. So she'd go 3 days without eating and then binge like crazy, to the point where she was sick. And every time she tried to make up for it with a purge, her body would finally her severally hungry and purge
It takes more time but do you really want to be doing this binge purge your whole life

[Asker]

I feel like thats kind of what I do. Like some days I can go without eating but we almost always have food and I can't resist after I start eating but I try to get rid of it after at least. What do you mean with the part before the last paragraph?

[aamy811]

Her body couldn't take it anymore. It needed calories to survive, so of course it pushed her to eat. Then once it gets food instead of eating until your full and stopping, it's scared it won't find food again and drives you to over eat/binge
But if you eat regularly you don't feel as much of a new I binge. But it you sill do, get help

[Anonymous]

Lock the cabinets.