How do you control your self from eating more?

[Anonymous]

im just curious what kinds of things you do to stop your self from over eating. I'm just naturally hungry all the time since I'm pretty active with a sweet spot for chocolates. I have about 12% body fat and I want to drop it to about 8% in one month which is possible since I only weigh 165 (16 pounds is fat).

[martyfellow]

12% is not unealthy. You shouldn't starve yurself to drop it, and diet won't do it anyay. You'd need to work out quite a bit to have body fat that low.like an Olympic marathoner!

[Asker]

i know but its a personal goal I want to accomplish so I have been doing a lot of training but I guess I'm gonna try to workout harder instead of eating less lol

[martyfellow]

Good luck, it seems a lot to do if you're not an Olympic level athelte! SAve some energy for having fun!

[Asker]

thanks

dont worry I'm one of those weridos who enjoys running around all day without getting tired so no big deal :)

[martyfellow]

Take care..best answer, no?

[Asker]

i have to give it to oOsweet~onessOo

too bad I can't give runner up or dual best answers

[Longshot]

I either distract myself or exercise (I walk 4-5 miles/day) or dive into fruit or veggies if I have to eat. I am big on stir fried veggies.

[urfortunecookie]

Gum and Don't let yourself get bored because when I let myself get bored I go straight to the kitchen lol

And how do you find out how much of your body is fat?

[Asker]

my BMI shows up as 17% but I have a good amount of muscle which it can't account for so my guess is near the 12-13% bodyfat. Chewing gum makes me too thirsty and it still doens't help that much with hunger.

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

Chewing gum helps curb over eating for me, distracting myself with something fun / interesting helps too.

[Asker]

that part is hard for me atm since I'm always bored atm waiting to find a job lol

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

lol you have any hobbies? Can go out for a walk or park or something?

[Asker]

i do some things around the house for my parents, take care of little kid for 1-2 hours, go to the gym for 1-2 hours, play volleyball/tennis for 2-3 hours, apply for jobs and watch TV for 2-3 hours but that still leaves a chunk of my night where I just think bout food lol

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

Ha ha hmm a little bit of snacking is never bad, healthy snacks like popcorn, wheat crackers have no fat and can help keep you from binging

[Asker]

yeah I'm having problem with the little bit of snacking part and I only eat healthy food apart from the choclate ex. rice, beans, penutbutter sandwich, milk, veggie sandwich, fruits, nuts, 100% juice, greek yogurt, etc..

its more along the lines of after doing so much cardio/workout I'm ready to demolish my fridge so I'm trying to figure out ways to not put back all the calories I burned back into my belly lol

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

lol oh I know the feeling lol, just feel so empty. I hear the best things to eat are calories / carbs / and protein type foods. I think it's something like you eat half the calories you burned off - so lets say you burned off 1000 calories, then you should only eat a meal of 500 calories. Sandwiches or protein smoothies are usually what I eat / drink to fill me up after work out.

[Asker]

thats the problem nothing fills me up lol

take today for example

i got back home today I drank a protein bar and ate a hershey bar (350 cal total)

1 hour 40 min later I got hungry so I ate dinner + juice (700 cal)

2 hours later I'm hungry again greek yogurt (140 cal)

1 hour later I'm hungry again I eat some yelowish beans + milk + juice (500 cal)

i feel like there is a bottomless pit in my stomach lol

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

yea that's the hardest part about dieting, if you don't maintain your blood sugar levels - they plummet causing you to feel really hungry. I don't think a protein / hershey bar are adequate enough lol, carbs are heavier on the stomach and will fill you up faster, on top of a protein which is slower to digest so your fullness will last longer.

Wait a few hours, have a filling dinner

And then munch on a healthy snack until you go to sleep

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

the calorie thing is just an estimate, the point is your suppose to eat less calories then you burn off, so your body will burn off fat to supply that energy.

The discipline to not eat is just the hardest part lol, we live in a country where food is always on hand; try and do mind over matter lol

[Asker]

i do eat a filling dinner beans + rice with half a liter of juice so I get tons of carbs, fibers, nutrients and proteins but as I said I have an endless pit lol

natrually I have been one of those people who eats everything and never gains weight so my previous diet used to be 3500 cal

im trying to cut back by only eatin 2500 per day but I never realized its so hard to stop my self from eating, having withdrawal lool

[Asker]

i know the protein drink isn't enuf but I have read articles that your body essentially needs proteins/vitamins post workout which is why I get whey protein drinks or a protein bar since they burn up fast. and the choclate is for quick sugar boost in the blood stream.

[Asker]

ill try to control my self starting June till July lol

if I can just get one month of it ill have my sexy abs in and then I can binge eat all I want

thanks for telling me about the carbs thing and how its filling

[oOsweet~o~nessOo]

lol good luck to ya ^^

[Anonymous]

by changing it to salad and lean meat... that way I can still eat a lot. :D then it gets boring.. so you stop eating heaps, that's just what I do.

[Anonymous]

Make better choices with food.

If you're hungry, that's fine just don't make poor choices.

[Asker]

I don't (aside from choclate) but if I'm eating 2500-4000 calories a day its hard to reduce the last bit of fat

[Opinion Owner]

Do more cardio or just skip a meal.