How can I get the strength to stop eating so much?

[Anonymous]

ok I'm on a diet well I'm meant to be because I really want to slim down but I'm ok during the day I eat healthily and don't be hungry but then at night I get so hungry and eat everything! I weigh 138pounds I want to lose 20 pounds. can anyone please tell me how I can get control over my eating? and how long will it take to drop 20 pounds?

[wildd]

Depends on your diet during the day. If you eat healthy and keep yourself FULL with healthy snacks and lunch then you shouldn't have to eat during the night. If you feel you need more to eat during the day, but know that you are on diet - that could potentially be messing you up. Because during the day you neglect the food and you can go through with it, then at night - your body grows weaker and it needs energy - so you pound for the food and end up eating more then you would have guessed - this actually causes more weight gain then having a chocolate bar during a day or even a proper lunch.

The best thing to do is to make sure you eat right and in proportion! Always keep a snack with you and a water bottle! Carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, granola bar - anything that will keep your stomach satisfied. You won't get hungry at night if you keep yourself full through out the day.

But, if you ARE eating right and still hound for the food at night, then you can try this: When you feel the urge to eat late at night, try drinking 2 or more cups of water. You can also make a cup of herbal tea sweeten with honey or artificial sugar. Hot liquids have a soothing effect on emotions and appetite. Remind yourself of your goal to lose 20 or 30 pounds and the key to losing this weight is to STOP late night eating. The mini self notes make a TON of difference! Grab a sheet of paper and keep writing it down till you have psyched yourself with it! Hide your junk food or w/e it is that you get a desire to eat - ask a family member to hide it for you! Suck on hard candy. Most hard candy have only a few calories and they give you the satisfaction of snacking. Keep a written copy of your diet plan in view, which will keep your goal of losing weight firmly fixed in your mind. Go brush your teeth! I know it works for me! As soon as I go and brush my teeth - I don't have a temptation to go and eat anymore. The next best thing you can do is do something you love. Go for a run, listen to your ipod, surf the net, talk to a friend on the phone, text message random people, go buy yourself something nice, give yourself a massage or hit the spa, go on youtube and watch dane cook lol! Do anything that will keep you busy! And hopefully you can change your habit!

Goodluck!

[BoyCrazy-3]

My mom lost almost 100 pounds so I can help you with anything you need.! and she did this on here own.! no surgery.! what you can start off doing is QUIT buying junk food and buy nothing but healthy food.that way if you eat everything then its all gonna be healthy food and not junk food.! you could also try exercising for about 45 twice a week.! and when you eat your meals DON'T eat until you fool eat until you feel it'll hold you over for awhile.then if you get hungry again eat carrots or something instead of having a whole other meal.just try to stay AWAY from junk food and try exercise.please message me and ask for help if you need anything AT ALL.!

[Asker]

I do eat healthy I just can't stop eating at night

[BoyCrazy-3]

What do you eat at night.?

[Asker]

Soup, cereals, sandwhichs, sometimes noodles

[BoyCrazy-3]

So that's what you eat at night.? about how much do you eat at night.? and are you eating 3 meals a day.?

[Asker]

I eat cereal,sandwhich then 2 cans of coke or anything there is to eat

[BoyCrazy-3]

Ok if I were you for now I would buy nothing but water.!! the cereal and sandwhich sound ok but are you eating all of this stuff in one night.?

[Asker]

Yeah disgusting or what but it can't help it

[ALWAYSclassy]

The sweetener in the cokes can trigger hunger in your body. Even diet cokes are guilty of it so I would just cut it all out completely

[BoyCrazy-3]

What I'm trying to say is try to eat a whole bunch of carrots or fruit and drink 1 or 2 things of water instead of the other junk food stuff...

[Asker]

I don't eat junk food though I don't like chocolate or chips or take outs I'm healthy but I eat a lot of food

[Schneiderman]

how tall are you exactly?

20 pounds is a realistic goal, but it might not be exactly the healthiest.

Do a BMI calculator .its basically your height in meters over weight in kilograms

now, if you loose too much weight, you could be underweight or malnourished. That is not healthy.

But, if you find that it is a good target weight, you have to burn the fat off.

first off, eat less, but more often. its okay to eat 5-6 meals a day with snacks in between. Just make sure they are not empty calories. Make sure the caloric content gives you some nutritional value.

Appetitive is controlled by a couple factors, minerals and vitamins in the blood, how full the stomach is, and psychological factors.

20 pounds can take awhile. At least 20 weeks. that is assuming that every day you are under 500 calories of what you normally intake. 500 calories/day = 1 pound a week lost.

Be sure to exercise and intake lots of water.

The harder you work and the more dedicated you are, the faster and more healthier you will become. Good luck

[Asker]

I'm 5ft

[Jarett]

First off hun, you can't stop eating. If you want to lose weight, you need to eat, but eat healthy. When you stop eating, then your metabolism goes down, because your body doesn't know when you're going to eat next. So when you finally eat, it immediately stores it as fat. But when you eat a lot, your metabolism goes up, because your body is constantly having to burn the calories for energy.

If you want to lose weight, you need to eat a bunch of small meals throughout the day. Don't stuff your face. And make sure you eat semi healthy. You also need to drink a lot of water! It will be tough at first, but force yourself to drink water, and see if you can get up to a couple gallons a day. And finally, you need to exercise. You can do aerobic exercises to burn calories, and then do like weights and machines to tone your body.

[Asker]

Yeah I said stop eating so much

[Jarett]

But you realize that if you don't eat as much, your metabolism will go down. Instead of worrying about eating too much, worry more about what you're eating. If you replace the junk food with healthy stuff, your metabolism will stay up, and you will still lose weight. But drinking water is very important!

[Asker]

Yeah I drink water now I swapped coke for water I'm so proud lol.but I'm talking about how to stop eating at night and how long do you think it would take me to lose 20 pounds or even 15

[Jarett]

Lol I know this sounds silly, but weight is subjective. It's not how much you weigh, it's how you look naked, haha. But muscle weighs more then fat. So if you start toning up, you might not see a lot of weight being dropped, but you will see results in your body. But it's all about being healthy. IF you work really hard, drink lots of water, and exercise constantly, you can lose 10 pounds in a month. But if you lose weight too fast, you can have loose skin that isn't attractive.

[Asker]

Lose skin what you mean like them people that get the stomach band?

[Jarett]

Well when people gain too much weight really fast, they get stretch marks. When you lose too much weight too fast, then you have a bunch of loose skin.

[Asker]

I hate to sound stupid but how come nicole richie and lindsay lohan didn't have loose skin?

[ALWAYSclassy]

Tone up along with your cardio so you don't get loose skin. That's probably what they did

I love Nicole & Lindsay haha!

[andrewdavid]

Okay girl, first of all unless you're under four feet tall, 138lbs isn't at all a bad weight to be at. Constantly I see my best friends obsess over their weight and it just ruins them, as well as me. But if you're firm in your decision to lose weight, realize that it is an emotional as well as physical journey, Meditation can help you focus and gain energy, yoga can also help you, it will get the blood flowing but keep you relaxed. Protein rich foods, or even some shakes consumed in small amounts can give you that extra boost of energy you need if you plan on eating a very restrictive diet. Best of luck to you lovey.

xoxo

-AndrewDavid

[Asker]

I'm 5ft tall so can you imagine?

[ALWAYSclassy]

Omg I have that problem too. What you should do is drink a lot of water. A lot of the time we eat when we really should drink water, because your body can interpret thirst as hunger.

Also try not to eat so much carbs, and eat protein more because it feels you up faster. And more veggies on your plate than meat and carbs.

Wake up early & go to bed early.

It might take 2 months to lose 10 lbs. but everyone is different- Good luck!

[Asker]

Thanks that really helped I thought I was the only person who stuffed there face at night

[awholenewsetofrules]

How tall are you?! 138 pounds is a nice healthy weight unless you are pretty short. 118?! Are you INSANE?! This whole question makes me so sad to see what women actually think is healthy!

[Asker]

Im 5ft so I'm small

[awholenewsetofrules]

OK I'll calm down a little now, lol.

[Asker]

See I'm a fat little so and so I'm going to die if I don't lose weight seriously

[awholenewsetofrules]

OMG seriously? You need some serious confidence in yourself. I can't believe you would talk about yourself that way! You're not FAT and you aren't going to DIE if you don't lose weight. I only said I would calm down because 118 is not so outrageous a goal for your height. I'm almost 5'8" so like if I wanted to be 118 it would just be TOO SKINNY. I'm not sure what the ideal weight would be for you but you need to worry less about some magic number and work on some confidence.