I have NOOOOO self control.

micj2389

TWO TIPS

1) Chug a glass of water (yes even if it bed time!)
2) The Apple Test:
if you feel the urge to eat something,,,Ask yourself if an apple will cure your hunger. If the answer is yes, then eat the apple (or something similar). If the answer is no, well either you missed dinner or you should first try eating an apple, wait a little while, and then see if you are still 'hungry'

operation_cute

i hear you! i'm good at work during the day, then BLAM. get home and lose all control. or can't say no to pop. or too busy so I will just grab take out. the list goes on and on. i'm sick right now and can't wait to feel better so i can go at it again. i'm not using my illness as an excuse to eat more, but it's hard to stay on track when you're sick and/or sad. sometimes i just can't stop myself from the bad food/drinks. it's an addiction for sure.

I can honestly say when I am at home I don't really have the urges as much. (probably because I don't have anything too bad in my house & I am always busy in the pool) My worst time of day is between the hours of 8:30-5. We have so much delicious and totally bad for you junk in the office. I also work in downtown SF and there are sooo many wonderful places to eat and c'mon who really wants to pay as much for a salad as you can something totally desirable.. lol

This stuck out to me--what ARE your calories in vs. calories out? In other words, how much would you say you aim to eat, how much do you tend to actually eat, and what sort of exercise are you doing? I have a really, really hard time registering hunger from years of anorexia, but swimming--even walking around in a pool--still gets me hungry.

You just started, so I'm guessing you're set at too low of calories, making you want more to eat. It's very possible it could be more mental/emotional, but it'd be helpful to know if your "nooooo self control" isn't actually your body wanting to fuel itself.

Ok, I am trying to stay under 1,200 and it totally sucks. Honestly even though I am at 1,200 goal I am more like 1,500. I have never watched nor cared what I weighed because I was for the most part pretty active and my weight seemed just fine. I have noticed in the last 8 months my body is changing. Like I said I always feel hungry even before I started watching what I was eating. I think this is what made me realize like ‘Hey you need to get a grasp on things here.’ I am not an emotional person what-so-ever so that idea goes out the window. I don’t understand how could I mentally make myself feel famished? but, who knows? I recently started getting back in the gym if not that swimming or jogging. I honestly haven't paid to much attention on my calories going out.

That's why your hungry silly 1200 is the lowest you should go, and then you should be eating back all those cals you burn off during exercise I'm not sure what your weight is, but you look rather healthy right now... you could just pick up a progressive lifting routine without lowering your cals much at all below maintenance and just do a recomposition of your body You'll look better, feel better, and won't be near as hungry

If you do have some actual weight to lose you could try a smaller deficit at around 1500 while still eating back your exercise cals That will give you a lb per week loss on average while also shaping your body

Jbaby187

How is it that no matter what I eat good or bad, I constantly feel STARVING and that I must eat. I cant lie I love food but, I don't ever recalling having this problem. I talk to my friends about it and I get the jokingly answer of you 'You're pregnant' Is there anyone who knows the trick to settling this constant urge to eat? HEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP.

*Drink a lot more water
*Drink protein shakes, they'll help keep you full
*Try eating 5-6 times a day (small, not normal sized meals). It'll not only frequently fill you, but it'll boost your metabolism
*It might just be me personally, but I find when I eat breakfast I don't get too hungry until it's actually time for lunch.

I am most definitely going to try the protein shakes. I've heard a lot about them. Do you have any suggestions as to which are the most effective and most importantly taste best?

I drink Vi-Shape. I think you have to get them online but they taste really good. I can't describe it, they're really smooth though. You can add flavor packets if you don't like the original flavor. The flavor packets come in chocolate, strawberry, and other flavors.
They're only 90 calories for one serving too.

Awesome I will let you know how they work. Thank you!

lannabelle

I am hungry most of the time. Even when I'm at my goal weight I still feel hungry every hour or two. Drink lots of water. I also like a nice cup of green tea. I try to always have healthy snacks at hand, like fresh fruit, veggies or fat free yogurt. Part of my problem is when these health snacks aren't nearby, I will get desperate and eat the first yummy looking thing - usually cookies/muffins in the office kitchen.

cdn_girl

I've been there! You need to drink alot of water through out the day and also make sure you are getting enough protein!