Ohhh I just keep snacking!

I am a bored eater, too. I don't know how to help you there, other than to say eat things like light popcorn or something. It fills you up for not a lot of calories. As for working out, I could never get up and do it. I get up at 5:30 and get home anywhere between 4 and 6 or so. I have found that simply cleaning up my house can be workout enough on the days I don't feel like doing anything else. Do some dishes, laundry, pick up stuff that's in the floor...30 minutes of that can burn some calories. Then maybe just walk around your house or go outside for a walk. That's what I've been doing, because I'm not good at "working out."

Good luck, hope this helps!

When it comes to exercise for me, getting up early is just too hard to do, so i always save it for the end of the day. But you have to make it something you look forward to doing, so at the end of a long day at work, you actually want to go and exercise. Find a friend that you can be a workout buddy with that will keep you from getting bored or from making up excuses not to go. And always switch up your workout, doing different types of cardio, such as treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, and the lap pool. Even a long walk can burn a lot of calories..

The reason your body craves these biscuits, or any carbohydrate-dense food, is because carbs are the easiest source of energy your body can digest quickly, giving you a boost in blood sugar thus boosting your energy. Your body is trying to tell you something, that it needs something; energy. Either you didn't eat enough in the morning or didn't get enough sleep, but your body asks for an energy source in a very effective, sometimes no-so-diet-friendly way, craving those carby items of food. Your body doesn't NEED those biscuits to survive, so you can fill the void your body creates with healthy hunger filling food, food that has a high amount of protein and/or insoluble fiber, two very important ingredients to keep you from feeling like you need to indulge.

Of course, you need to learn to strike a balance between binging and completely limiting foods that wouldn't normally be allowed on the diet. So, never eating another cookie again will only lead to binging on cookies very soon, because you've made them unattainable in your head, thus your brain craves them even more. So allow yourself only one or two cheat items a day, to keep yourself sane but still within the realms of your diet. This is always easier said than done, but this is a very important habit to learn when starting a diet or healthy lifestyle. The feeling of overcoming your cravings by outsmarting your body is much more satisfying than the feeling you get 7 cookies later.

Hope this helps!

I sympathise on many degrees, I have periods of time where I just can't stop eating, it's like I don't have the switch in my head. I think nothing of stuffing my face with all the jaffa cakes in the cupboard, until they are all gone but then I'd move on to something else.

It is a lot to do with energy, your body is in a vicious cycle that keeps wanting nice food in the mindset that it will give you energy, when in actual fact it gives you bad energy. It takes a lot to break the cycle, but things like water, your own snacks and chewing gum do help break the little cycles. Eventually you get onto the wagon of liking the feeling of the nice food and less calorie intake and when you see the weight loss, it really does spur you on.

So today I have told myself, this is the beginning of that new wagon, I'm on a detox diet for the next few days to reset my body and get myself out of the habit of eating lots and mindlessly.

You will get there, stick with us, we all motivate each other xxx

I'm really sorry, but its not really my diet to share, if you look up Mel Gibson on my friends list, its hers.

Chewing gum really helps, I've found that I have skipped one of my snacks for the day if I'm chewing away :-)