It's so hard to eat healthy

maybe you're changing too much too soon, or
maybe you have too strict definition of healthy, or
maybe you need to stop having food you dont think you should be eating in your house

Try logging everything before you eat it. I don't necessarily mean plan your day in the morning (though that helps some people), rather, if you are thinking about having a snack, pull out the MFP app and log it right then.That way you can see how it fits into your day, and that can help you avoid things that won't fit in with your goals, or make the decision between two things rather than eat them both.

I log the day before and then make changes as I go. It gives me a good guide to how to spend my calories. Are you trying to restrict too much? I know a lot of people relapse because they're trying to change everything and cut out all the stuff they love. The best thing that's helped me is finding balance. Still be mindful, but try and squeeze in things you enjoy in your day.

Here are things that work for me:
- Put together a collage of images that represent your dream body - Title it "I AM IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE"
(read it every morning and every night AND every time you're are thinking about snacking)
- Remove ALL bad from you home, that way it's not convenient
- Make sure to always have pre-cut/washed raw broccoli and cauliflower in your fridge. If you have to snack those are your only two options - NO DIPPING SAUCE/DRESSING

remove all junk food from your house if you can (i.e. if your family members don't hunt you down or something) It's super hard for me because my 3 brothers all do strength training and eat a lot at home, and half the cupboard is filled with protein shake powders, nuts, more protein powder, tuna, lol. which is healthy, but has high calories.

Stick some pictures of healthy fitness models in your bedroom (something I do), make signs and stick them on the wall, e.g. "What you eat in private will wear in public" or "train like a beast, look like a beauty" lol something like that..

Eat salad/vegetables before you eat your meals! yes, including breakfast. I know I'm crazy like that. Even more crazy when I add pepper/chilli flakes/lemon juice to maximise fat loss. OH YEAAAA rofl Okay enough of that..

Hmm EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE DAILY! or 6 times a week. After you exercise you don't feel like you want to eat back all those hard work you've burned.

ALSO... make healthy food!! Cook yourself. Don't get takeaways more than once or twice a week. and I mean healthy takeaway. It's full of sodium if it is not fatty, or has msg in it.

Every time you want to binge, run up and down the stairs to raise your cardio and you wouldn't want to eat then. Or drink some water. Or go brush your teeth. Or sleep. lol okay I'm joking about sleeping.

THINK ABOUT YOUR LONG TERM GOALS!! AND THAT WILL HELP YOU

Example for me.. I really want to get into dancing, okay sounds funny but I WILL DO THAT WHEN I AM SKINNIER. Not hip hop, ballet or anything fancy but latin american, something like salsa sounds quite cool lol
Therefore, everytime I feel the need to binge I go on youtube to watch dance videos, imagine myself looking good, and then SUDDENLY that urge goes away, and I might even end up burning a few calories by dancing in my room. yes im crazy.

Thanks GOOD LUCK!!

As mentioned above, definitely, definitely, definitely, log everything BEFORE you eat it.

Also, though I try to save some calories for night-time snacks, I always make sure the snacks fit in my calorie goals AND I try to make sure to eat enough calories throughout the day so that I'm not really hungry at night. If you're eating a 200-calorie breakfast and a 200-calorie lunch, you're going to be starving by dinner.

Also, if you know you're going to consume more calories that you normally would for some reason (you're going out to dinner, having a few drinks, etc.), work out more to compensate for the extra calories.

Ensure that you're logging every single thing you eat and exercising enough to burn that calories you need to meet your daily calorie goal.

EDIT: Also, eat slowly. Especially when you're snacking. Often when you're having a snack, you're eating because you're bored. Consuming the food slowly will stretch your snack longer and you'll feel more satisfied after.

Lastly, if possible, reward yourself for meeting your calorie goal all week. Spend money to do something you normally wouldn't (even if it's just a movie) or buy yourself a little something (so long as it's not food )

It's so hard for me to eat healthy. Sometimes I do real good until about 6pm than I'll just go on a crazy binge. It never fails. I need help!

Define "real good until 6pm". What's your calorie goal, and are you meeting it or coming in way under? What sort of foods are you eating during the day before 6pm? Are you hungry at 6, or just bored?

Opening your diary would make it easier to offer advice.

Yup, all of the above.

^^^^ all of this, because eating too little during the day does tend to lead to excessive hunger and "binging" in the evening. It's a normal survival response. You need to set your calorie goal high enough that you're not battling your body's normal survival responses in the evening. Being good =/= eating as little as possible. Healthy =/= very low calorie.

If you have a reasonable calorie goal, then you need to leave enough calories for you to enjoy all the foods that you want to enjoy, albeit in small portion sizes. Healthy =/= excessive restriction. the mindset of deprivation, i.e. "I'm not allowed to eat (add food here)" for many people just makes that food all the more desirable, and all the more likely you'll go crazy and overeat on it, rather than just having a sensible sized portion of it.

Healthy = a balanced diet that contains all the nutrients your body needs and enables you to enjoy eating (including social eating not just enjoying the actual foods) and maintain a healthy body composition.

Simply put, this 'game' is all about mentality. Those that know their goal, are clear about it enough so that when asked they are able to speak of it in an unwavering fashion are those that succeed. Saying something is "hard" is actually saying you ' don't really care'. Edison wasn't thinking 'If I could light up this room that would be kinda cool'...

Figure out what you want and why you want it. Then opportunities, lessons and the right resources will find their own way to you.

maybe you're changing too much too soon, or
maybe you have too strict definition of healthy, or
maybe you need to stop having food you dont think you should be eating in your house

All of this!!

In the past, before I A) met my healthy eating husband and discovered MFP...I used to get all psyched about "eating healthy" and I went way too extreme and found I could not sustain it. Now, I take a moderate approach and include ALL foods, pretty much...just less of them, or having certain things less often or a different lighter version of a recipe I love. I have those evening "binge" urges maybe once a month. In past efforts it was daily. It really can make a big difference.

It's so hard for me to eat healthy. Sometimes I do real good until about 6pm than I'll just go on a crazy binge. It never fails. I need help!

this is me too.. during the day I do really well and then come supper its like I have to eat whatever.. that is still something I am having to work on