I honestly can't stop bingeing on junk after school, help

Well, if you "honestly can't stop" you will continue to gain weight and undermine your health, simple as that. Ther is no point in sugarcoating... nobody is going to put a muzzle on you when you get home and protect you from yopurself. If you don't have the willpower to buckle down and do the right thing, nobody can do it for you. People will say this is harsh, but " oh poor baby I know how hard it is we've all been there" will accomplish nothing. You may need therapy to deal with underlining issues, but bottom line, it's up to you, cupcake, good luck.

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I ALWAYS did after school. The problem is all the stress you have to deal with all day. You get home and just want comfort. Best idea is to hurry up and sneak a workout in for that hour when you get home from school instead of eating. Then eat after. Any money, because you worked out you won't want to ruin the progress by pigging out. Good luck!

I used to have that after work, I would come home and be ravenous! I find that If I snack on something with protein like a piece of cheese or nuts, it helps keep the binging at bay. For me, I can't ever let myself reach that insanely hungry point. Small snacks help me eat small meals, all of which keeps my hunger level steady.

Hey!!! I have been there before. I could probably write a hilariously long novel about my crazy snacking hi-jinks in the middle of the night. This is what I have done to help me...

1. I don't buy bad food. (It's really hard for me. For example, I thought I had self control and bought a box of Thin Mints. WRONG! I ate a whole box in two days!) If it's not around, I can't eat it.

2. Surround myself with high protein, low carb options. (Nuts, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, protein shakes, cheese sticks, etc.) The protein will take longer to process and keep you fuller, longer.

3. MEASURE everything! Even though I feel like I've become a pro at measuring, my eyes often think things are smaller than they really are.

4. Avoid sugary drinks and alcohols. Drinking water, lower calorie juice, and Crystal Light are good options. Instead of sugary mixed drinks, try wine (if you are old enough to drink).

The problem I'm having currently is with number 1 because I don't get much of a say in the food, my parents do and they insist on buying me ridiculous amounts of junk food when I beg them not to every week. I've told them repeatedly to stop buying me giant chocolate cakes and cookies everyday as I can't resist them, they promise they won't, only to buy me it the next day as a 'surprise'! I literally go to the grocery store with them each week and they'll say the cookies are for my brother only to put them in my bedroom drawer lol. THAT'S the food I end up bingeing on. I suppose I have no excuse though, I think I just need to have more motivation to not touch it even if it's there tempting me.

Are you serious? Why are your parents encouraging your failure? I've noticed when friends do that to me it's because they are jealous haters. Stay strong. And as my friend Scott says "Girl, do what I do. Just spray some Windex on it. Then you won't eat it"

Haha yes it really sucks! I don't think they understand how important it is to me, and since I loved junk as a kid, they think I still do when I don't really! I love the idea of spraying something onto the food, I'll do that next time once I get some junk in my possession.

Since you are using myfitmesspal I am assuming you want to lose the weight but you never will be able to unless you really really want to. Its all in your mind. Junk food is ALWAYS going to be around and you have to have the will power to say no thank you and step away. I workout in the mornings before work because then when I have the opportunity to eat something bad I choose not to because I don't want to waste all my hard work I did that morning. So for me it is simply just getting angry and saying I will not have to lose the weight i've already lost again by gaining it back after all my hard work.

Just get mad and say no!!!!!

As for your parents if you stop eating it they will stop wasting their money. Not a fan of the whole spraying something on it as there are lots of hungry people in this world.

I ALWAYS did after school. The problem is all the stress you have to deal with all day. You get home and just want comfort. Best idea is to hurry up and sneak a workout in for that hour when you get home from school instead of eating. Then eat after. Any money, because you worked out you won't want to ruin the progress by pigging out. Good luck!

Definitely. It's weird because if I'm angry or upset the last thing I think about is junk food because it makes me feel happy and I don't want to feel happy at that precise moment. I see junk as comfort when I get home though, I actually look forward to it in the last hour of school thinking 'not long now before I get to eat chocolate, ice cream, cake, candy etc' and just the thought gets me happier, I guess it's time to find other things to look forward to now!

To tell you the truth, I used to be that way too, and still can be, looking forward to the treats. I have had to work on how I think about food. Now I don't restrict myself, I do still eat treats, but I make them fit into my calories for the day. So, maybe that means just one pack of peanut m&m's out of the vending machine for 250 calories instead of two which I would normally want to eat. I also think of it now as fuel. I know that I will have a better workout if I am fueling my body properly, that means getting enough protein/fats/carbs. You can still eat the "junk", losing weight is all about the number of calories after all, but you will be more full and have more energy with a more balanced diet. Start setting some fitness goals, something else to think about instead of food and something that will guide you towards eating better to improve. Maybe it will be just walking a mile further, or jogging, or being able to do a real pushup, then 5 pushups, then 10 and ever increasing. Whatever it is that you like and will do, it doesn't really matter what exercise it is.

Typically early evening when I get back from work is my low point. Instead of waiting for a socially acceptable time (i.e. 7-9pm) to eat dinner and then end up bingeing on junk, I just eat a lightish dinner straight away then go to the gym. I have a post gym snack late evening (10pm). This is a recent development but seems to work for me.
(My dinner is pre-made and in the fridge so it takes 5 minutes to heat up). Difficult if you live at home but if you had a stash of fruit (apples are quite good - sweet with lots of water and fibre) that would help. It also sounds counterintuitive but if you let yourself have a little bit of 'junk' earlier in the day (i.e. a cookie at lunchtime) you'll have better reserves of willpower later in the day to resist the junk in the house.

You could just throw out the junk food. How many times would you have to do that before your parents got the hint and quit wasting money on stuff you throw out?

I tried to throw it out once but I felt really guilty even though I probably shouldn't. Instead, I've been giving it to my friends, siblings and parents once their junk food stashes have run out since I tend to have tons of unopened junk lying around everywhere these days.

seems like a huge waste of money to me. cant you go with them and pick out better stuff to eat? apparently they are the food buyers. start telling them you don't like those things anymore and something else is your favorite. this is exactly why kids are turning out obese these days: everyone has a "stash" of junkfood? not when my kids lived in the house. Even though they are pretty much grown, I would flip if they had food all up in their drawers like freaking mice trying to attract bugs. I don't know what to tell you on why parents do what they do. YOu do have the control of what goes in your room and what goes in your mouth. Be strong. Its that person in the mirror that will be with you for the rest of your life. Now do you want a long or a short life? Sugars and carbs only lead to a shorter life. Just saying.

I had a problem like that years ago, but it was when I got off work at 11 pm. I'd go home and start snacking.

After months of trying to control myself and mostly failing, one day I got a new idea. I decided to start a new habit by going in a different door. Instead of going in the front door, I went to the back of the house and entered through the back door. Then I went upstairs, got into my pajamas and/or robe, and turned on the television to watch an episode of MASH. After MASH, if I really felt hungry, I'd go back downstairs to have a small snack, like a piece of cheese and an apple or yogurt. I think it was going in the back door that made the big difference. It broke me out of my rut.

Actually this lady has a point. I would go to my mum's place and the first thing I will do is look in the fridge even though I had not lived there for several years. Any smoker or drinker will have tried to quit, says it is the habit that brings them back. I smoke for 8 years and quit 50 times before I actually quit. The problem with my food addiction is you still have to eat.

So I think there are good pointers in these thread
1) Give your parents a shopping list of foods you want to eat that are good for you and talk to them again. Maybe you have a relative or adult who understands what you are trying to do that may be able to talk to your parents and give them a different spective on eating healthy foods
2) Eat more at breakfast and school. You most likely are exercising more than you think and your body needs more fuel. Plus you are still growing and changing that takes a lot of energy as well. I am not say to go over board but to eat a little bit more protein and fibre each day will help.
3) take afternoon tea with you and then go to the park or go in a different door. Eat that afternoon tea rather than going to the kitchen. Destress some other way and break the habit. It takes about a few weeks of constantly change to change a Habit. And the best way to substitute that habit for something else.

I hope this helps

Also - glucose and Fructose make up sugar. It is the Fructose that is just as addictive as smoking or drinking. You may want to research this. It may help.

Sometimes, I just want to munch away. Baby carrots, snap peas, chopped celery, chopped peppers, tablespoon of hummus (flavored or not). And chew to your heart's content. Eventually, hopefully, surprise, this is what you will start to look forward to.

Start taking on some responsibility yourself.... Dump the junk! Just leave it in your parents room whenever you find it in yours. One night a week - you cook for the family. Find a 'healthy' version of pizza (or whatever) that you think everyone will like (but don't tell them that it's healthy) and cook dinner. If you start preparing this straight after school, it might be ready sooner than normal, but as a result, you probably won't binge.

Start researching some healthy options of your family's favourite foods. Write a shopping list for a couple of dinners that you can cook and do the shopping for them. Whoever cooks dinner will probably be happy that you want to help out. Start once or twice a week and build from there.

If you're busy planning and getting some experience in the kitchen - it will serve you well when you leave home, and as you are organising, you might be too busy to think about the rubbish food around the place.

For other days - have veggie sticks or fruit salad in the fridge ready to go, almonds, low fat yoghurt or cheese, cooked skinless chicken drumsticks, little cans of tuna, popcorn (low salt, no butter version!), make a pot of veggie soup on the weekend keep it in the fridge and eat it whenever you want (use cruskits or other instead of bread with it!), frozen grapes are yummy and 'snacky.' Low fat ice cream can be a good now and then treat.

Most of the fast food places have healthy options available. Research before you go and if they don't have healthy food, eat healthy before you go and only have a small portion at the restaurant.

Eat and enjoy the birthday cake.

This is one of the few times in your life that it will be easier to find time to do these things - use it so you're a healthy adult and can enjoy life to its fullest!