Just can't stop eating too much

I have the same problem. I am trying to eat more calories between mid-morning snack and late day snack (including lunch) and then making dinner VERY light in calories. So far so good, but only time will tell.

Good Luck!

Here's what works for me:

1) only make enough food for 1 serving. If you plan for leftovers, pack them away before eating your 1 serving.
2) use a smaller plate
3) fill half your plate with veggies/salad
4) drink a big glass of water before you eat and continue to drink another glass while eating.

Are you over eating from hunger? or Boredom?

Bring a healthy snack to work (like veggies or fruits) and then when you get hungry, it's something healthy.

I also agree with what the others are saying: plan your day out. Defrost what you are going to cook for dinner the night before, so that way it's ready for when you want to cook it and you aren't tempted to go out to eat

I try to get a plan together for the week on what I'm going to have each day of the week and build my shopping list accordingly. (Note I said "try") I find it helps me cut out the "what am I going to make for ______" phase where I end up saying to hell with it and drive up to Chick-fil-a. Once I have an idea of what I want on hand for the major meals and stock up on healthier snacks it helps me stay on track.

I'm a notorious note-maker, so I guess it gives me a little structure and something to follow. Please no cutting off of limbs...lol... that's just wrong.

I know this might sound strange but it works for me. I measure everything and use smaller bowl and plates so I think I have had a lot but I really have just had enough. I will also start and end the meal with a full glass of water.

It took a while for me to learn I was full and that was fine, I didn't need to feel stuffed. There are some days still when I feel I am still hungry when I am done with my food but I have learned if I wait about 20 minutes then I will feel full.

I will open one package of a 100 calorie snack or weigh out some fruit of veggies and leave it on my desk and snack on it all day.

Water, water, water! I drink about 80 oz a day when I am exercising, and 65 oz when I am not.

Sounds like maybe you're eating the worng things. Try eating slow digesting carbs like wheat and slow proteins as well like beef and a casein protein shake as well! Snack between meals to help control cravings..like fruit nothin junky!

If you tend to snack alot, choose healthy snacks!! I work in a department with 7 people, and between all of us we take turns buying low fat string cheese and almonds. When we get hungry, that's what we have ... instead of going up to the third floor to the snack machine! A few of us have made a rule to use the stairs, not the elevator... that helps us burn extra calories, since 98% of our day consists of sitting behind a desk.. Good luck!!

If you love eating at night then eat less during the day and allow calories for your snacks at night. I agree with everyone else here too, organization is key. Plan your meals and snacks the night before, this will help a lot.

Good luck!

I make sure that I get in a lot of exercise, that way I've got a cushion for the extra calories.

Is it time for soul searching? Determine How dedicated you are to this process. To what end are you willing to go to accomplish this? Have you made a commitment to yourself? Have you written down your goals? Have you taken responsibility for yourself and your being overweight or are you seeing yourself as a victim who is unable to control the food going into your mouth? Is it everyone else's fault? The one thing that made me very, very, VERY angry was when I complained of your same predicament and was told, "Maybe I don't want to lose weight enough." Do you? Do you really? If food is more important right now, maybe you are not ready? I hate being the wet blanket in your discussion, but I believe in being honest. AND I HAVE BEEN THERE! And more than once! I was a nurse for 26 years and could have written a book on how to lose weight. I just couldn't put it into practice!

All of the suggestions you have been given will work. But the real key, the real secret is YOU! WHat are YOU willing to do to achieve this goal? Are you ready to sacrifice? Are you ready to make a real plan? I firmly believe that you HAVE to draw it out for yourself. THen you have to go through the house and throw out all of the food except what is on your "diet". If you can't control yourself around the food then the food has to go so you can control yourself. Unfortunately you can't throw away everyone else's food, parties, buffets and so on.

I followed the Dr. Oz book YOU: On A Diet and found it to be so helpful. THe cornerstone of the book was Stop eating ALL white flours, All refined grain products, and ALL sugars. Sounds mean and drastic, but guess what? By eliminating those things from my diet I had zero cravings and gained self control within a week or 2. Not that I didnt' want them, but that I could control myiself around them for the first time in my life at age 50! Eating whole grains, drinking water, and being very thoughtful about my food gave me control. Now it is the only thing I can control in my topsy turvy life and if feels good!

Another thing that REALLY helped me get on track this time was a referral to a website: www.fatloser.com. Now don't groan! Listen, this guy is a motivational speaker, he travels all over the world talking mainly finance. He fouind himself 30 or 40 pounds overweight and decided to turn his motivation inward to himself and became a coach for people to lose weight. You don't pay anything, you don't get spam, you don't buy anything, you don't have to use any product, or follow any special diet. YOU pick your diet, YOU pick your own exercise plan. All you do is listen to him talk to you. He doesn't sugar coat it and tell you that you are trying the best you can already because if you were you'd be losing weight! I don't work for him, there is zero risk. All you do is do a simple email sign up and he sends you a motivational video that you watch on your computer for 8 - 20 minutes a day and it is FOOD for thouight about taking responsibility for your being over weight. It really helped me and I would encourage anyone to at least see if it is for them. It is a 21 day (or 30) program and after you watch the whole thing it is gone! THere is no emails sent to have you sign up for anything or to buy anything. His name is Steven Siebold and you can even see him on Facebook. His book that I bought because I wanted reference is DIE FAT OR GET FIT. You can look at that on Facebook and check it out on Amazon, too. But I think watching him talk to me was really good. all I am saying is it worked for me! It might be a different approach that could work for you, too.