i need help!! i cant stop eating!!!

It isnt about a diet, it's about changing your life. That means that you need to find a new way to eat healthy foods that you like to eat and can eat for the rest of your life. it isnt about getting skinny and then going back to eating whatever you want. it does not work that way. You have to make the decision that you CAN make a change but more importantly that you ARE going to make a change. Just take it one day at a time. One of my favorite quotes by Karen Lamb is "A year from now you will wish you had started today."

I know what you mean. I binge for a day ... feel bad and then binge again the next day and feel too full. So I just had some pasta and veal. Yes, yummy but I probably had two portions. Reference my food chart today. I am really full now so I suspect I won't be hungry again for another 5-6 hours. Ways I handle this.... Between now and then, I will probably drink a few glasses of water. I might work out in 5 hours from now. I might take a nap in 6 or 7 hours from now. Each of these techniques works for me.

Going forward of course, I am going to have to first measure the portions (takes too much time but it must be done), then eat a little more slowly. Have some water along the way. Perhaps take a short walk around the block thereafter. I will be tempted to have the second portion but after one hour, the brain figures out that I am full and I no longer need it.

Another thing that you might do. Oatmeal. Plain, no sugar. Available to substitute for a meal, lunch and/or dinner. It is a filler and will not add too much calorie wise.

Finally, given these peculiar eating habits, if you do not eat fruits and veggies, supplement with vitamins. If you do like veggies, try a day of veggies steamed all day. Good luck and HANG IN THERE!

It really helps if you carefully log all the calories on your food tracker! Just the act of doing that has helped me greatly! Also try adding more fiber to your diet. You can painlessly do this by getting a powdered fiber supplement to a smoothie or yogurt or just about anything. It helps to fill you up. Also drink plenty of water, at least 8 glasses a day. When you are feeling emotional try meditating to calm yourself. Read inspirational stories about weight loss, make a vision board with cut-outs from magazines of people who look like you want to look, or wearing clothes you would like to wear, or doing things you would like to do. When you are tempted to overeat, look at your vision board and imagine yourself attaining your goals. Visualization is a very powerful tool and can help you to maintain focus on the things you want. Best of luck to you...you can do it!

I'm exactly the same and it's so soul destroying when you give in and eat something you shouldn't - especially when you've been trying really hard! The only time when I'm not thinking about food is when I'm out walking! I try to go for a lengthy walk every day, and I'm making it so I'm out there longer because I find I'm not hungry when I'm walking. If you need a quick sugary treat try a meringue nest at only 50 calories, team it with some strawberries and you're laughing - a fab low calorie desert that tastes yummy! I'm also a big fan of the Cadbury's Highlights Hot Chocolate, at only 40 calories they cure my craving for chocolate in an instant - and they last longer than a chocolate bar! Good luck

How bout this... JUST STOP! I dont mean to sound harsh, but we all, including myself, find excuses for things when we really DONT want to change. Change is HARD. And its always easier just to do the things weve always done. When you are ready, I mean REALLY ready to change, you will.

If we want something bad enough, we will find reasons. If not, we will find excuses.

So true, so true!

You should not think of it as a diet. It is a life style change and an opportunity to be healthy. When you decide that is what you want above the unhealthy foods and habits you will do it.

I chew gum. That helps me a lot. It also helps me with eating out of boredom.

Try putting a big piece of paper on your fridge and pantry that just says NO. It helps me sometimes at night when i get bored and want to eat while im watching TV. Or if a picture would motivate you, put that up there. Another thing that has helped me is when I want to eat something and i know i dont need it, I ask myself would i still eat it if i was standing in front of the mirror naked? Honestly, when you overcome this problem, you will feel sooooo good. Every time you say no, it builds your will power. You got this!!

LOL... if I stood in front of the mirror to eat my meals - I would be sooooooo thin and scarred at the same time LOVE IT

Weight Watchers uses the line - NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN FEELS !!!! Try telling yourself that when your tempted

forgive yourself and start over. Guilt will just discourage you. Tell yourself that the failure you are concerned about is so yesterday--or last meall or last hour.. I find that just as keeping an exercise log really motivates me to do just a little more every day or two and reminds me of how much I was able to do just last week, keeping a good food diary ( like at MFP) motivates me to eat just a little better. If I ate 1800 cal today, I will try to just to 1600 tomorrow and give myself a gold star for every success. It is hard but You can do it. Good luck.

you need to look at it not like a diet but a lifestyle change. Sometimes you will have bad days. Plan you meals ahead of time and make sure you have fruit and veggies in the house for when you want a snack