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There is no reason not to eat at night. I like eating at night, even right before bed. Save calories through the day, perhaps 100 from every meal, and you can have something later on. Also if you are out of calories, I have found tea to be a life saver.

I use a piece of graph paper stuck inside my closet door... looks like the worlds scariest rollercoaster.

SW: 342 CW: 278 GW: 175 H: 6' Age: 25

I wrap my apple core from lunch in the plastic wrap my sandwich was in, then weigh it when I get home.

Yes I am and yes it does happen. I have had to come to terms with a couple things in relation to this: 1. Sometimes the stress of holding out is not worth the holding out, i.e. the craving is so powerful it invades every thought process throughout my day. I just give in and get it over with. 2. Forgive myself and remember…

Around three years ago, at my heaviest (~340lbs) I went to my doc in a rather desperate state. He wanted to kick start weight loss and I was prescribed a months course of Duromine. We didn't discuss diet or calories or anything. The pill killed my appetite almost completely. If I wanted I could go a whole day without…

I'm not for eliminating favourites, but I have found some things are so calorie dense for how little I get to eat, they get replaced with lower calorie stuff without me really noticing.

Roasted chickpeas in spices (garlic powder, chilli etc), yoghurt with chopped fruit, plain boiled eggs.

Only once, and it weighed far more than the listed info. Now every time I eat a sandwich I enter a world of denial. If my weight loss stalled I would become more strict.

I was always overweight as a child, and looking back, I completely blame my parents for that. Every other aspect of my childhood was amazing, but there was no kind of nutritional education. Food was a reward, an activity and a cure-all. Its like my parents had laid this shoddy foundation, and everything I knew about…

What happens before the binge? Are you bored? Upset? There may be a common trigger that causes the craving. If you can identify this feeling or situation, you can take steps to combat it. I find a big glass of water and a snack (which I have previously weighed and portioned out), can satisfy the itch. Or I find something…

60g Leafy greens (chard, spinach, kale etc) 1 banana 100g frozen berries 1 cup water Great for getting in greens when I am sick of salad.

Baked in the oven. Fan bake at the end to make them extra crisp. I use no oil or fat.

There are typically two columns for nutritional info, "per serving" and "per 100gm". I figure out how many calories 100gm is and determine my own serving size from there.