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How does everyone deal with night eating? I have no problem trying to eat healthy and stay under the 1200-1300 calories limit to try and lose some weight. My problem is night eating. I get the munchies late at night around 11pm. I tried just going to bed but it’s difficult to sleep when you are a night owl and crave some…

Username: Aimjolie Day of weigh in: Sunday Current weight: 147.5 Goal weight 125 Snacking too much during Convid isolation was my undoing!😩

Don’t be too hard on yourself! You been going through a difficult time. So what you had a moment of weakness? Instead of beating yourself up, treat yourself like you would a close friend with love and kindness. Forget about the donuts! It’s over with. Today is a new day. Eat today, like you truly love yourself with…

Oatmeal or a bowl of cereal never fills me up. I do feel satisfied with a glass of orange juice, a toasted slice of whole wheat bread with some peanut butter on it, and a cup of coffee. The whole breakfast is around 325 calories. I eat this most mornings.

I’m in. I would be thrilled to lose 15lbs. My biggest downfall is late night eating. I’m a night owl and have trouble sleeping. So I spend late night snacking and watching TV. I know this has got to some. Any helpful suggestions?

I know how you feel. I am in the same boat. I stay up late. I snack all night long until I get tired enough to sleep, which is around 3 or 4 pm. Then I get up around 11 am, eat breakfast and then around 6 pm have dinner. Then after dinner starts the late night eating. I gained around 15 lbs since the virus began. I feel…

I will give this a try. I love to stay up very late, watching TV and snacking. But I hate the weight gain!! I think for me it would be helpful to just set up a normal time to go to bed with one light snack in the evening. If I am in bed early, than I not eating and on the plus side getting more sleep. This late eating with…

You are not alone! Most people feel stressed now and some turn to emotional eating. This also includes me. You gained the weigh back but you can lose it again. Now is not the time to beat ourselves up. We have enough stress now without adding more. How much committing to losing the weigh slowly so we can occasionally have…

I am not advocating divorce because only you can decide that. Begin to start treating yourself with kindness like you would treat a best friend. Begin slowly. For example today, I will have a delicious piece of fruit instead of that sugar laden cake. I will take a walk for 20 minutes. I will wear a pretty shade of lipstick…

I’ve been dealing with dull headaches from stress and worry. Also I noticed I am eating more and gaining weight again. I know I need to get back on track. Really not sure why i am eating more, am I depressed or bored? I don’t think it’s boredom because I can happily get lost in a book. I guess it’s low level depression…

You can have pizza. How about a slice of pizza piled high with vegetables (broccoli, mushrooms, black olives)? These are healthy and make the pizza slice filling. Like someone said this is not a temporary diet. It’s a permanent lifestyle change. No need to give up the foods you love, just enjoy them in moderation.

You are far from being alone. So many of us struggle with weight issues. Please don’t think of losing weight as a diet or a punishment! You need to find a healthy life style that you can live with. Start slow! Give up the junk food snacks. Replace it with some healthy fruit like blueberries, apples, etc. Do a little extra…

My plateaus last about 2 weeks even when I am watching carefully and doing everything right. I have learned that during these plateaus to not get discouraged. After these plateaus i might see a 2 to 4 lb lost. I know it’s difficult not to get discouraged because I have gotten discouraged many times. Now I am thinking maybe…

What has helped to lose weight is to stop thinking of dieting as a temporary situation to lose weight. Then once you get to goal weigh you can go back to eat like you ate when you were heavy. I found out this is not how it works. When you get to goal weight, you still have to watch but not be so strict. To keep at a goal…

I like to weigh myself every day. I now take into consideration daily fluctuations. If I am eating healthy and in my calorie range and see a slight fluctuation, I don’t get upset because I know it’s temporary. Sometimes I get a surprise when I ate more than my caloric range and still didn’t gain weight. Even if I hit a…

I have low thyroid. I’m on thyroid medication. I get a blood test once a year to make sure my thyroid level remains in the normal range. I am glad I am on this medication because without it my hair was thinning out, was always tired, and was always trying to lose weight. My doctor said that with out thyroid medication,…

It’s not a petty reason. I have arthritis in both knees. Some days they hurt more than other days but they always hurt going upstairs. Some days they really hurt, just wallking. I asked the Doctor what can I do to help my knees. He said to walk. The worse thing you can do is sit and rest them. They will just get stiffer.…

A while back there was a book out called « Sugar Blues » The whole focus of the book was that Sugar is addictive. The more sugar you eat the more you want. Some people like me are more sugar addictive than other people. I can eat one cookie with lunch and then all day it sets me off that I want more cookies and more junk.…

Feeling ashamed is not going to help you. Be proud that you want to improve. Take small steps. Make 5lbs your goal. When you reach that goal give yourself some non-food treat, like see that movie you wanted to see, etc. Than make another 5 lbs your goal. Don’t look at the total amount you need to lose because it can be…

Not sure if this is you but as for myself, I love junk food, cookies, ice cream, potato chips, pretzels, candy, etc. I also noticed that when I stop eating junk, I lose weight, am happier, and become more active. So why do I go back to eating junk and have to deal with yo-yo dieting? It’s because junk, salt, and sugar are…

It is difficult sometimes to be positive when people say unkind things to you. For example, a guy I dated for several months said to me that he never saw anyone with such ugly legs. I was devastated when he said that because I do have fat legs. However, after several months of listening to him always putting me down, I…

I sometimes have difficulty with this. But after awhile I get sick of always feeling bad about myself. Than I start thinking, if I can’t love myself, who is? It takes practice but start thinking, I’m human. I make mistakes. But most of the time, I do the best I can in my circumstances. Start treating yourself like you are…

I have been at my goal several times. However, over time I would gain 20lbs and then get disgusted and slowly again lose the same 20lbs. Losing weight is hard but trying to maintain that goal weight is even harder. You can eat a little more but not go overboard. I just say to myself this is a lifetime battle. You have to…

I liike 1 big glass of water, 1 glass 7ozs.) of orange juice, 1 slice of whole wheat bread with some peanut butter on it, and a cup of coffee, no sugar with skim milk. This keeps me filled to lunch time ( the whole breakfast is approximately 345 calories )

I have chronic pain in my knee, neck, elbow, and sometimes bad back spasms. The knee is the worst and was told I would need a knee replacement down the road. In the meanwhile I was told that the best thing I can do for my knees is walk and keep my weight down because just 1 extra pound puts 4lbs of pressure on your knees.…

I know with me I go into a binge( last 1 was a 4 day binge) I noticed it happens having having even a small treat, for example having a thin slice of someone’s birthday cake. It will start me off in that I want to continue eating junk, cookies, cake, candy, chips, etc. The more I eat of this the more I want. I feel like a…

I don’t feel guilty when I eat out. But I do try moderation. I’ll order the hamburger, forget the chocolate shake, and try to avoid the fries or go half on fries with a friend. Guilt serves no purpose except to make you feel bad. The only time I feel guilty if I mindlessly pick on junk food snacks late at night. And to…

My trigger foods are potato chips, pretzels, and cookies, I try not to buy these items but if they are not in the house, then a spoon and a jar of peanut butter. It’s heavenly eating peanut butter out of the jar!