i jsut realised that i cant spend 1 hr without having something in my mouth. how do i overcomethis? i really have to loose some weight.
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Before you do anything else, you need to speak to your doctor.\nI can't stress this enough. Your doctor can point you in many directions, from psycholgical counseling to perscribing meds for obsessive compulsive disorder.\n\nTALK TO YOUR DOCTOR!!!
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If you are serious and understand that there is no overnight way to loose the amount you are asking about maybe this will help. At about 5 lbs. a week it will take  about 10 weeks to loose the weight You would be better to set your sights on 2-3 lbs per week. NEVER, EVER eat anything after 5pm. Never eat just before going to bed. Eat only twice a day. Drink water, lots of water, and a glass of warm water before bed. Drinking water helps the body to flush out excess fat wastes and toxic body waste and helps with giving you a full feeling. It also helps with mental mentality. Have a bit of fat in some form early in the day, like REAL butter on a piece of toast, this will make the body feel like it is not being slighted. If you must eat sweets try the sugar-free kind, they cost a bit more but are worth it in the long run, pace yourself with them. Get out of the house every day if only to walk once around the block, don't rush, notice everything around you, think about what you see. Add more blocks as you feel as ease with, change routes. If you are pressed into feeling bad by someone near, start doing a chore, laundry, dishs, vacuuming, taking out the trash (and you can sneak that walk as you drop the trash in the trashcan as you go by), STAY AWAY from the ice box. Binge eating only makes the problem worse and you feel you are less of a person after it is over with. If you get weak when out and hit a fast food place and after ordering you feel you shouldn't be doing that, DON'T !!!!, pay for the food, walk OUTSIDE!, don't sit down, and drop the stuff in the trash can or give it to someone outside or an animal. You will feel odd doing this but then you will feel that you just took control over yourself and it will get you thinking about the other things in your life you should look into taking back control over, and you just proved to yourself that it is not impossible. Try taking yourself out of the circle you focus on all the time and place yourself on the edge and others in the center. When I was losing weight I found that taking Chromium tablets each day curtailed my craving for chocolate. I am a big choc-0-halic. Amino acids also helped for control (all over the counter stuff). Make sure you are not alergic to any of this though. And do not make a big deal of your trying to loose weight to others, keep low key, pretend to be eating so other do not try to keep handing you stuff to stuff in your face. I stopped smoking by not telling anyone and keeping a half pack of ciggs in my shirt pocket so all could see I had it and they did not offer me any. It was worth their bumming them from me to ward off any questions. Nobody near around you will help you if it is not in their best interest to keep you in the position that is more conveient to them. FAKE them out! Depend on yourself, in the end you are the only one who is there for you no matter what is said. O.K. eat more veggies, take them with you, snack on them, unlimited, try all the diffrent veggies at the store, take time out to go to the store just to see what is offered, strange to you or not, try it! And stay out of the other areas of the store. Well, that's what I can tell you for what it is worth. I gained a lot of weight after 3 surgeries and am an older person in my 50's, and now it is so hard to loose, so very hard. Do it now while you can, and like yourself, not what others want you to change into for them, you are not them, you are YOU, and control will come with practice over time.
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Well....walk for like an hour every single day..don't stop...drink water and only water! No slacking! lol...you are going to want to give  yourself a break, but DON'T! For breakfast start eating fruits, and a cereal with little or no sugar in it...for lunch, more fruit, and something little, and as for dinner, lean meat, fruit, and just remember to keep on keepinng on..
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No, definitively exercising alone won't do the trick. You will have to change what you eat, but understand that you can't do it overnight. You have to proceed by steps.\n\nFirst thing, try to get rid of unnecessary stress in your life: we all need some stress to move on, but enough is enough. Try to relax, take a vacation, go for a walk, stop worrying about what you can't change, try to sleep better, smile as often as you can, don't be afraid of being emotional, etc, etc.\n\nSecond thing, use less your car, if you have one. Walk more. This is exercise number one for you. I am not telling you to run. Simply walk. If you can walk in a wooded area, provided it is not dangerous, that would be fine. You may be in need of fresh air, too. Try to do this at least once every day.\n\nThird thing, your diet must be changed. I don't know if you live with your family or alone. If the former, then you will need their support. If the latter, you will need discipline. Can you cook? Can you prepare your own foods? Can you do some shopping? Do you have to eat out? Learn to be selective.\n\nStick with a plan like this for a while and see if its works with you. I don't know what your ideal weight is, but let's put it at 90kg (I am using the metric system because it is easier for me). Try to eat three meals a day (not snacks!) - breakfast, lunch and supper - in such a way that the total weight you will be eating equals 1/100 of your ideal weight. If it's 90kg, you will be eating 900g a day. Let's say: 100g for breakfast, 350g for lunch and 450g for supper. You may need the scales to begin with, but after awhile just by looking at it, you will know rather accurately the food weight. \n\nYour eating plan could be something like this:\n\nbreakfast: two boiled eggs or a few nuts + some bread or toast + one cup of black coffee or herbal tea. (If you have no problem with wholemeal bread, use it.)\n\nlunch: cooked vegetables (carrots, spinach, peas) or some potatoes or some rice + some raw vegetables (lettuce, radishes) + grilled steak or chicken or fish (as you please) + a little dark chocolate or a very small slice of fruit  (optional) + some mineral water\n\nsnack (around 5PM): some fresh fruit (one kind: apple or pear or cherries, etc) (optional) (avoid bananas or nuts)\n\ndinner: just like lunch.\n\nAvoid all dairy, soft drinks and junk food. Reduce salt and try to increase the use of raw garlic and natural herbs. Chew well and rest after each main meal, if possible.\n\nHope this helps.
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U need 2 change ur routine. Get up at 5.30 AM, Brush ur teeth,have a bath and drink a hot cup of tea/coffee/milk with Bournvita with 2 slices of Bread butter jam or cheese and leave at 6.30 4 tutions. Carry a bottle of any juice and some biscuits or a fruit and eat it around 9.00 AM (as U have tutions form 7 to 11) Long gap when ur stomach is empty. Come home at 11 instead of going 2 the library, eat some solid food and rest ur tired head and body 4 a couple of hours. Go to the Library around 2.30/3.00 PM and study upto 7.00 PM and then return home. Have a nice shower, some Tea or Coffee and some light snacks and relax for an hour or still better have ur dinner around 8.00 PM and read upto 11.00 PM and go to bed.... So these changes will make a lot of difference to ur lifestyle and U will enjoy studying and 100% U will grasp all that U read much much better... The truth is an empty stomach stops U from concentrating... Try it & good luck to you.. If U feel any difference advice ur other friends too..
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People are funny animals. Tell us we can't have something and immediately, that's what we want more than anything else in the world. \nThe trouble with too many diets is they mostly deny us things. You can't eat this, you can't have that, you can't enjoy the other. But really, unless you are allergic to something, there is no reason why you have to completely exclude things from your diet. Including junk food. \nThe secret is to give yourself little treats from time to time. Then you won't want to chuck the whole diet. Just don't eat the amounts of junk food you used to. \nDo you have any idea how long it can take to nibble your way through ten potato chips? Especially when you really savour the crunch and take the time to let the salty taste linger on your tongue, instead of just gorfing them down. \nChocolate bars are great. You can cut your favorite in quarters, then slice one quarter into thin little wafers and freeze the other three quarters to have on three other occasions. Again, really taste that little wafer of chocolate. Let it melt in your mouth and dribble down your throat, carrying its little load of sweetness all the way. \nThat's the way you're going to think about junk food from now on. Not as 'junk' to be consumed mindlessly, by the boxful, but as 'treat' food, something very special, that you have on special occasions and enjoy fully. After all, you wouldn't have champagne every night, would you?\nAnyway, that's my secret for sticking to a diet, and I hope it works for you.
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well, it is a matter of survival.  try water or diet soda.  This is serious, and you have to take the initiative, or else..
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Eat small frequent meals throughout the day.  Big meals are 2 easily purged.  Drink more water.  And seek professional help
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Eat even when you don't feel like it. Not junk food. I'm talking dense food. Eggs, Cheese, Meat, Potatoes. Real dense stuff, and eat it til you're about to burst, but just before vomitting level. That combined with no exercise should get some weight earned pretty well.
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Well I say take to time to wind down when you get home relax or make quite time for yourself. If you feel you need to eat try to chew sugar free gum .
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For me sometimes I just eat if I am bored even though I know I'm NOT hungry. You can't exactly get rid of them but try doing other things to keep your mind off of food!
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Just dont eat it. Its only up to you. I know sometimes its hard to stop but you just have to find the will power. And tell yourself that you can do it!
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You would be amazed at how much you lose just by drinking a lot of water. Also, instead of a regular meal, eat a small one. And in between those meals, eat veggie snacks or fruit snacks.\n\nVegetables have no fat calories so you can eat until your stuffed to the gills lol. It takes a lot to train yourself to eat right, just hang in there.\n\nAlso, you NEED to eat breakfast!!!! Men have a different metabolism and so that one doesnt know what hes talking about. Anyway, also, you can eat carbs, but you need to eat protien with them. My doctor told me that I could eat a piece of toast in the morning if I want, but I need to have a slice of deli meat with it. It makes the carbs wear off more slowly so that you don't get soooooo hungry later. Then a couple hours after breakfast, eat a snack. Fruit or veggie. Make yourself eat it. I used to feel sick from eating so early in the morning, but I got used to it and now I want to eat in the morning. If you have no particular cravings, then it's even better because your not thinking of pizza. You could just think of what veggies or fruits you have and eat one. Dont forget the water. If you want you can even get the flavored waters. Good luck
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Drink a huge glass of water 20 minutes before your meal.  Make your plate last 20 minutes.  Do not eat snacks.  Drink coffee, it is a natural appitite suppressant.  NO Sugar or cream ,though
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Drink a lot of water and by a lot I mean A LOT! Also stay away from eating greasy fried foods. Don't ever eat until you are "stuffed" or "full" trust me you will lose weight if you keep exercising.
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You need to set some rules for yourself.  Don't leave food out on the table, and don't look in the fridge between meals and snacks.  \n\nSet snack and meal times -- sometimes just knowing you only have to wait 30 more minutes will give you the will power to not eat now.\n\nTake a walk before you eat something.\n\nMake rules about no eating while on the computer. This is a no-brainer.  You can also make it a rule not to eat while watching TV.\n\nFigure out why you are craving.  It's not physical hunger -- you feel like you need to treat yourself.  Are there any other ways you can treat yourself without resorting to food?\n\nAlso, make sure that you do eat 5 veggies, 5 fruits, three proteins, three calciums and five grain/starch things every day.  And plenty of liquids.  Maybe you do have a nutrition problem, but snack foods won't solve it.\n\nAnd, don't beat yourself up about it.  Be kind to yourself -- just try to find a different way to do it than by eating.  Read a book, treat yourself to a movie, take a walk in a beautiful place, go visit (or call) a friend.\n\nGood luck!
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I also have the problem.  Strangely I can like have ice cream by itself, but if I had it for desert after a meal - then I would have a problem.  They have over the counter medications like Lactaid, which you take a pill with the first mouthful of food.  If you have more problems, then it would be good to be more info. from your M.D.  I hope you feel better.