The Battle of the Bulge - Burning Fat vs. Binging
Do you need to find a stress-free technique to your weight loss problem? By now you realize over-night weight loss success doesn't really work. Yo-yo dieting doesn't work, so perhaps now your weight problem is something you are ready to take serious. The easy steps and tips in this article will help you to start living a healthier life starting today.
For most of us dieters that battle with the urge to eat late at night know, that we give in to temptation night after night. It should be expected that this bad habit has got to go if you are going to get healthy and succeed on your diet. When you eat more calories during a part of the day when you're not being physically active, you will gain weight. It isn't necessarily the time of day you eat that will end up as unhealthy weight gain, but the type of foods you consume late at night combined with not using any energy afterwards. You know what your favorite junk foods are to eat during your favorite late night TV show; cookies, ice creams, chips, and whatever else you may be craving at the time. Eating late at night does not give your heart the rest it needs because it has to constantly work overtime to help digest all the food you just ate.
These 8 great diet tips will help you be more successful in your diet, and will help you put an end to harmful late night eating habits.
1. Stay on track by eating three healthy meals during the day with 1 or 2 healthy snacks between meals. Don't deceive yourself and eat too few calories during the day and then start binging late at night. Make it a habit to eat a healthy breakfast and try to eat the majority of your calories before 7pm.
2. When your mind tells you it's time to eat late at night, try to refocus and instead drink 1 to 2 cups of water or a favorite sugar free beverage. You will very likely still have cravings after this but remind yourself that you feel hungry late at night due to your pattern of eating late or it is because your mind thinks it needs to eat again. Breaking this pattern is like learning to quit smoking and takes fortitude and support. Put a note on your pantry, refrigerator or wherever else needed; include your weight loss goals and how many pounds you want to take off and in large letters write something like: I WILL lose weight and I WiLL NOT eat late at night!
3. Don't purchase your favorite junk food items and avoid late night binging by hiding all high calorie foods. Instead of eating junk food, reach for a piece of sugar-free hard candy or reach for some light popcorn.
4. Late night TV is a Bingers Buddy! If your favorite TV serious comes on late at night, try recording it so you can watch it earlier in the evening. It is easier to start over eating at night when you are sitting down watching the television. Keep life fun by working on a favorite hobby and NOT watching just TV for hours on end. The ads on TV can unknowingly trigger the impulse to eat and being bored can be one of the biggest dangers to late night eating.
5. Journal Daily! Have a written copy of your diet plan nearby, which will keep your goal of losing weight at the forefront of your thoughts. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating pattern begin to improve and your weight loss goals getting closer and closer.
6. Mix up your daily routine and do something different! Mix up your daily routine and get moving! You've already decided to get rid of unwanted fat and start focusing on better health; now it's your turn to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Have you heard that on average it takes 6 weeks to break a habit and replace it with a new one? Start a healthy lifestyle and stick to it until your new plan becomes routine. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, you will begin to feel more and more motivation!
7. Snacking does not have to be the enemy we've made it out to be. It's what we snack on and how much we eat that matters. Yep I said it; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy treating myself to 1-2 scoops of sugar free butter pecan ice-cream on Sundays. Pick a favorite snack and see if you can find a low calorie or sugar free version of it. Just remember though that even if the snacks are low fat, they may be loaded full of salt! Just because it is advertised as low fat or is low in carbohydrates doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't let it get out of control.
8. Be Motivated For a Healthier You! Become energetic and totally committed to losing weight; you can do this and your worth it too! Since you know what your weak areas are, look for ways to overcome any temptations. When you feel tempted to eat unhealthy late at night, remember it is your old habit speaking and don't listen to it. The next morning you can wake up and enjoy a healthy breakfast knowing that you won a battle the night before and you will be one more day closer to a happier, healthier you!
Eating late at night is a common problem for nearly all of dieters. Simply put: If you are on a diet, you WILL HAVE to put an end to any late night munchies. Unfortunately, many dieters will do great during the day only to blow it late at night; but that doesn't have to be what happens to you!
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