The Battle of the Bulge - Burning Fat vs. Binging
Do you need to find a quick technique to your weight loss struggle? By now you realize over-night weight loss success doesn't really work. Yo-yo dieting doesn't work, so maybe now your weight struggle is something you are ready to take serious. The friendly advice that works in this article will help you to start living a healthier life in no time.
For many of us who are on a diet and seem to constantly struggle with the habit of late night eating, find 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 achieve your fat loss goals on your diet. When you give in and start eating during a part of the day when you're not using very much physical energy, you will gain weight. It is not necessarily the time of day you eat that causes you to have even more weight gain, but the type of foods you eat during a binge, late at night combined with going to bed right afterwards. You know what your favorite junk foods are to eat after everyone else has gone to bed; cookies, ice creams, chips, and whatever else your mind says you 'must' have. Eating late at night will not allow your heart the rest it needs because it is working 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. Eat 3 good 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. You should always eat a nourishing breakfast and try to always consume most of your calories before 7pm.
2. When you get the urge to eat late at night, instead make it a point to drink 1 to 2 cups of water or a warm cup of tea. You will more than likely still feel hungry after this but remind yourself that you feel hungry late at night due to your habit of eating late or it is because your mind thinks it needs to eat again. Breaking this habit is like learning to quit smoking and takes determination and support. Put a reminder on your pantry, refrigerator or wherever else needed; include your diet goals to lose 20 or 30 pounds and in large letters write something like: I WILL lose weight and I WiLL NOT eat late at night!
3. Don't buy your favorite junk food items and avoid late night binging by not bringing home any high calorie foods. Instead of eating junk food, get a piece of sugar-free hard candy or go for a pack of sugar-free pudding.
4. Stop watching so much TV late at night! If your favorite TV serious is on later at night, try recording it so you can watch it earlier in the evening. It is easier to start munching at night when you are sitting down watching the television. Keep your life interesting by working on a favorite hobby and being lazy or continuing on with the same old lifestyle patterns. Ads that focus on food can start to trigger the impulse to eat and being bored can be one of the biggest dangers to late night eating.
5. Journal it! Have a written copy of your diet plan nearby, which will keep your goal of losing weight firmly fixed in your mind. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating habit begin to improve and your weight loss goals getting closer and closer.
6. Let's Get Physical About It! Mix up your daily routine and start doing something new! You've already decided to get healthier and diet; now it's your responsibility to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Do you realize that on average it takes 6 weeks to break a habit and replace it with a new one? Put some action behind beginning a new healthy lifestyle and stick to it until it is a regular pattern in your daily life. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, your motivation to continue will be stronger than ever!
7. Choose a healthy low calorie snack. You should allow yourself one special treat a week and usually having it on a predetermined day of the week will work best. That's right; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy getting 1-2 scoops of sugar free butter pecan ice-cream on Sundays. Select 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 the nutrition guide on back says it is low fat or is fat free doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't let it get out of hand.
8. Be Positive! Become energetic and totally committed to losing weight; you can make it! Since you know what your weak areas are, don't give into your old bad habits. When you feel tempted to start eating late at night, you can do this and overcome. The next morning you can wake up and enjoy a healthy breakfast to feel encouraged and you will be one day closer to a happier, healthier you!
Eating empty calories at night is a serious hindrance for many of dieters. Never forget that: If you are on a diet, you need to IMMEDIATELY put a stop to the mid-night munchies. Many dieters will stay on target during the day only to blow it late at night; but you can tell your own story of success.
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