I have a big problem. A very big problem. How on earth am I supposed to maintain a diet when I'm stuck at
Question:
WHAT DO I DO? i AM AT MY WIT'S END!! I have actually started crying after I get done eating cuz I am so depressed.
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You can give your body what it craves without overdoing it... You just have to know how. If you feel that you absolutely cant say no to that piece of food then here is what you do.
Drink a full glass of water about 20 minutes before you eat then sit down and slowly eat your food. take a sip of your drink (it doesn't have to be water) between each bite. Don't eat while watching TV or reading that way you are totally aware of how much food your consuming.
The water before your meal and the sips between bites will make you feel full faster meaning you wont be able to eat as much as you normally would... which means less calories and fat consumed! If you keep depriving your body of what it wants you'll just end up crash dieting and stuffing your face. I'm not saying you should give in to every little craving you have... but if you feel you have to have it then do it!
Another little tidbit that most people don't know. Avoid eating foods with high carbs an hour before your workout which includes energy bars and sports drinks. If you consume high carbs before your workout it raises your insulin levels causing your body to work hard to burn those carbs and return your insulin levels back to normal rather than burn fat. Also try not to eat about 3 hours before you go to sleep.
hope this helped!
This what you do.
If you have to have something instead of eating a pack of cookies limit yourself to two or three depending upon the size.
Drink water. It will slow down and help to control the drops in your sugar level.
The more you try to fight a craving the worse it becomes when you finally do have the item and you wind up eating a lot more than you probably would.
There is nothing against eating two or three cookies just keep it to that limit and drink plenty of water when you do. It will feed the craving and you will feel more full.
Also I find that when you don't have a full meal in your system people tend to snack more eating alot more calories then they need or would probably consume otherwise. If you haven't eaten try sitting down to a full meal with a meat, starch and vegetable.
Once you have eaten weight at least 20- 30 minutes for it to take effect and you may not crave as many bad things for you.
If your family is supporting your dieting efforts (and I hope they are!) why not suggest that those items be banished from the house? Explain to your family, or the person who does the grocery shopping, that these things tempt you and it would be easier on you to stick to your diet if you didn't have these things readily available.
Get involved in an after school program of some sort, a sport, yearbook, language club or whatever else is available. What age are you to be guarding a house anyway?
get a job to fill the time
You should be going back to school in a few weeks, right?
In the mean time, there are lots of yummy snacks that are low calorie. Special K makes excellent snack bars that are only 90 calories each. Unfortunately you have to have the will power to not eat more than one at a time. Of course you need to eat food other than protein too. Portion control is the hardest thing to deal with.
Eating to ease boredom can be hard to avoid. Part of the problem is that you are in the house constantly - you need to get out! even if you only go out into the yard. You could also suggest that the rest of your family eat healthier foods so there won't be so much temptation in the house.
Good luck to you!
adding a light suger snack can try and prevent the issue, or perhaps go to a library before getting home tp pick up a new book. tell urself to finish the book, no matter how bad, by a certain time. find new friends on any chatline, do garden work, clean the house, workout at home, invite friends over to hung out with u are some suggestions.
but, dont cry, don't give up. u know u are capable of this diet. u did it before and you can do it again. Good luck.
btw, can u tell me about this diet?
Oh ye of such little self control. Determination (or lack of) is your only problem here..Get a grip kiddo.
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