Lose Weight by Winning the Battle of Late Night Binging - Find Out How to Get Impressive Results Here
Has anyone ever really discovered an undemanding technique to your weight loss battle? By now you realize over-night weight loss success doesn't really work. Hopefully, your weight battle is something you are ready to take serious. The effective methods in this article will help you to begin living a healthier life now.
For most of us dieters that battle with the constant cravings that hit us at night know, that we end up giving in to temptation without really thinking about the consequences of our actions. It should be expected that this bad habit has got to go if you are going to become healthier and be successful on your diet. When you begin binging during a part of the day when you're not going to do any physical activities afterwards to burn it off, you will gain weight. It is not necessarily the time of day you eat that will cause you to have weight gain, but the type of foods you end up eating late at night combined with not burning it off physically afterwards. You know what your favorite junk foods are to eat late at night; 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 has to constantly work overtime to help digest all the food you just ate.
Below are 8 Ways that will help you be more successful in your diet, and will help you put an end to the late night eating that is sabotaging your diet.
1. Eat 3 good meals during the day and allow yourself several (2-3) low calorie snacks between meals. A common mistake dieters make is to 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 consume most of your calories before 7pm.
2. When you feel the urge to eat late at night, rather than eating right away, force yourself to drink 1 to 2 cups of water or your favorite herbal tea. You will usually still have the urge to eat 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 strength and support. Write a reminder 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: No more BINGING allowed - stay on target and watch the fat fall off!
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, get a piece of sugar-free hard candy or reach for a scoop of sugar-free ice cream.
4. Stop watching so much TV late at night! If your favorite TV serious comes on after everyone has gone to bed at night, try recording it so you can watch it earlier in the evening. It is easier to start binging at night when you are sitting down watching the television. Keep physically active by working on a favorite hobby and not just sitting around doing nothing but watching TV. Food advertisements can start to trigger the impulse to eat and being bored can be one of the biggest dangers to late night eating.
5. Write down your successes! Have a written copy of your diet plan in view, so it can help you keep your weight loss goals constantly on your mind. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating lifestyle begin to improve and the pounds to start coming off.
6. Enjoy Life and Get Moving! Mix up your daily routine and start a new activity! You've already decided to get healthier and diet; now it's up to you to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Do you realize that on average it takes 6 weeks to break a habit and start a new one? Begin creating a good healthy lifestyle and stick to it until it becomes a new lifestyle for you. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, you will begin to feel more and more motivation!
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. I was sure glad to find out that; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy getting 1-2 scoops of sugar free butter pecan ice-cream on Sundays. Choose 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 lower in carbohydrates doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't go crazy and end up putting weight back on.
8. Believe the Best in Yourself! Become completely dedicated to getting healthy and losing weight; you can do it! Since you know what your weak areas are, starting putting action behind not giving in to bad eating habits. When you feel tempted to eat unhealthy late at night, get a glass of water and the feel of hunger will pass. The next morning you can wake up and enjoy a healthy breakfast to welcome in another new day and you will be one day closer to a happier, healthier you!
Eating late at night is a constant struggle for many of dieters. Simply put: If you are on a diet, you NEED to put a stop to the mid-night munchies. Many people wanting to lose weight will eat right during the day only to blow it late at night; but don't let that happen to you!
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