How do I stop myself from eating junk food?

Question

I eat WAYYYYY Too much junk food and I've already gained 5 pounds from the past 2 weeks. I can't control myself!

Answer 1

Do things to keep your mind off of "Junk Food" and you have to want to stop eating it and eat healthy. Yoga can help.

Answer 2

You won't lose weight by not eating BKF and eating small meal for lunch ( or only sugar) that why you are hungry when you get home. Try eating a healthy BKF- protein, carbohydrate (not a dirty word). Yogurt + OJ + or bagel, Bacon + toast (minimal butter or jam, < 1 tablespoon) + fruit + milk. Something along those lines keep food simple and free or w/ minimal butter & jam. Hot or cold cereal + milk + fruit and some type low fat protein. Turkey sasauge or bacon. Lunch- sandwich, good- pastry, bad (too much simple sugar) you need a more complex sugar- takes longer for the body to motabolize it. Thus giving you more energy and not as hungry so soon afterward Try sandwich+ salad+ fruit+ milk (this is not a dirty word) choose low fat whenever possible (example low fat milk or 2% vs whole milk. Again minimal or no salad dressing. If you need a snack when you get home try to limit yourself to 3-4 cookies, or 6-7 chips. Measure them out and put the rest away. Drink plenty of water- replace soda pop w/ water. For Diner try to eat smaller potions of what your family is eating but shoot for protein+ vegetable+ carbohydrate. Limit snacks to once a day (after school). If you need to exercise more take a walk after Diner. Invite your parents w/ you (good for Mom/ daughter, or Father/ Daughter quality time).

Answer 3

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)

Answer 4

For me it really helped to start using an online tracker to log all the food I eat and see in black and white exactly how many calories and fat and carbohydrates I was consuming. It was a real eye-opener and now I am very careful about what I eat because I want to see myself staying in my recommended calorie range everyday.

http://www.sparkpeople.com

I've lost 25 lbs in the past 8 weeks using this free weight loss site along with regular cardio and strength training.

Answer 5

Keep in mind that SUGAR is addictive..... sugar is not just sugar - it's STARCH - especially in foods that are not whole grain. The more you eat, the more you want. First, cut out soda..... NO SODA - it's one of the worse things you can drink.

Try to use those 100 calorie packs (ones that aren't cookies) - stay with the pretzels if you have to snack..... get carb conscious...... Carbs put a ton of weight on. One soda can have more carbs than I eat in 2 days. Once you start cutting down on sugar, you will WANT less..... cut it slowly so it doesn't kill you....

Maybe replace a snack with a LOW-CARB snack.... there's lots of them.... Go to the diatetic part of the store for your snacks - lots of sugar-free ones there..... Less sugar = less eating..... If you 'eat like a diabetic', you will gain control of "high-glycemic" foods (which make you eat more)....... it's not that hard - you just have to educate yourself.

Answer 6

Well you have to replace it with something else. I would suggest a gum or even water to try and replace it. And if that doesn't work, try and go to the gym to take your mind off it and to also to lose any extra pounds you gain. I'm also starting to go to the gym, so I can relate.

Answer 7

keep your mind occupied. dont sit! watching tv promotes boredom which could result in eating junk. if you cant get out of the house to do something, try snacking on healthy foods like apples or something to satisfy your appitite.

Answer 8

Stop buying it, & get healthy, nutritious snacks, instead. Buy cheese; yogurt; kefir; fresh grapes; apples; carrot sticks; melons...
The more fiber you eat, the more you'll lose weight. So, you can eat fresh & not gain!

Answer 9

Stop buy the stuff. Eat frsh fruit and vegetables instead. Stop being a loser.

Answer 10

Just drink a glass of chocolate skim milk when you feel like eating....then, see if you are still hungry.