I HAVE A SWEET TOOTH!!! plz help. i'm tryin to lose weight for when i go to Maui in 2 months.?

Question

mornings and lunch i do good, but when i get home, i want to eat a bunch of junk. then, when it's dinnertime, i'm not hungry for the health food. then, i end up feeling sick, but never throw up. plz help me control my hunger after school, or even satisfy it with yummy and healthy foods. thanks and God bless you!!!

Answer 1

How not to want sweets: Eat. I don't know about you, but I find when I start cutting back on food (real food, like meat, whole grain, fruit vegetable... not junk, like stuff with hydrogenated fats, sugar, and soy in them), such as missing meals or eating little during each meal, I start to gain more weight. And I crave CONSTANT SWEETS. When I eat more often, and higher quantities of those good foods, I begin losing again. If I am getting what I really need, when I really need it, my body lets me know: it doesn't crave all the junky stuff. If my body feels satisfied, it won't ask. Oh, and I've found eating apples (I started liking Braeburn especially lately), watermelon that's especially juicy (ohhhh sooooo yummy.. Costco seems to always have all good ones when it's in season), or other sweeter fruits curb the craving for me. I had an apple earlier and it tasted deliciously sweet. But remember to reserve anything sweet for after meals (fruit included, as it may not be sugar but can still cause a similar reaction on an empty stomach). Also try substituting honey fo anything that calls for sugar... it doesn't always work as well, but it may still work fine. Also remember, if you must have sweets or really starchy things (like pasta... try to stick to brown rice or whole wheat pasta, and similar... http://www.azurestandard.com/ has some great brown rice pastas, esp. Tinkyada brand), it's best to wait to have them until after a meal. If your body is starved, then suddenly gets sweets, it'll think it was a famine and it'll retain all the sugar you give it, and spike your system, etc. Eat filling (but not stuff yourself) meals that are balanced for a few days and never remain hungry, then see if you still want any sweets!

Answer 2

when someone asks how to lose weight and people answer "stop eating junk food" it drives me absolutely insane. You can't change your eating habbits at the drop of a hat, and its very very hard to control.
I found for myself, that when i'm eating something i know i shouldn't be, i think about something disgusting and try to convince myself that the food i'm eating is gross. That's how i stopped eating fast food. I just convinced myself i didn't like it. Most of it is mental.
If you still want some snacks, make sure you divide the whole thing. Like if you buy a huge bag of chips or cookies, the first thing you should do when you get home is get small baggies, and make servings. That way you know how much you're eating, and you don't eat the whole bag. You can still have the bad tasty things, you just have to watch it.
Also, to help control your hunger, eat tiny things throughout the day, like an apple, celery sticks or trail mix so you don't go crazy and devour something bad for you in large amounts.

Answer 3

go buy some doves! and freeze them. keep away form junk food if you want to loose those 45 lbs! you arent going to get anywhere if you keep eating junk food. they say the first 2 weeks are the hardest to keep away from junk food. i used to be liek you .i would always come home from school and eat ice cream, cookies, soda, bags of chips and everything. just put eveything down and say NO and have some self contol over your self. try drinking some non-fat or low fat chocolate milk or strawberry milk. when you eat a bunch of junk food you are not hungry for dinner. so eat an apple wiht some carmel or peanut butter. those are more healthy alternatives to curb your sweet tooth. or just ignore it all together.

i also posted some comments on your other question earlier. thanks for picking me!

how old are you anyways?? you sound young. sound liek me when i was in high school lol

Answer 4

I am in the same situation as you are. Let me try giving you a little tips..try healthy bar snack or drink a fiber/protein shake and drink a lot of water . It really feels up the hunger, and if all else fail.. try to go walking, take a long bath, or do something to get you to think about eating..
one other thing,
join a gym after school or join a sports team at school and usually that will take up your whole day and by the time you get home it will be dinner time. :)

Answer 5

Ok never go down the wrong path for a healthy diet. Do what all the other stars do, when you are going o reach for something sweet go aim for frozen fruit like grapes strawberries and raseberries. Buy the fruit then stick them in the freezer and they taste deliciouse!

Answer 6

Think about this every time you go to reach for a unhealthy snack; 1 I'm ruining all my previous efforts today. 2. What do i want more a cookie now or skinny sooner. 3 What good can this cookie do for me?
find a good alternative if its cookies have oatmeal and only one! If its pudding have yogurt if its chocolate let me know i have an antioxidant chocolate that's fat free and only 70 cal a piece and very filling and very satisfying. (And tastes amazing, not all waxy like most low cal low fat choc.)

Answer 7

the easiest way to stick with a diet is to not even have that junk food around you. throw is out if you can, or if others in your house object make sure they realize you're trying to eat right, so keep the junk food out of sight. make sure you have a wide variety of healthy snacks to chose from instead.

Answer 8

Don't completely deprive yourself.. you'll loose the battle and end up feeling crappy about yourself. Say you like chocolate.. get some jello-pudding packs that are sugar free and allow yourself one after you've eaten a good dinner. Jello is also good. Eat good food to fuel your body and eat portions that are the size of your fist. YOU CAN DO IT!!

Answer 9

i suggest trying to cut down on junk food when you get home and maybe just a healthy snack or eat more at school. that may sound a little weird but i'm just trying to help. :D

Answer 10

Afterschool just eat a light snack, and drink some water. Or do what I do, eat dinner after school and then a little snack later on if you get hungry again.