I am an 18 year old HS senior. I have a very slight weight problem. I'm not exactly fat. But i'm not happy with the way i look and i am a little heavier than i should be or my height/age. I have dieted before and lost weight, only to gain it back again within a few weeks or so. My main problem is self control. If there is food around that i like or feel a craving for, i'll eat it, without even thinking about the consequences. Spring Break is around the corner and i want to look good in my bathing suit and also i want to look good for my prom that is coming up in a month. I desperately need to learn how to curb myself. I can't go on like this. If i can't control myself now, college is going to kill me.
2007-03-20 13:42:10 · 5 answers · asked by shortchic070307 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
When you're about to do something you'll regret, think to yourself the outcome and think of the not-so-good things it will do to you. Think that you will regret it in the end and stuff. Good luck!
2007-03-20 13:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's a big problem for me too. It's not about thinking ahead about the consequences, because something inside your head just says, "So what? It's one little bowl of ice cream; just ONE can't hurt."
What I try to do is go online and track just about EVERY vitamin, mineral, thing that sounds really gross and is bad for me, and every time I eat something I know I shouldn't, I look at the numbers. Really, it's enough to put me on an eating hiatus for at least a few hours. By that time, I'll have gone and done something really useful to my health, and I'll lay off the Coke and chips for a while.
Thirteen-year-olds work in simple ways. What works for one brain does not always work for another, especially in age gaps. Side effects of looking at gross numbers online can include but are not limited to: nausea, dependency, eventual immunity, anorexia, bulimia, and headaches. Do not use this method of dieting if you feel you are at risk for any of these side effects, as they can disrupt your life and cause potential harm to your body.
2007-03-20 20:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Michaela Lawson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Atkins diet. I know it has been bad mouthed in the media, but it works. Buy one of his books at WalMart for $6 and learn how it works. The cravings stem not just from a lack of self control, but also from the foods that the government has been telling us are healthy. The diet curbs those cravings- you'll feel full and satisfied w/in 24 hrs and start losing weight w/in 36. Hope it works for you as well as it has for me.
2007-03-20 21:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by daix 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Self control..Wow... tough! From my experience in life, I have discovered that no one loves ourselvs compeltely at all times... Somtimes, we do, sometimes we don't. It does not matter how beautiful or skinny others think you are, it is only important what you think of you. I have had my share of addictions, my story is no better or different than anyone else.. we all suffer. If it is food for you, it is food. It may be drugs for another, but it is suffering. It is the one thing that you want most that hurts you the most, it is a terrible circle and quite painful. It is hard to build a self imiage of yourself that you can fall in love with... But I belive that is self love, compassion for self and letting go of ego, is the only way to gain "self control" - but it really should be how do I teach myself self love. Becuase when you have unconditional love for yourself, you will see that your beauty is beyond how much you weigh or don't. It is about being a good person to you and to others, about being harmless to yourself and to others. There is no right or wrong way to do this. You are 18, you will discover that you will feel the same way at 25, at 30 and beyond. Insecurity of self is not unique or special in anyway. EVERYONE feels insecure about who they are at one point or another. Let it go, be who you are. You will find love, you will find hate you will find joy and sadness all your life. It is a perception you have of YOU only, let it go or you will suffer, just like me and everyone else. You will go to college and it will not kill you. Relax, don't beat yourself up. It is a very bad habbit.. Try loving you for who you are and you just may find that you are a good person, and that food, drugs whatever it is in your life that causes you to suffer, no longer has power over you.
2007-03-20 20:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Che K 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Drink water when you feel hungry, as it is a natural appetite suppressant. On top of that drink half your bodyweight in ozs of water each and every day for the rest of your life.
2007-03-20 20:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋