Help for Overweight Bingers Wanting to Lose Weight - These Easy Tips Give Powerful Results

Have you found a stress-free method to your weight loss issue? By now you realize promises of easy weight loss solutions don't really work. Yo-yo dieting doesn't work, so possibly now your weight issue is something you are ready to take serious. The helpful information in this article will help you to start living a healthier life in no time.

For the majority of us who are on a diet and seem to constantly struggle with the habit of late night eating, find we end up giving in to temptation without really thinking about the consequences of our actions. However this bad habit has got to go if you are going to achieve your desired weight goal on your diet. When you over eat or binge during a part of the day when you're not going to do what it takes to burn off what you just ate, you will gain weight. For the most part, it is not always the time of day you eat that leads to weight gain, but the type of foods you tend to eat late at night combined with not burning it off physically afterwards. You know what your favorite junk foods are to eat when no one is looking; cookies, ice creams, chips, and whatever else you've been craving throughout the day. Eating late at night will not allow your heart the rest it needs because it is working overtime to help digest all the food you just ate.

Here are 8 fantastic tips that will help you be more successful in your diet, and will help you put an end to late night binging.

1. You should be eating three low calorie meals during the day but don't forget to have two or three low fat snacks between meals. A common mistake dieters make is to eat too few calories during the day and then start binging late at night. Never skip breakfast and try to consume most of your calories before 7pm.

2. When your mind tells you it's time to eat late at night, try to refocus and instead drink 1 to 2 cups of water or a warm cup of tea. You will usually still be hungry after this but remind yourself that you feel hungry late at night due to your routine of eating late or it is because your mind thinks it needs to eat again. Breaking this routine is like learning to quit smoking and takes fortitude and support. Write a small message on your pantry, refrigerator or wherever else needed; include your dieting goals and in large letters write something like: The key to losing weight is to put an end to my late night eating habits!

3. Don't buy 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. Drop the late night TV habit quickly! If your favorite TV serious is on later at night, try recording it so you can watch it earlier in the evening. It is easier to start over eating at night when you are sitting down watching the television. Keep physically active by working on a favorite hobby and giving in to your old habits of inactivity. Ads that focus on food can unknowingly 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 nearby, so it can help you keep your weight loss goals always fresh on your mind. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating habit begin to improve and progress you make each week.

6. Get Physical! Mix up your daily routine and start a new activity! You've already decided to improve your overall health and lose weight; now it's up to you to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Have you heard that on average it takes 6 weeks to break a habit and replace it with a new one? Launch a good healthy lifestyle and stick to it until it becomes a new life pattern. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, your motivation to continue will be stronger than ever!

7. Having a lite snack is okay, but check the nutritional value on what you eat or you may regret it later. Try not to snack while in a car, but rather take the time to be aware of what you are eating and enjoy it. Yes; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy eating 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 low in carbohydrates doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't let it get out of hand.

8. Be Excited for Your Future! Become completely dedicated to getting healthy and losing weight; you can reach your goal! Since you know what your weak areas are, find ways to counter act those bad eating habits. When you feel tempted to snack 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 that will help you start a brand new day and you will be one day closer to a happier, healthier you!

Eating late at night is a terrible problem for most of dieters. My basic conclusion is: If you are on a diet, you need to IMMEDIATELY put a stop to all late night munchies. Unfortunately, many dieters will do great during the day only to blow it late at night; but that doesn't have to be what happens to you!