Weight Loss Survival -- Advice to Put an End to Binging

Are you someone that needs find a trouble-free technique to your weight loss issue? By now you realize effortless weight loss solutions don't really work. Perhaps now, your weight issue is something you are ready to take serious. The information in this article will help you to start living a healthier life starting today.

For the majority of us who are battling with the habit of late night eating, find it is not easy to resist late night temptations. It should be expected that this bad habit has got to go if you are going to reach your weight loss goals on your diet. When you eat foods high in fat or calories during a part of the day when you're not really doing anything to burn off those calories, you will gain weight. It isn't necessarily the time of day you eat that leads to weight gain, but the type of foods you start to eat late at night combined with being inactive. 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 does not allow your heart the rest it needs because it has to constantly work overtime to help digest all the food you just ate.

The following 8 tips will help you be more successful in your diet, and will help you put an end to harmful late night eating habits.

1. Stay on track by eating three healthy meals during the day but don't forget to have two or three low fat snacks between meals. Many people who want to lose weight will eat too few calories during the day and then start binging late at night. Always first eat a healthy breakfast and try to eat the majority of your calories before 7pm.

2. When you get the urge to eat late at night, instead try drinking 1 to 2 cups of water or a cup of tea sweeten with honey or an artificial sweetener. You will usually still have the urge to eat after this but remind yourself that you feel hungry late at night due to your practice of eating late or it is because your mind thinks it needs to eat again. Breaking this practice is like learning to quit smoking and takes strength and support. Write a note on your pantry, refrigerator or wherever else needed; include your dieting goals and in large letters write something like: I WILL NOT EAT AFTER 8pm!

3. Stop buying your favorite junk food items and avoid late night binging by getting rid of all high calorie foods. Instead of eating junk food, grab a piece of sugar-free hard candy or get some light popcorn.

4. Late night TV can sabotage a diet! If your favorite TV serious is aired too late 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 being lazy or continuing on with the same old lifestyle patterns. Television food ads can subconsciously trigger the impulse to eat and being bored can be one of the biggest dangers to late night eating.

5. Journal it! Have a written copy of your diet plan nearby, which will keep your goal of losing weight constantly on your mind. This will allow you to see your progress, as you begin to see your late night eating pattern begin to improve and your weight go down.

6. Let's Get Physical About It! Mix up your daily routine and get moving! You've already decided that it's time to lose those extra pounds and get healthy; now it's your turn to be proactive about your late night eating habits. Did you know 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 your new plan becomes routine. Once you see and feel the difference it makes in your health and fitness, your motivation to continue will be stronger than ever!

7. Snacking does not have to be the enemy we've made it out to be. It's what we snack on and how much we eat that matters. Yes; occasional snacks that are low in fat are okay. I enjoy my favorite snack and weekly will have 1-2 scoops of sugar free butter pecan ice-cream on Sundays. Select 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 the label reads that it is low fat or is fat free doesn't mean you can eat three times as much. It's okay to enjoy it but don't over indulge yourself

8. Get psyched up for the challenge! Become excited and determined to lose that weight; you can do this and your worth it too! Since you know what your weak areas are, don't give into your old bad eating habits. When you feel tempted to eat late at night, it's an artificial feeling that will go away when you go to bed. The next morning you can wake up and enjoy a healthy breakfast to feel encouraged and you will be all the more closer to becoming a happier, healthier you!

Unrestrained eating late at night is a serious hindrance for most of dieters. Final thought: If you are on a diet, you need to IMMEDIATELY put an end to any 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!