Hi I'm a 37 year old female who is 5' 8 1/2" and 140 pounds. I realize that isn't overweight. However I was 125 pounds throughout high school and college and once I got on my own, my eating habits went down the tubes. I eat when I'm bored, that's my problem, and I don't just eat a little, I will open up a bag of Doritos and down half of it in one sitting. I'll eat a whole box of Hamburger Helper (after it's made of course) even though there's 4 or 5 servings there. If it's there I'll eat it, which is why it's so hard for me to make a casserole that should last me a week and instead lasts me 2 or 3 days. Another thing is that I'll have dinner at 5PM and then decide at 8PM that I'm hungry again and go to Taco Bell for 2 tacos even though I don't need them and I'm not really even hungry. Same thing is when I go play volleyball in the evening and then on my way home at 10PM stop at Taco Bell. I'd like to lose 5-10 pounds and I need some kind of plan.
Not overweight, but unhappy with eating habits
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Eating when you are bored is like comfort eating. Think of other things you could do to stop boredom. Take up a new interest to take your mind off food.
If you tend to graze on snacks during the day the best thing is not to bring them into the house in the first place.
When you make a large casserole try freezing the left over portion that way you won't be so tempted to finish it off in just 2 days. I often make a vegetable pie, and if I am on my own I slice it into quarters and freeze them for future meals.
If you do have a craving to eat something try eating a piece of fruit sliced up with a creamy low fat yougurt instead of a bag of doritos. The fibre and nutrition found in this type of food will keep you feeling satisfied for longer.
Another idea is to drink plenty of water. Often hunger can be confused with thirst and simply drinking a glass of water can satisfy a hunger pang.
Kathy Joyce
If you tend to graze on snacks during the day the best thing is not to bring them into the house in the first place.
When you make a large casserole try freezing the left over portion that way you won't be so tempted to finish it off in just 2 days. I often make a vegetable pie, and if I am on my own I slice it into quarters and freeze them for future meals.
If you do have a craving to eat something try eating a piece of fruit sliced up with a creamy low fat yougurt instead of a bag of doritos. The fibre and nutrition found in this type of food will keep you feeling satisfied for longer.
Another idea is to drink plenty of water. Often hunger can be confused with thirst and simply drinking a glass of water can satisfy a hunger pang.
Kathy Joyce