How can you get control of your diet and stop overeating?

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It depends on why you overeat. Decide an eating schedule and stick to it. Eat something with energy (starch and protein) within an hour of waking up. Snack before lunch with something healthy, not a pre-packaged snack food. A banana, yoghurt, celery/peanut butter, chicken salad or whatever. Eat a big lunch, this is when you most need energy you have used up breakfast and then some and you still have half the day ahead. Snack again if you need it and eat a light meal for dinner. The day is over you don't need a lot of energy to sleep. Eat three to four hours before bed. Use portion guides, a serving is smaller than you think. 4 ounces of meat ( 1/4 pound), one slice of bread, 8 ounces of juice/milk, 1/2 cup (4 ounces) of fruit/vegetable. A meal should have a protein (like meat), a starch (like potato) and two veggies or fruit. Eat slowly and drink a lot of water. It takes twenty minutes to ease hunger no matter how much you eat so if you eat really fast you can eat a lot more before your brain will say stop. Give your body time to adjust to less food, your stomach will get smaller and your metabolism will adjust. If you find yourself eating from boredom or stress stop. Find something else to do and the less snack food in the house the easier it will be to avoid eating when you aren't really hungry.

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Actually, I've heard that eating a large breakfast is better than a large lunch or dinner. Gives you more energy to burn during the day. Every person is different.

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I overeat because I'm depressed. Its a quick way to medicate myself and make me feel like I'm getting a treat. I'm trying to stop by simply avoiding food. Also before I eat, I force myself to drink an entire glass of water. That makes me feel full. Then I only eat a little of each thing off a small plate. Big plates make you set out big portions. And throwing out food may seem wasteful, but you can stop that by making smaller portions. Eating at restaraunts is not a good idea, they use butter and sauce in all sorts of ways that doesn't show up on the menu or the plate and the portions are huge.

As a waitress a pet peeve is people saying "Is this low fat/calories/whatever" and then they whine about the "skimpy portions" Hello? Of course there's less there, its low fat/calories/whatever. You want the steak? Order the steak. You want to diet? Don't whine because you have to eat less, at least not to the waitress, who will be covering your food in something fattening because she hates you now.

First answer by Anne. Last edit by ID1146051519. Question popularity: 145 [recommend question]

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