Things to do for reducing appetite and hunger cravings

Increased appetite and untimely hunger is one of basic reasons to why so many people fail to lose weight. However, there are some things you can do in order to reduce appetite and hunger cravings.

1. Eat High Protein Foods. Consume high protein food in your diet as foods rich in protein content promotes and prolonged feeling of fullness.
2. Drink Plenty of Water. Drink sufficient amount of water throughout the day. Plus drinking water before having meal can really suppress your appetite so that you avoid overeating.
3. Stress Management. Stress can increase the coristol levels which can induce excessive and emotional eating. Practice stress management techniques while you're on the verge of weight loss.
4. Go For Portion Control. Portion control is the best way of avoiding untimely hunger. Instead of having bigger meals go for 4-5 short meals. This will ensure that you will have access to food after every short while.
5. Drink Green Tea or Red Tea. Green tea and red tea are well renowned for their weight loss properties. They are power house of anti-oxidants and can help big time in reducing appetite and hunger cravings. Plus, they offer a whole lot of other health benefits as well.

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Fallen off the wagon yet again... please help with motivation

I'm attempting to re-start my weight loss journey. I originally started out at 172lb in 2011 and went all the way down to 128 a year ago (my goal weight is 125lb), but here I am 6 months since I moved two states away from my mom's house (and her healthy cooking) and I've come all the way back up to fluctuating between 137 and 140 pounds. And I decided I had enough when my sister teased me about gaining weight when she visited me on Saturday and I saw the scale at 138.9lb on Monday morning.

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I have fibromyalgia and hypermobility on top of a sedentary job, so activity is difficult. But I've been trying to walk at least 5,000 steps a day. I I requested for a stand-up desk (with a doctor's note) and finally got one delivered today. I had a kale smoothie and an egg for breakfast and a grilled chicken salad for lunch all week. But all I want to do is go home and crawl into bed and dig into a pint of chocolate ice cream that I can buy so easily from the CVS right at my bus stop. Like I did on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

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I know I've already lost 30 pounds overall, but that seems like lifetimes ago now. How do you get the motivation to keep eating healthily? Sugar and fried things and flour taste so good... I've had problems with binge eating in the past, and I still struggle to stop myself from eating that next bite that would put me over the daily calorie limit. And once I've had the bite I give up on the goal and keep eating. Do any of you have any tips to make me stop binging??

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I kinda feel like I'm cheating.

I think this is my first post here but I've been lurking for a while now. That's because I'm finally making progress. In March of this year I weighed about 290(not my max of 310) and spent the next several months bouncing between 295 and 280. I started taking my ADHD meds again about a month ago because I finally accepted I need them for school. I've lost almost 20 pounds since then. I know I should be happy I'm losing but I kinda feel like I'm cheating. I know there are people that bust their asses to get in shape and all I'm doing is not eating because my medication takes away any desire for food... I don't feel like I've earned the weight loss.

SW: 310 CW:263

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A mind trick that helped me when using weight loss apps (CICO)

Here is my mind trick: I don't plug my weight loss goals into the app. I tell the app my accurate weight and height, and that i want to maintain my weight. I know I want a 500 calorie deficit, so that is what I aim for when I finish logging my day.

How this helps:

I can SEE that I am controlling my eating, and I can SEE the deficit.

Loseit has a weekly breakdown, which lets me SEE that I have a total deficit of 3500 this week, which means I know i'm on track!

When I over-eat, there's no red visuals, no 'YOU WENT OVER YOUR GOAL' visuals, just a "look, you're still under your maintenance, so you are STILL MAKING PROGRESS!"

When i need a break and eat maintenance for a day, again there's no graph or red lines telling me I'm over-eating. Because I'm not! I'm just not having a deficit today, and that's ok.

Mentally, it has made everything much more chill. Highly recommend.

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I have found my "eureka!" key to weight loss all thanks to this sub.

Someone on this subreddit gave advice to stop adding your exercises to MyFitnessPal when doing CICO. I thought to myself at first, how silly! I do these work outs so I can have some wiggle room to eat food I love! That thought alone made me realize how unhealthy my relationship was not only with food, but with exercising.

So, I stopped. I only add the actual food i eat to MyFitnessPal and completely leave out any sort of exercise I do through out the day. Not only have I (finally!) been dropping pounds, but I thoroughly enjoy my work outs! I enjoy them because they are for me, they are to better myself and make myself stronger, not to give myself more "food allowance". It's really changed the way I think about both food and a healthy relationship with yourself by exercising.

I just wanted to share this tip because it has really, genuinely, helped me. I wish I could remember the user to give them credit. Thank you!

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CICO Question?

I'm trying AGAIN to get back on the losing weight train. I'm 5'9'', 25YOF. I keep gaining and losing the same 13 pounds for the past two years. I sit around 270, for the most part, but I've been hovering around 265 since I started logging my food about a month ago. I previously lost 120 lbs with weight loss surgery and maintained pretty well from there (I am up 20 lbs since my lowest weights, which was not healthy because I was still doing fad diets). I still have pretty decent restriction, I just got in the nasty habit of grazing.

I use the app LOSEIT to track my food and before, I adjusted it to subtract 500 calories from my TDEE. My question is--is that necessary? I know it's all science. But, if I leave it at whatever it is set at for "2 lbs a week," science and numbers wise, I should still be losing weight, correct? I typically eat around 1500-1700 calories a day, sometimes more or less. With my stats put into the app, it's telling me I could be losing 2 lbs a week at 1911 calories per day.

I'm sorry I'm inept. I'm discouraged by the scale and knowing I CAN lose weight, it just hasn't been happening, despite my best efforts. I tried Weight Watchers, I had success with my weight loss surgery, I'm still 100 lbs less than I originally was, but I would love to lose another 50 to put me around 220, for now.

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Sick of Being Fat.

So. Getting right to the point, I guess: I'm looking to be 100 pounds by mid-November. I've been stuck around the 130 pound mark for probably a month now.

Exercise has never done anything for me. If I do even attempt it, my body gets ruined to the point I can barely move for a week straight.

I've been constantly trying to not eat anything at all, and I keep failing miserably. I know I'm not hungry at all, but I'm constantly upset and bored and drown all my emotions in food.

I've considered weight loss pills and things, but I'm a type 1 diabetic and I don't think it's a good idea to use them.

I've never eaten fruits, vegetables, or meats other than a small amount of fish in my life. I don't have anyone around to help change my mind about the taste of them, or to even purchase them for me.

I don't know what to do anymore. I'm to the point of feeling extremely guilty every time I do eat something, enough to make me want to cry. I don't want to die a fat pig, and I feel like I'm going to, no matter what.

I don't know what anyone could suggest, but I'm open to most things I guess.

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