Helpful tips

Few tips that have helped me to get back on track.

1. Do NOT skip meals, eat every 4-5 hours. I eat 7 am, 12 pm and, 5 pm and then a snack around 8-9 pm. You skip one meal, you're done, hunger takes over and that's how binge-eating starts.

2. Very-very helpful tip. I prepare my lunch and dinner right after I eat my breakfast, I weigh and measure everything and put in containers. So I just need to heat it up. The idea behind that is when the mealtime comes, sometimes I am SO hungry I have NO time to prepare a meal. I need to eat NOW! It takes only 2-3 minutes to heat up my meal.

And another benefit. When my meals are prepared, I don't have to think about food. I don't have to wonder, what I am going to have for lunch/supper. I don't have to think what, when and how much. And NO reason to go to the kitchen and open the fridge meanwhile. I know what and when I am going to eat. No obsessing over food. Even if I get hungry meanwhile, I know exactly WHEN my mealtime comes, I can wait.
When it comes to food addiction, obsessing over food is the worst and this is one way to deal with that.


3. Very often I get hungry at night after I have eaten all my scheduled meals. How to deal with that? One excellent tip. Rather than start raiding my fridge I put on my running shoes and go for a jog. Nothing strenuous, 30 minutes at slow pace listening my favorite music. Come home, take a shower, drink peppermint tea and read a book. Has helped me out many times.
(Going to the gym would probably help too if one doesn't like running)