I cannot control my eating of junk food

[Roxiio]

Hello everyone,

I am a working executive, working long hours and addicted to fast food, usually eating while I'm in the office. I seem to eat whether I'm hungry or not and have got to a stage where I am unable to control my eating habit. Unfortunately, my weight is increasing and I'm being forced to buy clothes a size larger than normal. I can devote a little time to exercise, but is there a recommended safe way to lose weight? I've heard of all these diets, such as Atkins, that don't sound very healthy at all.

[mcbean]

Planned, pre-packaged diet food may be the answer

Hi Roxiio,

I understand your situation completely. Long work days combined with fast food and sugar just to keep you going can really start to add up.

If you don't have a lot of time to spend cooking, which it sounds you don't, I would recommend a diet program that includes easy-to-prepare foods, such as Nutrasystem or just by a whole bunch of frozen Lean Cuisines and bring them to the office with you so that you can throw one in the microwave for a quick and low-cal meal whenever you need to.

As for the junk food between meals, you need to get rid of it from your work space. If you like to snack then make it healthy choices such as mini carrots, apples, grapefruit... you get the picture. Not only are these types of foods lower in calories, but they also contain fiber that will help to keep you feeling full for longer.

I hope this helps

[Jenelia]

Hi,
I fully understand your problem - its quite common that people working long hours in offices pick up habits like eating junk food and set aside no time to exercise. Junk food is a serious health risk. My advice would be the following:
• Stop eating junk food, or at least cut it down to eating junk food a maximum of once per week.
• Start some simple, low key exercise such as walking

[Lizzy]

Loss Weight With LIttle Effort

Hi Roxiio

I understand how working long hour in the office can but Let’s face it, diet and exercise programs just take too much time and are always difficult to follow for the average person. You have to be really committed to keep on top of some of these programs.

[sherrylouz]

loss weight

I understand you. You have to work long hour and you don't have time to cook healthy foods. And i think when you buy in fast food, you buy fatty foods like. My only advice to you is, you should give time to eat healthy foods and exercise. You can walk in everyday going in your office.

Hope it helps!

[WeightLoss]

Stay focused

my best advice is to prepare the night before some snacks to hold you over. Almonds, apples, hard boiled eggs. These things are easy and great healthy snacks!

Good Luck!!

[SlimBeauty]

They all are brilliant advices - simple in theory but difficult on practice.
You have to chose - remain in your comfort zone with junk food or change your eating habits.
STOP THINKING THAT YOU ARE ADDICTED!
It prevents you from right action towards eliminating unhealthy, dangerous food!!!
I am looking forward to hear success story from you.

[Lamark75]

Well...U can't delete your habit overnight.It will take time.You may eat junk foods but reduce the quantity.Slowly slowly you cut down the amount of junk food you are eating.

You need very strong will power to stop this habit.

[Leah Parker]

If you have the constant urge to eat, try to bring biscuits to munch, you may also bring candies to keep your mouth busy. eating junk foods will not only make you fat, you are also putting "junks" in your body thus, making you unhealthy.

[Marie Shelton]

i have the same problem as you before and i just have recently wrapped my head around the fact that its not healthy and mustn't continue with the habit.

[ruwan]

Two things:

First, your body craves what it's used to. Start off by working one healthy item into your diet...say just adding an apple or two each day.

You'll find you're craving the apple right along with the Twinkies. Gradually you can substitute more junk food with healthy food.

Next, when you're on a mostly junk food diet, you don't realize how much it's dragging down your energy level, your attitude, etc. Even after just 2-3 days of eating healthy, you'll notice a major improvement in your outlook and your performance. That can be a powerful motivator to stay on a healthier diet.