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Hi All, I’ve been trying to lose weight for ages, and I can manage a good day without a lot of stress, but after 4-5 pm I really struggle to make the right food choices and just give in, to start all over again next day. Any advice? Thanks!

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morelessAdministrator7 stone

Hi and welcome, flacuchenta :)

Are you eating enough through the day, so that you're not hungry in the evening? Are you eating the right type of food, that leads to satiety and not insulin spikes, blood sugar drops and cravings?

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gman1961Restart April 2024

I try and keep busy to avoid temptation.

Good luck ,

Gary

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S11m

Hi, flacuchenta , Welcome.

As moreless says, eat enough at mealtimes (including satisfying fat) to prevent the desire to snack.

Set yourself a time in the evenings after which you do not eat. This can develop into a technique I call "Not Eating All Day".

Do you... can you exercise?

Have you heard about, thought about or tried the Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat diet? See the Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat forum here on Health Unlocked.

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flacuchenta

Thank you all! I’ll have a look at those links later this evening. Wish me luck!

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Lytham3 stone

Hi I do 16/8 so the "kitchen closed" sign goes up at 7pm! You could borrow it if you like ! Lol would you like to join our Summer Challenge? Here is the link so you can see what its all about !

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I do sympathies with you. If you do feel hungry have some mixed nuts or look for some things that are less carbs or less calories to have. Some times having a drink no sugar of course my do the trick. Water melon my be good. What ever you mana all the best. 😊

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BrightfeatherMaintainerHealthy BMI in reply to

All the advice above is great. I sometimes have a hot drink in the evening. That's a tricky time for me too. Almond milk cinnamon and unsweetened cocoa powder (all have low calories) feels nourishing and comforting. Good luck you can do it.

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Shell35lbs

I have found using a "defer for 10 mins" rule helps. If I'm eating out of a behavioural habit or to numb a feeling of being bored or lonely or fed up, or to feed a sugar craving rather than actually being hungry then deferring eating for 10mins allows me to process and understand if I'm making the choice to eat from the place of hunger or not. Good luck! :)

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BrightfeatherMaintainerHealthy BMI in reply toShell3

Good advice

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Logfire in reply toShell3

What a brilliant idea to use a 10 mins defer.

I will be trying that today.

Thank you Shell3

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