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PreviouslyOnBible t1_je083cs wrote

I go through patterns of this, as well. Here are a few tips:

Exercise. This tempers your cravings in 2 ways. First, there is a physical, chemical response that lowers the urge to eat until over full. Also, with time, there will be a psychological effect: you don't want to let that hard work go to, waste. For me, steady state cardio (walking, swimming or running) works better than strength training in this regard, although I enjoy the latter more. Iff you can exercise shortly before the time when you overeat, that's ideal.

Clean up your diet. Take some weeks to get the sugars and unhealthy fats out of your diet. I know they're awesome, but cut them to once a week or something. Have you ever tried to overeat on leaves? As others said, always have a meal plan. Keep your meals healthy. The simplest advice I've heard in this regard is: count the steps of production in a food: the fewer the better. Raw veggies? Yes. Twinkies? No.

Eat slowly. Appreciate the food. The goal isn't to be bloated and groggy, it's to make the hunger go away.

Don't beat yourself up about building poor eating habits, and sometimes returning to them. We all do it, and the level of challenge is different for everyone. Some have incredibly strong chemical responses to food, which would have helped in our survival in food scarce times. So ignore people who say, "just eat less, bro." Know that this is your unique challenge, and you're the only one who can beat it. A day at a time.

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