SomeoneSpecial's

advice column

about

advice

im a 14 year old girl and i overeat.
im not fat or anything. actually, everyone says im skinny.
however, everyday, when i get home from school, i cant help myself but to finish a whole pack of oreos, cookies, chocolate, or potstickers. usually it's something sweet, but some of the other types of foods have the same effect on me.
my mom says that it's normal for girls my age to want to eat a lot, especially around the time of my peried or if im stressed about schoolwork. but it's not just CERTAIN days for me. it's EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. i don't overeat because of stress or hormones. i simply have a major sweet tooth. i love food.
i dont want this habit to continue. i may be skinny now, but in a couple of years, that certainly may not be the case if i continue to binge.
im not the type to become anorexic or bulimic either. i simply love food too much to stop eating altogether. and it doesnt have to be what i like. i hate peanuts, but when there's no other food around, i could eat that until i empty the can if im in that mood (which is pretty often).
anybody have any tips on how to control this habit?
(without buying pills or anything. just natural, home remedies that i can practice to make myself a have more self control when it comes to eating. i really dont want to have to resort to professional help.)

I'm like you, I used to eat when I'm bored. It seems like you have a high metabolism, meaning you can burn off everything you eat but later in life all the calories will catch up to you. What I did to kick this habit is when I can home, I would eat something healthy like an apple and go on my wii fit. Seeming as I don't know if you have a wii fit, I would say that won't work. So, just go home and when you see yourself going into the pantry, think "am I really hungry? do I really want to be 200 pounds by the time I'm 20?" picturing myself in the future if my excessive eating continued got me to quit over eating as soon as possible because I don't want to be over weight and grow up alone and unhappy. So, that's what I did, whether it worked for you or not, I don't know. This isn't a problem that can be medically fixed with medicine, you just need to practice self control.

-Good Luck

[view]