Weight Control Patches

If you wonder why you are gaining all the weight and not losing any, it may be due to late night snacks!

Studies are showing that midnight snacks contribute a great deal of weight gain, even after eating a lot for dinner.  The reason you may eat a lot at night may be due to what goes on during the day.

The stress from work may justify you to have a reward, such as snacking at night.  Those who have to meet deadlines or quotas are more prone to “rewarding” themselves at night.  More females than males have more junk food late at night.

If you find yourself doing the above, find another way to deal with your stress.  Eating unhealthy and eating late at night can help you gain more weight (help you do not want) and by having more weight, you can double your stress and eat more at night (a vicious cycle).  Manage your time wisely to meet deadlines without the stress.  If you are stressed because of deadlines, get a massage, listen to music that soothes you.  You can also meditate or pray.  If that isn’t your thing, you can also walk at night, perhaps after dinner to give yourself some private time – or walk with a partner and talk things out.

If you find yourself skipping breakfast, that is your first mistake.  You need to get good food into your system and not junk food.  Eat a 400-600 calorie breakfast.  It should consist of whole grain or brown rice, egg, chicken, or fish.  For a drink, either low-fat milk, or some fruit juice.  Having some fruit with your breakfast is also great.

For lunch, eat carbs, protein, and fat (yes, fat).  By doing so, the cravings for junk food go down because your body already got it’s needed fat through healthy food.

If you developed a habit to eat at night, time to break the habit.  Since you know that food is readily available at home.  Remove the temptation to break your habit.  Or move it away or hide it for others to eat.  Having a late night snack that consists of healthier food is better.  Yogurt, fruits, low-fat snack is okay.

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Here is a weight loss story about a 28 year old man who weighed 310 pounds and slimmed down to 215 pounds.  This man was 5’11” for those who need to see the height / weight ratio.

This man was a big boy when he was younger.  He was about 125 pounds when he was 8 years old, wearing a size 40 waist in high school, and a 46 waist in college.  He now weight 280 pounds.

This man went on the only diet he knew; one meal a day and lots of water.  After about seven months, he lost weight and went down to 215 pounds.  However, after about two months, he started gaining weight again.  This was due to going out, eating and drinking at all hours, and no exercise.  To add more bad habits, he was an online gamer (one who plays online games) and even decided to quit his job in order to make more time for the game.

During this period, he at two bowls of cereal, or an omelette with three slices of cheese, three eggs, and three pieces of toast with butter.  Lunch consisted of a meal from a fast food restaurant, and so was dinner.  Lunch usually exceeded a 1,000 calorie limit.

His waist was now a size 50, with a XXXL shirt.  This led to depression, and he did not cut his hair for about a year, did not really go out, and in the rare event that he did go out, he dressed in all black and avoided or ignored mirrors.  He claimed that going upstairs to his apartment was difficult because he would be out of breath.  This all led to high blood pressure and he was on the road to more family illnesses.

In Jan. 2010, this man weight himself and found that he was 310 pounds!  He stood there naked and looking at his body.  He hated himself and did not like the disfigured and lumpy reflection he saw.  He decided to go on a diet.  Not the diet that failed him, but something new.  Actually, he did not go on a diet, but he changed his mentality.  He knew he had to in order to stay off the road to his family illnesses (diabetes, high blood pressure, and dialysis treatment).

He changed his eating habits.  Instead of three eggs, he ate only egg whites.  He usually had egg whites and turkey for breakfast.  For lunch, he had chicken breast with white rice and broccoli.  Dinner was usually the same as lunch.  He did not count calories, but he avoided certain foods, such as starches.  He stuck to white and brown rice, over white bread.  If he wanted to eat bread, he would choose wheat.  He avoided fast food and sodas and sweets.  However, every two weeks, he treated himself to whatever he wanted to eat, but only in small portions.  For example, when he wanted to eat McDonald’s, he ate a kid’s meal.

After two to three weeks, he lost 15 pounds.  He then started to exercise.  No program, just 30 minutes a day, three days a week.  After he was used to that, he started to jog.  He almost fainted after 20 seconds of jogging the first time.

He continued to watch his diet and exercise.  In Feb. 2010, he got his new job and weight 278 pounds.  He was now able to run a mile.
He continued to indulge himself every now and then because his philosophy was that if you do not indulge yourself to your cravings, it will lead to binge eating.

In April 2010, he joined a gym, and took Zumba classes.  He is still enrolled in those classes.  But June 2010, he was 250 pounds and could run two miles.  He continued his new lifestyle and completed a 5k run in Oct. 2010, and a 10k in March 2011, and will even do his first half-marathon in Jan. 2012.  He is now 215 pounds and the pounds keep dropping.

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