Today’s post is going to be short, sweet and to the point.
That said, it may be the most valuable piece of dietary advice that I could EVER give you.
You see, last night around 9:30 PM while watching my DVR-ed episoded of American Idol my appetite started acting up and I began to have some pretty intense cravings.
A couple minutes later, I found myself in the kitchen rummaging through the fridge, cupboards, and pantry looking for something to satisfy my hunger (yes, I’m human and I deal with cravings, too).
After scoping out what was available, I ultimately ended up eating some sliced grilled chicken and big portion of fresh green beans.
Do you know what stopped me from downing a bowl of ice cream or reaching for a bag of potato chips last night?
Simple. These foods aren’t in my house.
Do you want to end your struggle with late night snacking (with the wrong foods) and increase your dietary adherence ten-fold? Then here it is, the best diet tip I could ever give you:
Keep your house free of anti-diet food.
Simply put, if it’s not available, it’s not a temptation.
Do you find that having “off-limits” foods lying around is screwing up your diet? Find this post helpful?
Respond in the comments section below!
Talk to you there!
Joel
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Could not agree more Joel. I find I sabatage myself by supposedly having the wrong types of food in the house for my husband. But then we both need to lose weight me about 50lb and my husband about 10/14 lb.
So why do I do it? Deep down I know myself its stupid, yet each time I shop, off I go again.
But I shall do it with your help, Keep writing your mail and it will sink in I know.
Yvonne
So simple…yet so profound! If it’s not in front of you…it’s not an option! Last time I checked, you can’t make a brownie out of thin air…
Well, Like most I have a higher authority to anwser to and she will not stop buying that type of food. I am mentaly turned off by that type of food any way it doesn’t bother me.
Good Luck
Rich
“Keep your house free of anti-diet food.”
I think you hit right on target. Overweight and obese individuals have, pizza, candy, chocolate bars, cakes, lasagna, colorful cereals (sugar), sodas and fruit juice (more sugar) in their fridge.
And they complain about not being able to control their cravings.
Fill your fridge with fruits, veggies, water, healthy nuts, and lean meats. If you have kids, this is even more important.
Obese kids always get what they want and only the food they like. Who gives them that?
Is ok to treat or reward yourself once a week or every two weeks but at the end the only thing making you fat is your decision to eat crap and the best way to not eat crap is to not have it around.
Thanks Joel, for this great and short post
@Joel Marion – Thank you for qualifying the “No late eating” rule. What you wrote makes perfect sense – as a matter of fact you imply that one SHOULD eat before going to bed, to provide nutrients for your body overnight, provided what you eat doesn’t increase your insulin (which the “Leptin Diet” was worried about). Question – Doesn’t insulin get produced whenever you eat something – be it carbs or protein?
Appreciate it.
Joel
Joel,
very disappointed
Why did you erase the most important part of my post – the suggestion to remove MSG? MSG is addictive and is the primary cause of many of these cravings that everyone is replying about. It’s almost always in those chips (and other crap) people buy and it’s the very reason the food manufacturers use it. THEY KNOW IT’S ADDICTIVE. I’d hope you look into it.
I was also going to consider your products for purchase, but now I don’t think I ever will.
always seek truth and apply wisdom and best of luck
Tom
Hello, i have a little problem. i would love to try this out as i am quite overweight. my wife on the other hand is not. she is in great shape and eats basically whatever she wants. she would hate it if I took basically all the sweets out of the house.
Hey, hang on a second…. I’m a bit disappointed Joel that we have gone back to the ‘this is diet food’ and ‘this isnt diet food’ mindset. It is probably the biggest saboteur of peoples body reshaping efforts. We know that the body is not harmed by having a latenight snack of some chocolate or whatever youre pleasure is. If you have worked hard at the gym during the day and stayed close to a desired meal plan for the day a delve into some latenight chocolate is going to settle your urge allow you to get to sleep so you are refreshed to work hard the next day. IT IS WHEN PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY HAVE FAILED THEMSELVES THAT THE PROGRAMME GOES OUT THE WINDOW. I remember reading something recently which sums up the idiocy of depriving yourself of some late night comfort food…” It is possible to gain weight (fat) even if you lived on chicken breast and broccoli”. I, myself would beat myself up for eating chocolate late night, but would have no qualms about shoveling in supposed diet foods and this is where so many people get it all wrong instead of remembering the number one rule – if intake energy is more that expended energy there can be no fat loss, only gain.
Got it, James. Everything you wrote is true – keep your eye on the bottom line. Nevertheless, it is prudent to eat less caloric foods, such as protiens, so it is easier to exceed your intake enery with your expended energy.
Joel W
Great advice! Do you also have some on bordeom hunger snacking? I do midnight shifts at work and often find myself nibbling out of boredom. thanks
I have recently dropped about 30 lbs. and I too am a late night feeder. I have rid my cupboards of virtually every thing I shouldn’t eat except for P-nut butter. I’ll wake up at night and destroy a pack of crackers with p-nut butter and usually a glass of milk. Then I feel like such a loser after I’m done feeding.
I know EXACTLY what you mean! I used to have some stuff around the house – best intentions, you know for when you have guests, that kind of thing – but… often I ended up eating it because it was around when the munchies hit and was the easiest to prep (ie only open and eat). So I got rid of everything – also because I made myself remember that during times that people visit (aside from emergency friend bailouts or whatever) it’s always possible to pop over to the gas station shop and get something for them. Now instead I usually end up drinking lots of water because I can’t be bothered to cook late at night :-)
Nailed it! Hard though when you have a spouse who buys crap and kids who eat it, lol.
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