Michelle James-Norman's Journal, 24 May 2016

What exactly are you eating when you are eating? Sounds like you aren't eating enough before 9pm and/or you are eating all the wrong stuff, e.g. stuff out of wrappers, boxes or cans, refined, processed, etc. The 30 mins/day should be ok, but how long have you been doing that? 

I agree with Engeland. It's probably what you're eating. When I started, I was taking in 1400 calories. I found myself wanting to binge, so I upped it to 1600 and continuing to avoid anything that isn't of benefit. A lot of fruits veggies and proteins. That keeps this body satisfied and no urges to binge, in fact, I sometimes don't even hit my 1600 and am ok. Are you tracking your food? 

I recommend listening to your body and not the status quo. Your body will let you know when it needs nutrients. This is not to be confused with a craving. If you are legitimately hungry, you should WANT to eat something healthy, like fruit, lean protien, etc. Unless you are on medication of some sort that suppresses your hunger, this is the route to go in my opinion. My wife is one that only eats supper because she isn't hungry throughout the day, but then eats a lot when she does and she is average weight. This obviously changed when she got pregnant, but now she is back to one meal a day. Again, she is listening to her body and not someone telling her to follow the status quo. 

Thank you guys a million, I appreciate the help, I'm trying to get down to atleast 150. I'm short so they want me to lose more but I will stick with a goal first, then work my way down. :-) 

There's no such thing as "time to eat" except, that is, when you're hungry. If your rhythm says 9 PM is it, then eat then, but only until you're no longer hungry, not until you're FULL. I agree with the others that when you do eat, keep it clean and natural. Anything in a packet that has ingredients other than real food, skip it!  

Agree with Pickles. Track closely what you are eating and increase your exercising time and see if that works.  

I follow dietdoctor.com. .. you could take a look if you want 

Walking is great for everyone or light dancing? What time you eat and how much will depend on a lot of factors. In other words, what works for one person may not work for you. I eat throughout the day and get all my calories in before 8 pm because I am in bed by 11 pm. If you are gaining by eating all your calories after 9 pm then that's not for you. And, if you are overeating and then going to bed that's not good.  

Hey Michelle, you can do this! I found that it wasn't until I was using this site and faithfully tracking exactly what I was eating every day that I could really evaluate if it was good or bad, right or wrong. I am a terrible estimator!! LOL. Maybe try that for a few days and it may give you some insight. It really doesn't matter what time you are eating... I think that if you are not getting enough nutrients, you will always be hungry. We are here for you...:) 

If you're not hungry during the day, don't eat. Intermittent Fasting at it's best. I like to eat at night so that is when I have my meal and snacks usually.  

Very Simple.... 

1) Set Your Mission - Why do you want to lose? Words like "can't" and "trying" indicate a lack of clarity. Get clear on WHY you want look better -wedding, reunion, upgrade, wever. Once that's clear to you, the HOW becomes trivial.... #mindright 

2) Cut your intake 500K every day. 

3) Tracking - Religiously track 100% of your intake and your morning scale weight each and every day. 

4) Check Back in 10 Days. Almost guaranteed that you will have this 100% solved. If not, you will have the data necessary to solve very quickly. 

Let's go! #grindtime 

Honesty is the only policy. Good luck. You can do this.