I cant diet cause of school... what do I do?

Everytime I come back from school, I get extremely hungry. I cant even think straight, so I just grab what I can when I get home. I usually find bread after school, which im trying to stop eating, but its impossible as long as I go to school. Right when I get home, the first place I go to is the kitchen. This is how hungry I am EVERY time I'm back from school. What can I do to stop this? At school, I always pack a huge salad to prevent myself from over eating when i get back from school, but it doesn't work. No matter how much food I eat at school, I over eat when I get home. Im trying to lose some weight, like 10-15 pounds but I cant do that if I eat too much. I always eat breakfast, and i've even increased how much food I eat at school, and at breakfast, to see if I dont over eat after school. I've done many things, eat on the bus on the way home, drink 16 or more ounces of water at each meal and 8 ounces at the bus, so I dont over eat after school. I really dont want to gain weight from this. Im 14,5'4" and 128 pounds. Is it easy for me to lose weight if I ONLY eat vegetables, fruits, chicken/salmon/turkey, and drink water and milk? Im trying to do this but I cant when I just come from school and eat anything I see. Its hard to prepare vegetables so thats why I cant eat it right away. I would really really appreciate advice on what I should do to stop this. I also eat 5 small meals a day to TRY to prevent any more hunger throughout the day,  which doesn't even help me....

If you do not want to gorge on food when you get home the best thing to do is have a plan.  1 stalk of celery with 1 TBSP peanut butter is a good snack, you could pack to eat on the bus on your way home or even to eat when you get home.  You can prepare these ahead of time like on the weekend, wash the celery and cut each stalk and wrap each stalk in foil and put in refrigerator so you can just grab one.  The other plan would be to have healthy snacks when you get home such as lowfat yogurt, string cheese, banana etc. 

I must say that your weight goal may be unrealistic for your height.  I am 5 ' 0 and my goal weight is 110.  If I were taller say, 5' 4, I think my goal weight would be higher probably more in the range of 120.  I think 15 pounds is too much for you to lose. 

Good luck!  Keep eating 5 small meals a day and keep exercising and drinking water. 

I'm going to go ahead and assume that you actually are eating enough calories throughout the day. If your not, start there.

Otherwise, I would make some sort of plans for that time of day. I used to have the same issue in school because "after school snacks" become the norm. I would suggest doing anything really: go to a friends house, go for a walk, get started on homework right away, take up a hobby like an after school sport or club....anything really to distract you from your learned reaction to eat when you get home from school.

If you are really eating enough throughout the day, you probably aren't as hungry as you think you are, you've just  been conditioned to eat at that time of day. Just like breaking any habit really. Distractions are key.

Instead of over eating on junk food, eat low-cal snacks when you get home. Baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, grapes, berries, banana, yogurt, SF pudding. You can still eat when you get home, just avoid the junk.

If hunger has that much control over you then maybe you should work on yourself as much as your diet.

Drink loads and loads and loads of water.

Salad never helped with hunger for me. I never get full on it.

Premake your food a day in advance in tupperware sectioned plates and fill them with low calorie vegetables and maybe a tuna sandwich on whole wheat. You can be full on less calories. It's not that difficult a task.

It sounds like it all comes down to one word.....WILLPOWER!  I had the same problem when I would get home from work.  I sit for my job so when i get home, I used to munch, munch, munch.  Since I joined this website, I just started watching the calories.  There are  a lot of great 100 or less snacks out there that  both taste good and are filling.  I know people say counting calories is a pain in the ass.  But at this point, I actually enjoy it because I see the results.

In regards to what 86bg reply....salad will fill you if you add somethings to do just that.  I've heard that you shouldn't eat bread if you're on a diet.  I have two slices (without anything on it) of 100% whole wheat bread with my salad and it does the trick.  Try that.

Good luck to you....keep us posted on how ya doin.

Ken

I'll say it... http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html   If you enter your stats into this BMI calculator you'll find you're already a perfectly healthy weight for your height.   'Dieting' is making you binge right now....  and is highly likely to make you genuinely overweight at some point in the future.

At 14 your body has 7 years of growing left to do..... and for that it needs nourishment, not restriction to vegetables and a few meats. What's to say you won't be 5'5" or 5'6" in a year or two?   It's really common for young girls to gain a little right before they get taller.  So stop dieting, eat normal meals, snack on good choices..... try to eat 'better' rather than 'less'.  And if you want to control your shape, fit in some more exercise. 

you're still pretty young, and at a healthy weight. don't be worried so much about gaining or losing. but i do understand how constantly overdoing it with snacks can be distressing. firstly (as everyone has said), make sure you're eating enough.

also, what kind of salad are you eating? is there any protein in it? if not, you should add some chicken, fish, or any other kind of meat you prefer. that would definitely help make you feel more full. if you already have that in there, then you should have some snacks alongside that. maybe an apple, whole wheat toast/bread, or some celery with peanut butter (peanut butter on any of these things would be a good idea actually). there's a lot of healthy possibilities.

and make healthy snacks easier to access at home. put some fruit in a bowl and leave it out on the counter or table, so it's the first thing you see when you walk into the kitchen. also you can buy things like whole wheat crackers or baked chips (or even cookies, pretzels, whatever you prefer) and put them into pre-portioned baggies so you can easily grab them and not worry about scarfing down the whole box.

if you make sure the rest of your diet is balanced (and by balanced, i mean that you need to incorporate carbs and good fats as well), the snacking will probably become less and less of an issue. but honestly, don't worry about losing weight. you still have a lot of growing to do.

2 words: Protein bars. These are great for on-the-go. You can eat in between classes. The only thing to remember is that protein bars are not "snack food" they are a meal and they're meant to be "used". The calories are high, the fat is high, and the carbs are high. They're meant to be used on a work out regemin. You should be eating 5 small meals a day, every 3 hours. If you start this, you don't have a chance to become hungry.

As far as everyone else's posts. They're all correct. You're in the healthy weight range for your height. If you want to become thinner, focus on toning rather than strictly dieting. Dieting is 80% of weight loss, but if you don't have to lose weight, work on maintaining and toning for an overall thinner look.

Lastly, here is what I have done to help with the dredded trip to the fridge. PRE-PACK snacks! Count out one serving size of almonds, and try to eat 2 peices of fruit. Sit down, watch some tv, and relax. You'll be focused on the tv, not so much your eating, and by the time you're program is over, you shouldn't be feeling hungry and you didnt' ruin your healthy day. Pre-planning is the absolute best solution to making/keeping your goal weight.

I have the same problem! I'm 14, 5'3 and 126lbs. I pre plan all meals and snacks but can never stick to it after I come home from school. I usualy eat a yoghurt when I come in, but then I'll still feel hungry so I'll eat a piece of fruit, and then a cereal bar, and sometimes then a piece of toast! I've tried distracting myself recently, when I come in from school I get straight in a hot shower, the hunger starts to fade, and after a small snack (Pice of fruit) I am able to wait for an hour or so until dinner. It's working so far! For breakfast I eat all-bran, lunch salad, a snack after school and then dinner. After dinner I usualy have a piece of fruit because the acids are supposed to aid digestion.

One thing that jumped out at me was the salad at lunch.  Is it just vegetables?  Do you have protein and fat?  What about carbs?  You need a balance meal to prevent bingeing.  The  number one cause of bingeing?  Undereating.  So try making  your lunch a turkey sandwich and an apple.  Or if you really want a salad, try spinach, tomatoes, whatever veggies you want, with some chicken or turkey, and then a Tablespoon or 2 of a vinagrette or something similar.  Once you get home, ask yourself before you eat "am I really hungry?"  Drink a glass of water, and if you're still hungry, eat a healthy, filling snack.  Maybe greek yogurt (protein) and fruit.  Nuts and veggies.  pretzels and milk.  Look around for easy recipes (smoothies, egg sandwiches, etc).