Q: hi mike im serverly overweight and the problem is i cant control my hunger is there any way because i really need help do you think by seeing a doctor they will give me pills to curb my hunger??, btw i heard that pills have side effects on you so im very concern i rather do it the old natural healthy way. i will aways think of food and will feel hungry unless i eat until im so full and that would be alot and i mean alot i feel really guilty all this years

A: Your situation is unfortunately very common, but you have exactly the right mindset to get yourself out of it. You should see a doctor first to make sure you don't have any serious problems, beyong just being overweight. But assuming everything checks out OK, your next goal should be to learn about eating healthy and implement it into your everyday diet.

The very food you eat is the mostly likely cause of your constant hunger and your constant thoughts of food. Most of the foods people eat are neither healthy nor filling. These include not just outright junk like pizza or chips, but also foods you might not think of as unhealthy such as white bread, pasta, and cold breakfast cereals! Eating these foods leads you to gain fat along with developing a host of other health problems while being hungry and eating more of those same unhealthy foods all the time. Good news is that all you have to do to break this cycle is start eating healthy!

First, read my nutrition article. Reread it a couple of times if needed. It'll tell you everything you need to know to eat healthy (except actual recipes -- I will get to them eventually) Now you'll need to start implementing those suggestions into your every diet. Most important is to start eating healthy foods. They are more filling and less calorie-dense so you'll get fuller sooner and won't get as hungry as quickly. These changes will not always be simple and you will undoubtedly sometimes will still binge on your old foods and that's OK -- don't even think about it, don't feel guilty, just get back to your new diet program.

As you get used to eating healthy foods you can start working on finer points of the diet such as more carefully controlling portion sizes and eating several small complete meals per day. You can also start learning about weight training which is an extremely effective way to exercise to lose fat, and then start thinking about whether you want to start exercising at home or join the gym. This way after a few short months like this you'll be well under way with a brand new diet and exercise programs and you should be losing around one pound per week. Slow steady weight loss like that is best in the long run, so don't try to lose a lot of weight quickly.

So stick with your resolution to lose weight the right way, learn what to do, and start doing it! Don't give up at and don't worry about setbacks, just stick with your plan. Ask me any questions here and I'll do my best to help. Good luck!