How to Avoid Over Eating During Watching Movies

When you plan a trip to the movies, the one thing that many people look forward to is all the food you can get. Years ago it used to be that you could only get popcorn, and candy. Now they have everything from hotdogs, to pizza at your local movie theater. Going on a food binge at the movie theater is really a great way to pack on unhealthy calories. So how can you avoid over eating when you go to the movies?

The first thing that you can do which may help is to fill up before you even leave the house to go to the movies. Have a nice filling dinner right before you leave for the movie. You may even want to have some dessert as well. Remember if you are not hungry when you go to the movies, you will be less likely to load up on junk food. Instead of getting the soda when you are at the theater, get a bottle of water. The water is a healthier option, and will keep you satisfied throughout the entire movie. Just sip it during the movie. If you have the need to chew something bring along some gum to chew during the movie.

Another suggestion is to avoid going too early to the movie. Usually when you arrive at the movies early you will find that you have more time to look at the menu. Once you start looking at the menu you will be tempted to buy what you see. If you arrive just a few minutes before the movie starts and go right in to get your seats you should have no problem avoid the snack bar. The last tip is to avoid allow others to temp you into overeating. Sometimes even if you don't buy anything, you may end up munching off of your friends. Eating a little bit of what your friends have can also cause you to end up overeating when you are at the movies. If you can not resist buying something at the movies, pick something that is a bit healthier. Most movie theaters have at least one item that is a healthy option on their menu. Even if it is not really healthy it can be a lot lower in calories. For example instead of going with the high calorie pizza, why not just get a small box of unbuttered, unsalted popcorn. This will give you the opportunity to much while watching the movie, and still keep your calorie count low.