Having a hard time breaking habit

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lauriehh1958
lauriehh1958 Posts: 2 Member
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I tend to eat at night when I can’t sleep. Anyone have tips of how to stop this? I get hungry even tho I eat protein before I go to bed.

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  • Juneipa
    Juneipa Posts: 3 Member

    Brush your teeth. Everything will taste gross and you won't want to have to brush them again.

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,749 Member

    journal instead? Have a needlework project handy to do instead of hand-to-mouth?

    Put the kettle on and have a peppermint or lemon tea instead?

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,749 Member

    PS sounds like it’s also a sleep quality issue. Have you visited the “sleep” and health boards? There’s tons of suggestions there.

  • SarahLangley35
    SarahLangley35 Posts: 573 Member

    Find another habit, drink some water, read a book, crochet, find something to do with your hands to distract you.

  • rose2_0
    rose2_0 Posts: 152 Member

    Do you mean you fall asleep and get up from bed and eat? Or you need a late night snack? I used to be addicted to having a snack every night. My nighttime “special gummy” helped. Sometimes I wake up and need a snack but I just keep bananas and blueberries on hand. Half or quarter of a banana does the trick

  • Determined_Ella2025
    Determined_Ella2025 Posts: 234 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10940298/having-a-hard-time-breaking-habit

    I know what you mean! I was terrible for that, the longer you're awake the worse the eating can get at night. I noticed mine was out of habit, and because my stomach was so used to being full it didn't know how to cope with hunger, also the habit of thinking that I'm hungry ( even if I had eaten the correct amount of food for that day) I'll go eat because I must be hungry as my stomach is growling. Then it became a habit, so to break that habit I had to change what I did or how I reacted, so instead of going for the food, I got a glass of water and stood up for a bit, instead of food and sitting down, the more confortable you are the more likely you will want to eat. I'd then find something to distract me, but had to be something that really took my mind off of everything. Was sometimes exercise, listening to music while drawing, colouring in etc, I had to find something that also made me more tired, so anything relaxing, calming etc, and if you sit… don't sit on the very comfortable chair! But that's what I did and it changed my nights, also not every hunger pang is real hunger, it may be just that it's used to being full all the time. And with time the hunger slows down at the times you were always hungry at. especially when you eat what's recommended and stick to that. ( Easier said than done! ) This is What worked for me, I've even changed my sittingroom around to change a habit lol 😂 some people it can be this way or another way, but everyone has different strategies.

    Sleep, food and exercise are the main things with any sort of weight loss. But also self control, strength, will power, energy too! People always think it's just about the body but the mind plays a huge role in this. If we fix the mind, we fix the body. It's a rollercoaster but everyone is capable. Once you find out what works for you, things will become so much easier. X

  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,662 Member

    I've written this about 100 times about various habits, but every time I write it, I gain resolve about addressing my own bad habits! So here I go:

    1. Start a written personal journal. Over several days, write about your "bad habit" (among other things) and document as much about it as you can, particularly how it makes your feel in the moment and after the fact. You do it because you like it, so make sure to document the positives.
    2. Write about what in your life would improve if you stopped doing it. I think this is the tricky part, because this is from where you'll derive your motivation. You really need to dig into it.
    3. Choose a challenge period (e.g., a month— as long as you can stand) where you're going to change even though you won't like it. Define a reward.
    4. When you wake up at night, journal about how you feel. If you have cravings, journal about them. But, stay strong!
    5. The hope is that, if you make it through the challenge period, you can make it forever, creating a new habit of NOT eating in the middle of the night.

    Best of luck!

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