Night eating and sabotaging all my good work

KornishPiskie

No no struggling to sleep. I exercise an hour a day (half hour walk, half hour zumba) 2 days off a week from that though. I still get up twice a night to go to the bathroom (used to be once no idea why twice now!) But maybe the tapes will help will have a look. Thank you,

Fit_Chef_NE

Yup, this is really a matter of eating too many things that break down into sugar and cause insulin spikes. I was the same way until I cut carbs and sugars out for a month. Within 5 days, my hunger ceased. My carb cravings were totally gone. I could eat much lower calories and feel full for a lot longer. After the months was over, I slowly introduced a few of the carbs back in but still don't eat any sugar (except for a few treats here and there. I don't really like sweets so it's NBD). I no longer get hungry at night. If I DO have a craving, I will eat a square of 90% lindt dark chocolate. I was a serious chocoholic before I decided to lose weight and still love the flavor but now I eat it with almost none of the sugar.

This is really a battle of will. You have to be hard on yourself and have high standards for your diet. If you aren't keeping tabs on yourself, no one else will. There isn't really a secret, we just have to stop indulging ourselves.

KornishPiskie

OK don't know whats happening to my posts. So anyway thanks for the suggestions. I have read about melatonin and have a saliva test to do which also for adrenal glands (these can be a problem with thyroid). If I could stop I would. I don't smoke and I don't drink hate both quite a lot really. Not even tempted when I go to pubs, so I must have some kind of control. I eat brown rice, multi grain bread and porridge. I eat half a plate of veg 1/4 carb, 1/4 protein. Unfortunately can't lock the kitchen door as it has no door! However was thinking of locking up stuff in a cupboard to give me a chance to think about it. Hypnotherapy may be the way to go but definitely interested in the blood sugar post so may try that I was trying carbs before going to sleep to make me sleepy so will try protein instead now. Thank you for the help. x

shapefitter

www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/22041-no-nighttime-eating-support-group

shireeniebeanie

I have read the same thing. My doctor wont help tho. They think Im trouble at the surgery because I have underactive thyroid and vertigo and migraines

I'd get a second opinion; maybe see what's going on with hormones or other blood chemistry factors.
Like the poster whose doctor suggested eating something high fat before bed, you need to find a doctor who wants to help solve the problem, or at least get to the bottom of it.

tpt1950

I know what I'm doing but I can't stop myself from doing it. Sometimes I don't know I've done it til the morning.
I don't know if my fullness hormone is working properly.

When you know you are doing it - only you can stop yourself. Just stop.
On the other hand you say sometimes you don't know until morning that you have done it ???? then you should see a doctor because you have more issues happening here than eating in the middle of the night - how do you know the next morning that you have eaten during the night - are there crumbs all over the bed?

elizabethroyce10

I used to do that. I had to quit gluten for health reasons. I realized... "Oh wow , Im not craving all that bad stuff anymore!" I have been able to stick to eating healthy and start losing for the first time ever!

lcfairbairn74

This happens to me if I restrict my calories too much. If you have your calorie goal set at 'lose 2 pounds a week', change it to no more than 1 pound a week, or even half a pound a week as you only have 18 pounds to lose. Excessive restriction of calories will encourage binge eating and is not beneficial in the long run for a multitude of reasons!

2013sk

How many carbs are you eating on a normal day?

How much fat?

Sounds like these two things you may need to increase,

Same thing used to happen with me, but this used to happen when I was exercising ALOT & not fuelling myself after a workout.

Do you eat after you workout?

Drink lots of water too!

(Keep little low calorie protein bars in your drawer near your bed, so instead of getting out of bed going to the kitchen, eating whatever, wake up, eat one of them, and try & go back to bed)

Me exercising ALOT & having that broken sleep caused me massive problems. Falling asleep at work etc. It was horrible.

Now I am aiming for 4 days a week training & JUST EATING HEALTHY & BEING FIT ; )

Even though I need to lose some weight now as I have an event in 3 weeks time... I may need to up my game.

Good luck

michelleclearylcsw

Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is real and is frustrating and is overwhelming. Check out my article on ExpertBeacon.

http://expertbeacon.com/midnight-snacking-out-control-its-called-night-eating-syndrome/#.VEblQ-c00gl

I specialize in treating Night Eating Syndrome and other compulsive eating issues. If you have any questions please let me know! You can join my mailing list at
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forkofpower

If you don't REMEMBER your night eating sometimes, then that sounds like something to talk to a doctor about, because that's not normal. It might be a form of sleepwalking.

rileysowner

ninerbuff wrote: »

You've mentioned it being a habit. So you either break the habit, or you figure out how to eat 300-500 calories less in the day.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

^^^^^
THIS!!

beckytcy

As someone else asked, are you having trouble sleeping? Maybe you just need to prevent yourself from getting up in the middle of the night in the first place? Have you tried taking melatonin? I find that it does help me sleep through the night. You could also try over-the-counter Unisom or a generic variation that includes that active ingredient doxcylamide. That's the active ingredient in NyQuil that knocks you out.

beckytcy

Oh I saw you answered this already. Sorry. Well, I would still recommend the doxcylamide (anti-histamine in NyQuil). It can actually prevent you from having to pee in the middle of the night too!

sophier933

I do the same. I wake up every 2 hours and eat. I have done it for 3 years and I cant stop. It is usually high carb/fat foods

sophier933

nancytyc wrote: »

YES! YES! YES! YES! I had the same problem. I am T2 diabetic and the doctor figured out that my absolutely ravenous eating....and I mean ravenous, as no matter how hard I tried to ignore it or drink water, I HAD TO EAT!! It was my blood sugar dropping very low in the middle of the sleep cycle. I was instructed to eat something very, very high fat just before going to bed and that cured it. So, I eat an ounce of cream cheese on celery, or 3 TBSP heavy cream in tea, or 1 oz brazil nuts or macadamia nuts, right before I brush teeth and go to bed. I also make sure that I take that snack with a full 16 ounces of water to get that "full" feeling, like I had just eaten a large meal (the psychological factor). It works. I do not wake up hungry until after 7:00 a.m. in the morning. Hope this helps.

I am going to try this ^ thanks

erickirb

KornishPiskie wrote: »

No I didnt mention it as a habit. I do it every night half sleep walking half knowing what Im doing but unable to stop. A sleep haze really

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