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Late night eating

carolg225
carolg225 Posts: 29
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anybody else out there struggle with waking up in the middle of the night and having to eat to fall back asleep. I have struggled with this my entire life. Seems to make no difference whether or not I have eaten properly that day. Its as if I am a ZOMBIE that raids the kitchen when I know I shouldnt!!!!!

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  • MTBrob
    MTBrob Posts: 513 Member
    Remove junk .. replace with healthy veggies.. Late night eating now is no longer a problem ..
  • Snoopaloop63
    Snoopaloop63 Posts: 18 Member
    I am struggling with that very thing. I eat great all day then ruin it at night. Last night I was strong and resisted. Feel free to ad me as a friend. We can support each other through this!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Plan for it.
  • n_unocero
    n_unocero Posts: 445 Member
    I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!

    but i agree with above...just get rid of the stuff you crave. i always wake up and eat sweets.
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    IMHO - It depends on what kind of snack you're eating. Eating a huge piece of cake is not a good idea, but eating a piece of fruit and maybe some protein isn't a bad idea.

    I'm convinced that's why I lost so much weight (30 lbs) when I was recuperating from 2 knee replacement surgeries - the pain was waking me up in the middle of the night so I'd get up for an hour or so with some ice packs and wait for the pain meds catch up to me, and have a healthy snack. I think it was actually keeping my metabolism fired up, along with all the energy it was taking to heal.
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