night eater

Oh, boy do I feel your pain! :sad: That is perhaps my biggest problem too. And I actually caught myself getting cranky when my kids didn't get to bed so I could eat! Oh geez.

I heard or read somewhere that if you have a problem eating at a certain time, then change what you're doing at that time. I like the quiet time after the kids go to bed, and have gotten into the habit of watching a movie or TV series while I pay bills, iron, etc. Of course, I have also gotten into the habit of eating during that time...sometimes a lot. Plus I end up being tired the next day, so I eat junk for "quick energy" during the day which makes it even worse.

So I'm trying to do something different at night so that I can get away from the habit. Does that make sense? I may take a bath and read, do the bills at the table, wash the floors instead, or go to bed instead so I get plenty of sleep. Several times it helped to do something with my hands (needlework, sewing, etc.) while I watched TV at night so that at least my hands were to busy to feed my mouth.

That said, it's evening now, and I'm already wondering if I can make it through the night without eating. Yikes!

Another idea is to have something very small or with relatively few calories, but set a limit. My sister eats one square of dark chocolate at night, but that's it. I've tried drinking a calming tea with some honey in it, or my new favorite is citron tea from the asian food market, which is good for you too.

I don't know if this is at all helpful, but I hope so, and maybe it will spark some ideas for you.

I think tonight I will try some tea, and maybe Smart Pop Kettlecorn?

jeebeebyproxy

I'm a night eater too, and to be honest that's when I consume the bulk of my daily calories. I used to think that eating late would inhibit my weightloss, but thus far that has been far from the truth... perhaps it's because I do most of my exercise in the evening/night hours? I truly believe that if you're hungry at night, a small snack won't hurt

I too am a terrible night time eater! I am trying to drink calming tea or go to my Health Rider, but I am an emotional eater and am struggling too... I eat way too many carbs at night after dinner when I should have a healthy snack... sigh

I agree, change what you do at night. My night eating was coz I'm a secret eater, coz I was so ashamed. I now have a rule - no eating after 8pm, only water. And if I can't handle it I go to bed.

I sleep walk and eat in my sleep. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Wake up and find all kinds of evidence. "(

I Have I hard time with that to, I find that I am a 'Boredom Eater' and tend to binge even when Im not really hungry. Im just trying to replace the junk food with Vegitables.

I recommend starting a new habit at the time you normally over eat. I have been told that it takes 3 weeks to form a new habit. That certainly appeared true when I quit smoking. And now I have been smoke free for over 2 years but boy that first month was torture!!!

Anyway, I used to bring a bag of microwave popcorn to work and eat it at my desk in the mornings. I have started (week one) of eating breakfast at home. I still get the urge to snack at my desk, but like when I quit smoking, I started doing something different (go to the bathroom, the water cooler, or even just getting up and walking around the shop) and before long, the feeling passes.

This is my problem EXACTLY! All day long at work I can easily ignore the biscuit tin, birthday cake or whatever happens to be around, but the evenings are when it all goes wrong. I don't understand it really, I have dinner, so it's not like I'm starving, but it's like this voice in my head tells me to give in, you can start again tomorrow etc and I do! And in a big way! So if anyone has a solution for this problem please do let me know :-)

Hi! Feel free to add me I am a night eater as well, just learned to make healthier choices before bed!