ChantiC, hello and welcome! :flowerforyou:. Should I tell you how long I've been at this and how I still fail at times or should I better say "we can do it!". Both are true and in fact even when I fail, it's very-very seldom a binge - mostly it's just "oh, I've eaten more than I needed to, again!".

The start is pretty difficult, since your body is used to fight all the food at bedtime, so your stomach gets ready for hard work and then starts "yelling" at ya: "gimme food, you silly!" :laugh: There're two approaches to this, you have to figure out what works for YOU:

1) go cold turkey. Past a cut-off time (usually dinner), you put no more calories in your mouth. Drink water or tea (different flavours, not green/black to keep you awake at night and I for one need to avoid red fruit tea, cos that makes me HUNGRY). Brush and floss your teeth - you don't want to spoil that fresh taste in your mouth!

However, sleep is VERY important, so if you feel you can't sleep because you are too hungry, then find something light and fairly filling that can make your tummy happy. Don't binge by the motto "I failed anyway". Don't upset your stomach with chips and sweets or heavy meals at bedtime.

2) get a supply of healthy food handy and stick to just that! Baby carrots, raw almonds (good hunger killers, but watch the quantity), some fruit, broccoli or maybe a cup of milk. There're various versions of what is healthy before bedtime - study that if you want the "experts' opinions". I for one am a little skeptical, but that's a personal point of view. I go by "what's healthy during daytime is healthy at night as well", as long as it's light and it doesn't trigger hunger.

These are a few starting points, but like I said, feel free to investigate what experts recommend - I haven't studied the problem from this point of view. I have only observed what works for me from the advice I have been given. I have learned to somehow listen to my body - not an easy task, but I think I figured out what works for me. I still deviate, but... I'm only human

Good luck! :flowerforyou: And remember that failing is not when you lose a point to LNS but when you quit altogether. We can learn from your experience, you can learn from ours and if you come back each time we can all just benefit from it