Overnight eating

My awful habit too!

I sleep walk and eat in my sleep. If you know you are going to eat at night, just make sure you save the calories.

I thought there was something wrong with me because I eat at night. If there is anything sweet in my house I will wake up in the middle of the night and have some. Then go right back to sleep like it didn't happen. But the next morning I feel terrible.

I recently read an article that said to eat most of your proteins throughout the day and then eat most of your carbs at night. I've been trying it for 10 days now and it has completely stopped my habit of getting up and eating in the middle of the night. And I don't wake up starving.
I believe it was last month's issue of Woman's Day magazine. The info on why this works made sense.

I used to do that too! I would be half asleep eating cookies and sweets in the kitchen and then go right back to bed. For me it was the worst when I was going through my divorce and a lot of emotional turmoil. I don't ever have the urge to do it now, but for years I had that issue and it was so frustrating. Hugs.

just eat something lite. mabye some yogurt, or i like peanut butter on some crackers.

i would always get hungry later in the day so i snack during the day (healthy small meals ) and then have my dinner rather late i know you should eat late at night blab blab blab but it works for me so i do it im not hungry during the day sometimes running round after my son i forget to eat at all ... but i do enjoy my dinners =D

I use diet Jello for an after dinner snack and if I get the urge to eat later in the evening and only 10 calories a 1/2 cup serving but the 50 mg of sodium sucks.

I sleep walk and eat in my sleep. If you know you are going to eat at night, just make sure you save the calories.

this is what i do

Save the calories or I keep a veggie bowl and chomp on those as much as I want and I don't feel guilty. But if you are hungry (a grumbling tummy) eat something real, not junk. It's more important to feel satisfied than it is to worry about how many caloires you are eating as long as you're eating HEALTHY.

This is actually a very strong symptom of jet lag.

Sounds counter-intuitive. Maybe you don't travel. But if your sleep/wake routine is varying from day to day (or even from weekday to weekend) your body will crave foods at night.

Night cravings feel similar to stress eating because that's exactly what it is. Your body is "up" 15hrs+ sometimes. So it's going to reach for sugar and carbs for simple energy. That's why most people experience this on the weekends when they stay up a little later than normal. They find themselves plopping down in front of the tv with a bag of chips or a bowl of ice cream & they feel absolutely powerless. Try to stabilize your sleep routine. Find a wake time & sleep time you can stick to every day - even on the weekends. A time release melatonin will help the first week. It's hard when you're not in the habit of doing it. But I swear after a couple of weeks your daytime mental/physical performance will increase, you'll hit your weight loss goals faster & your late night munchies will disappear.

There's a lot of research behind this. In addition to unhealthy foods, sedentary lifestyle, "social jet lag" is a common cause of obesity in modern society.

Wishing you the very best of luck on your journey.

I have the same problem. I have reduced it to only healthy foods in the house, but still get up for a dry cereal fix and a tbsp of peanut butter. Going to try the grape thing, but then sugar is stll a issue in the middle of the night. Just keep trying creative solutions to correct the issue. I still am...Grrr.....

I drink a protein shake before bed. Mmmmm Chocolate

I do this as well