help!!!! binged last night

oh boy i know how that feels and it sucks, all i can say is that the trick seems to be to try and see it as a one off rather than a failure just keep telling yourself that its behind you and don't look back. try the old technique of putting those thoughts in a box then locking it and put away the key.
Start afresh today and look forward not back that is what seems the hardest thing to do, i know if i binge once its to easy to turn it into a week long binge rather than a day :-( Good Luck xx.

Its ok to have a bad night, as long and you dont keep having bad nights. I wouldn't be keeping anything in the house worth getting up at 2 or 3 in the morning.

Don't beat yourself up!
Don't be sad, instead take control and analyze why you are doing this at 2 or 3 in the morning.
Are you maintaining a balanced calories/carb/fat/protein intake?
What are you snacking on?
Try keeping two bottles of water next to your bed. When you wake up, drink one and try to go back to sleep, if you can't go back, then drink the second one. I find that helps keep you full through the night.
Today will be better.

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I was having similar problems. But then I joined this group and it helped. Finding support always helps. Accountability too. Don't beat yourself up. We are all here because we all need help and encouragement, and someone to pick up when we fall (because we are going to fall).

i had takeaway lastnight too

I have Night time eating disorder (NES) and it IS real. Stress, hormones, the body's brain and chemistry can be the problem. Here is a good article explaining it but there are a ton others.

http://www.ultraprevention.com/healing/night_eating_syndrome.htm

I am sad to say I still haven't kicked it. Even after taking what has been suggested a combo supplement cocktail of Relora, 5 HTP and melatonin. I was also prescribed Trazadone and Paxil @ one point but do not think either of them helped. Well, the trazadone is amazing for sleeping but I still wake up. Usually, just 2 times a night now rather than the 4-6 times before.

Anyways, don't beat yourself up about it. I know that is easier said then done. When I wake up and realize I didn't binge all night, I am in cloud 9. I am so proud of myself! When the opposite happens, I am bummed big time. But, I just tell myself to try harder to eat all my calories throughout the day and lay there in bed and try to make that decision NOT to get up and eat. That is so hard when you brain is foggy and the auto response of "food food food" is pretty much controlling you. But, it can be done. To me, it is more of an agitation thing then a hunger. I am just agitated beyond belief when I wake up in the middle of the night and the only thing that calms me is food.

Like I said, if this happens to you frequently, I would do some research on NES. At the very least, it will let you know you are not alone and far from a bad person because of these episodes.

I have recently had to create a food category for my "binges". My goal is to one day be able to delete that category and sleep throughout the night.

Best of luck to you. Feel free to read my blogs on this issue or view my diary. Some of the strange things I eat in the middle of the night are just that, strange. But when you are half awake, you tend to grab anything. :laugh:

I am so sorry for both of your losses. That is hard to take. And we eaters go to food when sad or upset.
Talking with family and friends and also exercise have helped me through bad/sad times. It gives us an outlet for our stress and raises the endorphans to help us feel better for a while.
Go, talk with family and friends--and you all can take a walk while you are talking.
Hugs, BJB

I am not sure if this advice will help out any at all, I have never woken up in the middle of the night to eat so I don't know what that is like. I have and sometimes still binge. I have learned that if I think of myself as on a "diet" and deny myself any food type that I am not allergic to that that is the one food I will crave and eventually go totally overboard on. So I've learn not to deny myself anything, I just have to eat less of it at one time but I can still eat it. Also I struggle with major depression and am no longer on the medicine to help it, because while I never had lows on the meds, I also never had any high points either. And with kids you need to be able to have those high points! Exercise and my family have been my support net, they always catch me when I fall and help me back to my feet.

Also, my husband (who is also on this site) recommends that you try cutting down your coffee intake. When he drinks a lot of coffee it makes him crave sweet stuff, caffeine has that effect. And one more small piece of advice that might help: I have learned that if I'm not drinking enough water a lot of times I feel hungry and not thirsty, even though my body is really craving water not food. I have found that if you get one of those big 32oz cups with a straw in it you drink enough water without even realizing that you're doing it. If you can get one of those, instead of thinking about 8 glasses, you only need to aim for about 3. That will more than cover you for the day.

Good luck and remember, we're only human and ALL humans make mistakes it's our nature!

HI I think we ALL have days like this, we are only human after all!!! If I have a bad day I've learnt not to beat myself up about it, but to just draw a line underneath it and start a new fresh day! I find its worked for me. Keep going... I'm new to this as well only my 3rd day! I'm just taking one day at a time!!! lol!!! good luck x


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i know how you feel,, my problem is i wont take enough to eat at work when i get home im starving,, so then im scarfing down everything in site,, thats a horrible feeling...

It's okay. It will happen. I just ate 3/4 of a can of Betty Crocker's Whipped Milk Chocolate Icing for breakfast. Total emotional eating binge. But, I know what I need to do to stop it. I have to want to. And it can be very difficult to do when food makes you happy. But, there are types of nocturnal eating disorders-you can even eat when you sleep walk. A sleep study will help find that out. At least you can figure out what to do once you know what is going on for sure. Keep trying, it takes awhile to rewire the brain and make new and better habits.

Hey Dont beat yourself, keep on going!!

I used to have this problem. The key is: 1 - don't keep junk food in the house at all. 2) make sure you have a little of smething you like each day so that you don't feel deprived. I know it's hard but you can overcome it. One day at a time.