Compuslive night time eating?

Night time eating doesn't hit home with me but do have binge eating disorder. I know you said you wander to the kitchen if you don't keep food stored under the bed, but IMO this only perpetuates it.

have you tried balanced meals 5-6 of complex carbs (so whole grains or veggies) with protein throughout the day including something before bed? or tried even lowering your carb intake a bit and filling up on whole foods such as veggies and high protein?

I wish all the best for you.

Thats crazy.. I used to do the same thing! I would wake up and automatically without thinking be in the kitchen eating pastries and drinking milk. My sisters used to make fun of me saying that I would wake up with crumbs on my shirt!! What I did was I restricted the amount of hours I was sleeping that way I would be more tired and sleep more soundly. It has worked for me thus far... hope it helps!!

Hi Jason...hey, sometimes you have to take extreme measures , until you get a plan or get things figured out.........

for me, and again, this applied to me, I didnt bring any of that **** home or have it here in the house.....

I was kind of where you were , morbidly obese, medical problems, read my bio, it will give you a heads up.......if I didnt MAKE A CHANGE ,I was going to die............thats it in a nut shell

so, .........10 mins at the gym for starters, and I changed my diet.......

you can do it, throw all that **** out of your house, plan, plan and then plan your meals and get support from your wife. You have a child, that should be your number one priority.........youre young and you can do it........

Beg, plead, what ever with your wife, but get that crap out of the house, only have fruits and vegs, and then join a gym........theres no quick way to this, you have to take it one day at a time, LOG all your calories and make friends here,,,,,,,,,We do undertsand.........
I dont mean to sound harsh, but face reality...........obesity kills, and the longer you find excuses not to lose weight, the more damage you do to your body....i.e, your sleep apnea and your high blood pressure

Keep getting counselling if you have to, find out what is the problem so you can fix it........please ,for your baby, do it.....

best wishes, and please add me as your friend.........Lloyd

I have a hand and mouth fetish honestly. I am not content unless my hand is providing food to my mouth. I have broken this trend. Everyone so far is right. Get rid of that crap in your house. I didnt have that option. My husband needs it to sustain his weight (stupid I know but Dr said so. He has an extremely high metabolism). However if I awake hungry I eat ice chips. Zero Calories and it helps the water intake your body needs. That and the fruits/veggies everyone is talking about is the first step. And looking yourself in the mirror and telling yourself that you want/need to do this. I realized it was time for me to step up and change when I barely fit in a tea cup ride with my son. I was in tears. I am a stay at home mom. So I am his source of entertainment so to speak. Going and doing things and teaching him new things. I cant do that, I cant keep up with him if I didnt lose the weight and if I didnt lose the weight I wouldnt have been around to see him have children. He is my world, my heart, my everything and I want to be a better mom for him. That started with the weight. I have lost about 76 lbs in 6 1/2 months. Ive had a few stumbles with myself, my son being in/out of the hospital with stupid flu viruses and then my injured foot. But there is no reason you couldnt walk around the block or around the park or down to the store and back. May take you longer than you expect but you can do it. I used to walk circles around the island in our kitchen because my son was sleeping and no one was around to watch him. Zero excuses. Thats the only rule I have. If I screw up I take responsibility and fix it, dont make the same mistake again.Everday is a new day. I started at 327 lbs at 28 years old. I am 251 lbs now (teetering 250) at 29 years old. I want to be 180 lbs. Please feel free to add me as a friend. I'll be happy to encourage you.

I posted some of my thoughts in your introductory thread. I completely agree with what has be said by other posters. I will add to the one who said just don't feed the beast. I am serious on this. If that means staying awake, that means staying awake. It will be difficult I know. I have not been where you are, but I would have been if I didn't have my wake-up call with a small stroke and listen to it. You current health issues are your wake-up call to take control and say no even when your desires say yes. I can say with complete confidence, there are worse things that being hungry and tired. You, for whatever reason, have developed this habit, now is the time to break it. There are many here who can encourage you, take their offers. One other piece of advice would be when you are tempted to eat outside of your calorie budget, think of yourself as the person you want to be, of all the things you can do then that you can't now, what would you say to yourself about giving it?

Lock all of your cabinets where the food is and the refrigerator. Do not keep food under your bed. Leave out an apple on the counter, and a scoop of peanut butter so when you go out to snack, you have a healthy meal ready for you, and that's all you'll have access to. Locking your bedroom door is a good option, too - if you have a lock on it! (We don't.)

When I was a therapist this is what we did for a lot of our clients, and it worked really well. Also, make sure you are eating enough calories throughout the day so you aren't actually hungry and waking up because of that.

good luck jason, were all rooting for you. I ve heard about this behavior before, some people eat while they are asleep, some walk, i.e, sleep walking/walkers...
good luck, I really hope you can beat this. Best wishes, Lloyd

Nights are my weaknesses... I think mostly because I am home longer. I can have a great day and blow it by night. We just have to be aware of this and try to retrain our minds!