I can't stop eating at night

nereall
nereall Posts: 5 Member
edited November 26 in Getting Started
I need some motivation and understand why i can'tstop eating in the middle of the night during a long time

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Do you mean you wake up in the middle of the night to eat, or you like to eat a snack at night?
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    My suggestion is that you just plan for it and save some calories for night eating.
  • nereall
    nereall Posts: 5 Member
    I wake up at the middle of the night with no reason and then I go eating and i can't stop. That's frustrating
  • JJLive
    JJLive Posts: 88 Member
    Whenever I get a late night craving I eat pickles since they have zero calories and then drink some water to rinse the acid out because it is bad for your teeth. If I'm not hungry enough to eat pickles then I am not hungry enough to eat anything else. I hope that helps :-)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    nereall wrote: »
    I wake up at the middle of the night with no reason and then I go eating and i can't stop. That's frustrating

    Well if you're waking up in the middle of the night hungry make sure your deficit is not too aggressive. If it is appropriate, check your macros to make sure you're getting enough fat and protein.
  • SofaKingFunny
    SofaKingFunny Posts: 23 Member
    I have that problem and I hate it...I do so well at work and believe me we cater lunch all the time but once I get home..it's like those boxes of monster cereal mock me at night.
  • JJLive
    JJLive Posts: 88 Member
    edited November 2015
    JJLive wrote: »
    Whenever I get a late night craving I eat pickles since they have zero calories and then drink some water to rinse the acid out because it is bad for your teeth. If I'm not hungry enough to eat pickles then I am not hungry enough to eat anything else. I hope that helps :-)

    Be aware of the increase in sodium though which will lead to water retention. I fully expect to have the scale not show much of any progress if I consume a lot of sodium that week. The weight is lost though, you just have to weight for the water to pass through your system.
  • nereall
    nereall Posts: 5 Member
    edited November 2015
    I tried to stop but it is impossible. I think that's a trastorn and it would be interesting to talk with a psychologist
    NoDadNotTonight wrote: »
    I have that problem and I hate it...I do so well at work and believe me we cater lunch all the time but once I get home..it's like those boxes of monster cereal mock me at night.

  • nereall
    nereall Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks for the advice! Maybe you're right. I'll try to do that and I hope i'll can control it some day.
    JJLive wrote: »
    JJLive wrote: »
    Whenever I get a late night craving I eat pickles since they have zero calories and then drink some water to rinse the acid out because it is bad for your teeth. If I'm not hungry enough to eat pickles then I am not hungry enough to eat anything else. I hope that helps :-)

    Be aware of the increase in sodium though which will lead to water retention. I fully expect to have the scale not show much of any progress if I consume a lot of sodium that week. The weight is lost though, you just have to weight for the water to pass through your system.

  • steuartcj
    steuartcj Posts: 132 Member
    Try eat 5 or 6 SMALL meals through out the day. Weigh out proportions, stick to it. Get rid of the cereal boxes. Try some quick steel cut oats instead. The carbs are better then cereal and will stick with you longer. Flavor with some no calorie coffee flavoring or low/no calorie jam. Make your last meal shortly before bed time. A piece of chicken (protein), oats (complex carbs), no sugar.. Stick within your calorie boundrys. Exercise as much as possible, am is best. Drink 8-10 glasses of water per day. Good luck, YOU CAN DO IT!!
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    nereall wrote: »
    I wake up at the middle of the night with no reason and then I go eating and i can't stop. That's frustrating

    Well if you're waking up in the middle of the night hungry make sure your deficit is not too aggressive. If it is appropriate, check your macros to make sure you're getting enough fat and protein.

    In addition to the above, you could save more calories for dinner so you won't go to bed hungry.
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