Is 7:20pm too early to go to bed?
mis1022
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I am already 720 calories over for today and just want to continue to eat and eat.... I think I need to go to bed is the only thing I can think of doing to stop eating. Self control is HARD
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I went to bed early when I quit smoking, so why not
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Nope....whatever works!2
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Not too early for bed, but not to late to go to the gym, either. Do what works for you! 5
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Thanks for the encouragement. I ran downstairs to do laundry then decided to run up and down 2 more times. I feel better and the urges have gone for now.10
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I'm in bed by 7 every night. I either read or watch tv in my bedroom.1
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I go to bed at 8 every night for the same reason. It's working great for me!1
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Slippery slope. Being up at 5am and ending up hungry at 6am makes the next day really hard for me. I do much better if I sleep until 7.30am (which hasn't happened lately thanks to my cat and some guests. Sigh)... then I can eat a later breakfast and the day goes smoothly.1
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Slippery slope. Being up at 5am and ending up hungry at 6am makes the next day really hard for me. I do much better if I sleep until 7.30am (which hasn't happened lately thanks to my cat and some guests. Sigh)... then I can eat a later breakfast and the day goes smoothly.
Am i misreading your post?? OP was asking what time to go to bed, not get up.1 -
I would not be able to go to sleep at 7:20 PM unless I was actually tired. I'm not usually sleepy that early.
Drink some water, chew some gum, get busy with something.0 -
I think she means if the OP was to go to bed so early she'd end up waking up earlier, be hungry earlier, etc.
OP, I think you should be fine to go to bed early one night- in fact, if you're like most people, your body could use a few extra hours of sleep and you won't wake up crazy early. If you're truly not tired, don't force it- try a walk, maybe paint your nails or have a cup of hot tea.
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I would not be able to go to sleep at 7:20 PM unless I was actually tired. I'm not usually sleepy that early.
Drink some water, chew some gum, get busy with something.
I'm usually fast asleep by 8:15, I wake up at around 5am though. And I Don't even have to get up for work, so annoying!generallyme2 wrote: »I think she means if the OP was to go to bed so early she'd end up waking up earlier, be hungry earlier, etc.
OP, I think you should be fine to go to bed early one night- in fact, if you're like most people, your body could use a few extra hours of sleep and you won't wake up crazy early. If you're truly not tired, don't force it- try a walk, maybe paint your nails or have a cup of hot tea.
Good luck
Oh ok, thanks.
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Christine_72 wrote: »I would not be able to go to sleep at 7:20 PM unless I was actually tired. I'm not usually sleepy that early.
Drink some water, chew some gum, get busy with something.
I'm usually fast asleep by 8:15, I wake up at around 5am though. And I Don't even have to get up for work, so annoying!
My mom was always awake at 5 AM too. I would call her up for a chat at 6 AM sometimes because I knew she was up.
I'm more of a nightowl type.1 -
Can I come with you, my baby is refusing to let me sleep...4
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I am already 720 calories over for today and just want to continue to eat and eat.... I think I need to go to bed is the only thing I can think of doing to stop eating. Self control is HARD
Try buying flavoured sugar free chewing gum like "extra bubblegum or strawberry". When you get urges to eat just chew on one or two. I use it as a tactic when I have already eaten all my calories for the day.
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Christine_72 wrote: »Slippery slope. Being up at 5am and ending up hungry at 6am makes the next day really hard for me. I do much better if I sleep until 7.30am (which hasn't happened lately thanks to my cat and some guests. Sigh)... then I can eat a later breakfast and the day goes smoothly.
Am i misreading your post?? OP was asking what time to go to bed, not get up.
Yeah, well, maybe OP is someone who can sleep 10 hours at night, I must be really exhausted to be able to pull it off, personally, lol.0 -
If going to bed at 730 because you're tired fine. If to avoid eating, work on that issue0
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I am in bed by 7:30 or 8, but I get up very early and go to the gym before work. I work long hours and have a 45 minute commute one way. Plus I am old, and DH works 2pm to 10pm, so no one to answer to except our 2 dogs and they go to bed too.0
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DaniCanadian wrote: »Can I come with you, my baby is refusing to let me sleep...
Ditto.
I would love to go to bed that early. Unfortunately I have a nocturnal baby plus my other kids are out of school so don't go to bed until 10.30pm. I probably get about 5 hours a night.Thank God for coffee....1 -
Not too early in my book. lol. Sometimes I'll sit here in the evening watching "Jeopardy" which comes on at 7:30 here, and I'll say to my dh "so, is it too early to go to bed yet?" lol He'll always say "wait till after Final Jeopardy". haha I often go into bed very early but usually read or play an iPad game for awhile. If I actually go to sleep too early then I'm awake even earlier than usual.
The other thing that helps me when I have the munchies in the evening (even though I'm not the least bit hungry) is to brush my teeth. I know I could just go brush them again if I did have something to eat, but for some reason I just won't bother to get something.
The other strategy is to drink water, but I hate to do that too late in the evening because then I have to get up in the middle of the night.
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I guess I'm really a night owl. I can't imagine going to bed that early. I usually go to bed around 11:30-12. I get up at 6:15 when I do yoga in the morning or 7:15 the rest of the time. I walk outdoors and since it is summer in Texas it is starting to get really hot so now I usually go for my walk around 7:30 pm. In the winter I go around 4 in the afternoon, but in the summer it is too hot for me and too hot for my dog. My suggestion would be to take a walk and that might get you past your cravings.0
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I totally get this. I never go to sleep that early but definitely do go up to my room, take a bath, watch TV, read, anything to stay away from the kitchen at night. Good luck!1
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I have cups of tea if I'm peckish in the evenings. Alternatively, if you do exercise around evening meal time, then eat after, that helps the food spread out a bit, although I must admit, this tends to only work if you're capable of fasted workouts.
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I like to go upstairs to my bedroom when I get cravings.... No food up there. I have a couple meditation apps - all with different themes. I'll listen to the lose weight meditation or the eat healthy one. Helps get my mind off cravings & relaxes me. You should do what works for you.0
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It does seem a slightly strange way to stop yourself eating more lolvbut perhaps the extra hours sleep will do you good
I find sipping water helps or keeping busy so you don't think about food/eating.0 -
if you are always hungry look at what you are eating. i bet lots of carbs. for many carbs dont keep you satisfied....good night
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Personally, I'd hit the gym or otherwise go workout...maybe an evening bike ride. If I went to bed at 7:20 all I would do is lay there and that would suck.0
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Nope some days I go to bed at 4:30. I'm tired and I know if I stay up, I will eat. Plus I get up at 3AM
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