Nighttime eating sabotaging my wight loss! 

Try some melatonin you can find it in the vitamin section anywhere.

In my opinion night time eating along doesn't sabotage weight loss, if anything it helps, the idea is to keep the metabolism moving...."what" your eating is the culprit here and in most cases...are you getting enough calories thru the day? This may be part of the reason you're waking hungry..I eat every 2-3 hrs, day and night...I have lost 63 pounds....just sayin

Firstly, welcome! I'm only here a week and it has really motivated me big time, and everyone is so nice and supportive, so add loads of friends to help you along!

That's a tough one. I'm a night time eater too, I always have something just before bed, and it seems such a waste since you would otherwise burn off 300-500 calories while you sleep. I don't know a lot about supplements or anything like that, but I'd try maybe getting up 30mins earlier than you usually would, and try doing your excercise for the day a couple of hours after your evening meal and follow with a healthy snack like a piece of fruit and a big bottle of water. That way, you'll be tired out, and full of liquid, so shouldnt feel the need to nibble during the night.

One thing i will say is make sure you are eating lots of fibre if you tend to feel hungry, coz it fills you up. I got fibre powder (part of the Liportim diet range in Ireland) and you just stir it into your morning coffee and it provides your days allowance of fibre. Otherwise, if you do end up waking and feeeling the need to eat, drink water first, then if still hungry, have a small bowl of porridge or a few dry rice cakes to take the edge off.

I think this is, like me, a matter of will power!

Good luck, and message me if you want to chat xx

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie no matter when or where it is consumed or burned. Some say don't eat after X time, some say it doesn't matter. I say it depends on YOUR body, since everyone is different. (For instance, for me, it doesn't matter if I eat at night, it actually helps keep my metabolism in gear.)

As far as sleep, change your sleep habits. Get rid of the TV out of the bedroom if you have one. Start maintaining a regular sleep schedule (always go to bed at X time and wake up at Y time...yes it does actually help.) Cut out caffeine. As far as a sleep supplement goes, give Melatonin a shot. Be sure to check the label to make sure it's natural and not synthetic. It's not enough to completely knock you out, but will help with resetting your sleep cycle.

I used to be a big-time night binger. Doesn't sound like you are binging which is a good thing.

The only thing that is going to break you of the habit of eating in the middle of the night is YOU.

My advice? Have a small high-protein/compex carb snack right before bed (string cheese + 4 whole wheat crackers, your peanut butter toast as long as it is all natural PB on whole wheat bread, cottage cheese + fruit). If you wake up 3 hours later do NOT let yourself get out of bed. Think of relaxing thoughts. Count backwards from 100. Anything that will help you all back asleep. Once you do this for a few nights it gets a lot easier. I completely broke myself of getting up in the middle of the night and I used to do it EVERY night!

i eat what i want do what i want :bigsmile: just have to exercise :mad:
<<<<<< and its bs, i eat after 2.00am sometime because im to busy gamein, and look at me , i need to tone tho then il be happy

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!  Thank you! 

Sure!

Stop doing that.

(Glad I could help...)

If you know this is your habit, why don't you save some of your daily calories for your late night snack? I have a sweet tooth so I save about 200 cal for an after dinner before bedtime brownie or frozen yogurt or something. If you know what you're eating or plan, you could easily keep a few calories for the snack.

If you are usually at or over your goal, you could take the kids for a walk or do some exercises before bed to get a calories back...and if exercising makes you tired, maybe do it right before bed and make yourself tired enough to sleep all night

In my opinion night time eating along doesn't sabotage weight loss, if anything it helps, the idea is to keep the metabolism moving...."what" your eating is the culprit here and in most cases...are you getting enough calories thru the day? This may be part of the reason you're waking hungry..I eat every 2-3 hrs, day and night...I have lost 63 pounds....just sayin

Same here (minus the 63lb weight loss) Make sure you are eating enough. No need to stop eating at 6. If you have calories left, eat. Also, try eating something with protein before bed. For example, cottage cheese is great. It is a type of protein that breaks down slowly. When I eat cottage cheese, I have 1/4 cup with a teaspoon of dry ranch dressing.

Also, maybe you are loading up on too many carbs and so your blood sugar is dropping. Try increasing your protein intake and decreasing your carbs... and eat every 2-3 hours.