so frustrated!!

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mcohan
mcohan Posts: 116 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
i cant stop eating at night!! i will go to bed and wake up a few hours later (usually around12am) hungry. for some reason i can justify having a snack even if i am over my caloric intake!! it is never anything bad, (ussually like a bowl of frosted mini wheats) but i dont know why i do it! why do i wake up? why cant i just talk myself out of it? i am so frustrated someone help me!!

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  • stjohngirl
    stjohngirl Posts: 4
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    We all do it from time to time. The important thing is to forgive yourself and to move on.
  • Gogo
    Gogo Posts: 9,942 Member
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    maybe try to pacify yourself with a big glass of water and see if you are really hungry. Sometimes we think we are hungry when really it is something else.
  • lizzyksm
    lizzyksm Posts: 26
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    A lot of times is your body telling you: I'm thirsty!

    Read this: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1476896/weight_loss_tips_hungry_or_thirsty.html

    I hope it helps some!:flowerforyou:

    Also...don't beat yourself up...we are humans, we make mistakes:smile:
  • barbarella
    barbarella Posts: 609 Member
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    Have a cup of hot water or herbal tea instead of food?

    Whenever I eat refined carbs during the day (bread, pasta, cookies etc.),
    I wake up hungry & want to eat more of the same! :sad: :grumble: :sad:
  • cjbrock
    cjbrock Posts: 2
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    I so do the same thing and I thought I was the only one. I have been doing this for as long as I can remember. I sure wish I had an answer for you, but I don't. My Dr. put me on Elivil which is used to help me sleep and just recently it was incressed to the max dosage and I still wake up in the middle of the night. If you find and answer could you send it my way and I will do the same for you.

    Oh and I usually eat PB, chocolate and cookies.

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