Bingeing
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Anonymous
How do you stop yourself from binge eating?? I do so well during the day, but at night I can’t stop myself and it frustrate me so much that I basically destroy all my progress and that starts a guilt cycle 
I got rid of most of my trigger foods since I started back on my 1500 calorie plan, but at night I lost it and ate stuff I don’t even like (chips, cereal). What should I do?? |
Anonymous
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Would a swap work for you?
Example: Instead of chips, thinly slice an English cucumber and top with bagel seasoning. |
Anonymous
| Drink water. Sometimes it's thirst but your body is showing hunger. |
Anonymous
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-brush your teeth and go to sleep
-sip on herbal teas, chug water -swap something healthy |
Anonymous
| Op here. I’ve tried drinking water and it doesn’t work (I drink a lot of water throughout the day). I’ve tried sleepy time tea and it tastes like soap to me. I usually eat salad with dinner so I haven’t tried substituting anything like that, usually it’s my sweet tooth that goes crazy at night. I don’t even like chips! |
Anonymous
| Honestly, OP, you just have to choose not to eat at night. It is really, really hard, I get it, but that's what it is. There is no substitution plan that is going to fill in where willpower cannot. |
Anonymous
| Eat more calories during the day and work in treats. I find that when I have an all or nothing approach I crave the stuff I "can't have" even more. |
Anonymous
This. Start 16/8 IF and start your fasting window at 7 or 8 pm. |
Anonymous
Well, if you have an excuse for everything, nothing anyone here says is going to help you. |
Anonymous
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Sometimes having just what you crave helps. Like if I'm craving cheese, having just a slice of cheese, not cheese and crackers with pickles and meat for good measure.
Ask yourself if you are hungry enough to eat an apple. If you're truly hungry, an apple probably sounds good. If you're just craving, it won't and you're not hungry so don't eat. Winter is hard for me, and my loneliness after kids go to bed. I can eat for 3 hours straight easily. Be firm with yourself, tell yourself that food will not fill what you're missing. |
Anonymous
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(1) Don't keep it in the house.
(2) Drink more water. (3) Find something to do with your hands in the evenings. I knit or do needlework or color. Some eating is just fidgeting, plus I don't want to get food stains on my project. (4) Brush your teeth immediately after dinner and dessert (if you have any). |
Anonymous
| The thing that works for me is having no snacks in the house. Nothing in my house is ready to go and eat. It all has to be somewhat prepared. That REALLY cuts down on mindless eating. |
Anonymous
The only food in my house I can eat without prep is fresh fruits and veggies--I always keep things like apples, baby carrots, celery sticks, etc., on hand. The easiest thing to eat then becomes the thing most filled with fiber and nutrients. And if I'm not hungry for that, I know I'm not really hungry. |
Anonymous
| I agree with the poster who said do Intermittent Fasting. That is the only way I was able to stop eating at night. My fasting window starts at 8pm, and so I don't eat after that. For me, IF has worked better than any other diet I have tried in the past 2 years. It is so much easier for me to just stick within my eating/fasting window than it is to be able to eat only certain foods. |
Anonymous
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Have you thought about a 12 step program ( They have meetings online.)?
These books are good to help undertstand what is underneath the urges. http://dranitajohnston.com/eating-in-the-light-of-the-moon/ "Women Food and God" |