Night Eating Syndrome Support Group

Ashely- I feel like your advice will really help me. I have a very similar story to you in my eating habits and exercise. I will tone down the exercise this week and also do my very very best to not take bites of this and that. I know I can do this I just need the support. So tomorrow my goal is a full breakfast upon awaking- not at 2am or 4 am... I do track my calories and mosty eat under 2,000 a day or around there; but I need that bc I exercise and am PG.

Has anyone tried taking melatonin before u go to bed like an hour before. I started that recently and i think it is also helping and ashleys advice about not stressing out about it also worked great for me. it was a bad cycle i would say i didnt care at night and id eat, then id wake up and mope and hate myself and i would be so anxious and couldn't wait for night time to come so i could prove to myself i could do it!! but then i wouldn't and it would just repeat, so i try to think as little as possible at the night good luck tonight everyone

Good luck!

Melatonin never worked for me, but I'm happy it is working for you!

I use melatonin, ambien, and muscle relaxers. sucks but the only thing that gets me to sleep. and its still a struggle. its about 2:34. struggling to not NES, i wish it became easier . Gotta go busy myself until i fall asleep my kids wake up at 5

Hi All. No night eating last night but I did have a third a cup of chocolate milk. I wish I did not have to buy that stuff! Like you, Tori, my son is incredibly picky and it provides him alot of nutrition. Better luck tonight!

On the upside, I already lost like 4 pounds this week! Its incredible. I feel like I have been eating way more as well. It is amazing how sweets and nuts can pack on the pounds so fast! Wish me luck to get to my goal fast!

We went to a free music show last night in one of our local parks. It was such an amazing scene. The music made everyone so happy. There were all kinds of people dancing and smiling. Old people, children, men, crippled veterans. I thought to myself that it was the happiest thing I had ever seen. It was just pure joy. It really made my night.

How did everyone else do?

Also my breakfast was HUGE today. I think I ate like 500 cals all due to too much nut butter. Time to cut it out again I suppose. I think I just need to limit it to one or 2 times a week. It seems like when I eat it on a daily basis, each day I eat more and more of it. That is kind of how it is with all my binge triggers, actually. I plan on trying to have a miniscule lunch and snack so I can still have a decent dinner. I really want to stop eating in such an out of control way. I think maybe I should have had a snack before my workout today. The whole time I kept feeling week and hungry so I guess that kind of enabled my binge as well. I am FULL!!!!!

Post edited by: rawraider, at: 07/20/2012 05:08 AM

I am glad you pointed out the taste of things TM. I really need to quit that. Case in point was my pb today. I had started out with a tsp along with a balanced breakfast. But I soon kept going back for more and more till it was kind of out of control. I have very blurred boundaries with my eating. I am right there with you, wanting to quit this habit.

11 nights whoot im sore from my workout. slept like crap bc the puppy refused to sleep in her bed and was only on my side and my stomach is killing me! maybe i need a bigger breakfast i just dont want to eat today. whats wrong with me? at night im dying to eat, morning and lunch i force myself too

I dont know why you dont want to eat. I am normally really hungry at breakfast and lunch. Sometimes, by dinner, I dont even want anything more than a salad. I think I am naturally inclined to need lots of energy during the day. I am surprised you dont, being a mom and all. maybe it is the cigarettes???? When I smoked, I could go alot longer without being hungry.

I think after this morning, I am going to try to stop eating pb all together. I have said it before, and this time I really think I should. It dissappoints me that I spent 350 cals on a little over 3 tbsp of something! I would much rather have another mini meal. No fun!

YAYYYYY I did it. NO night eating last night! I had a small snack before bed at 10:00 and that did the trick. I woke up SO many times last night- either due to pregnancy or something. I keep going back to bed which is a huge accomplishment for me Cannot wait to say tonight I will not eat in the middle of the night either. Idid wake up at 4:30 which I usually wake up at 5 am to run and had a string cheese and about 1/4 cup of cereal for energy ; but I am OK with that because I did not eat in the middle of the night. TOnight I am going to try to wait till later in the morning to eat so I become more regular with my hours. I know this is going to take time but it is worth it.

Rawraider- I too struggle with nut butters ; but I force myself to buy them because i am sick of letting food control me. I had about a teaspoon for a snack today and thats all I really needed or wanted. I too usually keep going back for more and more.My main goal is to stop the NES forever.