How do you control night eating?!
Question: I can go all day with eating a healthy amount but then night comes and I eat so much more than I would like to, do you have any suggestions?
Answers:
There are at least two problems that involve disordered eating primarily at night: night eating syndrome, which is discusssed here, and nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder, which is described on another page on our site. We suggest you read the material on both so you will have a better understanding of these perplexing and distressing problems.
Signs and symptoms
The person has little or no appetite for breakfast. Delays first meal for several hours after waking up. Is not hungry or is upset about how much was eaten the night before.
Eats more food after dinner than during that meal.
Eats more than half of daily food intake during and after dinner but before breakfast. May wake up and leave the bed to snack at night. May not be aware at the time of what they are doing.
This pattern has persisted for at least two months.
Person feels tense, anxious, upset, or guilty while eating.
NES is thought to be stress related and is often accompanied by depression. Especially at night the person may be moody, tense, anxious, nervous, agitated, etc.
Has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Wakes frequently and then often eats.
Foods ingested are often carbohydrates: sugary and starchy.
Behavior is not like binge eating which is done in relatively short episodes. Night-eating syndrome involves continual eating throughout evening hours.
This eating produces guilt and shame, not enjoyment.
How many people have night-eating syndrome?
Perhaps only one to two percent (1-2%) of adults in the general population have this problem, but research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that about six percent of people who seek treatment for obesity have NES. Another study suggests that more than a quarter (27%) of people who are overweight by at least 100 pounds have the problem.
Other Answers:
You go to sleep.
It happens. My best advice is to get distracted by something else. Try reading a book or watching TV. If you still eat, try to eat healthy food like apples or fruit.
just stop thinking about it and go to sleep! works great!
Make sure the food you eat during the day fills you up! Drink water before you go to bed and you shouldn't be hungry til morning
u sleep and stop thinking about food
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