please help me ?

[MARIPLAY]

I don't know what to do anymore ,

ok ..so this is the situation,


I eat right and exercise and I do so good, until the middle of the night ,

I wake up in the middle of the night and I eat ...i eat anything ..a slice of bread, a spoonful of peanut butter ..and last night I had a big bow of cereal.


and I know WOW ..but seriously it's bad and I asked the girls from work ..

Because of the Mckenna show that is on tlc..and they told me its true ..

I eat in the middle of the night to feel my void..and my void is lonelyness..

and I know I am lonely and I don't know how to stop myself ..what do I do..

i already tried leaving water out ..so i can just drink water ..but i will drink water and then grab something else ..




if there is anyone in a similar situation ..can you please help me ..I am unconsioulsy sabbotaging my diet..


and i say unconciously ..because sometimes i wake up and I wont remember what I ate ..until I go to the kitchen and see the dirty dish in the sink ..





OH GOD...please ..someone help ..


sorry to rant ..but to me it's killing me ..:sorry::please:

[nineten]

I've done the same thing. If I woke up and got up, I'd take a chunk of the chocolate bar from the freezer. Why? I think I developed a habit of it. It's like a distraction. Candies are easier to grab and I might drink some of a coke. But it was because I was wasn't sleeping soundly enough. I've done it many times so you're not alone.

[Erica]

Tell me about it! I get thirsty in the middle of the night and get up and open a coca cola! :shy:

[Brisa6]

I know how frustrated you must feel. I exercise and try to eat right, but all of a sudden it's like I'm hungry and I need some junk food. I don't know why. I snack on fruit and drink water and have my three healthy meals but something makes me grab the bad food. It's so frustrating. It seems like we want what we can't have and I simply can't afford it because I gain weight too easy.

[Lupita]

Y dont u try replacing all junk food with healthy food....so when u wake up u can have fruit, vegetables.....dont buy soda put OJ or apple juice in ur fridge, and replace all high in sugar cereal with healthy cereals like raisen bran, cherrios, corn flakes.....

[nineten]

I think it's better to allow ourselves to have small portions of taboo foods occasionally. If you do this, then you won't overindulge. If I told myself that I can't have any ice cream then I'd want it so badly just because I know I can't have it. But if you gain weight too easily and you find yourself eating the foods that put weight on you, you'll just to have to be a little more active or cut back the next day to make up for it.

I would hate waking up in the middle of the night. I think I'd grab something just to calm my nerves and the aggravation of knowing that my sleep was disrupted. They say if you wake up and can't sleep to return to what you were doing before you initial went to sleep. Yeah, what? Eating more chocolate! But I have heard that before if it makes sense; returns one to the event before retiring and therefore you try again I suppose.

[losguerra]

My nights are tough, too. I feel so lonely. I just end up not sleeping well and then feeling tired for a lot of the day. :( I wish I knew a solution for you...

[Papi]

I didn't have this exact issue, but I was guilty of snacking, and usually on nonhealthy food. So what I did was this....I took any easy to eat food out of the house. Now, if I want a snack, I have the option of a granola bar, fruit, or I have to actually cook something. This way, I have no way to snack.

In my home, I have no candy (well a bit, but its Mexican candy and I only take it to work for my employees), no chips, no soda, nothing. If I am thirsty, I have water. I have 100% apple juice, or horchata with VERY little sugar.

Its all about willpower, but also putting yourself in a good situation.

Good luck

[MARIPLAY]

you see....even though I have a 2 year old daughter ..we don't have junk food ..

and the cereal that I ate..was a big bowl of XIX.

I only drink soda on the weekends because I can't have soda at home ..and the fruit juice that I do have is for my daughter ....


I only buy the bimbo brand of Pan integral its 2 slices for 110 calories.


so ..

that's why I get frustrated ..cus I eat period..it's not really what I what ..it's just the simple fact that I am getting up to eat that is really bothering ..

last night ..i left a Mango on the table ..it's still there .but I drank all the water .
and then i grabbed a slice of bread.


so tonight ..I am going to leave 2 cups of water and make sure I drink them both before grabbing something else ..


and thank you all for yor suggestions and your concerns ..I really appreciate your help.

[Chapital]

Have you talked to your Dr? Even though you know what you are doing it (to fill the void), it is not easy to stop it. I do the same type of thing sometimes in the evenings...just eat for no rational reason.

Another thought...When I was alone the first two months and pregnant I was NEVER sleeping. My OB prescribed sleeping medication. I was somewhat hesitant to take it (I am not anti medication, but was just a bit scared of side effects). But, it really helped me get some much needed, non-anxious sleep. I would only use it for a couple days at a time and then take a couple days off so that I could minimize the side effects. It was a lifesaver for that period of my life. I stopped using it because I had a newborn and couldn't be knocked out like that...But, if you were sleeping even more soundly you might not get up to eat. Or, hehe...it could backfire and you could be REALLY asleep when you wake up and eat.
I am sorry. At least the cause if temporary and with some luck it won't be many more weeks before you are back together with hubby.

[MARIPLAY]

thank you,

and yes I talked to my doctor when I realized what I was doing back in January..and she told me to write things down..and i did ..and she did prescribe sleeping pills..but I can't take them .when i do .. and it's time to get up it's really difficcult for me to wake up ..

on my drive to drop of the baby at the baby sitters ..I am half asleep and I get really scared ..(she even lowered the dosage) and it still too strong.

so I only take them during the weekends.(when i know i can sleep in)



thank you

[mayita]

Mariplay, At what time in the day do you exercise?