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AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH ''NIGHT TIME ''

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  1. mjaysifu
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    As my title suggests...

    Last night I binged again.... Its always night now,,, about a year ago I was bingeing through the day as well, starting with a bad breakfast like chocolate and biscuits i continuing through the day...I admit i feel i am doing better now but i still cant seem to stop this NIGHT TIME EATING.

    I got in last night about 11pm and instead of going straight to bed which i have been doing the past two nights and not binged...I started arguing in my head about how hungary i was feeling

    I could actually hear myself saying to myself youir not going to be able to sleep...your used to having a full belly t night and your going to be sick if you dont eat something..I hear myself say your not going to binge but I know as soon as i sit down with something to eat im gouing to keep going until i feeell soooo full..

    there wasnt even that much food on offer last night

    I was demoted to buttering digestive biscuits with margarine cos there was no milk..

    Thats a fav of mine biscuits and milk and ice cream their my two main triggers of binging cos i can get through loads andd its quiet to eat so i can watch TV haha

    Anyway I tried to think why i feel like this..And i swear its the ''food Coma'' I like..

    Its like once im that full and tranced I forget about how alone I feel and how steressed im gonna be (im currently just starting my 3rd year and university, Mental Health nUrsing) and im feeling stressed about qualifying, not being good enough, and generally having to go into the big wide world and fend for myself completley,,,

    Im really staring to pile the weight on and its showing which is making me so frustrated cos i train really hard at the gym 5times a week and if i could just stop bingeing id lose the extra weight and feel so much better and confident....I dont even feel the need to diet just not fucking binge at night so i feel all bloated disgusting and fat every morning..WHICH I AM BECOMING

    ARRRGGGHHHHHHHH

    Posted 5 months ago #

  2. Miss23
    Member

    Hey
    I feel exactly the same. I eat so I wouldn’t feel my emotions. It’s like a warm blanket. But that’s just a quick fix. In the long run it is so bad for us.
    I broke up with my boyfriend in the end of last summer and since then I have gained like 12 kg. I guess I eat to fill a void, from loneliness, boredom... And I am also scared for the future. I’m finishing my second year at uni, but I have to get a job sooner or later and survive in the real world. It’s a stressful and scary time for both of us. But it can also be a wonderful time with lots of opportunities and adventures. We are young and should be enjoying life and living to the fullest!!
    I don’t want to diet either, if I could just get rid of this BED, my weight would return normal.
    We will get through this

    Hugs !!

    Posted 5 months ago #

  3. coffeeclub
    Member

    yep, totally understand binging at night. I keep already made made pudding in the fridge. I am on a tapioca kick right now. I also keep fat free chocolate frozen yogurt in the freezer. I like carbs like cake mmmm cake. I mainly like it because it gets me thirsty for milk.mmm milk!!! I found these fat free blue berries muffin. And I always have my favirote cereal on hand. And at my worst I make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and that makes taste really good.

    Well that's how I deal with it. Basically I enough good food on hand to keep me statisifed.

    Good luck
    CoffeeClub

    Posted 5 months ago #

  4. Lauren
    Member

    Hey there..yeah bingeing at night is a tough one..it becomes such a habit to sleep with a full belly. Hmm well you said that when you came home you were genuinely hungry so why don't you just plan on having a snack before you go to bed? I always have a snack before I go to bed and that seems to help, along with helping me not over eat at dinner. It sounds like you aren't restricting during the day anymore which is great. Thats awesome you are in school to be a mental health nurse!! I am an in RN but I work in Pediatrics! I've been thinking about maybe in 5 years or so getting my masters to be a mental health nurse practitioner! Keep posting and we'll figure out a way for you to stop the night bingeing. Hugs, Lauren

    Posted 5 months ago #

  5. mjaysifu
    Member

    Miss23...We are going through the exact same thing, Its quite satisfying knowing someone else is going through the same relating to night time binges.. (not that im happy your going through it personally).. Its like as soon as i get in I want to eat I ate 8 chocolate bars and a full paket of cookies last night..EEUURRRGGGHHHH..

    Its hard Lauren just having a snack..Ive tried it when i get in and jus having a bowl of cereal but as soon as i eat the cereal i know in my mind if there is easy food at hand then im gonna eat it.. As i still live at home my dad likes his ckaes and chocs so he always buys cakes and chocs which i eat cos they're there.. then i replace them in the morning and probably eat them the next night.. Its unfair on my dad but also not for me to have all this trigger food so easily accessable...

    IM GOING TO TRY WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO JUST HAVE OF CEREAL WHEN I GET IN AT NIGHT

    Does anyone have any websites, distraction techniques, exercises, routines they do to help curb night binges ?????

    Posted 5 months ago #

  6. Lauren
    Member

    Hey there...yeah I know it is hard to just have a snack at night and not have it turn into a binge. Do you feel guilty eating that cereal or a snack but a lot of times if you are mentally try to resist eating when you come home then do, the guilt can trigger a binge. Also, do you think you are eating enough during the day? My roommate that used to binge at night just got into a routine of doing yoga at night and then laying listening to music for a bit before she went to bed to get past that bingeing urge.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  7. mjaysifu
    Member

    Listening to music is good... I will try it... I do feel i eat enough in the day..But i do have a thing about eating a certain times...Like snack three hours after my cereal..then a sandwich three hours after my snack then I try not to eat after 8pm...this in turn tho could lead to me feeling hungary at night if im telling myself mentally im not going to be eating again until the morning...

    o be honest i think its because i want the full sensation and the faxt im so disgusted in myself..Im really starting to think im using food to self harm.

    I remember telling myself ''i dont care if i get really fat again , I can lose it like i did last time''

    then i use the brief few minutes feeling liek tha and pounce on a binge..Once im sat down with the food around me im in a binge

    Posted 5 months ago #

  8. Lauren
    Member

    Hmm so just cereal, snack, sandwich and snack...no dinner? For a guy that doesn't sound like a whole lot of food. And definitely telling yourself that you can't eat after 8 would make you feel guilty if you do and then trigger a binge. I eat dinner and then ALWAYS have a Luna bar or some kind of snack before I go to bed. Its better to eat based on your hunger than on an every 3 hour routine because that is basically ignoring your body's signals that it needs fuel which leads to a binge because your body has to get those calories from somewhere. The way to really stop the bingeing is going to be taking away all the rules and really tackling intuitive eating...

    Posted 5 months ago #

  9. mjaysifu
    Member

    I do eat a dinner as well... I just try to keep it healthy which i know is wrong.. Im making ''FORBIDDEN'' foods in my mind and then craving them..But on the flip side cos its so ingrained in me..When i do have lets say forbidden food..I treat it as a trigger and then just say ''FUCK IT'' and get more and more till im bingeing, or thinking about bingeing later on cos ive already had someting bad.... ARRRGGGHHHHH haha...thats how i felt in my head just then ...

    I used to love going out as well but have stopped noe cos i feel i look disgusting...

    I have checked out that intuitive eating website but i might read up on it more..Is it worth buying the book ??

    Posted 5 months ago #

  10. Lauren
    Member

    Yeah that is key..you seriously HAVE to let go of forbidden foods and trying to eat perfect. I know you still want to lose weight, and that is fine, but it can't be your focus. The weight will slowly come off anyway with intuitive eating. I haven't read the intuitive eating book but the basics are that you let go of all rules, diets, and restrictions. No calorie counting, no forbidden foods, no eating every 3 hours. What you do is tell yourself it is ok to eat anything you want in moderation when you are hungry. Once you take away that forbiddeness and the guilt thats associated with eating those "bad" foods it almost eliminates the urge to binge on them...sure you may over eat on them a bit at first because your body isn't sure if you are going to start restricting them again BUT then you will find that most of the time you'll eat pretty healthy, other times not so healthy, but its all ok and it all balances out. Eat what you really truly want when you are hungry, eat slowly and enjoy it, don't feel any guilt. And remind yourself that you CAN eat anytime you get hungry again whether its in 1,2,3,4 hours...that helps with feeling like you need to stuff your face at a meal since you won't be able to eat again for 3 hours or until dinner etc. This seriously does work and is the key to getting out of the bingeing cycle...if you hold onto the dieting and rules it will always bring back the binges...

    Posted 5 months ago #

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