Re: Please help- I just can't stop my night-time eating

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Hi all,

I'm another one who's going to say 'me too!'. I'm fine all day - I think its

because I like being hungry during the day .. but I can't let hunger intefere

with my sleep.

I know I need to check-in - and be satisifed with the evening meal - and not go

for the sweet taste afterwards... but I am reading the responses as I am looking

for help too.

I do have 1 thing that works (some of the time)  if I keep my hands busy  -

ironing etc; I can over overcome the initial cravings amd then I seem to be okay

for the rest of the night.

Cheers

Carol

 

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From: madiemania <madiemania@...>

weightloss

Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 10:07:47 AM

Subject: Please help- I just can't stop my night-time

eating

 

I haven't posted for a while, but I've been following you all. Now I really need

you guys again... I've had ups and downs recently, but despite some good days,

I'm feeling such an overwhelming hopelessness right now, and I know I still

can't be working with the right tools. So ANY suggestions/advice/experiences

that you may have..I'd be so grateful.

It's still the evening that's killing me. I never binge during the day, but then

comes the night and I have this huge need to " indulge " / " treat myself " and all

that... It's like I'm saving myself all day for the wonderful tastes and just

eating to fill myself up at night. It's lovely, but also disgusting. And of

course I know from listening to IOWL over and over that this isn't really a

treat at all, but just an incredibly self-destructive habit that makes me feel

awful the next day (and when I go to bed, all stressed thinking about the

shocking number of calories I've eaten). Yet I can't get it into my head, and I

can't stop. I just don't know what to do. I realise I have a lot of work to do,

but WHAT? How? Why can't I stop buying sweets? Every evening I swear I'll never

eat another cookie again, and then the next I still buy a small package. Or

something else. And every night I think that I am feeling balanced, that I will

manage just a small piece of

that chocolate just to satisfy the craving, but then all of a sudden I've eaten

it all. And so it goes. And I feel worse and worse.

This inability to overcome the bingeing really is taking its toll now. I feel

completely horrible, but it can't be just because of a lack of self-control.

Firstly, because I have loads of self-control in my life otherwise. I'm pretty

good at doing whatever I set my mind to do. But more importantly, because I know

that's not what it's about. I realise there must be inner conflict, a positive

intent and so on. I love Renées show, and it all rings incredibly true to me.

But despite listening to the show over and over, I can't stop. I'm really

reaching my limit, and I need your help so badly. I've cried and panicked about

this too many times now. If you have any tips or any advice- anything that has

worked for you etc- please please post them here.

Thank you all for being such a wonderful group.

xxx