Evening binging getting worse

January 9, 2008

I could really use some input on this. Every year at this time I seem

to really have a hard time with binging in the evenings. I mean it is

a problem year round but definitely worse between January and April.

I wish I could figure out what is causing it. Sometimes I think it

may be fatigue and so I have tried getting more sleep or taking a nap

in the afternoon but it doesn't seem to help. I have also thought it

could be triggered by the stress of my kids and husband in the evening

but if so I'm not sure how to get around that (I've tried some stress

relief methods but none made a difference). I also tried taking

WelButrin starting in November as I had read it could help with binge

eating (plus I sometimes suffer from depression)- however I have not

seen any change with it. The only other thing I can think of is I eat

very little during the day but I am afraid to eat more during the day

for fear that if it didn't help the evening binges go away then I

would only end up gaining even MORE.

It seems this same thing happens every single winter and I end up

getting so depressed. I usually eat a normal dinner and then about an

hour later I have intense sugar cravings and then I eat junk all

evening long....usually chocolate. I've tried every supplement I

could think of, journaling, etc. I'm at my wits end. Any ideas? I

keep feeling like if I could just get through ONE evening it would

maybe be the start of breaking this cycle but no matter how good my

intentions are I fail. I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks,

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