Re: Re:eating slowly

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I like a cup of tea at night, too. I've found some fruit tissanes--a kind of tea beverage--that take 15-20 minutes to steep, and they are really satisfying. As Josie says (btw, nice to see you back posting, Josie), part of it could just be the delay factor, and with the tissanes you get delay in spades!

Re. Tana's noticing that if she's thinking she "shouldn't" be eating at night, she finds she stuffs it in faster, well, I think maybe legitimizing a bedtime snack is not the worst thing. I've started trying to eat less at dinner so that I can be a little hungry and have a snack before bed. I really like eating a little something before bed--it calms me down (I've always had trouble getting to sleep) and relaxes me. Some nights just the tea is not enough, so eating less at dinner is a nice compromise that allows me to eat before bed if I want to.

Laurie

Re:eating slowly

Hi. It's late on Sat night & I just indulged my habit of eating a

little something--ice cream, or cookies, or some leftover pasta or

dinner (not all of these, just one type at a time) before getting

ready for bed.

I would prefer not to do this because it's not good for digestion,

causes me acid reflux, and isnit necessary because I'm not that

hungry, & it would help me to lose weight to get rid of this habit. I

guess being tired adds to my impulsiveness, and I'm also daring myself

to see if I can break the more mindful eating I've done during the

day. What a complex and contradictory mind!

I appreciate everyone's willingness to put their issues out

there...I've been reading the entries more to get back on track It

helps give me support for better choices.

Thanks,

Ellen K.

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