Night Eating...

[Guest guest]

Good Morning,

So I am pretty new to IE, but since trying it an eating issue I've had for years

has gotten a little worse. I wake up several times in the middle of the night

and eat. Sometimes it's a snack, and other times it could be a full meal. It's

really frustrating and has picked up a bit since I've tried IE. I have a hard

time sleeping, so it has been suggested to me that I'm using eating as a coping

skill to deal with anxiety that is keeping me up and a tool to be able to go

back to sleep. I also think (literally came to me as I typed this) that maybe

I'm still thinking of this behavior as " bad " and trying to restrict it,

therefore it keeps getting worse. Has anyone else dealt with this? I would

love for this behavior to stop, not only to sleep better, but I feel a bit out

of control when it's happening. Thanks for reading.

Caroline

[Guest guest]

Caroline, I don't have this challenge myself, but one thing popped into my head

- could it be that you are really thirsty more than hungry? It was a real light

bulb moment for me to read that some of us feel 'hungry' when we are really

thirsty. There's a bit of logic behind that in that there is some water in many

foods. I know I was surprised to find that I felt hungry less when I better

hydrated myself.

Just a thought. Hope you find what works for you.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Good Morning,

>

> So I am pretty new to IE, but since trying it an eating issue I've had for

years has gotten a little worse. I wake up several times in the middle of the

night and eat. Sometimes it's a snack, and other times it could be a full meal.

It's really frustrating and has picked up a bit since I've tried IE. I have a

hard time sleeping, so it has been suggested to me that I'm using eating as a

coping skill to deal with anxiety that is keeping me up and a tool to be able to

go back to sleep. I also think (literally came to me as I typed this) that

maybe I'm still thinking of this behavior as " bad " and trying to restrict it,

therefore it keeps getting worse. Has anyone else dealt with this? I would

love for this behavior to stop, not only to sleep better, but I feel a bit out

of control when it's happening. Thanks for reading.

>

> Caroline

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you guys for your great suggestions and support. Regarding stress, I have

finals until next week so hopefully it will ease up a bit after that. I will

definitely look into some relaxation techniques to try at bedtime. I have such

a hard time sleeping and my bedtime routine is a mess because of my schedule so

I think that is an area I could really benefit from improving and trying to find

some type of stability.

I had never even thought about being thirsty as an option! I love crystal light

lemonade so maybe I'll just make sure to keep a big glass of that by my bed for

if I wake up.

Thanks again. This has been so frustrating for me lately and it's really nice

to be able to share about it here.

Caroline

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> Good Morning,

>

> So I am pretty new to IE, but since trying it an eating issue I've had for

years has gotten a little worse. I wake up several times in the middle of the

night and eat. Sometimes it's a snack, and other times it could be a full meal.

It's really frustrating and has picked up a bit since I've tried IE. I have a

hard time sleeping, so it has been suggested to me that I'm using eating as a

coping skill to deal with anxiety that is keeping me up and a tool to be able to

go back to sleep. I also think (literally came to me as I typed this) that

maybe I'm still thinking of this behavior as " bad " and trying to restrict it,

therefore it keeps getting worse. Has anyone else dealt with this? I would

love for this behavior to stop, not only to sleep better, but I feel a bit out

of control when it's happening. Thanks for reading.

>

> Caroline

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