Eating at night
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Topic: Eating at night
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Eating at night
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 8:57pm
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This is really bad but I can't stop eating at night time. I eat anything and everything I am just really hungry. I eat during the day, I have a good breakfast and lunch and a decent dinner and snacks inbetween but once the boys go to bed I can't stop eating. Any ideas to stop me eating so much at night please. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:02pm
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I feel exactly the same, half my evenings are spent staring into the pantry.
We just never buy food I crave in the evenings so I can never find anything to eat. Drives me crazy though. I find brushing my teeth soon after dinner helps a little cos I find I dont want to disturb my minty fresh breath  ------------- 
 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:06pm
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I brush my teeth at Michaela's bedtime so generally I don't want to eat after that. If that doesn't work for you then prepare some healthy snacks so that when you're eating it on good stuff like carrot sticks, celery or apple slices -------------  
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:09pm
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I to seem to go through stages of staring endlessly into our fridge or rumaging through cookbooks to see what I can russle up. However, when it really starts to bug me that I'm doing this (I'm milking it whilst BF...baby needs it) then it only takes 2-3 nights with strong will power to sustain from eating to break the habbit. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:12pm
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I asked my weight loss buddy about this a few weeks ago, as I get hungry around 9ish, she suggested having nuts or a scroggin type mix (that can be really filling). Try to stay away from sugary foods. What time do you have dinner? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:37pm
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Quite early as I sit at the table with the boys to eat so they get into some good habits it is usually around 5pm. I usually reach for the savoury foods (normal of me) so the chippies, crackers etc. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:39pm
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Do you like grapes?
Savoury is bad! Chips etc try and stay away from those. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:42pm
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Yeah so long as they are sweet don't like the sour ones. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:54pm
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Ok ideas for snacks:
1) Unlimited Vege sticks (capsium, celery,carrot) and 4T hummus 2) Unlimited Vege sticks and unlimited salsa 3) 2 c popcorn (natural or Kettle Corn) 4) 1 piece of any fruit (e.g. banana, apple, kiwifruit or ˝ c frozen berries or pottle of fruit) 5) 1 pottle of yoghurt (preferably low fat) 6) Weight Watchers muesli bar (avoid most of the others as they are very high in calories, fat and sugar) ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:58pm
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I think I need to take a trip to Taihape to get some veges me thinks. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:05pm
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I now feel very conscious about what I'm eating at nights after reading this thread and working out that since dinner at 6pm I have had 6 slices of jelly slice (all about 5cm squared)....once I start I can't stop.
mummy_becks, interested in buddying up for a week of hard yarns with a battle of will power in overcoming those after dinner cravings? ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:06pm
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i'm the same.......i'm thinking of what i can eat right now!
but i'm trying so hard to resist the urge and am sipping on water instead   ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:14pm
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LOL I am reading this whilst eating Corn chippies and drinking coke... not a good role model to give advise but normally when we are craving something this late its cause your body needs proteen - so a banana - and a drink of water - actually when i had gd when pregnant when i craved at night the no no foods I got water and ice and drank heaps - stopped the craving ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:14pm
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LOL i jsut had a huge piece of cake I think its a winter thing as well I tend find I want to eat alot in the winter at the moment. Only problem I have is the heartburn. And I have no pictular preferance to sweet or savoury as long as its food. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:20pm
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I have just hunted out all my vita quenches (Nigel got a heap of them from the army), so I have made a few up and tomorrow night I am just going to drink them instead of eating. That would be good to buddy up for the week. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 7:52pm
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Well, tonight has been so kaotic that I didn't get round to having dinner till 7.30 so should be a breeze to make it through the remainder of the night without picking . ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 7:55pm
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I am having my last snack of some dark M&M's and then that is it. I have my bottles in the fridge for me as well. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 8:27pm
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Is it cause its cold? I get cravings for savoury food when its cold.. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 8:38pm
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banana, drink of milk (not milo!!), banana, work for me -------------  |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 8:38pm
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Quite possibly that would be the reason. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 8:49pm
| Fruit or a milky drink (even milo) would be better than crackers, chippies etc....at least you are getting nutrition from the former. I always find a hot milky milo fills me up. |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:11pm
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Endless cups of tea - those really fill me up. Air popped popcorn while watching a movie. Chocolatte. Porridge (I know I know but it's yummy in winter and filling too)
Another trick is not having anything in the house that may tempt you - like me, I really really want some chocolate right now but we have none at home so I won't be having any. Works every time  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:35pm
Yum milo, gonna have one right now I think.
what's a jelly slice?? sounds good! lol ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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2bmumof3 wrote:Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:46pm
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Yeah, I drink lots of milo or ovoltine, it's a great winter warm up drink.
Jelly slice is a 3 layer slice. Base layer is crushed plain biscuits mixed with butter to a firm consistency and pressed into a dish. Next comes the condensed milk, lemon and geletine layer then topped with a layer of jelly....it is very yumm, kinda like cheesecake and just too irresistable to have in the house ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:59pm
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Well I haven't eaten anything jsut drinking juice. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:11pm
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I have always found a big glass of water does it for me.
I normally have dinner by 7.30pm, and normally have a big glass of water at around 9.30pm. Snacking at night has never been a biggie for, I tend to snack in the morning instead. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 8:11am
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mummy_becks, what about saving half of your dinner? So you eat half with the boys and then leave the rest until you are hungry later on. That way it's the same amount of cals/Kjs but just spread out.
Often, as someone else might have pointed out, thirst is often mistaken for hunger. So have a big drink of water and wait for 15 mins, most often people find they were not hungry but thirsty. On this point it's important to make sure that it is water you drink, not juice or sweet stuff as this 'feeds' the sugar in your bloods and makes you MORE partial to hunger attacks as your blood sugars drop quickly. God, sorry to sound like a 'know it all' - just trying to help and realise I sound bossy. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 12:32pm
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I should of put that the juice I am drinking is Vita Quench as the water here isn't the nicest tasting. So not full of sugar liek normal juice. Last night was good I was just drinking that not eating all the time. I did have a small bag of Dark M&M's that I spread out over the night, started at 7.30pm and finally finished them at 9pm. Even when DH came home I didn't eat with him (and he had a lot to eat). I think it could of been that way as we had a late dinner (well late in our house) at 6pm. Might try that every night. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 17 July 2008 at 8:11pm
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Not going too bad here, last night I didn't get round to dinner but did snack on some fresh fruit bout 9pm, I know you're not supposed to eat 2 hours prior to going to bed but I simply forgot earlier, it was one of those nights.
Tonight, well kids and I were starving at 4.30 so instead of snacking we had dinner then at 5.30 we had picklets, jam and cream for dessert, not healthy but early enough not to bother me. Havinga pump bottle of water beside me to sip seems to be helping...as well as being too busy to even look into the fridge  ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 July 2008 at 8:12pm
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I had dinner at 5.30 and then had some home made chips at 7pm and nothing since. I have my juice to drink. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:49pm
haha I suck, I opened the cupboard and there sitting right at eye height was the nutella......I love straight nutella. Hmm so a few large spoonfulls later, can't stand the stuff on anything, it's just strange eating spreadable chocolate on bread  . I also have a weak spot for teaspoons of milo, DH grosses out------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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