How to Overcome Night Eating Syndrome

Are you struggling to lose weight? Losing weight has become your worst nightmare, diets, counting calories; nothing seems to work for you. How can I lose weight? Nothing else seems to go through your mind. You try to skip meals, but find yourself eating more at night than during the day. No matter what you do you can’t seem to stop yourself. You can’t sleep at night; your thoughts overcome you with thoughts about food.

• Night eaters have no appetite in the mornings or early afternoon, and only begin eating in late afternoon to night time hours.

• There are many symptoms that are included with night eaters as it is a multi symptom diagnosis which includes, mood swings, sleep insomnia, stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and depression symptoms and is considered an eating disorder. Being with others that also eat at night will also contribute to night eating too.

• There is always a pattern of deprivation during the daytime hours with binge eating at night. Staying up late, binge eating and insomnia, that is why so many people with night eating symptoms are obese. It is so easy to fall back into old habits, so if you recognize you have a problem; it is time to find eating disorders treatment.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Support of family and friends
• Eating disorder group or
• Eating disorder treatment
• health professionals
• Recipes for healthy eating

1. 
   french toast

   Eat a healthy Breakfast Each Day
   
   Eat a high protein diet for breakfast each morning. Include a source of protein. Eat eggs, whole grains, lean meat or a high protein smoothie shake. Don’t just eat a bagel, or a bowl or cereal. Create breakfast recipes and eat together as a family; you’re more apt to over eat when you’re by yourself.

2. 
   clock

   Eat Meals on a Schedule Each Day
   
   Get yourself into the routine of eating meals at about the same time each day. Then your body will get used to meals at the same time each day and won’t feel deprived. You won’t be so apt to be eating at night time. For lunch eat a high fiber diet rich in green salads, beans, lean meat and whole grain breads, foods that will fill you up.

3. 
   healthy foods

   Change Your Eating Habits
   
   Prepare healthy low fat cooking recipes for healthy living. Start reading labels and looking for nutrition information. Instead of late night snacking, supplement your diet with foods that are good for you, yogurt, fresh fruit, raw vegetables, and green salads. When dinner time arrives you will notice that you won’t be as starved for food, because you have been fulfilling your food needs with healthy foods, by eating during the day. When its dinner time you’ll be able to relax and sit down for a comfortable healthy meal without the stress.

4. 
   strawberry shortcake dessert

   Limit Desserts
   
   Desserts should not be eaten at night by anyone with an eating disorder or night eating syndrome. It’s too easy to fall back into your old routine of night eating again. If you get hungry at night eat something light, like fruit or a cup of herbal tea, or even some gourmet hot chocolate.

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   jogging

   Change in Lifestyle = Better Health
   
   Changing your eating patterns, you will find that you will see a change in your energy level during the day. Your mood swings will be better, and you will feel better, because you will be getting better quality sleep at night. A continued lifestyle change will include losing weight and a better health change. If you are having problems sticking to a lifestyle change you can find an eating disorders treatment program for nightime eating syndrome that can help.

Tips & Warnings

• Set goals for yourself, keep a journal
• Have family support
• Join a eating disorder group
• Exercise to relieve stress
• Eat Healthy
• Enjoy life
• Don't fall back into old patterns

Resources

• http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
• http://www.squidoo.com/herbalrx