Any of you have your biggest meal of the day for dinner? Or, find that you snack quite a bit and eat 50% of your days calories before bedtime? If it is a consistent thing it may be Night Eating Syndrome, which is considered an eating disorder. More can be read about it by clicking on the title of this posting.
If it is just an occasional problem here are a few tricks to help out
* Brush teeth after dinner
* Plan a healthy snack for after dinner
* Buy 100 calorie snack packs
* Plan events to keep your hands busy at night
* Write in a journal if you feel anxious about eating
* Eat breakfast with in 45 minutes of waking up even if not hungry
A combination of these tricks may help keep calories down at night. Working on eating breakfast and snacks in the morning will also eventually help to decrease night time hunger. Again if the issue persists, it may be an eating disorder and requires seeking professional help.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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