by eswift119 - 08/06/2015 9:08AM
I am a horrible binge eater, especially at night. I go through stages where I eat and eat and eat un... Read More ›
I can relate; I have gone on binges of an evening as well. It's like a mania; after it's done you wake up and go "what did I do".....Good topic interested to hear from some who have some ideas that will help.
The main thing for me is keeping crap out of the house. If it's not there, I probably won't go buy some. If it's in the pantry, it's gone. Another important thing for me: decide on a replacement snack. I can have unlimited amounts of... (pick your favorite), but no crap food. Baby carrots? Grapes? ...? To get away from sugar, I allowed myself unlimited fruit/spinach smoothies and unlimited nuts/seeds and raisins. The latter is not really low-cal but the glycemic disaster is nowhere near the effect of sugary snacks. It actually worked. The spinach (or any kind of leafy greens) seemed to make a big difference, too. I read that lack of nutrients can cause cravings - and though my diet was pretty healthy, I was missing leafy greens and nuts/seeds. Of course there are plenty of other reasons for snack attacks, but it was a big first step to reduce the cravings this way.