Comments on: Friday Q & A– I can’t sleep unless I binge

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:07:50 +0000

I have struggled with this problem for several years and have gained about 30 pounds. I take a SSRI every night and still have to eat during the night. I sometimes go to sleep and wake up after maybe 30 min. to an hour hungry and can’t go back to sleep until I eat something. I try to eat a few saltine crackers and small glass of milk or have a bowl of cereal, but still the extra calories late at night add up. I suffer from anxiety and always have. That’s just a part of my life I try to deal with daily. I have tried keeping sugar free gum at bedside to chew for a few minutes when I wake up hungry. That works sometimes and also sucking on a piece of sugar free candy has helped. It’s a frustrating problem that I wish I could overcome.

By: Leora Fulvio

Leora Fulvio — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:15:30 +0000

In reply to Alex.

Thanks for your comment. I’ve addressed your question here: http://bingeeatingtherapy.com/2012/03/29/friday-binge-night-help/

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:42:49 +0000

I do have this same problem. I actually use to weigh 280 pounds with a size 48 waist. Then I started taking MMA (mixed martial arts) and got my diet and weight lifting down to a science with one of my great friends who is also a nutritionist. I dieted and worked out perfectly for about 2 years. I ended up getting down to 178 pounds and had a 32 size waist, abs and all. I loved it and i was so happy. Then I tried to take a break from the dieting part but still continued to excercise. I didn’t even diet that poorly and about 3 months or so later I weighed 212 pounds! So i hit the dieting again hard and got back down to where im at now, about 180 pounds and 32 waist again. But now, its way harder for me to stick to my diet at night. I eat literally only turkey and vegitables all day every 3 hours and keep my calories under controle, low carbs, and very high protien. I feel great all day and not lacking any energy even though my workouts take about 4 hours out of my day and they are high intense (lifting plus still taking MMA) But I CANT SLEEP UNLESS I EAT SOMETHING. not just anything, it has to be sweet and compleatly bad for me. Also anytime through the night I am up and eating or I will literally just lay there and toss and turn. I wake up in the morning feeling like crap. This is EVERY night and easily at least 1000 calories worth of junk throughout the night. I still do have calorie diffrence though. But working out 4 or 5 hours a day for such small losses of weight is killing me and I know its because of my night eating. It is definitly holding me back and I could really use some help on my problem. PLEASE!