Go to Bed Early
As mentioned, part of the reason that they finish up eating at night is because it is much simpler to do so â?? there is no thee to catch us red handed so there is less guilt. Then there is the fact that you have tiny else to do when you are tossing and turning at night which makes the prospect of heading downstairs to grab a bite to eat even more tantalizing. In other words then this is often a crime of opportunity and in case you remove the temptation then this is a fast way to make yourself safer from midnight snacking. There's a few ways you can do this â?? such as locking the doors to the kitchen and giving anyone else the key, or such as setting up CCTV so that people can check it for you in the morning (disgrace is of the best motivators to cease). You can also get devices designed specifically to prevent you from raiding the fridge â?? for example that attach to the door and set off an alarm when you try to open it. Others lock the fridge on a timer so that you literally cannot open it unless it is time.
Eat a Giant Meal
As mentioned another motivating factor when it comes to midnight feasts is boredom â?? mixed with the fact that you won't have eaten for a long time. In the work of the day you tend to have a space of only a few hours between meals and snacks, but by night you are suddenly expected to go eight to twelve hours with not a bite. If you are awake this can of work be painful and your mind is sure to drift to this point. In lieu then, get an early bed time and it will appear as though there is a smaller gap between meals. That said it is a nice suggestion to leave at least hours before you sleep after eating as this will give your food time to digest which can otherwise disturb the quality of your sleep.
Eating a giant meal is another great way to make sure that you don't start to go hungry soon. Make sure that your last meal before bed is a hearty that leaves you feeling satisfied and consume lots of complex carbs â?? these release energy gradually for hours after you have eaten them so it will prevent you from having a sugar dip while you are trying to get to sleep.
Emotions
Get In to a Process
Our emotions often play an element in unhealthy eating habits â?? and often people will eat for the dopamine release that is created because of its antidepressant qualities. In case you feel emotionally vulnerable then this is likely to be worst at night and that explains partly why they tend to raid the fridge. If this is the case then you will only be likely to move onto other vices in case you manage to cease eating late. You require then to make sure that you get to the route of the issue in case you think this is why you are eating and that could mean visiting a therapist or anyone similar.
Our body loves process â?? and at the moment that is probably part of the issue in that you are heading for bed but your brain is expecting food because that is what it normally gets â?? you are classically conditioned like Pavlov's canines to associate bed time with snack time.
