staying asleep

how do you stop yourself from raiding the peanut butter and oatmeal when you wake up hungry in the middle of the night???

this used to happen a lot when i was super stressed and anxious, but now... not so much.  it has turned into some sort of habit.  i thought it was broken, but now it is coming back!!

suggestions?  

Hi Laura! (my sisters name is Laura, and we call her Loe-Loe too!)

When I was trying to lose weight and had mid-night cravings, I would first obviously try to just ignore it, maybe watch some TV, get my mind off of it. If that didn't work I'd try gum. Or I suppose an Altoid or two might work well (perhaps even better), something strongly minty. You could also try a glass of milk, or orange juice. Things tend to taste gross after OJ, and mint. And as for the milk, if you are actually hungry and not just craving, it may fill you up enough to go back to bed. Warm it up too, as they always say. Hope this helps!   If nothing works, well, at least PB and oatmeal are healthier things than chips or cookies, right? Ha ha but I do hope you find a solution!

Best of luck,

-Julie

Cherry flavored cough drops! Only 14 calories, sweet, and you really don't feel like eating anything else after one

The warm milk thing works for me, and I put some fiber powder into it to help fill me up. They have chocolate Altoid if you want something sweet.

I heard this one from some weight loss magazine. If you have a craving, brush your teeth or swish some mouth wash. You're less likely to snack if you have the flavor in your mouth. I'd use some strong listerine type stuff.

Original Post by onmyway978:

 Things tend to taste gross after OJ

that is so funny that you should say that... because a month ago, i was with my grandma and mom on a trip, and they had oj every morning, and i had my oatmeal... after them trying to get me to drink oj with my oatmeal every morning, i had a dream that this crazy maintenance man at a school told me to drink oj with my oatmeal!!! (in my oatmeal i like to put pureed pumpkin), so i yelled back at the man, 'oj and oatmeal tastes too sour together, or too sweet!'  the next morning i told my grandma and mom, and they thought it was hilarious, they didnt pressure me with oj after that!!

also, i forgot to mention, those are all really good suggestions! 

I don't go to bed hungry, so I never wake up in the middle of the night hungry. If it's too long between dinner and bedtime, I have a snack before going to bed.

Usually I have 12oz of milk before bed.  If I do wake up I have a BIG glass of water first thing.  Usually after that I wonder what the heck I'm doing out of bed, check on the baby, & fall right back asleep.