[ SECRET POST #2622 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2622 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Trying to lose weight -- possible TW for eating disorders?

[(Anonymous)]

I've heard that getting enough sleep is important for weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight, but I've also heard that the timing of when you eat can affect your ability to get quality sleep (I don't have links, it was something I heard on the radio a while back). Specifically, your sleep cycle and the act of fasting overnight are linked and eating too close to bedtime - even if it's just a cracker - can disrupt your sleep. Try to get to bed at a reasonable hour so you get enough sleep and try to stop eating a couple of hours before you plan to go to bed. You will not only get more sleep and better sleep, which in turn should help with maintaining your weight, but you will probably eat less if you eliminate any late-night snacking.

Consider your dental health. Snacking and sipping on anything other than water between meals can be bad for your tooth enamel because there is basically no time during the day that your teeth are not being exposed to sugars, acids, and food particles. According to my dental hygienist, the beverages can particularly be a problem because eating food can actually help clear stuff off your teeth but sipping drinks along just exposes them to stuff that rots them without any mechanism for clearing it off. So, brush your teeth after meals or snacks and try to avoid sipping on anything other than water between brushings. Your teeth will be healthier and you will probably consume fewer calories by snacking less and avoiding things like soda, juice, milk, or sweetened coffee and tea between meals. It's easy to avoid eating right after brushing your teeth because you don't want to ruin the work you did to just get your teeth clean.

When I find myself thinking about eating because I'm bored, I try to pour that energy into cleaning. I feel better psychologically when my home and workplace is cleaner, and that helps distract me from any pull towards food. Also, tidying the kitchen and mopping the floor after dinner keeps me away from the fridge in the evening and makes for a pleasant place to make breakfast (which I'm always hungry for due to the lack of evening snacking).