Evening Grazing

I used to be like that before I started using Byetta shots (for type 2 diabetes). With the shots, I don't have so much interest in food and don't miss it. I eat meals but am satisfied with them usually. So, as a result, I have lost 42 pounds and kept it off for about 7 months now. I would like to lose some more though but I feel much better now than before. Some people take Byetta just for weight loss if their doctor and insurance allows them to. Its expensive without insurance. The shots are painless and are self-injected from a pen twice a day before meals.

I went through the same thing, my M.D. called it nervous or stress eating - the end result was diabetes too - I was admitted with a Blood Sugar of 1674 in a diabetic coma and spent 9 days in ICU - my vision was impaired, kidneys were shutting down etc.,

One day I just got thirsty and went through 2 cases of Pepsi, 18 orange sodas, a gallon of milk and got to the point I was opening cans of fruit to drink the juice, the more I drank the more the "drunk" feeling became - I was falling down and banging into walls getting to and from the restroom and ended up sitting in there telling my hubby bring me this bring me that while a constant flow of urine passed through me.

Two of my boys are an EMT and an Paramedic who told my husband you better get her to the hospital or she is going to die. For the next nine days I passed in and out of the coma, unable to see anything but shadows or to speak - I cold hear machines running, doctors and nurses talking to my husband but could not understand why no one was talking to me. I thought I had been in a terrible accident and would be this way for the rest of my life and remember praying in my mind for God to take me and not leave me like that. It's been a long hard road to recovery and a hard way to break the refrigerator shuffle at night - but seriously late night snacking holds no interest for me at all after that.

Hope this helps - avoid the disaster because this is where that road ends.

ok.. so you guys prompted me to check my sugar levels which are very fluctual and go up to about 275-290 being the highest... its 130 now too bad... but I think i have diabetes, but dont have medical insurance and state wont help... so I will just keep working on managing my diet.. and try to excericise..

I am very grateful that I do not have diabetes. Every time my blood sugar is tested, even when it's a non-fasting test, my blood sugar is in normal ranges. So, that's one less thing I have to worry about at the moment. I'm sorry to hear all of you have this challenge. I know how hard it can be as I have friends and in-laws who are diabetic.

I do the evening graze too - it is so frustrating! Doing it sabotages the day that I've spent being so good - EASILY doing good! Until I sit down in front of the computer - not so much the TV - but definitely the computer... in and out of the kitchen for hours.
I don't think I'm diabetic. My husband is, I guess I could check my blood sugar too. I never thought of it. I doubt it though, it's not something that runs in my family, at least nothing I know of.
OK, so if you figure it out, let me know. One thing, I try to only drink water while on the computer. No soda, not even tea. Otherwise I don't think I'd drink water the rest of the day. I usually drink iced tea (not sweet).
Good luck!

I was able to avoid grazing last night. The night before I told myself I could have just one thing and then I slid down that slippery slope. So last night I reminded myself of that slippery slope and didn't go back into the kitchen. I don't know if it was willpower as much as it was exhaustion. I didn't want to get up from the couch! ;-)

Whatever it was, I'm hoping I can keep it up and make it a habit.

Oh, I also went to bed a little earlier last night, which was a good thing. I'm thinking I may be eating when I'm really tired. Maybe I'm triggered to eat to boost my energy level. What I really need is rest.