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submitted: Aug 11th 2008 | by: JoelRiley | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 459 | |

You wake up in the middle of the night and remember you have those brownies you just made the night before. You try to resist, but it's not use; you're up and heading for the kitchen to eat a brownie and drink a glass of milk. Every night, millions of people go through the same thing.

Breaking yourself of the habit of midnight snacking can be difficult to do, but it CAN be done. It'll take some persistence and patience to achieve your goal. Depending on how severe your cravings are, it can take as little as two weeks, or up to two months to control them.

This longing for food in the wee hours of the night may be brought on by hunger, not habit. If hunger is your problem, you may not be eating enough during the day. Either you're eating too few meals during the day or you're not eating enough calories to sustain your body through the night.

You might want to try to eat more during the day instead of eating three regular meals. This way your stomach feels fuller and you are getting sufficient calories to get you through the night without having to get up and raid the fridge.

The best way to have a restful sleep is to eat a bed time snack that is loaded in carbs, instead of eating a huge meal at dinner time. When you eat a large meal at bed time, this slows down your digestion and the appropriate calories aren't getting into your system to keep your hunger pangs at bay.

You've always heard that a hot or warm glass of milk will help you fall asleep. This is true for a couple of reasons. It helps you feel relaxed and it makes your stomach feel full. On the other hand, having a drink, such as an alcohol beverage might relax you, but alcohol actually makes you hungrier as well as adds calories you don't need

Caffeinated drinks are not your best bet to have before you go to bed; they will make you restless and not allow you to have a good night's sleep. If you wake up and are thirsty, drink a glass of cold water; this will give your stomach a fuller feeling plus water is an essential part of your diet.

If water or the warm milk doesn't help you to fall back to sleep, you might try an optional solution such as reading or listening to music. You should also not lay in bed awake; wait until you feel like you can fall asleep quickly before you lay down. It will take some practice and patience, but eventually you will be sleeping soundly all night long.

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