I'm drinking my water and eating my protien. I have a confession to make though. Since surgery I have not been up at night for the midnight munchies. Last night I was - I know its happening when it happens but its like being in a fog....

I get up to pee.

I go to the kitchen.

I open the fridge and look for something to satisfy me - I don't know if I am hungry, just compelled to eat something.

The voice in my head says "You don't need to eat right now. You should go back to bed" and yet, I keep looking. :hungry:

Fortunatley last night I didn't have anything screaming at me - no crab dip with ritz crackers, no pudding, no leftovers...So I didn't completely sabotage myself. I grabbed the only substitution which was a bag of Ruffles - plain, which I hate - ate two (chips not bags!) and went back to bed.

THANK GOD.

I know that my late night eating was out of control before surgery. It was one of my fears when considering surgery - how was I going to overcome this?

I wonder if its late night hunger - my swelling is gone and I know I'm now able to eat more than before (a week and a half ago) - but I am still limited to what I can eat at a time.

:cool:

Is my body rebelling?

Crying out for calories?

Or is this a head thing?

I'm trying to keep portion control myself, but I am looking forward to my first fill - when its time. I'm still shrinking - though the scale hasn't changed - I can see the changes in my arms, my face, my legs, my belly so I'm not discouraged. I guess I'll see how I do in the coming weeks with this midnight battle.

I have an idea for you if you really end up at the fridge everynight.. Put some high protien items in the front of the fridge, like deli slices, cheese sticks, pepparoni slices, or jerky etc. It will probably help you to lose more weight if you eat a small snack that is carb. free in the middle of the night.

Thanks for the tip! You are probably correct! I'll stock my fridge!