I have suffered from severe overeating for almost 20 years now- Doing all the above plus more, eating all day and all night.
But there is an emotional reason why most of us (if not all) behave this way and that is what needs to be addressed, this was certainly true in my case. After some professional help I am finally starting to recover, controlling this problem rather than it controlling me. So ı would advise if your habit is really hard to break, speak to your GP. Don't beat yourself up anymore, don't be ashamed like I was that you can't beat it alone, sometimes we all need help.

iv struggled for years after the kids i try difrent diets all the time and it never works iv made my self sick iv tryed diet tablets iv done it all i need this to work as it seems to take controle of my life well im one day over and it was not that hard because i could have my chocolate milk shake so it filled my craving for some thing sweet cant waight to see two weeks past pray for me. as i will for use

I thought I was the only one! Posted on the groups page and although I got a very useful reply from Slimfast no-one else responded. I am just finishing my first week and have lost 4lbs so far.

I have managed to avoid snacking in the evening by saving a snack for after dinner and keeping busy. I like the brushing teeth suggestion, thank you tinaturnbull. Another trick I have found is fruit tea - no cals but sweet and many of them are actually healthy too!

I really hope I can keep it up. I'm fed up of feeling fat and guilty! Good luck all!

I'm so relieved to find other people who do this, I thought I was 'odd', my husband is never hungry in the evening and I am always looking for something else. I too can eat healthily and light all day but want to snack all night. I do agree that some of this is boredom, once the children are in bed I am 'trapped' in the house and I'm usually too tired to be thinking about exercise ( though I do go to the gym in the day so it's really necessary for me to exercise in the evening). I agree with what has been said before about having a small amount of what you really want, I always crave toast and find if I fight this by having fruit, snack a jacks etc I still want it and usually end up having some, so I've then eaten loads more than just the toast itself! I too try to save 2 slim fast snacks for the evening, I know this is not ideal but it's better than eating all night.

It is such a relief to read about others that also binge on food in the evenings. I tend to be really good with food in the day when I am at work as there is only what I have taken to work to eat (I am unable to raid any cupboards!) but as soon as it gets to the evenings or a weekend I mess the whole thing up and eat and eat and eat! I'm hoping having only the shakes for 2 meals will keep me more disciplined and I think I will save my snacks for the evening! I will try the 20 min idea and also the brushing teeth after my meal - no one likes minty food!

hi ive been doing slim fast for just over two weeks and have lost half a stone its realy worked am very happy as i used to binge on the kids packed lunch stuff i got in now it lasts the week so everyone out ther wanting to do it good luck

There seems to be such a common theme running through this....for me it seems to be the less I eat the better I am the more I start to eat the more I want to eat! I can have my Slimfast shake and bar for breakfast and lunch and then a healthy dinner and then I just want to eat eat eat! I really have to fight it - a strong black coffee some times helps.

Hi, it is so nice to read that I am not the only one that feels like this, I call myself the garbage contraption, from the Flinstones, that sits under the sink and just eats. I am really good in the day, eating fruit and soups etc, but as soon as I walk in the door at night, out come the biscuits then its dinner, then i crave chocolate, and I am not one to be able to have 1 square and move on....no its all or nothing. I am so depressed because I am fat, and then I eat because I am depressed. I wish that the cycle would end. I work full time and have 2 kids, I dont really get a chance to exercise. I wish that I could loose some weight, just to get my confidence back. But at night , i feel like an eating machine. Sometimes I make myself throw up just so that I dont feel so guilty for being a pig. I cant afford these diets at the moment. Eating healthy and low fat is so much more expensive. I wish I could do slimfast for even a month, just so that I could loose a stone or 2...Good luck to you all....

hi everyone ive been reading all your stories glad to know ime not the only one binge eating cant wait to start the slimfast diet tomorrow does anyone know if you can have diet drinks on this diet thanks bev

Hi bev,

Thanks for interest in the Slim.Fast diet and all the best with your weight loss!

You might be interested in this article, which mentions the disadvantages of dieting and fizzy drinks: http://magazine.slimfast.co.uk/2011/01/new-years-holistic-weight-loss-tips/

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Slim.Fast careline for advice, either by posting in the forum, or email slimfast@unileverconsumerlink.co.uk or call the Careline number on 0800 587 4471, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, and one of our advisors will be more than happy to assist you.

hi guys,
im glad to know im not alone. im only 19 and used to be super fit but i suffered an illness and gained a lot of weight and since then im really struggling to shift the excess weight. its nice to hear other people feel the same urge to snack at night and the comments on how to curb this are very helpful

It's good toknow im not alone,Im struggling at night also,right now im fine but after dinner i start,so ive got the fruit in and what i look forward to is a banana and a highlights hot choc drink,lovely together, or a pkt of snack a jacks,or the slimfast chedders..ive been going to bed earlier just so i dont eat,but thats no use so any more tips would be useful,its the crisps i miss.

ive started the 321 plan today, hope i can control my urges to give in and binge on chocolate-its my biggest weakness!

Hi Vicky,

We are glad to hear that you have found this site useful.

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Slim.Fast careline for advice, either by posting in the forum, or email slimfast@unileverconsumerlink.co.uk or call the Careline number on 0800 587 4471, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, and one of our advisors will be more than happy to assist you.

so glad i came to this site. i can go withiut hardly eating all day then as soon as kids go to bed i binge on junk food, well anything really. even after ive had dinner and when im not hungry i just eat and eat. sometimes i eat so much i feel sick.is this bullemia?

keep it up hun i started today i hope i loose 3lbs i also luv eating at night

Have just joined the site and what a relief to realise I'm not a weirdo and others snack all evening like me! I can be really good all day but my willpower vanishes at 7pm! Hoping slim fast will break my yearning for cooking and munching.

I did a lot of comfort eating due to a broken arm earlier in the year...What a shock when I wanted to put on one of my really good suits, the zipper on the skirt was a definite no go area... I love that suit for special occassions, and am determined it is NOT going to the charity shop...Have started the Slim Fast 321 plan, as am going to London to meet my son when he flies in from his trip from Australia... I am enjoying the comments from others, the help from Slim Fast, living alone and retired, this I feel is a must, sharing, the encouragement is great, along with the daily progress, and snack planning, cos I do love my food....I find the Cheddar biscuit snacks are great, chew them slowly...Am using those along with, fruits of the forrest etc snacks and ofcourse the Strawberry powdered Milk Shake..My waist line is disgusting at the moment, has to be right for 5th October.. As I am 77 my excercise is limited, but take my wee Yorkie for a run across the fields, any suggestions will be taken on board..Thanks

Try liqorice in the evening, the taste lingers and you wont want to eat anything else, beacuse everything will taste of liquorice. Its less than 2% fat, and a small peice can last ages.

I also am guilty of the night time munchies! I get cravings after my dinner for junk food, i've seen me having my dinner then hour later eat crisps and chocolate then hour after that get a take away and and then toast before my bed!!! Yuk! Every morning the first thing i would think about is the junk i ate the previous day :( Been on the slim fast diet for a week and feel more in control and have lost 3lbs! so im keeping at it for a bit!

I overeat in the evening too. A tip that's been working for me is to split the 100 calorie snacks into 2X50 calorie. That way I have one for breakfast (usually fruit with jelly) and lunch (usually a big green salad all weighed for context!). That way I have 4X50 calorie snacks for the evening as well as the meal. Hope this helps

I have found in the past that a nice cup of tea with a sweetner in it helps to sort out sugar cravings. Try this first, if all else fails, have a small amount of whatever you are craving. This way your craving is satisfied straight away and you dont spend the rest of the evening eating everything else in sight! Trust me, used to do this all the time. If you you eat the thing you are craving (in moderation!) you feel more satisfied and will actually eat less!!!! xxx

All week i only eat crakers and spend most time being sick then by thursday I tend to fill my face from 10pm onwards till monday morning then it all starts again, so hopefully slim fast will help me.

I have been told that cleaning your teeth once you have each your dinner can help, so I am going to give this a try.

I am also a "night eater" I can eat healthy all day and even my evening meal, then it hits me, I have to eat, snack, snack, snack! It drives me crazy and I know I am doing it but find it the most difficult thing in the world to stop myself. I am trying my best to get over this, I know it will be difficult but I am going to try the 20 minute rule, do something, like go for a walk with the dog and come back 20 minutes later and see if i am over it. I know it will be a long journey but I am determined to beat it and get slim again!!! good luck to you if you are fighting the same battle!!

Yes I too am a night eater,I can go all day without food but once having had my evening meal I convince myself I am starving and must eat,which means I usualy go to bed bloated and guilty.if I can stop this cycle I know I will lose weight.

Eating all night long?? I know exactly where you are coming from. I call myself a pig all the time. There is nothing I don't like eating. I have not long turned 40 and have to do something about my weight. So here's to a new me.

i went to my doc about this and they told me to write down everything i eat. once i started doing that i realised how much i was eatting. it maded me actully watch what i eat and know becuase im watching what im eatting, i have realised that i have reduced the amount that i'm eatting. but for this to work you really have to be tuff with yourself and you have to writed dowm everything. but it is worth it i'v already lost 1 stone in 3 weeks.

Dear overeater, I am a comfort binger. I do it when I am tired, bored, stressed, depressed etc. Food is the highlight of my day and real comfort bingeing is part of the bulimia family. If you think you fall into this category you must seek help. If it is not that serious then like me you need to break associations (sitting on sofa in front of TV, that always makes me want to eat), find something else to do for 20 mins. The craving to eat something when not hungry usually only lasts 20 mins or so so get stuck into something else. I am in the same boat as you and it is so hard and people who dont suffer this dont realy understand how overpowering it is. Hang in there and keep going. Find a hobby or tghink what works for you and what your triggers are. With real sympathy and best of wishes.

imm onlyy youngg andd i findd it very hard to stop eating some times. as i am just having slim fast produsts and it IS working.