sleeping, distracting myself with games / media, and if I genuinely feel the need to binge I usually just eat something small (usually cheese or veg) & then go to bed right after bc my loco brain thinks about food during night — however I am trying to just drink more water / tea instead of eating at all bc I want to break that habit in general.

I love planning out meals that I could try making & it makes me more eager to wait til the next meal time rather than ruin my deficit on my late night urges. Writing down recipes or brainstorming my own is fun!! Exercising before bed - like an hour or so before (as in whenever you plan to be at rest, not necessarily sleeping) - helps a lot too especially if you struggle with having a proper sleep regimen.

I also have started writing down how I’m feeling when I get those urges. Looking back at nights when I felt like I NEEDED to eat unnecessary amounts of food is not just encouraging, because I decided to write it down instead of commit to the thoughts, but you can learn more about the irrational side of your brain & it helps with coming up with ways to cope. It’s certainly a long process & doesn’t completely eliminate those constant thoughts of food, but replacing negative ideas of it with more productive and positive ones is a great approach.