phoenyxstar - I meant to ask if he eats breakfast. Eating a good and well balanced (and filling) breakfast could also help in curbing cravings. Now that I am older - I try to make my big meal of the day at lunchtime and a smaller meal for dinner. Fresh fruit or some jello or a small dessert about 2 to 3 hours before bed. Some days you consume more calories and/or "bad" foods - and on those days I don't eat a thing past 6PM. Just tea or warm milk before bed. Sometimes when you stop eating at a certain time - the next morning you are not that hungry. But when you devour foods up until bedtime - the next day you want more. Also - if you don't get enough sleep - it's another reason to over eat.

He doesn't normally eat anything after 7pm, and rarely eats breakfast before work. He does eat breakfast on the weekends though.

I wish I could make his big meal of the day lunch, but he only get 30 min for lunch so whatever I send has to be quick to warm (or doesn't need to be warmed up) & quick to eat.

What is the reason why we overeat when we dont get enough sleep? I just saw this post and I realize that's what I've been doing for the past year.

clara - I don't know why - all I know is that sleep deprived people often eat more - most likely because they feel they need the extra energy due to the lack of sleep. They are looking for the extra "push" they need to keep going. I am not much of a breakfast person - I like my tea and then I am off and running - cleaning, laundry and getting as much done as I can. But I am now starting to eat breakfast and I find that it does make me feel better and my energy level seems better. And I find that I sleep much better at night if I don't eat before bed - and of course - a glass of warm milk also helps. I'm not much of a sleeper - never was - so I try to get some zzzzz's at night.

I've read about this once. According to the book, when you're on Atkins, you don't necessarily lose fat. Instead, you lose muscles and water more which are responsible for your immediate weight loss. You gain fat quickly because once you lose your muscle, you decrease your metabolism and then you gain fat more quickly.