How to deal with increased appetite with sleep deprivation

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I'm pretty much carrying all the pregnancy weight 2 years after DS was born. I'm trying to stick to a calorie deficit that would help me lose about 1 pounds/ week but I'm finding it so hard when I'm so physically exhausted. DS has sleep problems and there are days I have go with 4-5 hours of sleep with all the other commitments.
How to deal with increased hunger when so sleep deprived? Any advice welcome, feeling hopeless

I find mood boosting foods such as turkey and Brazil nuts help.

No advice, only solidarity. I had a dreadful sleeper (think we're finally coming out the other side at 3.5!!) and put on weight slowly from the moment I stopped breastfeeding.

The only perhaps helpful thing I have to add is that I found I couldn't resist snacking through exhaustion but I could sometimes minimise tiredness by things like giving up an evening a week and going to bed when DD did, even if that meant not seeing DH and not clearing up the kitchen etc until the next day. It made a real difference for me but I know it's not for everyone as adult time is also very precious. Good luck.

This has been me for the last few years, I have twins plus working full time, it is only now that they are 3 and half that I finally feel able to start to focus on getting my weight back down from exhaustion eating!

I echo what the previous poster said, try a night or two to go to sleep earlier than normal. This definitely helped me and the sleepless nights will get easier as they get older, try not to be too hard on yourself though and give your body what it needs to survive the day and nights xx

I haven't had children but I have experienced sleep deprivation when caring for someone (not sure how comparable that is). I ended up very ill myself in the end through lack of sleep, so I'd say just look after yourself and see not gaining as a victory. This time will pass soon enough and then you will have more energy for losing.