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Going to bed hungry
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lisawinning4losing wrote: »Why not just save enough calories to have a bed time snack? Personally, I can't sleep if I'm hungry. There's also no reason why you should have to go 12 hours without eating. Don't eat after 7 pm? What if you're not having breakfast until 7 am? That's basically fasting for half the day every day. I don't see why that's necessary or desirable, and I don't even consider it a healthy thing to do.
Or why not just have something hot to drink, like a cup of chamomile tea, which is also relaxing. The hot tea should help take away any feelings of hunger, and the chamomile should help one fall asleep.5 -
I can't sleep hungry, plain and simple. I usually hsve a fiber one bar or a fiber drink and gin gons before bed and ithelps0
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Not reading the thread...
If I go to bed hungry, I don't sleep well.
If I go to bed hungry, I wake up and over eat.3 -
Going to bed hungry does not work for me. I have hypoglycemia.1
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I personally like going to bed NOT with a full stomach. Not starving of course but that's why I practice (for the most part) intermittent fasting. Time your meals right so that your last meal or snack is about 2 hours before your actual bed time. If you're still hungry drink something hot or just chug a *kitten* ton of water. It'll help with morning bloat for sure.2
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I prefer going to bed a little hungry, not because of the sleep or such, but because of breakfast. I have a hard time eating breakfast, but if I wake up hungry enough I can make it.2
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The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything5 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????0 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein.
Why?
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I know this is a hotly-debated topic, but I thought I would share a little observation that I made...
Earlier, I Googled "how to go to bed hungry", since I am a big time late-night eater... The results were literally 50/50... Every other result said "do it and you'll burn fat". The other half said , "don't do it because you'll sabotage your efforts".. it's no wonder people are so confused. At least I'm confused.. and frustrated.
FWIW, I am going to TRY to go to bed hungry tonight to see what effect it has on me. I guess that's the only reliable answer I'm going to get.
Going to bed hungry does not burn more fat. So start from there.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »I know this is a hotly-debated topic, but I thought I would share a little observation that I made...
Earlier, I Googled "how to go to bed hungry", since I am a big time late-night eater... The results were literally 50/50... Every other result said "do it and you'll burn fat". The other half said , "don't do it because you'll sabotage your efforts".. it's no wonder people are so confused. At least I'm confused.. and frustrated.
FWIW, I am going to TRY to go to bed hungry tonight to see what effect it has on me. I guess that's the only reliable answer I'm going to get.
Going to bed hungry does not burn more fat. So start from there.
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rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.22 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?3 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.11 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
Nonsense...
So if I eat carbs before bed and still maintain a caloric deficit I will not burn fat?
She said it would slow the fat burning process while you sleep. Doesn't mean you won't burn any fat at night, just that it would be slowed, and she also didn't say you wouldn't burn the equivalent amount of fat during the day. Just that fat burning would be slowed, which is true anytime you eat, and even more when you have carbs.
If it is true the difference will be insignificant at best. Minutia...6 -
Wow, whether to go to bed hungry is a hotly debated topic? I had no idea. It's not going to make much difference except for personal preferences that might help keep you on track.
Personally, I'm usually pretty full when I go to bed but if I'm a bit hungry and I'm sleepy I'll likely go to bed rather than eat something.2 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »It's not going to make much difference except for personal preferences that might help keep you on track.
^^^This...
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rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
What do you mean by, "Your body significantly slows down so you can sleep?" And how would this affect digestion or fat burning?
And the only reason for perhaps not eating right before bed is if doing so gives you heartburn/acid reflux. Otherwise, no issue and no reduction in fat burning has been shown to occur. Your digestive system and metabolism work 24/7 even if you don't.
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If people really understood how simple losing fat was the fitness and diet industry would be stopped dead in it's tracks. Mind you simple does not mean easy. Simple in principle, difficult in application.
It's infuriating that, IMO, they purposefully confuse everyday people with this nonsense to make it more complicated then it is for the sole purpose of keeping people feeling like they need them. All to keep that money coming in. Again, IMO.
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Before bed,which should I pick? Chocolate or chicken?2
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I read a study that eating before bed isn't bad, it's only bad if you go over your calories or if you have bad digestive issues as a fully belly will keep you awake.
If you are starving and can not fall asleep I say go ahead and eat a very light snack, like fruit or veggies to hold you over until morning.
I usually eat dinner by 5pm and I make sure I have plenty of protein so when i go to bed im not hungry. When I first started to lose weight I always went to bed hungry because my body was like "wtf is happening? where's all the food?" lol3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »I know this is a hotly-debated topic, but I thought I would share a little observation that I made...
Earlier, I Googled "how to go to bed hungry", since I am a big time late-night eater... The results were literally 50/50... Every other result said "do it and you'll burn fat". The other half said , "don't do it because you'll sabotage your efforts".. it's no wonder people are so confused. At least I'm confused.. and frustrated.
FWIW, I am going to TRY to go to bed hungry tonight to see what effect it has on me. I guess that's the only reliable answer I'm going to get.
Going to bed hungry does not burn more fat. So start from there.
Yes, this.
I don't like to snack, so I don't really eat after dinner (if I have dessert it's immediately after dinner). But that doesn't mean I go to bed hungry -- I eat late, and if I were actively hungry (vs. "eh, I could eat if I wanted to") I'd probably change it up. At least if I found it bothered me. That said, even if I was hungry the evening before I seem to be able to sleep fine/not wake up until morning once I am tired enough to sleep.rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
No, in fact many find that carbs before bed will make them sleep better. It won't make a whit of difference as to how much fat you burn over the course of the day. That's based on a misunderstanding or just bad diet advice.1 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Before bed,which should I pick? Chocolate or chicken?
Both should be OK it they do not contain any added sugar. I eat a couple of Baker's 100% Cacao chocolate 4 oz bars a week as I eat my coconut flakes.9 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Before bed,which should I pick? Chocolate or chicken?
Both should be OK it they do not contain any added sugar. I eat a couple of Baker's 100% Cacao chocolate 4 oz bars a week as I eat my coconut flakes.
Even if they have added sugar, it would be okay to eat them unless you have a medical condition that requires you to limit sugar and consuming them would put you over that goal.8 -
The only time I EVER go to bed hungry is when I haven't planned correctly for a snack before bed (or have 1 too many of something throughout the day). And I regret it every time because I lay there and think about my growling stomach.
Honestly, I don't believe any of the diet hooey out there. Most people say eat carbs early, but that makes me hungry, so I wait and have them late. Some people say eating paleo, or keto, or low carb, or low fat is the best, but honestly, if I plan my day the best I can and stay under my calorie limit and move at some point in the day, I'm happy. Meeting macros may happen, but mostly they don't. Don't sweat the small stuff and eat in a way that's best for you. Sadly, that comes with much trail and error and time. Rome wasn't built in a day and you won't figure out what's best for you body until you play around with things.1 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs cause a spike in blood sugar then a swift descent, leading to more intense hunger pangs. Protein is digested more slowly and does not cause the rapid spike.
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/9/2375.long
Granted the focus of the study was on diabetics, but the information does correlate to those with normal sugar regulating metabolisms.6 -
rwheelin2017 wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs turn to sugar. Your body is significantly slowing down so you can sleep. Eating carbs right before bed will slow the fat burning process even more while your sleeping, and you may not sleep as well either.
sorry, that is a no. If you eat carbs or protein and are still in a deficit of calories for the day you will burn the same amount of fat.
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positivepowers wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs cause a spike in blood sugar then a swift descent, leading to more intense hunger pangs. Protein is digested more slowly and does not cause the rapid spike.
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/9/2375.long
Granted the focus of the study was on diabetics, but the information does correlate to those with normal sugar regulating metabolisms.
How?1 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Before bed,which should I pick? Chocolate or chicken?
both1 -
positivepowers wrote: »rwheelin2017 wrote: »The trick is to eat before bed! But just eat the right foods before bed; slow-digesting protein, like cottage cheese or a piece of skinless chicken, coupled with low-carb fruit or vegetables
Exactly!! I've been involved in fitness for many years. There is absolutely no reason you should ever go hungry. Before bed there is nothing wrong with eating as long as it's a protein. I usually opt for a snack of chicken. Not a meal, mind you, but a snack.
Waking up in the middle of the night with hunger pains will sabotage any weight loss you had/have planned. Some people will even sleep eat and that's not good because their go to food will be that chocolate cake left over from the kid's birthday party ( not like I've ever done this or anything
What if I eat carbs instead of protein????
Carbs cause a spike in blood sugar then a swift descent, leading to more intense hunger pangs. Protein is digested more slowly and does not cause the rapid spike.
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/9/2375.long
Granted the focus of the study was on diabetics, but the information does correlate to those with normal sugar regulating metabolisms.
protein causes a similar insulin spike...4
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