Strategies for rrrright-before-bed hunger

Dreeeeamweaver

What is your favorite in the bag of tricks for not going over desired calorie intake just as you’re winding down in your bedtime routine. If i could fast forward through that 45 minute block without food I would have reached my goal by now!!!!

Phirrgus

I've taken to yogurts/protein shakes/small peanut butter snack (with crackers) about an hour before bed. The protein and fat keep me satiated and it's pretty easy to make sure there's room in my calorie allowance for them during the day.

That's my absolute hardest time of the day.

Panini911

honestly I eat right before bed. It works for me and I just plan for the calories in my daily total.

kimny72

I found pre-logging my day as much as possible and planning for a 100-150 "snack" about an hour or so before bed worked best for me. It is much easier for me to ignore hunger (real or imagined) in the AM when I'm busy than at night, so I try to postpone my first meal and make it lighter and shift those calories for the evening. :drinker:

born_of_fire74

I usually eat a small piece of cheese before bed. 90cal of old cheddar tides me over until the morning and it's pretty easy to ensure I have those calories left at the end of the day.

urloved33

nice bowl of cereal

cwolfman13

I don't really eat after dinner. I drink a ginger and tumeric tea as part of my wind down, bedtime routine.

kami3006

I pre-log calories so I can have something before bed. I sleep better that way.

pinuplove

I tend to eat >50% of my calories at dinner, so it's rare that I'm hungry at bedtime. If this is a common problem for you and you just don't have the calorie wiggle room for a snack, you might consider changing how your calories are spaced during the rest of the day.

JBanx256

I have a small shake/snack (P+F) before bed

Katiebear_81

I make sure I have a couple of hundred calories available after dinner if I want to have a snack.

kali31337

I don't mind going to bed hungry so my new thing is that I just go to sleep earlier. It gets me more sleep and I'm not eating those calories that I didn't plan on. If I do eat, I almost NEVER make good choices so it's better for me not to eat

rosiorama

I have a protein shake right before bed. 150 calories. Most days I have room for it. If I don’t, I give myself half a scoop, and don’t worry about the extra 75 calories.

deannalfisher

pre-log a snack

Crafty_camper123

It depends on the level of hunger. If I'm just kind of hungry, I have no qualms about just going to bed hungry. I know I can eat the morning. If I'm absolutely famished (which is rare that late at night for me), I'll just have a small snack. I actually use it as a gauge that my body is informing me it's in a calorie deficit. It's not uncommon for me to go to bed a little hungry alot of nights.

cheryldumais

Every day I get a small piece of chocolate (sugar free) at bedtime. It's just a taste but when I get hungry before bed I remind myself that I have that treat to look forward to. Once it's eaten I brush my teeth and that signals to me that I'm done for the day.

busyPK

What works best *for me* is to keep busy. If I'm busy, and not just sitting and watching TV, then I can resist a snack right before bed. I've been known to clean the kitchen, organize a hall closet, go through clothes (between my 3 kids and my own) and make donation piles, etc..

Danp

I eat. Usually chocolate or some kind of sweet. Every night.

So I make sure I have enough calories that I can do this. It's about making your plan fit your life rather than trying to mould your life around a plan.

MikePTY

There's nothing wrong with eating late at night. Just make sure it's planned out in your day. it sounds like it would be easier to just plan for it and make slightly less caloric choices during the day than to eat to your goal during the day and try to avoid eating at night through sheer force of will.

AustinRuadhain

For me, shutting the kitchen down after dinner works best. I just make sure dinner includes some fat or lots of fiber, to get me to bedtime. Sometimes I drink a cup of hot herbal tea an hour or so before bedtime. I am with @Crafty_camper123 on this one, in that I don't mind a mild twinge of hunger at bedtime. If I were really ravenous, that would be a different matter, and I can diagnose the two by asking myself if I am hungry enough to eat something that's not *overly* appealing to me.

musicfan68

I eat enough at dinner to not be hungry again by bed time. I also don't eat until about 7 or 8 pm.

stricklee11

I drink zero calories diet soda. Never been a soda drinker but I find it helps. Either that or drink tea (no sugar or milk)

bfanny

busyPK wrote: »

What works best *for me* is to keep busy. If I'm busy, and not just sitting and watching TV, then I can resist a snack right before bed. I've been known to clean the kitchen, organize a hall closet, go through clothes (between my 3 kids and my own) and make donation piles, etc..

I’m known for eating and eating while “cleaning” the kitchen, I have to stay as far away as possible

ceiswyn

What kind of food is it you're craving? I'm a chocolate fiend, so what helps for me is to slowly drink a nice mug of hot chocolate (Options Salted Caramel for preference), or a chocolate-flavoured caffeine-free tea (Bird and Blend's 'Enchanted Narnia', which is rose with overtones of raspberry and cocoa, is perfect).

knowleka

I tend to just go to bed as once cosy I can't be bothered to get up again, that stops me eating more

caudshea

Try a package of instant oatmeal. Keeps me full for hours.