hungry at night??

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  • dmt4641
    dmt4641 Posts: 409 Member
    I broke the habit of snacking at night with TV by not doing my usual routine for a couple weeks. I read in bed instead of watching tv on the couch. Now that it has been a few weeks I don't think about it anymore. If I'm hungry I will eat a bowl of cottage cheese, 100 calories and protein. I can't sleep if I'm actually hungry.
  • betseyjane
    betseyjane Posts: 18 Member
    I have been a midnight 'snacker' for a few years now - hence the 20 pound gain (along with a few other things), but as of late, I have been have saving some calories for snacks before bed. I'll make a 100 calorie bag of popcorn, and then if I'm still hungry, have a greek yogurt.
  • scarlet717
    scarlet717 Posts: 14
    thanks every body for the help.. i learn from this post to save me some calories for my late snack .... :)
  • scarlet717
    scarlet717 Posts: 14
    If your answer to the previous poster is "yes, you are eating enough", then try taking some calories from other meals to devote to a satisfying evening snack. The banana idea works for me, also a small (and I mean small) bowl of cereal. Just a few calories to carry you through 'til morning. The cereal satisfies that crunchy chewing urge some of us get, too.

    Yeah, I'm still curious how much the OP is eating and if it's enough. Shouldn't being hungry on a reasonable deficit but I know it can happen.
    Pfft...i am always hungry...no off button.



    lol i have to look for what OP means ... i am trying to do 1250 but ill go up to 1500 some days.. im puetorican with 2 lil girls and a baby so i need lots of energy to be around i walk every day for about 1 hour but still not loosing any weight and i think is because im eating the wrong stuff at night or i am to stressed since im not working since i had my baby 10 months ago..
  • avril2626
    avril2626 Posts: 699 Member
    I can relate to this. I do good during the day, but after 6:30 pm I am in the kitchen looking to munch on something. What I been doing lately is I pop popcorn or I make myself a shake which consist of ice, sugar free pudding, with 1/2 a cup of soy milk (unsweetened) or coconut milk (unsweetened). I put that in my Nutri Bullet (best thing ever!!!) and make myself a low calorie shake. The calories are not that much. It fills me up and takes care of my sweet fix. I also snack on strawberries and dip them in lite cool whip. The shakes really are good because you can have a nice big shake without a lot of calories. You don't put all the sugar free pudding mix in either, just a 1/2 a spoonful or less to give it flavor. I make chocolate shakes, banana shakes, etc. You can even use sugar free jello and make shakes out of that too.
  • avril2626
    avril2626 Posts: 699 Member
    So good at quoting. That sounds like a great idea. I also sleep better if I eat closer to sleeping. I know that will change with time.
  • b_e_l_l_a_a_a_a_a_a
    b_e_l_l_a_a_a_a_a_a Posts: 51 Member
    I honestly eat 90% of my calories at night and I've been losing juuuuuuust fine. My dinners are always 900-1200 calories plus snacks before and after. :love:

    Do what works best for you and fits into your calorie/macro allowance, if you find that night eating makes it harder to lose off YOUR OWN body then you should start looking into alternatives at night time like cups of tea. Also.. I don't think it matters what time of day you eat what as long as you get enough sleep and water and food...
  • Ramen237
    Ramen237 Posts: 264 Member
    I love the idea of keeping a pre-recorded snack on your nightstand/near the bed !! In fact, I keep a couple snacks (crackers, prunes, almonds, granola bars, and the like) in a plastic container in one of my drawers, for that same reason. Sometimes I'm full after dinner, but by the time bedtime rolls around, I'm starving! This has happened several times in the last month - and each time I was glad to have a snack to munch on :)

    Another idea is a juice box (or milk etc), that was you don't end up with chunks of food in your teeth and have to floss it out, which is annoying when all you want to do is hit the sack.

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