nightly cravings...augh..

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: Thanks everyone w/ you’re advice.
So far my doing some what ok.
I'm still doing the save cal’s thing...
I'm slowly not eating as much as I did but,
I still have a way to go..:explode: :happy: .
This #*kitten* is hard trying not to eat after I go to bed...
I think I’m going to try the protein right before bed…
Wish me luck...
Anyone that wants to be friend’s request me and I’ll accept...
:drinker:

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: I’ve been tracking the cal's on the day I eat them, say Monday go to bed then wake up...I put what I ate on Monday to see how much over or less I ate through the night...:explode:

tjphelps73

Cereal = bad before bed. If you need food before bed - protein is best. It will help your hormones and the fat breakdown that takes place while you sleep. Also, I have learned when my enzymes are really at work my belly makes hungry sounds and I feel like I need food which happens most often at bedtime. After a year of training - I either go to bed after drinking a glass of water or if I know I really need food then I find some great protein to help.

kelleybean1

Are you actually hungry when you wake up? Or is it a habit cause you can't sleep? Maybe a trip to the sleep doctor would be in order. If apnea is causing you to wake up then that can be solved with a cpap machine. SInce I got mine, I sleep like a baby all night. (I never was a middle of the night snacker though). I agree with the protein instead of carbs before bed. Maybe some yogurt instead of cereal.

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: :drinker: UPDATE, My eating is getting better.
I'm still eating not as much and not as often...
I read that if you take a greentea and multi vitamins in the afternoon
Around an half-hour before dinner it will help night time eating.
It seems to be working but, I''ve just started.
More testing needed ..lol..:drinker:

Becky388

Thanks for your input.
My real killer is cereal, which would not be bad
But, I can’t stop at one bowel.
It’s usually 2.augh..:ohwell:
Thanks again...
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And I'll accept.

Thus the reason I only buy it a few times a year and usually for vacation.
Hubby is diabetic so has to have a snack before bed to keep his blood sugar from falling too far during the night. We usually have an apple with some peanut, almond or pecan butter. I'll have one too so just plan it into my calories accordingly. Experiment with different varieties of apples, they are awesome with nut butters.

WendyTerry420

Once I'm in bed, then it's time to sleep. In my whole life, I don't think I have ever eaten anything once I have went to bed for the night. My pillow is my friend.

Make sure you are hitting your calorie goal each day with nutritious foods. And don't eat if you aren't hungry.

quirkytizzy

Cereal is one of my kryptonites, too.I can eat half a box in a sitting, no problem. I had to give it up entirely. The boyfriend buys cereal that I don't really like, so luckily I only break into it when there is literally no other food in the house. That's pretty rare.

I'm also one of those people who can wake up from a dead sleep at 2 AM absolutely famished. I tend to eat dinner early in the evening, so I've been attempting to move that last meal up closer to bedtime. I get headaches in the night, too - always have - and one of the ways I've helped soothe that over the years is by snacking on sweets in the middle of the night. I'm trying to not do that, too. It's hard.

You're not alone in this!

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: :happy: I think it is going to work for me but, some people are caffeine sensitive
This would keep them up so beware if you don’t sleep that night it’s not my fault...lol...jk:drinker:
If you try it hope it works...
I’m also a 2 bowl a night guy so I feel what you are going through:drinker: :happy: .

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: Do you think that you might be boarder line diabetic..
I know people that have the headaches due to low surger.
If you haven’t already I would check on it..:drinker:

jkestens63

I try to eat dinner really late, between 8-9pm. And I always have a snack before bed. Usually something with volume like an English muffin with pb and something I just want, like a couple cookies. Of course I make sure through the day I manage my calories to do that. Some people would probably slam me for eating late and having ....OMG..... sugar but you have to do what works for you.

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: :drinker: UPDATE, My eating is getting better.
I'm still eating not as much and not as often...
I read that if you take a greentea and multi vitamins in the afternoon
Around an half-hour before dinner it will help night time eating.
It seems to be working but, I''ve just started.
More testing needed ..lol..:drinker:

Becky388

I get headaches in the night, too - always have - and one of the ways I've helped soothe that over the years is by snacking on sweets in the middle of the night. I'm trying to not do that, too. It's hard.

You're not alone in this!

Sounds like your blood sugar is getting too low. You might try a snack before bedtime to see if that helps. See my post above about my diabetic husband

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: I'm getting better not getting up every night .and I can feel the difference.:happy: :drinker:

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: :explode: I had a bad night of eating after bed.
Had fiber one bar and 3 bowls of cereal...
Feel like **** today.:explode: :frown: :sad: :mad:

mistesh

:explode: Anyone out there that have an idea to me or anyone from eatting after they hit the bed..
Its killing me. I mean I save cals for my nightly smorgassboard..
I always end up eating more cals then i save..
Any idea that will help me from getting up at all?!!!:drinker:

I know the feeling. The other day I went to a dinner buffet and stuffed myself so I could hardly walk away. I fell asleep, but didn't sleep well, woke up in the middle of night and had my first breakfast. Just before dawn the second breakfast, by eight o'clock the third. All of them packed with fiber, but no go. I wasn't ok until well into the afternoon. Fortunately this doesn't happen often for me.

blueeyedrunner71

:drinker: I fell off the wagon ,but I am back on...
I have been back on for about 3wks and have lost 9lbs,,,:noway:
just starting to feel good...well if any out there wants to be friends and help..i would love the help to keep me modtivated..
Rob

blueeyedrunner71

I started to take a banana w/ me upstairs so when I get the craving I would eat that...
Its high in surger and a 25 of what u would probly eat other wise...hope this helps.
It has been working for me..Rob

dorthymcconnel

I know my body and I know I tend to get the munchies around bedtime so I allow it, as long as it's healthy. I plan on having a stalk of celery with a tablespoon of peanut butter or a laughing cow wedge of cheese. The crunchy texture of the celery takes me a little while to eat, and I have water at my bedside table. After that, I get out of the kitchen. I'm a lazy person by nature so in order to get anything else to eat, I'd have to go all the way back into the kitchen. Nine times out of ten I'm not hungry enough to do it. While you're saving back calories for your nightly nosh, try planning in advance what the snack will be and go ahead and log it in. That way you'll see in black and white what the numbers are and if you set the food aside, you'll see how much you're eating. Hope this helps.

LordByproduct

I appreciate this thread very much as this is my single biggest issue with food. I am literally becoming desperate to change my nighttime eating habits which are way out of control. generally its a slice of toast with butter and jam. which sometimes becomes two slices. this is after an already full day with full meals and usually even ice cream or some type of dessert. I know none of that sounds like im trying at all but I am. in the day ill restrict breakfast to oatmeal and lunches I do veggies in soup (under 200 cals) dinners are also reasonable but not restricted (like 500 cals each) and then I tell my self I can have a little bowl of ice cream so I wont feel deprived but then the "toast" cravings hit......


im doomed!