Going to bed hungry

luvmy5guys

A lot of times I feel hungry but I know it is just in my mind because I am use to eating while watching tv at night...but I always save 100 cal for bedtime and either grab a skinny cow ice cream sandwich or a handful of pretzels

raeleek

Guilty. I try not to eat a few hours before going to sleep and I'll have my heaviest meal (ideally) at my breakfast or lunch and the lightest my dinner. If I'm absolutely starving before going to sleep or if I need to fill my calories then I'll have something like a Slim Fast or a non-fat yogurt. I may be wrong but I always thought it's best to not to eat before going to bed =/

The only reason not to eat close to sleeping is if it negatively affects your sleeping. (Meal timing has no/almost no impact on weight loss.)

Yup. Calories in calories out.

I do try avoid eating a few hours before bed, per recommendation of my gi dr, only because of gi issues .

Lilith5

It's a rare occasion I go to bed hungry and if I am I eat something. I don't see myself as a big eater I cant eat till about 11 in the morning anyway, I have my set meal (dinner) but apart from that it really depends if I'm hungry. But if I am hungry I don't stop myself

Coquette6

I can't sleep if I'm hungry. I go to bed somewhere between 11 and 1 am, and around 10-10:30 I'll have a fairly large snack. My go to is low fat yogurt with a couple tablespoons of protein powder and some fruit added in. Keeps the hunger off until I get to sleep but it's not so much that I can't sleep.

deksgrl

If I am hungry before bed or if I wake up in the night hungry, I just have a glass of milk and that usually holds me over until morning. 2% milk, not skim. I don't know if skim would do the same.

JessicaRobin67

I can't go to bed hungry or my sugar will drop...plus, I won't be able to sleep.

RSD73

I go to bed hungry all the time. I stop eating when I reach my caloric limit. No more food!
I hope that at night my body is busy eating all the fat around my hips

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

Except on cheat days, I save calories for a protein-based snack right before bed. I pre-enter it and adjust it to meet my nutrition requirements for the day. I never go to bed hungry. I wake up all night if I even try.

As others have said, eating before bed is not going to impact your weight loss if what you eat is within your calorie guidelines.

lndsay85

You should eat something small before bed to prevent hunger. If you go to bed hungry, you run the risk of your sugar dropping, your liver kicking in and creating sugar, and waking up with high sugar. to keep your glycemic levels stable, eat a small high protein meal before bed. :-)

wahmx3

I always have an evening snack, I can't sleep if I am hungry and I need my sleep.

mdigiac

I am hoping that adjusting my carb/fat/protein. Will help. I am gng to lower carb and raise others. Hopefully will keep me full longer