Waking up hungry

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  • Saucy_lil_Minx
    Saucy_lil_Minx Posts: 3,302 Member
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    My trainer said I should have a protein snack and can fill in all the veggies I want every 3 hours. If i am up late enough for three hours after dinner to have a protein shake before bed so that I will not wake in the middle of the night hungry, and to keep my body from eating it's muscle. I also eat within thirty minutes of rising to keep my blood sugar level.
  • Jess6385
    Jess6385 Posts: 60 Member
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    Have some kind of protein right before bed. It should keep you full through the night. Casein Protein is great because it is slow digesting.

    Casein protein is a good call! excellent night feed..

    Awesome! I'll try it!
  • lurcstet
    lurcstet Posts: 77
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    Have some kind of protein right before bed. It should keep you full through the night. Casein Protein is great because it is slow digesting.

    Casein protein is a good call! excellent night feed..

    Awesome! I'll try it!

    Great, good call.... but also add some small amounts of low GI carbs.... Your body needs some cards.
  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,215 Member
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    I'm your height and weight but I've got a few decades on you. :smile:

    My biggest fear when I started to lose weight was being hungry at night. I just can't sleep if I'm hungry. I found the Thomas Fiber Goodness English muffins really helpful...9 grams of fiber really did help keep me full.

    Good luck!
  • glennstoudt
    glennstoudt Posts: 403 Member
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    Consider adding nuts (walnuts, macademia, almonds) to your snack foods. Lots of good stuff in them.
    And, sometimes when we think we are hungry we are dehydrated. Keep a water bottle handy if you don't already. Good luck.
    And your body/brain doesn't care what time you eat so don't have stress over the night snacking. I would be more concerned about disruptive sleep than the calories.
  • lurcstet
    lurcstet Posts: 77
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    Try this, I made it tonight as a late snack, its easy and it tastes of chocolate pudding (or desert... depending on which side of the pond your from)

    1 cup of quinoa gran (rince it well in water first and drain)
    3 cups of chocolate soya milk

    all in a pan and simmer for 45 mins.... high protein, low gi and full of amino acids.
  • Jess6385
    Jess6385 Posts: 60 Member
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    Try this, I made it tonight as a late snack, its easy and it tastes of chocolate pudding (or desert... depending on which side of the pond your from)

    1 cup of quinoa gran (rince it well in water first and drain)
    3 cups of chocolate soya milk

    all in a pan and simmer for 45 mins.... high protein, low gi and full of amino acids.

    Nice! Thanks!
  • Jess6385
    Jess6385 Posts: 60 Member
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    Thanks everyone! Super helpful
  • jadelunar
    jadelunar Posts: 31 Member
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    The same exact thing has been happening to me lately. I find if I have about 1000 calorie deficit at the end of the day, sometimes I will wake up hungry or can't go to sleep due to hunger. Instead, it helped to reduce my deficit to only 500 calories/day. In general, I make room for a snack just before bed that is high in protein and fat. Protein shakes are the best - they give me the most fullness throughout the night. Also, if I have 25-30% protein that day, I can feel quite satisfied through the night, even on a 1000 calorie deficit. Good luck!
  • Weeblessings
    Weeblessings Posts: 38 Member
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    It sounds like Reactive Hypogylemcia or general Hypogylecemcia. I'm have RH, and if I don't get enough protien thru out the day, I crash and my blood sugars tank. All the symptoms you describe are exactly like me and several others I know that have RH have. Just a thought.

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