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Signs of increased metabolism?

Vincisomethng
Vincisomethng Posts: 149 Member
edited February 4 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't really count calories, but I'll eat five times a day- breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. I think my calorie intake is pretty normal, but at around when I'm supposed to go to bed, I feel a bit hungry. Before, with the same diet, it was just fine. Does this mean that my metabolism is faster and that I have to eat more?

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  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Hey,

    I think that would depend... are you losing weight at the moment?

    I can't bear going to bed hungry - that's the pits! :sad:
  • Vincisomethng
    Vincisomethng Posts: 149 Member
    The worst is starting to feel hungry when you're just about to fall asleep D:. It's like, if I eat now, I have to wait until I can lie down again and then you wake up extremely hungry.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    It means you're burning more calories and creating a larger deficit.
  • Carmella9
    Carmella9 Posts: 171 Member
    This doesnt answer your question but if you want to avoid eating before bed, then brush your teeth as soon as you get a hunger pang and you wont want to eat anything afterwards as you'll feel 'ready for bed' that goes from my experience :)
  • nill4me
    nill4me Posts: 682 Member
    Are you sure it is hunger, and not thirst? I only ask because I have heard that sometimes, what we determine as hunger pangs can actually be representative of thirst - although I have to admit, I hate having to get up in the middle of the night to pee.
  • Vincisomethng
    Vincisomethng Posts: 149 Member
    I actually try to do that after each meal. I try to eat in a 3-4 hour period though.
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