All I Wanna Do Is Eat At NIGHT!!!!
eeelizabeth2012
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I do fine all day. I eat high protein breakfast. High protein morning snack. Lunch. Snack. Supper. As soon as I am done supper... I WANT FOOD! I usually cave and eating something else by bedtime. I am not hungry. But I am craving something!!! Sometimes sweets, sometimes carbs. I researched this and apparently we do this for evolutionary reasons. But... it is sabotaging things for me. Any suggestions? Ideas? Do you have this issue?
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If you know you want to eat at night, try saving some calories for later and plan a snack at night. Make sure it fits your macros, but sweets/carbs aren't bad if you're getting enough proteins and fats as well. I love ending the night with a serving of gelato or ice cream, and it really seems to wrap up my cravings well; you just have to make sure to portion it out and leave room in the daily calories.
Also, personally, I am usually hungrier at night, so I eat a small breakfast, small lunch, small afternoon snack, and then I eat about 40% of my daily calories after 6pm. Just find what works for you; meal timing doesn't matter.0 -
I love popcorn made on the stove with coconut oil,but by night I don't have the numbers .. I think its just fine tweaking every day we will find what works for us.
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I save 200-450 calories so I can have a night snack. In the beginning, I would log those calories ahead of time so they would be there. My favorite night snack choices are air popped popcorn with butter, chocolate, and/or a cocktail0
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I also save some calories for night - some wine and a sweet snack (usually fruit or chocolate) are things I love. If I've saved enough calories for a banana and some wine, my boyfriend's chips and dip don't look so tempting!0
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If you know you want to eat at night, try saving some calories for later and plan a snack at night. Make sure it fits your macros, but sweets/carbs aren't bad if you're getting enough proteins and fats as well. I love ending the night with a serving of gelato or ice cream, and it really seems to wrap up my cravings well; you just have to make sure to portion it out and leave room in the daily calories.
Also, personally, I am usually hungrier at night, so I eat a small breakfast, small lunch, small afternoon snack, and then I eat about 40% of my daily calories after 6pm. Just find what works for you; meal timing doesn't matter.
^This! I am like you. I am fine during the day, but night time rolls around and I just want food. Sometimes I am genuinely hungry, but often not. So, I save some calories for night time, and I try to eat a salad (but I put something in it that makes me feel a little indulgent. Like something crunchy, some nuts, a few croutons, some sunflower seeds.). More often than not, this works for me and I still stay in my calorie budget.
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I am the same way. I'm good all day and then I get home, have dinner and want to snack ALL evening. Like you, I'm not hungry. Mostly just bored. So, I taught myself to knit. This keeps my hands distracted as I watch tv. For me, it's all mental. If I'm distracted, I won't think about snacking.0
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When I get like that, I grab a couple spoons of peanut butter and a few multigrain crackers. It always does the trick for me...and my husband does it too. We like the honey peanut butter, so that helps kick the "sweet" craving.0
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I have the same issue! I usually allocate anywhere from 200-400 calories for an evening snack but its still so hard sometimes not to go crazy. I think its because I get bored in the evenings so I snack to give me something to do.
I find putting on my headphones and listening to some good music can help keep my mind off of it.0 -
Thanks everyone! I used to do the peanut butter thing. I got into a routine of having a piece of fruit as a dessert but then later on I would want something more. My issue with saving calories is I only have 1200 per day as it is. I will keep at it though! Thank you.0
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Go to bed early! If I can't distract myself from the craving, I just get in bed0
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LOL @ "evolutionary reasons"................No I think you do it because you're hungry.0
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eeelizabeth2012 wrote: »Thanks everyone! I used to do the peanut butter thing. I got into a routine of having a piece of fruit as a dessert but then later on I would want something more. My issue with saving calories is I only have 1200 per day as it is. I will keep at it though! Thank you.
I bumped my calories to 1450 because it is a more realistic goal for the day for me and is still a calorie deficit diet.
1200 is the very bare minimum.
Figure out your TDEE. That will help with what your caloric needs really are. My guess is that 1200 is really not a suitable level for you.
http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html
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Pedal_Pusher2point0 wrote: »LOL @ "evolutionary reasons"................No I think you do it because you're hungry.
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Skip breakfast, eat more later.0
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itsclobberintime wrote: »Skip breakfast, eat more later.
Is this really a good idea though? I heard breakfast is important for metabolism. And that it should be within the first hour of waking. Also, a high protein breakfast usually lasts me until lunch time before I am hungry again.0 -
eeelizabeth2012 wrote: »itsclobberintime wrote: »Skip breakfast, eat more later.
Is this really a good idea though? I heard breakfast is important for metabolism. And that it should be within the first hour of waking. Also, a high protein breakfast usually lasts me until lunch time before I am hungry again.
I can't say for sure, but I think that's bunk. Or maybe just untrue for me. I'm up by 6:30 am and don't generally get hungry or eat until closer to 11 or 12. SOMEtimes as early as 10 depending on convenience and my schedule for the day. It actually makes me feel sick if I eat within the first few hours of waking up. When i log something in my diary as "breakfast" it would probably be more accurate to call it "lunch #1" lol. I do the bulk of my eating (probably around 65% - 70% of my calories) between 8 and 11 pm
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eeelizabeth2012 wrote: »itsclobberintime wrote: »Skip breakfast, eat more later.
Is this really a good idea though? I heard breakfast is important for metabolism. And that it should be within the first hour of waking. Also, a high protein breakfast usually lasts me until lunch time before I am hungry again.
Your metabolism is not affected to any significant degree by meal timing. It is mostly affected by activity.0 -
I can get pretty snacky at night too, what I find often works is having a small snack, like some dark chocolate, and then I do an extra thorough teeth brush/floss/mouth wash, more often than not it helps me focus less on wanting to keep snacking so I don't sabotage my clean teeth!0
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When i get hungry at night I'll brush my teeth so that eating would taste bad and then i sit at my computer and make progress pictures so I can see how much my body has changed so that I'm occupied without wanting to eat to get back to my "before" picture!0
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