Wake up starving
lbulahan87
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I keep waking up in the middle of the night starving!!! No matter how much I eat for dinner... Anyone else?
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I don't get hungry at all any more - unless I go all day without eating. Are you definitely gaining weight/over maintenence (assuming this was supposed to be in this section)?0
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ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up0 -
ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
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Eat just before bed, it's what I do. Even something simple like a protein shake will help a lot.0
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lbulahan87 wrote: »ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
OK ..
just eat more before bed..
maybe a serving of ice cream or something like that an hour before you crash?
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lbulahan87 wrote: »ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
Did you start your bulk after having restricted calories for a while? Were you underweight?
If so its probably your hunger hormones kicking in and you may need to eat more.
Also, eat fat, omega 3, sat fat, all of it! That will help you sleep.0 -
Springfield1970 wrote: »lbulahan87 wrote: »ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
Did you start your bulk after having restricted calories for a while? Were you underweight?
If so its probably your hunger hormones kicking in and you may need to eat more.
Also, eat fat, omega 3, sat fat, all of it! That will help you sleep.
I've always been under weight no matter how much I eat... I just recently started tracking my calories since I've been working out so much I want to make sure I'm eating enough. I have been having a hard time reaching my target cal. Goal I'm so full I'm not used to eating small meals through out the day. Normally I'd eat 3 large meals. Hopefully it is just my hunger hormones like you said and my body will adjust0 -
The middle of the night is when you have fasted the longest. Often the liver kicks in at that point to give your body a boost of sugar. But if you have few reserves, you are waking up starving because you are hungry! Have a snack that includes a protein and a carbohydrate, and I suggest if you wake up hungry have something like a vanilla protein shake or warm milk. Something soothing without any caffeine in it.0
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Hope you don't mind if I ask, why have you changed how many meals you eat? It's just that when I was losing weight, I ate 6 meals a day because it stopped me from being hungry - I had to recently stop this after upping my calories several times during bulking because I was struggling to eat them all. Obviously it might not be the same for you at all, but it might be worth considering going back to three, higher calorie meals if that stops you from being over full.lbulahan87 wrote: »I'm so full I'm not used to eating small meals through out the day. Normally I'd eat 3 large meals.
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lbulahan87 wrote: »Springfield1970 wrote: »lbulahan87 wrote: »ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
Did you start your bulk after having restricted calories for a while? Were you underweight?
If so its probably your hunger hormones kicking in and you may need to eat more.
Also, eat fat, omega 3, sat fat, all of it! That will help you sleep.
I've always been under weight no matter how much I eat... I just recently started tracking my calories since I've been working out so much I want to make sure I'm eating enough. I have been having a hard time reaching my target cal. Goal I'm so full I'm not used to eating small meals through out the day. Normally I'd eat 3 large meals. Hopefully it is just my hunger hormones like you said and my body will adjust
ice cream, the answer is always ice cream ...0 -
lucygoesrawr wrote: »
Hope you don't mind if I ask, why have you changed how many meals you eat? It's just that when I was losing weight, I ate 6 meals a day because it stopped me from being hungry - I had to recently stop this after upping my calories several times during bulking because I was struggling to eat them all. Obviously it might not be the same for you at all, but it might be worth considering going back to three, higher calorie meals if that stops you from being over full.lbulahan87 wrote: »I'm so full I'm not used to eating small meals through out the day. Normally I'd eat 3 large meals.
I'm working out a lot now so I started counting my calorie intake I wasn't getting nearly enough calories that I was supposed to with how I was eating before. Now I'm extra hungry so I am trying to eat small meals that have a higher calorie count0 -
today i blended together 1 cup cooked cold brown rice, 1 scoop protein powder , half cup milk, 4 teaspoons sugar, and some cardamom. it was so filling, i was satiated for like 2 hours. very high in carbs + protein, maybe try something similar?0
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Oh, right. It's just that you said in your other post you were full all the time. In that case, yes, good idea.lbulahan87 wrote: »I'm working out a lot now so I started counting my calorie intake I wasn't getting nearly enough calories that I was supposed to with how I was eating before. Now I'm extra hungry so I am trying to eat small meals that have a higher calorie count
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I found that when I was doing my bulk last year, it was torture forcing myself to each enough for the first few weeks (I was at a 3500 calorie diet). But, once I finally got used to it, I was STARVING!! if I didn't eat every few hours. It wasn't uncommon for me to eat a large snack before bed and wake up ravenous the next morning, sometimes even in the middle of the night.0
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Are you in the first few weeks of upping cals? Its normal to be very hungry those first few weeks. Also....what kind of excersize are you doing? 2100 calories is really not that much. I would wake up hungry with only that much.0
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lbulahan87 wrote: »ummm you realize this is the gaining forum right?
eat more before bed…or drink some water when you wake up
Yes lol I am trying to gain weight I eat dinner and a snack before bed. I've been trying to hit my 2100 calorie goal everyday...Lately I'll be woken up in the middle of the night starving! I'll get up make a snack but that I am up for the night. If I could go right back to sleep I wouldn't mind but I can't so I'm so exhausted the next day
Try a glass of milk instead of real food. Even warm it up so it isn't so refreshing0 -
Slow burn carbs or a casein shake are really good for sating appetite over the night.0
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Are you sure 2100 calories is high enough? If you're working out a lot, which it sounds like you are, then you really need to log everything and make sure you are eating back the calories burned. In terms of snacks maybe try comfort foods last thing at night like porridge, banana, glass of milk and cookies before bed?0
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Yes, definitely up those calories! And maybe work out less!0
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lbulahan87 wrote: »I keep waking up in the middle of the night starving!!! No matter how much I eat for dinner... Anyone else?
You can just drink water to fill you up and curb your appetite. That's what I do.
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johnsonGA15 wrote: »lbulahan87 wrote: »I keep waking up in the middle of the night starving!!! No matter how much I eat for dinner... Anyone else?
You can just drink water to fill you up and curb your appetite. That's what I do.
I never understand how that worked for anyone bc it never never did for me. I think it's psychosomatic. Anyway she needs to find something that won't keep her up. Not something to rock her body into thinking it got nourishment0
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