night eating?
maryjane28
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Anyone do that? how do you stop?
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A light snack of cottage cheese, brush my teeth (for the fresh, minty taste), and go to bed.0
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Why do you need to stop? Over eating? Interrupting your sleep?
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Unless you are talking about making a sandwich or something because you woke up in the middle of the night, don't stop. Allow yourself a evening snack, but log it first. Then spread the rest of your calories around your meals. I have a snack every night, and I did it the first time around and still got to goal.0
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What are you eating at night? Snacks or large meals?0 -
As in just before you go to bed, or you get up at start eating?
I always just before going to bed, usually chocolate, and I've lost weight just fine. As long as you fit it in your calories, eat when you want. If you're getting hungry in the night and keep getting up to eat, you could try eating more before going to bed to keep you full.0 -
like waking up in the middle of the night half asleep0
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Is the waking up from insomnia and you can't get back to sleep?0
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I have the same problem sadlymaryjane28 wrote: »like waking up in the middle of the night half asleep
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I think its part insomnia like i dont stay asleep part stress response and part im hungry from low cal-ing it for so long0
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DoneWorking wrote: »Unless you are talking about making a sandwich or something because you woke up in the middle of the night, don't stop. Allow yourself a evening snack, but log it first. Then spread the rest of your calories around your meals. I have a snack every night, and I did it the first time around and still got to goal.
no its like waking up 2 am and eating stuff, like 300 cals worth prolly on avg
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Pre-log your day to include that night snack, this way you're still within your caloric allowance.0
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I do the same thing, so lately I've started leaving a little dish of almonds on the counter for myself. Having it right there staring me in the face as I pass through the kitchen at 2 a.m. to head to the bathroom has greatly cut down on my cookie consumption. As a bonus, I usually am not hungry for breakfast after the almonds, so it evens out.
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I had the same problem. My solution was to lock everything up and hand the keys to my wife. Everything means fridge, pantry, cupboard etc. Fortunately, once you break the habit in a few months, you can stop locking the food.0
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I work night shift so for some reason in my days off I wake at 2am (which is lunch time on a work day) and scavenge. Sometimes I don't even realize I did it until the next morning. Scary and pathetic, . So I started leaving fruit on the kitchen table. That way if I do need/want food it's something healthy. Plus if somehow I don't remember eating it it's not that big of deal.0
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I picked up that habit a couple of years ago out of nowhere. My food choices were very caloric and usually involved peanut butter, lots of it. Fast forward to February when I joined MFP and now that I log my food, I still will wake up and eat but the calories are logged as Post Midnight. My food choices might be cereal, apple, yogurt or even peanut butter.
I think the snacking is part mental because if I am vacationing, I don't have the same urge to snack. Bottom line - eat it and log it.0 -
maryjane28 wrote: »Anyone do that? how do you stop?
Why would you stop eating at night? If that's when you like to eat, plan it into your day with pre-logging.0 -
If you're hungry, eat. But log it.
I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day.
Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.0 -
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musicandarts wrote: »I had the same problem. My solution was to lock everything up and hand the keys to my wife. Everything means fridge, pantry, cupboard etc. Fortunately, once you break the habit in a few months, you can stop locking the food.
I mght try this!0 -
maryjane28 wrote: »Anyone do that? how do you stop?
Why would you stop eating at night? If that's when you like to eat, plan it into your day with pre-logging.
No its like wake up in the middle of the night and eat and go back to sleep and I am an athlete i cant just not eat after my workouts0 -
365andstillalive wrote: »If you're hungry, eat. But log it.
I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day.
Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.
see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much0 -
I tried this and i feel like its almost giving m,yself the green lightephiemarie wrote: »I do the same thing, so lately I've started leaving a little dish of almonds on the counter for myself. Having it right there staring me in the face as I pass through the kitchen at 2 a.m. to head to the bathroom has greatly cut down on my cookie consumption. As a bonus, I usually am not hungry for breakfast after the almonds, so it evens out.
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maryjane28 wrote: »like waking up in the middle of the night half asleep
I found when I do this it's because I'm usually stressed about other issues.0 -
maryjane28 wrote: »365andstillalive wrote: »If you're hungry, eat. But log it.
I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day.
Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.
see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much
Most people when they eat in the middle of the night don't exactly get up and make themselves a three course meal; maybe set out better choices you can make that won't cause you indigestion.
Honestly, if I'm hungry in the middle of the night, I make myself something small - could be a granola bar, drinking a glass of milk, eating a toasted english muffin with peanut butter (AKA something around 150-250 cals) etc - which I don't find to be enough to cause indigestion.
To each their own, but you're the one who asked for advice and your childish, mean spirited, no punctuation answers are kind of ridiculous. You asked for advice, you got it. Didn't like it? Don't follow it.0 -
I've been doing this for years. I wake up between sleep cycles and typically want something sweet. Sometimes in the past, I would wake up and eat 2-3 times a night. Terrible habit, which leaves me feeling unrested. If there is chocolate in the house, I will go for that and milk. Easy way to blast through 400cals without even really enjoying it.
It's not for everyone but I just don't keep chocolate in the house and if it's there, I know I will eat it in the middle of the night. When I wake up, I just go for the milk. I tried water thinking I might just be thirsty but it doesn't satisfy and I wouldn't go back to sleep. I tried a protein shake before bed, as I was advised that it might keep me full through the night but it didn't work.
I keep a section in my diary titled, Night Time Eating and I log for the next day so that I know what I have to work with. If it's just milk, it's only a couple hundred cals and I can totally work with that.0 -
Do you eat a snack before going to sleep? If not, maybe you can schedule a couple of hundred calories toward it. I need to take medication before I go to bed, so I always schedule a cup of mint tea, which relaxes me, and a snack such as a hard-boiled egg, a 100-calorie bag of popcorn, a small bowl of ice cream, or a Snack Pack pudding.0
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ok sorry thats true however i am not sorry about my punctuation deal?365andstillalive wrote: »maryjane28 wrote: »365andstillalive wrote: »If you're hungry, eat. But log it.
I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day.
Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.
see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much
Most people when they eat in the middle of the night don't exactly get up and make themselves a three course meal; maybe set out better choices you can make that won't cause you indigestion.
Honestly, if I'm hungry in the middle of the night, I make myself something small - could be a granola bar, drinking a glass of milk, eating a toasted english muffin with peanut butter (AKA something around 150-250 cals) etc - which I don't find to be enough to cause indigestion.
To each their own, but you're the one who asked for advice and your childish, mean spirited, no punctuation answers are kind of ridiculous. You asked for advice, you got it. Didn't like it? Don't follow it.0 -
sarahmaryfearnley wrote: »I've been doing this for years. I wake up between sleep cycles and typically want something sweet. Sometimes in the past, I would wake up and eat 2-3 times a night. Terrible habit, which leaves me feeling unrested. If there is chocolate in the house, I will go for that and milk. Easy way to blast through 400cals without even really enjoying it.
It's not for everyone but I just don't keep chocolate in the house and if it's there, I know I will eat it in the middle of the night. When I wake up, I just go for the milk. I tried water thinking I might just be thirsty but it doesn't satisfy and I wouldn't go back to sleep. I tried a protein shake before bed, as I was advised that it might keep me full through the night but it didn't work.
I keep a section in my diary titled, Night Time Eating and I log for the next day so that I know what I have to work with. If it's just milk, it's only a couple hundred cals and I can totally work with that.
This is exactly like what I do. I want to know why I am doing it so I can stop. I think i'm really sensitive to sugar and maybe cutting it out anytime before a couple of hours even from fruit, caffeine stuff like that I think it may be really sensitive to it ...do you notice a difference in your sleep when you watch those things? Because if I just slept through the night it'd be fine, like so many people do. To lay down go to sleep and wake up the next day would be nice.0 -
lol @ how bad the punctuation was in that sentancemaryjane28 wrote: »
ok sorry thats true however i am not sorry about my punctuation deal?365andstillalive wrote: »maryjane28 wrote: »365andstillalive wrote: »If you're hungry, eat. But log it.
I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day.
Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.
see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much
Most people when they eat in the middle of the night don't exactly get up and make themselves a three course meal; maybe set out better choices you can make that won't cause you indigestion.
Honestly, if I'm hungry in the middle of the night, I make myself something small - could be a granola bar, drinking a glass of milk, eating a toasted english muffin with peanut butter (AKA something around 150-250 cals) etc - which I don't find to be enough to cause indigestion.
To each their own, but you're the one who asked for advice and your childish, mean spirited, no punctuation answers are kind of ridiculous. You asked for advice, you got it. Didn't like it? Don't follow it.
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I am awake a lot in the night due to my disability and I get hungry. Now I leave out a snack a jack that I can grab on my way out to the garden to go for a cigarette. If you're not familiar with them, they are flavoured rice cakes. I save 40 cals so I can have one0
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