Going to bed hungry

just eat something light like half a sandwich or some fruit. I just ate half a cup of rice and I am about to get ready for bed. I dont like to starving myself. I would go with the bowl of cereal.

Myth.


Save calories for a late snack. It is a "diet" myth that you can't eat X number of hours before bed. I always ate before bed when losing, and I can't sleep comfortably without a snack.

Protein is best before bed, not carb-heavy cereal. Something like cottage cheese or yogurt is perfect.

I agree with the above posters. Eat a little something to make the growlies go away but not to feel full.

hei!
Eating right before going to bed isn't the best idea, because when you're lying down there can be an acid reflux from the stomach into the esophagus. This may cause heart burn and if you have it over longer periods some day it might cause a cancer (this is definitely not the nicest one you can imagine)
the reflux can also be there even if you're not experiencing any pain like the heart burn. some people don't register it at all, others might have a "reflux cough" in the night/morning, which is very dry and won't get any better with drinking or so. they have also a voice, which sounds "damaged", because of the laryngitis the reflux causes, without them having any other problems

the stomach's noises are most of the time when the sphincter muscle at the end of the stomach (and beginning of the small intestine) opens to suck in the next portion of food to be digested and nothing's in it/or not reachable (like when you're drinking with a straw at the surface of a liquid)
it's most of the times just the start of the real hunger, if you can get yourself to concentrate on something else, and then go to bed fast, it'll go away

and the other point of view, if you're going to bed you've most probably eaten all your calories for the day, so it's better for your weight loss not to eat When you're sleeping you won't feel the hunger any more and in the morning, most probably your hunger will be gone (or will be at a normal level)

no i've told you a lot of scary stories. of course you also might not have some reflux at all, but (sorry to say) we bigger people are more likely to experience reflux, than thin people because the greater abdominal mass (the big belly) is pressing against the diaphragm.

over all my advice would be not to eat in the evening before going to bed

hope i could help you,
lisa

Go to bed earlier. :bigsmile:

Seriously, SO many people don't get enough sleep, if you're one of them it might be worth thinking about!

I generally always eat chocolate before bed, granted it's a light hot chocolate and one square or one piece of chocolate but it never did me any harm. As long as you're sticking to the calories in = calories out, it doesn't really matter when you eat that food. People get too hung up on rules! If you're hungry before bed, eat something! Save yourself a little of your calorie allowance specifically for that bedtime snack!

I purposely save some calories for something to eat around 11pm because I'm genuinely hungry then and if I go to bed hungry I will wake up after a couple of hours and be unable to get back to sleep because my stomach feels like it's eating itself. So then I'd have to get up and get something to eat and chances are it wouldn't be something healthy.

I prefer not to eat before bed. I've read and had it confirmed by my endocrinologist that it is best to "fast" during sleep. It allows energy to be directed towards hormones that are released at night. Certain hormones are not released if you are digesting during sleep. Digestion may also interrupt your sleep cycles. It doesn't really have anything to do with fatloss. Its strictly endocrine.

Personally, I tend to stop eating at dinner. But if I have a snack later, I don't beat myself up about it. Usually, if I have a good dinner, I'm not hungry for a snack.

Check with your doctor to be sure what is best for you.

I have popcorn an hour or two before going to bed - fills me up without killing my calorie count!

When I began this journey nearly five years ago, the dietician my doctor sent me to told me TO eat a snack in the evening so that my metabolism wouldn't slow down overnight. Same reason she told me to eat breakfast.

During my active weight loss (which needs to begin again to get rid of these last 5-8 pounds), I would usually eat some yogurt, an apple, or a handful of almonds before I went to bed.

Good luck!
Kaye