Starving at night!

jilly30 wrote: »

I do excellent during the day but when night comes I'm thinking if food and starving! I'm taking in my proper calories throughout the day! This is so frustrating! any ideas or tips would be appreciated.

I'd say add more protein..but you actually might need more good carbs as my wife would suggest

The first calories I set aside each day are for my “snack(s)” after dinner. I knew from Day #1 that I would always want “something” at night…popcorn, WW snack, yogurt, Fiber Bar…something…so that is what I planned out.

Grant you, it was a nominal amount but 100-200 calories can translate to a lot of snacks!

Luigi's - Real Italian Ice - Lemon / Cherry - No Sugar Added , 1 cup (4 fl oz) (60 calories)

Jolly Time - Healthy Pop Butter Popcorn 100 Calorie Pack - Popped (Net Carbs), 1 bag (100 Calories)

Kellogg's Special K - Cracker Chips Baked Snacks - Sea Salt, 1 Packet (90 Calories)

Jello - Sugar Free, (5 Calories)

Weight Watchers - Carrot Cake, 54 g or 1 Cake (90 Calories)

Dannon - Light & Fit Carb & Sugar Control Vanilla Cream Yogurt, 4 oz. (45 Calories)

Fiber One - Lemon Bar 90 Cal, 1 bar (90 Calories)

Emerald 100 Cal Almonds - Natural Almonds 100 Calorie Pack, 17.5 g pack (100 Calories)

Dole - Pineapple Tidbits - No Sugar Added (Sweetened With Monk Fruit), 1 container (113g) (35 Calories)

Dreyers - Outshine Fruit Bar, (25 Calories)

mz_getskinny wrote: »

This is exactly why I love Intermittent Fasting!! I'm not hungry in the morning so I don't eat. My eating window opens up in the afternoon and I get to eat up until I fall asleep every night (if I want to!) It's a lovely concept, especially for night bingers

Exactly what I do. It's a rare day that I want to eat before 2 pm (unless I'm PMSing). But I need to eat in the evening--changing my behavior in other ways, as other posters suggested, didn't work for me.

I used to do great through the day and then ruin all that hard work in the evening when I craved carbs and ended up going over my allotted calorie.

So now I plan ahead, and have smaller meals so I can leave about 30% of my calories for snacks. Half of those are usually eaten in the evening. The smaller meals are packed with protein and fruit and vegetables so that they fill me up.

Everyone gets hungry at different times. You can eat when you like. Just plan your day to suit your appetite.

(I try to leave dinner as late as I can too, so I don't get as hungry in the evenings, but with kids it's not always possible.)

Also - and I hope this doesn't sound terribly lame - drinking a nice, hot cup of tea helps settle any night hunger. For me, at least. If I add a stick of cinnamon, it's even more soothing and comforting = )

A small handful of almonds and/or a piece of dark chocolate also hits the spot.

Try a yogurt with fat or cheese stick. Celery with pb. Fats keep you full. And protein. Space your meals evenly like every 3 hours. This helps and make sure you are fetting enough fats (healthy -avocado, walnuts, almonds, olives,coconut oil, walnut or avocado oils) and protein.

I have had to lower my breakfast and lunch calories to save room for a snack at night. It is so easy for me to eat 500+ calories for breakfast.

As much as I tried to make that work, (because I LOVE breakfast), I could not sustain that type of eating and lose weight. I had to change it up.

So do tweaking and figure out a strategy that works for you.