Help for insom-nom-nia

Could you leave yourself some calories for a small bedtime snack? Some cheese or peanut butter with an apple? Some milk? Yoghurt?

Why do you think eating at bedtime is obstructing your weight loss?

I just allow myself to have enough calories to do some snacking before bed. I don't have to feel full, just not hungry. Light or air popped Popcorn is good and so is a mini babybel cheese. Do you like Greek yogurt with low sugar jam? I also like guacamole with chips, but I only get one serving of chips. Anything with protein is good because it helps you feel full. Sometimes I'll have a deli slice of turkey or ham and a slice of cheese and roll it up for a snack. One other thing..if you have a filling breakfast, you can save calories by only needing a light lunch, and then have a few extra calories left for nighttime snack later after dinner. I'm on 1350 calories a day and it works for me. Good luck!

Melatonin 10mg taken two hours before bedtime. It knocks me out.

I love eating before bed. I have done so my entire life. I have also had chronic insomnia. I actually have dinner right before I sleep - I save the bulk of my calories for the day for then, that way I'm not going over. Before I eat I take melatonin 2.5 mgs (you may need more, but if you find you are waking up with a headache you may be taking too much) along with a cup of chamomile velarian root tea (my own blend, I grow the chamomile and going the valerian myself). Once that is done I have dinner. Usually by the time I am finished I am full and also sleepy. I also go to bed and wake up at the same time everyday, that has helped incredibly with the insomnia. I also try to not look at the phone/computer/tablet, as that tends to ward off the drowsies. Good luck!

Melatonin 3mg is plenty. Gets me to sleep fast.
GABA to help relax the muscles.

I take both supplements 1/2 hour before bedtime ( or should I say, one way or another I going to sleep a half hour after taking them.) This gets me into a deep sleep with lots of dreams but I don't feel anything but alert when I wake up. REM sleep is what you want to obtain as that is when your body produces your own natural growth hormone to repair all the damage you did during the course of your day.

@sccahn - I budget calories for a bedtime snack. I like something with oats and strawberries, currently this, which is only 236 calories but very filling:



When it gets colder, I will switch to cooked oatmeal with strawberries.

kshama2001 wrote: »

bettypeyton1 wrote: »

Melatonin 10mg taken two hours before bedtime. It knocks me out.

10 mg? Wow, I only need 1 mg, and I get sleepy within 15 minutes. I take the sublingual form, which works way better for me than tablet. http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-Melatonin-Orange-Flavored-Sublingual-1-mg-100-Tablets/24650

I actually haven't been using it regularly since I amped up exercise as I am now falling asleep without it.

I thought 10mg was high as well. I was under the impression that a person shouldn't take more than 5mg, but I don't have the link to where I read that so I didn't say anything lol. My Mom had gotten me 10mg pills one time, and I was taking them and felt awful the next day. After a week I noticed they were 10mg and queried the net and read that was too much, and the associated side effects. I broke them into quarters and found I was feeling much better. The 10mg pills didn't make me fall asleep any faster or sleep and longer.