Late night snacks...

tatjanak87
tatjanak87 Posts: 16 Member
edited December 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
All day I was trying to watch my food intake. Most of the day I was vaguely hungry. Then I went to the movies and ate an entire (small) bag of popcorn. Then I got home and ate instant ramen and 2 slices of pizza leftovers. Now I feel slightly nauseous. I felt like crap all day because I was hungry. I can't function when I'm hungry. I have a migraine, which might be because I ate roughly 3x my sodium goal. This is too hard. I have wanted to lose weight for so long but instead I just keep gaining it, because I can't control myself. I tried to snack on healthy things (carrots and hummus) but they just didn't satisfy me. It's like my body tells me GIVE ME CARBS NOW. Ugh...

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Nothing wrong with carbs.

    Eat the foods you love within your calorie limit!

    No need to over-restrict yourself!

    Just try logging your food before you eat it. This helps to stay under your limit. Good luck!
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Get more protein maybe. Plan your day a head of time and put it in your diary. <3
  • tatjanak87
    tatjanak87 Posts: 16 Member
    I ended up freaking out slightly and doing a youtube workout at 2am in my basement.
    Thanks for the tips!
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with carbs.

    Eat the foods you love within your calorie limit!

    No need to over-restrict yourself!

    Just try logging your food before you eat it. This helps to stay under your limit. Good luck!

    This.

    If you want carbs, there's nothing wrong with that. Just try to make it fit into your goal.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    What is your calorie goal? Is it too aggressive?
  • BeFitBri2
    BeFitBri2 Posts: 35 Member
    If you're not eating when you're hungry then you will never reach your goal. You HAVE to eat. Starving all day and eating a bunch of junk at night is going to get you nowhere.
  • eviegreen
    eviegreen Posts: 123 Member
    tatjanak87 wrote: »
    I ended up freaking out slightly and doing a youtube workout at 2am in my basement.
    Thanks for the tips!

    You don't need to punish yourself with a 2am workout. Everyone slips up and overeats some days. Everyone. But if you're walking around your day so hungry that it's making you feel terrible, either your calorie goal is too aggressive (Your profile says you have 13 pounds to lose. What is your goal loss each week?), or the foods you're eating aren't filling you up enough. Take care of yourself.
  • mylittlerainbow
    mylittlerainbow Posts: 822 Member
    Agree with the above - calories are what count and carbs are not inherently evil if they fit into your daily allowance. But you might think about whether you're drinking enough water - sometimes downing a tall glass of water can push the munchies away.

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