Cottage Cheese and hummus at midnight

nj2121
nj2121 Posts: 29 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone cheat a little at midnight with cottage cheese ?

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  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    no but cottage cheese and hummus sound great anytime=)
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    If you are waking up at midnight hungry, you might not be getting enough calories for the day. Your body might be trying to talk to you.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    No, I definitely don't think my body needs food in the middle of the night.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    Naw I'm married to cottage cheese. I cheat with full-fat yogurt.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Divorce court.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    I don't go to bed until about 3am so I usually keep a few calories in reserve for a late late supper around midnight.

    If you are getting up for a snack,I would definitely look at how I am spreading my calories during the day. Maybe save 100-200 for a bigger dinner or a small supper before bed.

    Cheers, h.
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    If you want to eat at night, as long as it fits in your calories it's not a problem :3 if I get to midnight or 1 and I start feeling hungry or sick I usually have a snack.
  • diwemple
    diwemple Posts: 1 Member
    Just read a very interesting article about the effects of cholesterol, fiber, sugar, and carbs on your sleep patterns.
    Sorry the link is so long, just copy and paste it.

    http://www.nutritionaction.com/daily/what-to-eat/which-may-affect-your-sleep-fiber-protein-sugar-or-saturated-fat/?mqsc=E3823549&utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Nutrition_Action_Daily_Tips+Nutrition+Action+Daily+Nutrition+Action+Daily&utm_campaign=2016.01.19+What+to+Eat
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I don't know. I eat dinner and two desserts between 7:00-11:00 so I don't usually go back for...cottage cheese. Oreos or a dip into the powdered pb with a wet spoon maybe.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    I am always up for a little cottage cheese play!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,707 Member
    nj2121 wrote: »
    Anyone cheat a little at midnight with cottage cheese ?

    Why is that cheating?

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    That's a very specific question.
  • dolliesdaughter
    dolliesdaughter Posts: 544 Member
    I am sleep, so food is not on my mind.
  • nj2121
    nj2121 Posts: 29 Member
    Let me clarify. I get off work at 11pm. Go to the gym. Get home and eat like cottage cheese/ hummus . I feel like it's cheating
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    Nothing cheating about it if you have calories to spare. If you don't, at least it's more nutritious than the GIANT BROWNIE I'd probably shove into my mouth if I finished working out at the end of a very long day.
  • nj2121
    nj2121 Posts: 29 Member
    That's what I thought. I find myself having like 800-900 calories left at night.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    nj2121 wrote: »
    Let me clarify. I get off work at 11pm. Go to the gym. Get home and eat like cottage cheese/ hummus . I feel like it's cheating

    Not at all. My work day ends at 6, therefore midnight has a different meaning for me than it does for you. What time do you go to sleep?
  • nj2121
    nj2121 Posts: 29 Member
    Like 1am - 2 the latest
  • nj2121
    nj2121 Posts: 29 Member
    edited January 2016
    I get my workout ( weights ) in before work at home. Then I head to work.-3pm to 11pm After work I hit the gym for a walk on the treadmill for a 30 min mile and a half walk. Then I have a bowl of cottage cheese and hummus before bed. I usually ha e reserve calories left. Like around 800-900 to spare . I'm trying to get down to 220. I'm 270 but I'm really tall 6'3
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    Not cheating at all. Eating timing is irrelevant, and if you have the calories you should be eating them.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    edited January 2016
    Eating the cottage cheese and humus within your calories is not cheating, you logged them.
    Going to bed with hundreds of calories uneaten is cheating. Cheating yourself (mind and body) of the nutrition you need to perform optimally.

    Eat all the calories MFP has given you for your deficit, plus 50-75% of the calories you burnt through exercise. That is the way MFP works.

    No matter how much lifting you do, if you don't feed yourself adequately, you will lose a greater amount of muscle than necessary, and probably become bad tempered and irritable too!

    Cheers, h.

    If I have miss read your 800-900 cals to spare wrong, my apologies.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    edited January 2016
    I wouldn't call cottage cheese as cheating.

    Having 800-900 calories left over regularly is a bad idea.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,760 Member
    dolliesdaughter wrote: »
    I am sleep, so food is not on my mind.

    Really? Because I totally dream about food. And sometimes it's soooooooo real I wonder how much I've gained during the night.

    And definitely not cheating, OP. Enjoy guilt free. :)
  • happytexan0223
    happytexan0223 Posts: 7 Member
    Hummus and cottage cheese are both healthy choices, so if you don't eat too much of them, you'll probably be fine.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,634 Member
    I've eaten cottage cheese or hummus at midnight, especially if I hadn't reached my protein goal (more likely cottage cheese in that case). But I log it, and don't consider it cheating. Occasionally, if I didn't plan well earlier in the day, I'll go over calorie goal just to hit my protein target, especially if I've weight trained or done other intensive exercise that day. That's not cheating, either, to me - it's just smart.

    I don't think I've ever mixed the cottage cheese & hummus together. I like my cottage cheese with turmeric, cumin, hot sauce (especially smoked hot sauce, but if I only have plain, then maybe add some smoked paprika). And maybe cucumber.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Yep that ll keep you fat for sure!
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