late night carbs?

BeautyFromPain
BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
i always get massive cravings for bread at night time... i try so hard to not give in.... i have not cut out bread but try to have 1-2 slices per day, I used to eat bread all day, every day.

what can i do to stop these cravings? does anyone else experience this?

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  • 1a1a
    1a1a Posts: 761 Member
    Not quite the same, but I often craved cake at night (sweet and carbs), once I started exercising more, I could fit the cake into my macros which meant I was eating it daily for a while, then I stopped craving it, now most nights I don't eat cake at all. (So in short, I stopped cravings by indulging for a period of time)

    More practical, do you eat something different to bread when you get these urges?
  • PBJunky
    PBJunky Posts: 737 Member
    i always get massive cravings for bread at night time... i try so hard to not give in.... i have not cut out bread but try to have 1-2 slices per day, I used to eat bread all day, every day.

    what can i do to stop these cravings? does anyone else experience this?

    Save some of your calories for these snacks, quite simple =)
  • deej48
    deej48 Posts: 9
    If you really need to fill that craving, here's a suggestion. A toasted thin deli round, but with nothing on it. They taste wonderful...even dry....satisfy the crunch factor and have only 100 calories! But the best thing to do is eat nothing after 8pm. Drink water, have a cup of chamoile tea (this will make you sleepy and want to go to bed rather than stay up watching t.v. and munching-a dieter's downfall). Or have 8 oz of Crystal Light drink. Low in calories and big on sweet. Good luck!:flowerforyou:
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    i always get massive cravings for bread at night time... i try so hard to not give in.... i have not cut out bread but try to have 1-2 slices per day, I used to eat bread all day, every day.

    what can i do to stop these cravings? does anyone else experience this?

    Save some of your calories for these snacks, quite simple =)

    That's what I would do. This way you can have the right amount of calories AND have your bread for a snack.
  • fionarama
    fionarama Posts: 788 Member
    just eat something else instead, try a low gsi food like an apple or some brown rice. try having brown rice with your dinner (and examine what you have for dinner) to make sure you don't have cravings later - are you trying to go carb free or too low calorie at dinner for example?

    I notice on Sunday night you had wholemeal pasta? did you get cravings that evening, was it different from all the other recent evenings when you are not eating carbs or very low carb for dinner?
  • Andrea_Alexis_1980
    Andrea_Alexis_1980 Posts: 122 Member
    I had a hard time also with night eating but since i started eating more fruits and veggies and have my 8 glasses of water a day i stop eating at 7pm ............. It can be hard sometimes good luck =)
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    i always get massive cravings for bread at night time... i try so hard to not give in.... i have not cut out bread but try to have 1-2 slices per day, I used to eat bread all day, every day.

    what can i do to stop these cravings? does anyone else experience this?

    Save some of your calories for these snacks, quite simple =)

    That's what I would do. This way you can have the right amount of calories AND have your bread for a snack.

    The only problem though is once I have one slice, it's never enough :/
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    just eat something else instead, try a low gsi food like an apple or some brown rice. try having brown rice with your dinner (and examine what you have for dinner) to make sure you don't have cravings later - are you trying to go carb free or too low calorie at dinner for example?

    I notice on Sunday night you had wholemeal pasta? did you get cravings that evening, was it different from all the other recent evenings when you are not eating carbs or very low carb for dinner?

    I actually didn't.

    It shouldn't be cos of that though I have homemade chips most days so I'm guessing that is enough carbs with dinner (other than from veg)
  • fionarama
    fionarama Posts: 788 Member
    I guess with cravings always important to establish the root cause - is it eating because you are hungry, or is it boredom eating, or is it emotional or is it simply a habit that needs kicking?
  • phoofsmom57
    phoofsmom57 Posts: 13 Member
    I had the same carbcraving, but about 3pm. I read in a health magazine that you get these cravings because of a spike in your blood sugar. It recommended to drink chai tea, it is supposed to lower your blood sugar and help with the carb cravings. I tried the twinnings chai tea, and the bigelow vanilla chai tea. I add a sweet n low to it. I have it everyday at the same time as my cravings were. It really does work, it took away the cravings and I have reached a new low. Another tea it mentioned was chineese oolong tea which is supposed to speed up your metabolism, but I have not found that one yet. Good luck, use it everyday don't wait for the carb monster to bite!
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    1. In order to cure your late night carb cravings, you need to stop snacking on processed carbs at other times in the day. Processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight. If you love bread and pasta, then go ahead and eat them during your meals, but never ever snack on them b/w meals.

    2. If you watch TV late at night, every commercial will be flashing pictures of food at you. So yeah, expect to get hungry and have cravings.

    3. Go to bed earlier!

    4. Get used to snacking on healthier things like fruit, nuts, lean meat, vegetables, etc. Also, you may not be feeling that full b/c you arent' eating lots of protein. Try increasing the amount of protein in your diet.

    All that said, everyone gets cravings for food late at night! So just do your best.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    1. In order to cure your late night carb cravings, you need to stop snacking on processed carbs at other times in the day. Processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight. If you love bread and pasta, then go ahead and eat them during your meals, but never ever snack on them b/w meals.

    can you please explain a little why processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight?
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    1. In order to cure your late night carb cravings, you need to stop snacking on processed carbs at other times in the day. Processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight. If you love bread and pasta, then go ahead and eat them during your meals, but never ever snack on them b/w meals.

    can you please explain a little why processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight?

    In.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    1. In order to cure your late night carb cravings, you need to stop snacking on processed carbs at other times in the day. Processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight. If you love bread and pasta, then go ahead and eat them during your meals, but never ever snack on them b/w meals.

    2. If you watch TV late at night, every commercial will be flashing pictures of food at you. So yeah, expect to get hungry and have cravings.

    3. Go to bed earlier!

    4. Get used to snacking on healthier things like fruit, nuts, lean meat, vegetables, etc. Also, you may not be feeling that full b/c you arent' eating lots of protein. Try increasing the amount of protein in your diet.

    All that said, everyone gets cravings for food late at night! So just do your best.

    1. I don't snack on them inbetween meals.
    2. I don't watch TV
    3. I'm not going to bed at 5pm just to stop myself from eating carbs, that is ridiculous
    4. I do snack on other foods, and have a lot of protein

    Maybe you should check my diary before thinking you know everything about me.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Save some calories for night time and enjoy a treat
  • brucedelaney
    brucedelaney Posts: 433 Member
    1. In order to cure your late night carb cravings, you need to stop snacking on processed carbs at other times in the day. Processed carbs are bad if you want to lose weight. If you love bread and pasta, then go ahead and eat them during your meals, but never ever snack on them b/w meals.

    2. If you watch TV late at night, every commercial will be flashing pictures of food at you. So yeah, expect to get hungry and have cravings.

    3. Go to bed earlier!

    4. Get used to snacking on healthier things like fruit, nuts, lean meat, vegetables, etc. Also, you may not be feeling that full b/c you arent' eating lots of protein. Try increasing the amount of protein in your diet.

    All that said, everyone gets cravings for food late at night! So just do your best.

    1. I don't snack on them inbetween meals.
    2. I don't watch TV
    3. I'm not going to bed at 5pm just to stop myself from eating carbs, that is ridiculous
    4. I do snack on other foods, and have a lot of protein

    Maybe you should check my diary before thinking you know everything about me.

    If having a few pieces of bread at night makes you happy just do it and make sure you have the calories available to you to support that particular craving . You don't have to stop eating by "XYZ" time at night and you don't have to stop eating carbs by then either.
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