Anyone have a solution for late night hunger pains?
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ImaVeryLuckyMan
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Hi all,
I generally finish my last meal around 8 or 8:30 pm. Two nights in a row, around 12:30am my stomach was rumbling. I drank water but that only delayed it for about 10 minutes. If I go to sleep like that I wake up with a bad headache. Any solutions?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I generally finish my last meal around 8 or 8:30 pm. Two nights in a row, around 12:30am my stomach was rumbling. I drank water but that only delayed it for about 10 minutes. If I go to sleep like that I wake up with a bad headache. Any solutions?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Oatmeal is amazingly filling. Have a little bowl of some oatmeal. (Not the instant kind though.)
Do you like tea? Chamomile will sometimes do the trick. Having some hot tea in your stomach can be very filling and relaxing.0 -
I'm a night owl, so it's pretty common for me to eat my last meal at around 9pm and not go to bed until 2-3am. I really think the best way to avoid late night hunger is to eat a bigger dinner. Save enough calories during the day to have a nice satisfying dinner that won't leave you hungry in 2-3 hours. On the rare occasion I do snack at night, it's normally something like string cheese, a piece of fruit or a trader joes fiberful granola bar.0
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I eat late - the majority of my daily calories are consumed after 8pm. Works for me. If you know you will be hungry late at night, eat to avoid it!0
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Thank you all for your suggestions. I will give them a try!0
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My wife grows her own Chamomile and I know we have some dried out, so I will give it a try too.0
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Eat a bunch of Ambien at 6:00 PM. Make sure you have a ton of junk food in the fridge.
Problem solved.0 -
Seems you have hundreds of calories remaining most days. Eat them.0
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Eat.
Seriously though, if you are that hungry, it is likely real hunger and not boredom... You need to eat something.. Maybe a snack bar (south beach makes them @ about 100 calories so it will not set heavy)... Make sure it has a bit of nutrition in it... Are you getting enough calories during the day? if not, this could be the problem Best wishes in defeating this problem.0 -
I've been struggling with this same thing. I'm a bit of an insomniac, & wandering to the fridge when I can't sleep is my biggest dieting challenge. Lately I've been doing the 5 small meals instead of 3 bigger ones thing & it seems to be helping with the late night cravings. It especially helps to have the last of the 5 later than my big dinner used to be. Good luck!!0
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I have noticed that Greek yogurt is very filling. Just get the 2% fat ones. its about 120 calories but i can eat that and have some water after and its like a meal for me. Hope that helps0
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Eat? Doesn't need to be much.0
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Oh, yeah, I just scoped out your diary. Eat.
There seems to be a common practice of people trying to eat way under their daily calorie goal and then congratulating themselves and others for being like 600 calories shy. You calorie goal is set specifically to meet your weight loss goal. You aren't doing yourself any huge favors by increasing that deficit by such a high number. Also, you are torturing yourself with this hunger thing.
Going way under might even be detrimental to your weight loss.
Google around for "eat more lose more".0 -
When I was pregnant with my daughter, a 2am bowl of cream of wheat was my lifesaver. It filled me, was good for me (and her) and it seemed to be the only thing that I didn't lose due to morning sickness.0
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Eat something, ideally something that a little bit will make you feel full. When I get hungry at night, I usually go for peanut butter. A little bit of it makes me feel full. I usually eat something right before bed. When I sleep on an empty stomach I have really weird dreams about food, lol.0
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Greek yogurt is good0
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I like to have a big salad with some protein and cooked vegetables for dinner. I think it takes longer to digest and seems to last me through the night. A sweet potato is also very filling and healthy if you don't ad butter. I cut one up into potato logs and season with a salt free garlic seasoning mix.0
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I read somewhere that a good solution for late night hunger is a serving of deli meat; it is protein and a serving is usually under 100 calories. It was also suggested that you could wrap the meat around a stick of string cheese.0
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this hasnt happened to me this time but a few months back it was happening bad...those pains are awful! I would often drink like 1/2 glass choc milk as milk is filling to me...deli meat sounds like a good one too and lower in cals and sugar! Be sure your eating enough or maybe need more protein.0
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I shifted my meal pattern.
Skip breakfast.
Eat Lunch, Dinner and a late night snack before bed.0 -
I always make sure I have enough calories left over for an evening snack. A stick of string cheese and a glass of water works well for me. Or about 10 raw almonds. both of these around 80 calories.0
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