Hunger before bed?

If you dont want to be eating a couple hours before bed, then you need to re-evaluate your daily intake and determine how you could be better at meal planning.

I find that if you are dedicated to eating only real, whole, fresh foods (no junk, no artificial garbage, no prepackaged processed convenience foods, etc), and are very good at getting a variety, those late night cravings wont exist.

Matter of fact, I just prepped up about 10# of vegetables this morning and cant wait to be working with them for meals - because that is going to contribute to being 'satisfied'...when served with a balanced meal.

If it's in your calorie goal than eat right before. The only risk you take it getting heartburn if it's literally right before bed. Most research is realizing now that it doesn't matter what time you eat, it matter what you eat.

I bought proteine powder especially for my late night hunger.
I mix a tablespoon with 150 low fat yoghurt (I also add a tablespoon flaxseed and lecithin, but that might not necessary for you)
It's a real filler!!! Bye bye late night munchies

If you're hungry -- I say eat! A small snack is usually worth it to me versus feeling like I'm going to pass out or get the shakes! Just be smart about it and stay in your calories! Last night I couldn't sleep because I still felt really hungry.. so I had an apple. This morning I woke up to more weight loss.

I try not to care about the time so much .. as long as I stay in calories and make good choices.

If you like PM snacking, don't give it up, just remember the 12 hour window rule. Be mindful of your body needing to detox... we should be leaving 12 hours between out last bite at night and our first one the next day. This is because your body takes approximately 8 hours to fully digest whats inside, and then a proper clean takes about 4 hours... this cleansing is in your intestinal track, your liver, your cells, etc.

When we constantly eat late at night and early in the morning we can cause build up in our bodies. Until very recently in our history we had regular periods of famine where our bodies got the chance to do this cleaning, but not any more!

I have always been a big late snacker.. I started the 12 hour window rule and it made me feel in control but not deprived, and I often ended up forgoing the evening snack because I didn't want to have to pack my breakfast and eat it at work (just another hassle!)

Oh and tea. I have all kinds of fancy loose leaf teas, and a cute pluger ceramic cup, which I drink all the time and have kind of persuaded myself to like until I actually did - now I can sometimes manage with a tea instead of a snack. Fake it till you make it as they say!

Hope this helps.

If you like PM snacking, don't give it up, just remember the 12 hour window rule. Be mindful of your body needing to detox... we should be leaving 12 hours between out last bite at night and our first one the next day. This is because your body takes approximately 8 hours to fully digest whats inside, and then a proper clean takes about 4 hours... this cleansing is in your intestinal track, your liver, your cells, etc.

When we constantly eat late at night and early in the morning we can cause build up in our bodies. Until very recently in our history we had regular periods of famine where our bodies got the chance to do this cleaning, but not any more!

I have always been a big late snacker.. I started the 12 hour window rule and it made me feel in control but not deprived, and I often ended up forgoing the evening snack because I didn't want to have to pack my breakfast and eat it at work (just another hassle!)

Oh and tea. I have all kinds of fancy loose leaf teas, and a cute pluger ceramic cup, which I drink all the time and have kind of persuaded myself to like until I actually did - now I can sometimes manage with a tea instead of a snack. Fake it till you make it as they say!

Hope this helps.

There's no such thing as a "12 hour rule." 100% myth. It actually takes about 3 days for a meal to completely travel through your digestive system. Meal timing is completely irrelevant compared to total caloric intake.

While there are benefits to intermittent fasting, it has nothing to do with "detoxing" or "causing buildup." It's personal preference.

I can tell you from my experience that eating before bed has not hindered my weightloss one bit... The last 36 months I have went to bed with a 500 calorie snack and lost a few pounds.... Best of Luck!

If you like PM snacking, don't give it up, just remember the 12 hour window rule. Be mindful of your body needing to detox... we should be leaving 12 hours between out last bite at night and our first one the next day. This is because your body takes approximately 8 hours to fully digest whats inside, and then a proper clean takes about 4 hours... this cleansing is in your intestinal track, your liver, your cells, etc.

When we constantly eat late at night and early in the morning we can cause build up in our bodies. Until very recently in our history we had regular periods of famine where our bodies got the chance to do this cleaning, but not any more!

I have always been a big late snacker.. I started the 12 hour window rule and it made me feel in control but not deprived, and I often ended up forgoing the evening snack because I didn't want to have to pack my breakfast and eat it at work (just another hassle!)

Oh and tea. I have all kinds of fancy loose leaf teas, and a cute pluger ceramic cup, which I drink all the time and have kind of persuaded myself to like until I actually did - now I can sometimes manage with a tea instead of a snack. Fake it till you make it as they say!

Hope this helps.

There's no such thing as a "12 hour rule." 100% myth. It actually takes about 3 days for a meal to completely travel through your digestive system. Meal timing is completely irrelevant compared to total caloric intake.

While there are benefits to intermittent fasting, it has nothing to do with "detoxing" or "causing buildup." It's personal preference.

Where is your source from on this? Ever since I have adopted the 12 hour rule, my skin is clearer, my stress is lower, my IBS has greatly improved, I feel better and I find I am able to manage my eating habits better. Digestion takes less than 8 hours, by which point food is in the large colon. Your stomach, gall bladder, liver, and small intestine are all empty at this point. The topic was about opinions on eating late, and I shared my experiences in how I have managed this better by still allowing evening snacking if I manage it with eating in a 12 hour window.

If you say it's 100% myth but don't back it up then whats the point? I whole heartedly believe in the 12 hour window and its helped me so much in my journey to health, so I wanted to share it with others.

If you like PM snacking, don't give it up, just remember the 12 hour window rule. Be mindful of your body needing to detox... we should be leaving 12 hours between out last bite at night and our first one the next day. This is because your body takes approximately 8 hours to fully digest whats inside, and then a proper clean takes about 4 hours... this cleansing is in your intestinal track, your liver, your cells, etc.

When we constantly eat late at night and early in the morning we can cause build up in our bodies. Until very recently in our history we had regular periods of famine where our bodies got the chance to do this cleaning, but not any more!

I have always been a big late snacker.. I started the 12 hour window rule and it made me feel in control but not deprived, and I often ended up forgoing the evening snack because I didn't want to have to pack my breakfast and eat it at work (just another hassle!)

Oh and tea. I have all kinds of fancy loose leaf teas, and a cute pluger ceramic cup, which I drink all the time and have kind of persuaded myself to like until I actually did - now I can sometimes manage with a tea instead of a snack. Fake it till you make it as they say!

Hope this helps.

There's no such thing as a "12 hour rule." 100% myth. It actually takes about 3 days for a meal to completely travel through your digestive system. Meal timing is completely irrelevant compared to total caloric intake.

While there are benefits to intermittent fasting, it has nothing to do with "detoxing" or "causing buildup." It's personal preference.

Where is your source from on this? Ever since I have adopted the 12 hour rule, my skin is clearer, my stress is lower, my IBS has greatly improved, I feel better and I find I am able to manage my eating habits better. If you say it's 100% myth but don't back it up then whats the point? The topic was about opinions on eating late, and I shared my experiences in how I have managed this better by still allowing evening snacking if I manage it with eating in a 12 hour window. My own experiences show that there is benefit, and anyone who has done Dr. Junger's program would attest the same.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/441273-how-long-does-it-take-a-meat-diet-to-digest-compared-to-a-vegetarian-one/

Really? A Livestrong link? Not exactly textbook.