night hunger

[NYYnNYGFAN 0]

Anyone only get really hungry at night? I can go all day without any hunger pains and actually have to remember to eat & drink my Protein Shakes. This all changes after 9pm....seems like I'm so hungry! I want to nosh on something...anything! I usually try to only have a few crackers with 1 Laughing Cow cheese and a few slices of apple. That does the trick but I crave something every night? I have a decent dinner too so is it just bad habits?

[say7418 0]

I don't have an answer for you, but I am in the exact same boat. I feel like I am STARVING at night and can eat any and everything. During the day is a totally different story.

[Carmen188 1]

yes i have that problem as well...as a matter of fact at this very moment i am contemplating getting something to eat..i'm not hungry but i want to eat.

Anyone only get really hungry at night? I can go all day without any hunger pains and actually have to remember to eat & drink my Protein shakes. This all changes after 9pm....seems like I'm so hungry! I want to nosh on something...anything! I usually try to only have a few crackers with 1 Laughing Cow cheese and a few slices of apple. That does the trick but I crave something every night? I have a decent dinner too so is it just bad habits?

[NYYnNYGFAN 0]

I posted this question because I was sitting here thinking about a snack too! Think I'm going to drink my Protein shake instead. Good luck everyone...send me a note instead of eating a snack! Willpower in groups! LOL!

Jo

[NYYnNYGFAN 0]

FYI...protein shake helped curb the hunger! I just read somewhere that the cold drinks help tighten the band at night. Maybe this will be my new routine...I'm just into my 2nd month so I'm a newbie!

[CheckYes 46]

Maybe bump up the amount you eat at dinner slightly? Make sure it is something that will keep your tummy full a bit better.

[HeatherinCA 10]

Yea that's about the only time I do get hungry. So I usually have something small a few hours after dinner. Usually oatmeal, or sometimes I'll just have like a fudgical or something.

[Melissannde 41]

I struggle with this too. I think I'm at a pretty good fill level because I can go 4 or 5 hours between brkfst & lunch and lunch & dinner.. most of the time don't need a snack between lunch & dinner now.

But at night I'm wanting to snack. I try to eat high Protein Snacks, but now & then I do slip over to "the dark side". LOL

I read recently somewhere that the reason people are wanting food (esp. high glycemic carb foods) late at night is that they are tired and the body is looking for energy. That makes a lot of sense to me. So when I get that "snacky" feeling I'm trying to 1) eat Protein (liquid or soft.. not dense as I get reflux if I eat dense right b4 bed) and 2) go to bed. It's working a little.

Good luck to all of us.

[disneymom1978 1]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Great tips too. I'm gonna try a Protein Shake and an earlier bedtime too!

[ElfiePoo 109]

Evenings are always the most difficult time for me and I know it's not true hunger. I think it's just bad habit from the times I used to sit in the evening and watch tv with a bowl of popcorn or chips or whatever else I felt like shoving into my mouth.

I've discovered that, for me, keeping my hands busy really helps. For the last several evenings, while watching tv, I've been sorting through old photos in preparation to finishing up my son's album before he gets married in May. Interestingly, not one problem getting through the evenings in regards to food.

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[honk 780]

Yes, I do seem hungrier at night like 10:00-11. Depending on when you ate dinner it could be that your pouch is indeed now empty. Though not sure if it is partially mental becuase when you have Breakfast or lunch you say to yourself only a few more hours before you can eat again. At night you don't really have that crutch. Two ideas I have for you would be a solid Protein like chicken breast strips with mustard; or a hot beverage like Decaf coffee, sugar free hot cider, or sugar free hot cocoa.

[IndioGirl55 32]

Yep me too - I have always been a night eater - I eat - I just budget my calories to compensate for night eating - it worked for me - I still lost the weight..

[aprilalison 5]

I'm in completely the same boat. I am great, in control, and satisfied until around 9-10pm. Then, I feel ravenous. It seems like it doesn't matter what I eat, because I still feel hungry. I'm more hungry at night than breakfast, lunch and dinner combined. Typically, if I eat anything in the hours before bed, I will see a gain on the scale in the morning.

The only food I've found so far that helps fill me up but doesn't have the negative consequences on the scale is carrots. Carrots seem to do the trick - I'll eat a whole raw carrot and most often can't finish it. Luckily, my dogs LOVE raw carrots, so they sit staring at me until I finish. Sometimes I dip it in greek yogurt I've seasoned up with cucumbers, dill and lemon juice (tsaziki sauce) or greek yogurt mixed with powdered ranch dressing for variety. The only thing is that sometimes, I just don't want carrots. Those are my bad scale days.

I think I might try alternating carrots with chicken like someone recommended. I get the frozen skinless chicken tenders and love to eat them with some hot sauce (really low cal). They only end up being like 75 cal each. Yes, I love my bleu cheese to dip, but I've tried using low cal bleu cheese vinegrette instead and it's a much lower cal alternative.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing other suggestions. (Plus it's good to know I'm not insane in my nighttime hungries.)

[honk 780]

costco has packages of cooked chicken breast strips in the refrigurated section. They come in a dual package so I put one in the freezer. Wayyyy cheaper than the ones in reg. grocery store.

[123crod 170]

I can not sleep until about 3:00 am or 4:00 and my husband goes to sleep at 10:00 pm. I want to eat so bad but not because I am hungry just need something to do. It is a battle every night. I have prescription to sleep but that only helps around 3 or 4 am. I try to do my workout at night as it makes me tired but the head hunger kills me. I was eating sugar free popsicle but now it is too cold no matter if I sit by the heater. Just an everynight battle. It is a lot of time alone from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am. I also have clinical depression too and that does not help. I try to read, watch TV, get on computer and just take it hour by hour.

Cheri