Eating before bedtime

[Atkid]

Went to bed with my stomach growling. Had eaten a late time snack of l egg with l oz. cream cheese and SF vanilla. Was still hungry when I was done. Should I have gotten up and eaten something else or should that have been a big enough snack so just suck it up and go to sleep. We are talking about maybe 1am or so.

[sombersusie]

Re: Eating before bedtime

are you eating enough during the day? since you're on induction i'd say if you're hungry eat! You want to be satisfied and not wake up starving.

[Moochiecat]

Re: Eating before bedtime

In the beginning it can take time to distinguish hunger from, say, thirst or even boredom/emotional need.
Try having a glass of water and waiting 15 minutes. If you feel you truly are hungry, have a small snack of a protein/fat combo.
The beauty of this diet is that if you are hungry, you can eat. Just choose wisely, and a good rule of thumb is to eat a small portion, because you can always go back and have more later if you really feel you are truly hungry.

I found that in the first few months I was a snacking machine but as time went by I seemed to grow out of that. It took a while for me to be able to read my body correctly.

[Isabeau]

Re: Eating before bedtime

Yeah, my experience was the same as Moochies.

[I_WILL_Lose_Weight]

Re: Eating before bedtime

I'd try to fix up a big meal or something 3 hours before bed. Sleeping requires very little energy and therefore the food just sits in your stomach until morning - and guess what? You'll still be hungry in the morning :P

Before going to bed at night if your'e going to snack try to keep it light, and drink your water! Often I feel hungry because I'm either thirsty or just bored, like Moochie said. I usually just drink a bottle of water and start reading a good book

[killerbombshell]

Re: Eating before bedtime

Depending on your rung, I have a little bit of SF peanut butter on a spoon and eat it really slowly like a lollipop. It's high fat/high protein and deeelicious.

[cherrycoke]

Re: Eating before bedtime

OMG when can you have peanut butter?????

[jimenitayo]

Re: Eating before bedtime

sorry, this is extended induction

peanut butter should be for when you are progressing through nuts in OWL.

[I_WILL_Lose_Weight]

Re: Eating before bedtime

Depending on your rung, I have a little bit of SF peanut butter on a spoon and eat it really slowly like a lollipop. It's high fat/high protein and deeelicious.

>< I got busted on this one too here. Peanut Butter is a no no, and it's something I sorely miss.

Instead of peanutbutter, trying mixing up a packet of splenda with some cream cheese. Or just eat a slice of cheese. I find that both are fulfilling, but I can gaurentee (sp?) that a 20oz bottle of water will fill your gut right up.