musicandarts wrote: » I had the same problem. My solution was to lock everything up and hand the keys to my wife. Everything means fridge, pantry, cupboard etc. Fortunately, once you break the habit in a few months, you can stop locking the food.
SLLRunner wrote: » maryjane28 wrote: » Anyone do that? how do you stop? Why would you stop eating at night? If that's when you like to eat, plan it into your day with pre-logging.
maryjane28 wrote: » Anyone do that? how do you stop?
365andstillalive wrote: » If you're hungry, eat. But log it. I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day. Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does.
ephiemarie wrote: » I do the same thing, so lately I've started leaving a little dish of almonds on the counter for myself. Having it right there staring me in the face as I pass through the kitchen at 2 a.m. to head to the bathroom has greatly cut down on my cookie consumption. As a bonus, I usually am not hungry for breakfast after the almonds, so it evens out.
maryjane28 wrote: » like waking up in the middle of the night half asleep
maryjane28 wrote: » 365andstillalive wrote: » If you're hungry, eat. But log it. I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day. Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does. see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much
365andstillalive wrote: » maryjane28 wrote: » 365andstillalive wrote: » If you're hungry, eat. But log it. I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day. Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does. see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much Most people when they eat in the middle of the night don't exactly get up and make themselves a three course meal; maybe set out better choices you can make that won't cause you indigestion. Honestly, if I'm hungry in the middle of the night, I make myself something small - could be a granola bar, drinking a glass of milk, eating a toasted english muffin with peanut butter (AKA something around 150-250 cals) etc - which I don't find to be enough to cause indigestion. To each their own, but you're the one who asked for advice and your childish, mean spirited, no punctuation answers are kind of ridiculous. You asked for advice, you got it. Didn't like it? Don't follow it.
sarahmaryfearnley wrote: » I've been doing this for years. I wake up between sleep cycles and typically want something sweet. Sometimes in the past, I would wake up and eat 2-3 times a night. Terrible habit, which leaves me feeling unrested. If there is chocolate in the house, I will go for that and milk. Easy way to blast through 400cals without even really enjoying it. It's not for everyone but I just don't keep chocolate in the house and if it's there, I know I will eat it in the middle of the night. When I wake up, I just go for the milk. I tried water thinking I might just be thirsty but it doesn't satisfy and I wouldn't go back to sleep. I tried a protein shake before bed, as I was advised that it might keep me full through the night but it didn't work. I keep a section in my diary titled, Night Time Eating and I log for the next day so that I know what I have to work with. If it's just milk, it's only a couple hundred cals and I can totally work with that.
maryjane28 wrote: » 365andstillalive wrote: » maryjane28 wrote: » 365andstillalive wrote: » If you're hungry, eat. But log it. I run my diary by time of the day. If I go out with friends, DD and grab myself something to eat while we're somewhere at 2am, you can bet I'm logging it and working it into my calories/macros for the day. Meal timing doesn't matter, caloric deficit does. see i would really like to believe this, but if you wake up in the middle of the night eat and lay back down it causes digestion issues (for me anyways) and like obviously im not gonna save all my calories so i can eat when im barely awake in the middle of the night by myself thats weird I wanna be able to eat normal and not have to worry about it so much Most people when they eat in the middle of the night don't exactly get up and make themselves a three course meal; maybe set out better choices you can make that won't cause you indigestion. Honestly, if I'm hungry in the middle of the night, I make myself something small - could be a granola bar, drinking a glass of milk, eating a toasted english muffin with peanut butter (AKA something around 150-250 cals) etc - which I don't find to be enough to cause indigestion. To each their own, but you're the one who asked for advice and your childish, mean spirited, no punctuation answers are kind of ridiculous. You asked for advice, you got it. Didn't like it? Don't follow it. ok sorry thats true however i am not sorry about my punctuation deal?
