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Hungry before bed

15 years ago

How do I stop getting hungry when I'm trying to get to bed? It's really annoying! Sometimes I can't eat a large dinner or many snacks and some times I can but I keep getting hungry anyways. I try filling foods but they don't seem to help.

And I can't stand those foods that are "created" to make you feel full because they all taste like chemicals to me. I'm talking about ones with artificial sweeteners, etc.

I also can't eat or drink things that will keep me awake.

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harold14370
15 years ago
Do you eat breakfast? I find that eating breakfast does help to keep me from getting hungry later in the day.

What do you mean when you say you eat "filling" foods? Are you eating lots of vegetables and high fiber foods? I think that helps, too.
trekaren
15 years ago
I used to have good luck with 2 slices of 40-cal-per-slice toast, with all-fruit jam on them.
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I was one who had to have small meals all day long, including at night, in the past. I have what's called "reactive hypoglycemia," meaning that when I eat carbohydrates/sugars/starches my body responds quickly to process those carbs. I get a brief energy boost, but then lose it shortly afterward and begin to feel hungry and in need of more. So, small meals helped me managed that situation, but also kept the cycle going.
The only way I've been able to avoid getting hungry so often is to just cut out the things that trigger hunger signals in the first place. So I started the Atkins diet and limited myself to 15-20g of non-sugar carbs per day (about 12-15g come from non-starchy vegetables; the rest from dairy products like cheese or from eggs or salad dressing).
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terezosa / terriks
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Don't worry about being hungry. It will pass. Oftentimes hunger is just a conditioned response. Your body is used to eating at a certain time, and you feel hunger then. If you wait it out you will get past it.
kitttenn37096
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