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nighttime munchies
"Irrational Number" wrote in message ink.net... What do you do to turn your brain away from those nighttime munchies? -- Anita -- I rarely get nighttime munchies, but when I do, I either eat something healthy but satisfying, or quickly brush and floss my teeth... WHo wants to ruin a clean mouth? |
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nighttime munchies
On Jul 17, 12:05 pm, Cynthia P wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:17:39 GMT, Irrational Number wrote: What do you do to turn your brain away from those nighttime munchies? -- Anita -- Are you talking about waking up in the night to eat, or just eating before bedtime? I'm afraid I've never had the former problem, but the current way I am eating and the way I hope to be eating for life, I eat every 2-3 hours anyway... so it's not an issue, generally. If I'm due to eat and I'm not in bed, I eat something. Keeps the metabolism firing. Sometimes it is a very light something, like maybe a reduced fat cheese stick or some cottage cheese, a few nuts and maybe a handful of celery or baby carrots, but something gets eaten. My advice is figure out roughly what calories you need to maintain, drop it by around 500, divide that into 6 and from there, figure out 6 good meals, ones that have lean protein, healthy fats and veggies. Have 2-3 fruit servings a day as well. Space your meals 2-3 hours apart and then you'll have some meals for late evening. Keeping sugars low, making sure you get good quality fats in moderate amounts and eating plenty of lean protein really helps check appetite! -- Cynthia 262/237/152 I really think many people stay at least a little hungry most of the time. Overeating is a survival instinct that we don't need (or want) anymore, but a few thousand years ago, if there was food available, you ate fast and as much as you could possibly hold of the highest calorie foods available....or you put yourself at a survivability disadvantage. With this in mind, many people might have to feel a little hungry most of the time. I know I am. Problem is, when I used to be heavy, there was no good mechanism for telling me I had enough. I could eat a huge meal, then eat more, and I was almost always hungry even then. My body surely did not NEED all those calories, but overweight people tend to be hungry a lot of the time. I would just rather be thin and hungry than fat and hungry, so I put up with it. I envy people who are "naturally" thin and eat small portions and are full. Chances are that's one reason they have never had a weight problem. The rest of us really have to suffer a little.....although it is a matter of mind over matter and once you decide to not eat over your daily caloric allotment, you absolutely must stop. I know some people can overeat, then cut back and eat less the next day to bring their average in line...but that is harder for me. I just never, ever overeat, and I know exactly how many calories I consume. It is mostly at night for me too. In fact, I dream about food. Some people find once they wake in the morning, they aren't rally all that hungry. Not me though. I fix a large bowl of oatmeal and blueberries first thing. Gosh, I've been up all night setting up two new computers and it's almost time for breakfast. That brings up another thing. You know I'm sure that when you stay busy, you don't think about food as much, so at nighttime, when you start to relax, those food thoughts start creeping in. Good luck. dkw |
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