Nightime Eating

[pwloiacano]

I have a question regarding night-time eating.

During the day, I eat pretty good. Egg Whites ; Wheat Toast ; Turkey ; Cheese ; either a red meat, fish, pork, or ground beef for dinner. Ocassionally chicken. Lots of veggies and fruits.

At night (an hour or two before bed), for some reason, I always have a craving for sweets. Usually cookies or dark chocolate and lots of milk. I know that this is probably negating my good eating during the day, but that damn craving is always there!!

Any suggestions on what I can eat in place of the junk at night that might satisfy this craving of mine??

 

[Caretaker]

Fruit, yogurt, cottage cheese with fruit or maybe Polaner all fruit. Peanut butter.. I usually have a banana and a hanful of almonds. Or a protein shake(one scoop).If youn use skim milk and ice it`s very similar to a real shake.

 

[gtbmed]

Fruit is probably the best choice.

 

[07bobber]

I go with an apple and peanut butter

 

[vortrit]

I'd go with peanut butter and milk. Milk has casein protein in it which is great before going to bed. That, or some cottage cheese with a little fruit in it.

 

[jmorrison]

This may sound odd, but I try to avoid carbs with dinner for this exact reason. If I eat a lot of carbs at 5-6pm, by 9 I am ready to tear into cookies and milk. So maybe try to keep your evening meal strictly to meat and fibrous veggies. At least it works for me.

Also, if you absolutely cannot make it, grab some natty peanut butter instead of chocolate. It will satisfy your sweet tooth, and is much better for you, just be careful on how much...it is very calorically dense.

 

[vortrit]

do u even workout? You narrow shouldered, java swigging, raggedy bearded fidel castro lookalike.

Yeah, I did once.

 

[Nightowl]

I usually am with peanut butter, but I am suckered at times with a slice of bread, but usually take most of the bread out of the picture. Also, if I am with cheese crackers with peanut butter, I am guilty!!!

I have'nt been too bad with sweets, but learning to like the protein shake, skim milk and one scoop as the alternative.

Could you match wits with a break down explaination... why the fruit before bed, because someone said that the sugar content that is natural in fruit, if not fully used is then changed to fat.

So, if I have worked out for 30 or 90 minutes, the best of the choices is then fruit?

 

[LAM]

I have a question regarding night-time eating.

During the day, I eat pretty good. Egg Whites ; Wheat Toast ; Turkey ; Cheese ; either a red meat, fish, pork, or ground beef for dinner. Ocassionally chicken. Lots of veggies and fruits.

At night (an hour or two before bed), for some reason, I always have a craving for sweets. Usually cookies or dark chocolate and lots of milk. I know that this is probably negating my good eating during the day, but that damn craving is always there!!

Any suggestions on what I can eat in place of the junk at night that might satisfy this craving of mine??

5-HTP can help to kill those carb cravings late at night take from 50-300mg at night.

sometimes when you don't eat enough during the day you will crave food at night. but when you are dieting down you are almost always hungry a little most of the waking day..lol

consuming large amounts of simple sugars at night causes high insulin levels which blunts GH secretion during the 1st sleep cycle.

 

[Nightowl]

Lam,

thank you for the suggestion, for I used to use those.

Nightowl

 

[tucker01]

You could try eating one of your larger meals later in the day.

 

[LAM]

Lam,

thank you for the suggestion, for I used to use those.

Nightowl

nothing wrong with eating at night but at night you won't to make the best food choices possible. if you are dieting down then at night most foods consumed should be proteins, fats and low GI carbs and/or veggies. insulin sensitivity is also naturally lower at night so when dieting down you would want to make the meals smaller and lower GI as the day progresses.

now if you are dieting down and training at night there is surely nothing wrong with eating more carbs before and after training and later on in the day in general as they will be utilized efficiently.

 

[johnson 45]

I'd go with peanut butter and milk. Milk has casein protein in it which is great before going to bed. That, or some cottage cheese with a little fruit in it.

Dude shut your hippie mouth!!! You dont know SHIT!!

 

[Built]

You could try eating one of your larger meals later in the day.

I eat chocolate just before bed. It's pretty much the only time I eat it. I just budget for it.

 

[vortrit]

Dude shut your hippie mouth!!! You dont know SHIT!!

What are you doing in this thread? It's not two years old or older?



Troll...

 

[Built]

nothing wrong with eating at night but at night you won't to make the best food choices possible. if you are dieting down then at night most foods consumed should be proteins, fats and low GI carbs and/or veggies.

Why?

insulin sensitivity is also naturally lower at night so when dieting down you would want to make the meals smaller and lower GI as the day progresses.

Again, why?

 

[gtbmed]

I'll believe in 24 hour nutrition until I see a legit body of evidence that proves that nutrient timing matters.

 

[Built]

The biggest issue by far for me with regard to nutrient timing is hunger. If I time it right, I don't overstimulate my appetite when I eat carbs.

 

[gtbmed]

The biggest issue by far for me with regard to nutrient timing is hunger. If I time it right, I don't overstimulate my appetite when I eat carbs.

I just read a weird study that compared habits and weight gain in night-time eaters and non night-time eaters. They allowed both groups to eat freely. Night eaters tended to consume more calories.

Of course the study concluded that night eating could lead to weight gain. No, it couldn't simply be that increased caloric intake leads weight gain, could it?

 

[Built]

I just read a weird study that compared habits and weight gain in night-time eaters and non night-time eaters. They allowed both groups to eat freely. Night eaters tended to consume more calories.

Of course the study concluded that night eating could lead to weight gain. No, it couldn't simply be that increased caloric intake leads weight gain, could it?

I know, it really galls.

I'm kinda digging eating between noon and ten PM these days.

 

[Nightowl]

I eat chocolate just before bed. It's pretty much the only time I eat it. I just budget for it.

Built, you've got the ming vase body aka a beautiful body!

but for many of us, "me" have a transition of fat that takes place, that is if I eat chocolate. Is there a particular reason for why you eat it then?

I used to eat apples, and yogurt with flax seed, right before going to bed.

 

[Built]

What's a transition of fat that takes place?

(PS thanks for the props!)

 

[DaMayor]

What's a transition of fat that takes place?

(PS thanks for the props!)

Doh....It changes from little teenie fat to big fluffy fat.....Pfffft....don't you know this stuff?

 

[Nightowl]

What's a transition of fat that takes place?

(PS thanks for the props!)

funny on the last note, not exactly the process as so told to me by few people.

Built,

It was then said that with those that have more body fat and cells that have stored up the fat... then these cells are craving and seeking more. Which can or could be fruit and carbs and truly many things if not burned are converted to "Fat".

So that what was told to me some time ago. That's why when I eat something at night...GUILT TRIP

And yes, I've been hung out to dry at times.

 

[vortrit]

calories in > calories out = fat.

 

[pwloiacano]

I am seeing here that eating too many carbs late at night is not a good thing as if the energy is not burned off, then it turns to fat. It's funny that is what I crave at night is sugar.

What I am looking for is a good dose of nutrients before I go to bed to help my muscles recover, especially on training days. Whey Protein has come to mind, but I have read and been told that it doesn't stay in your body too long. It is rapidly absorbed. I am looking for something that will be a bit slower release.

Also, how many grams of casein protein (like in cottage cheese or milk) is enough before bedtime?

 

[jennygymbunny]

Isn't eating before bed a bad idea anyways??

 

[Built]

I am seeing here that eating too many carbs late at night is not a good thing as if the energy is not burned off, then it turns to fat.

Where it will be retrieved later on for energy. Don't worry about it.

It's funny that is what I crave at night is sugar.

What I am looking for is a good dose of nutrients before I go to bed to help my muscles recover, especially on training days. Whey Protein has come to mind, but I have read and been told that it doesn't stay in your body too long. It is rapidly absorbed. I am looking for something that will be a bit slower release.

Also, how many grams of casein protein (like in cottage cheese or milk) is enough before bedtime?

It really is calories in - calories out. Please don't get caught up in the speed of delivery for while you are sleeping.

What time do you train?

 

[Built]

Isn't eating before bed a bad idea anyways??

Nope.

Overeating (where total calories in > total calories out) leads to weight gain. The time of day these calories are consumed won't matter.

 

[DaMayor]

In reference to the study mentioned earlier..... Where can this be found?

I think that the whole late night eating thing can be a more complex behavioral issue, (i.e. dietetic down-low syndrome, lol.) and shouldn't be intermingled or confused with simple caloric allocation.

A general wiki-stab at NES:
Night eating syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've found that there's really no significant impact from variation in feeding times, as long as you stay within your normal/intended caloric range. The trouble with late night eating is that it creates the potential to go beyond 'getting your planned/target calories in' for the day, and triggers those psychological weaknesses that will derail one's diet plan........says the guy who has a discussion with the jar of Evil Peanut Butter every single night of his life.