Feeling hungry during the night

[new_user]

Hi all....

I've been following this diet for about 3 weeks and my goal is to lower my bf to as low as possible - wanna see a six pack!! i don't tend to feel hungry throughout the day, the only time i feel hungry is when i wake up in the morning in fact i'm starving!! some times the hunger wakes me in the night, is this right??

General comments on the diet would be appreciated to.

6am
Cup of porridge oats mixed with raisins, cinnamon and water - gorgeous by the way!!
5 egg white plus 1 full egg cooked in olive oil

6.45ish
Train

8am
PWO Shake - one scoop with water

9am
Chicken breast x 1 and cottage cheese in a wholemeal cob

12pm
Tuna (1 tin) salad with vinegarette dressing

3pm
MRP - small cup of oats with 1 scoop of protein - can i just say how nice that is too!!

6pm
Chicken breast x 2 with brocolli
Table spoon of peanut butter

9pm
Salmon or Tuna cut

I also munch on flax seeds at my desk throughout the day.

10pm
Bed

 

[sublime35]

you need some carbs pwo. How many cals is this? Plus what is your weight, height, bf%, age, sex. need to know some basics first.

 

[sublime35]

also I highly recommend checking out the sticky at the top "how I lost 50lbs..." it's a big help and pintoca is the man.

 

[new_user]

you need some carbs pwo. How many cals is this? Plus what is your weight, height, bf%, age, sex. need to know some basics first.

OK....the 9am i ususally have brown rice instead of the wholemeal cob.

182lb
33 year old
Male
Not sure of bf but would say i had a stone of fat to lose.

My calorie intake is around 2000 to 2400.

 

[nikkita]

you're hungry during the night because your overall diet is very low in carbs, as if you were carb depleting. It happens to me in competition prep.
However if you're not in competition mode then I would suggest to change the sources of your carbs for some g.i. in the morning and fibrous in the evening.

 

[new_user]

you're hungry during the night because your overall diet is very low in carbs, as if you were carb depleting. It happens to me in competition prep.
However if you're not in competition mode then I would suggest to change the sources of your carbs for some g.i. in the morning and fibrous in the evening.

g.i. in the morning?? what is this?? and fibrous??

If i carry on the way i am will i be removing the body fat whilst maintaining muscle mass? as i can handle the hunger pains in the night...!! Just wasn't sure i it was right to be getting them.

 

[nikkita]

I mean high glicemic index carbs such as rice, potatos, yams...

fibrous carbs are the green veggies

for the hunger pains at night, you can have boiled veggies at your last meal... or once in a while, get a corn tortilla in a pan without oil and let it dehydrate. You can eat it in your last meal. Because when it is dehydrated it becomes more fiber.

to maintain muscle mass remember to get your 1 - 1.5 g of protein (or whatever ration you're taking) every day.

you can also add glutamine as supplementation

 

[nikkita]

I mean high glicemic index carbs such as rice, potatos, yams...

fibrous carbs are the green veggies

for the hunger pains at night, you can have boiled veggies at your last meal... or once in a while, get a corn tortilla in a pan without oil and let it dehydrate. You can eat it in your last meal. Because when it is dehydrated it becomes more fiber.

to maintain muscle mass remember to get your 1 - 1.5 g of protein (or whatever ration you're taking) every day.

you can also add glutamine as supplementation

 

[sublime35]

rice and yams aren't high gi, they are medium along w/ oats.

 

[musclemom]

This isn't topical to the thread but I saw something I wanted to mention to you:

Little FYI, if the flaxseeds you're eating at your desk are whole (not ground up), you might as well be eating sand; they're essentially coming out the same way they go in. Run them through a coffee grinder until they become a fine powder and add that powder to your shakes and oatmeal (you want to store it in the fridge or freezer). The human body is incapalble of digesting whole flaxseeds.

 

[Lonsdale]

Like already mentioned, I would say ensure you have starchy carbs earlier on in the day - such as the porridge for breakfast and sweet potatoes, brown rice ect for sustained energy - they should keep you feeling full and give you sustained energy.

As the day goes on, substitute this for fibrous carbs. These are generally the dark green things that kids don't like, such as brocolli, spinach, salad and cauliflower. So for example, for an evening meal you could have chicken and brocoli. (not that bad, just add pepper and lemon juice).

Also, ensure that you're drinking enough water. I always found that when I was feeling hungry, if I had a pint of water, ten minutes after i'd have absolutely no desire to eat.

Black coffee is also a good suppressant, but as your problem is middle of the night cravings, that's obviously a no go idea, so the best thing to try is just reajusting your carb type intake during the day.

 

[skittles]

Try having protein & a fat source before bed. Fat slows the digestion of the protein.

 

[sublime35]

to help w/ hunger, I would start by removing the shake at 3 and have some real food instead. how about some chicken, rice, veggies and efa's. or just meat/veggies and efa's. Then I would also add some veggies to your last meal and depending on the amount of fats in the meat you choose, think about adding in another tbls. spoon of efas.