Late night eating

[Kalos]

I have been having trouble with late nigh eating these past few weeks. I finish work at 11pm and by the time I go to sleep its about 1am. Every single night I wake up between 3:30-4:30am and have a craving for any food or liquids. I eat whatever is in my way but I have to stop doing that because my diet in the daytime is very good. I eat 6 small meals containing 45g protein with either super low fat or carbs. The only carb meals I have are 80g carbs post workout with my protein shake and another 80g for the meal after post workout.( 90 minutes later) I am 190lbs. I feel full day time but when night time comes, watch out! Anything I can do to not wake up in the middle of the night or be hungry at night? Thanks!

 

[PartyBoy]

I'm like that bro when I'm dieting down and get horrendous carb cravings at night - I gobble a raw carrot which seemed to work surprisingly well. Also, I make sure I have a protein shake just before bed which keeps me o.k. till the cockrill calls!!

 

[leancuisine]

are you eating because you're truly hungry, or because of you have munchies?
i find that if i absolutely must eat something late night, broccoli does the job of providing me with vitamins, anti-oxidants, protein, and carbs and..... it fills you up quite easily.

otherwise, before bedtime i usually mix 12oz of water with a no-carb protein powder and if i wake up late night i sip on that.
it won't exactly fill you up but those extra 30g of protein will give you peace of mind.

 

[killa in manila]

eat a dick during the day and you'll be fine

 

[mojokid]

if you have to eat anything near or in the midst of sleep, make sure it doesn't have a lot of carbs in it.

Your body doesn't need much energy while you are asleep
protein and fat is good with a 'little' bit of carbs to help transport the goodies to your muscles

 

[collegiateLifter]

it is my understanding that the body burns calories while sleeping at rate slightly above you just sitting around on the couch during the day. the munchin on veggies like broccoli is a pretty solid idea imo

 

[gonelifting]

At 1 AM when you sleep, Do you eat anything beforehand? If not try taking a Caseine (sp?) protein shake. They`re supposed to be slow digesting. During the day you eat low fat /low carb, but you should increase your fat intake a little try Flax oil. I think you should do alright with those 2 things.
If you do wake up hungry, just drink a premixed protein shake like leancuisine suggested.

 

[AnimalMother]

i keep 2 scoops of protein customizer nighttime formula dry in a cup on my bathroom sink with a spoon handy, when i wake up i just add some water from the sink and mix it up and down it, dont mix all that well but when your only half awake who cares?

 

[ZKaudio]

before bed, fish oil + caseign protein + psyllium = happy me with a shit waiting for me next day Before bed is the only time i can take fish oil because I dont have to worry about talking to people and burping up a rotting salmon smell. lol