A different kind of night time snacking...

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Michael Plumridge - 11 Jul 2004 00:00 GMT

Hi there. I was checking out the recent post from Heidicu on night time
snacking, and it made me want to ask my own question. Basically, I work six
nights a week at a convenience store. My wife prefers that we keep a similar
sleeping schedule on my day off, or we never seem to get enough time
together. I do my best, but for the most part we try to go to bed by 11:00pm
on my night off. As you can probably guess, I am awake by 2:00 in the
morning because that's a time when I'm usually at work. For some reason,
when I wake up at this time I crave tons of carbs and I've had a small
problem with binging until I find something that actually satisfies me. What
can I do to try to stop this tendency? I know it's all about sucking it up
and not giving in to the tempation, but I'd rather treat the cause than the
symptom...

Do I need a high fat/high satiety meal right before bed on my days off, or
should I plan on that right when I wake up in the middle of the night?

Lately I've been getting up, eating, and going back to bed for a few hours.
I'm sure that the fact that I'm usually eating every three hours around this
time of the night is making my body think that something is up.

Mike - since April 1st
196/161/Who knows... 15% body fat!

Robin - since May 26th
359/343/340 for this month

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Patricia Heil - 11 Jul 2004 01:59 GMT

> Hi there. I was checking out the recent post from Heidicu on night time
> snacking, and it made me want to ask my own question. Basically, I work six
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> Robin - since May 26th
> 359/343/340 for this month

NO not high fat. If you need a snack have something high fiber and low fat
that will make you feel full but not hurt your cholesterol count. Plain
non-fat yogurt and fruit would be good.

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Dally - 13 Jul 2004 03:46 GMT

>>Hi there. I was checking out the recent post from Heidicu on night time
>>snacking, and it made me want to ask my own question. Basically, I work
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> that will make you feel full but not hurt your cholesterol count. Plain
> non-fat yogurt and fruit would be good.

As usual, I disagree with Patty. Add some seed oils or nut oils to your
final meal of the day to tide you over better. Fats take longer to
digest and are more satieting.

Dally

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Ignoramus9040 - 11 Jul 2004 02:29 GMT

Since your night schedule, is unusual, your problem requires a
different solution. So, try a piece of fat that is not very
attractive, like a couple tablespoons of oil, or a piece of salt pork,
or some such item that makes you feel full quickly. Worth giving it a
try for a couple of weeks. Maybe eat more before bedtime, and ;ess at,
say, lunch? Try experimenting, with a firm hand.

i

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