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Cox SMTP east - 05 Nov 2003 12:47 GMT

I can't quite believe it, but I did eat to plan yesterday (if you don't
count one slight timing error of postponing afternoon snack until after I
lifted. If I lift with food in my stomach, it can make me real burpy and I
don't feel very well). The bad thing is I awoke at 2:00 am with a very
conjested chest, and here I thought I was coughing because I inhaled some
chalk at the gym, and I was so very, very hungry. I had a great deal of
trouble getting back to sleep; I am sure that had I had one or the other
problem that it wouldn't have been as hard. Two of them at the same time,
though, and I was double whammied into a few hours awake working at my desk.

BUT, the good news is I didn't eat, the scale showed it and I feel very smug
about it. I still feel like garbage though. What really makes me mad is
that this weekend my husband's boss is treating us to dinner (ANYWHERE!!!)
and the theatre. If I am still slugging through this cold on Saturday, I
will be quite upset. Think positive. Think positive.

Any suggestions for dealing with middle of the night hunger? And please,
don't say just go back to sleep. I am a lousy sleeper under the best of
conditions. Saying "Just go back to sleep" is right up there with "just
don't eat that". I wish it were that easy. Elise

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Beverly - 05 Nov 2003 13:02 GMT

> I can't quite believe it, but I did eat to plan yesterday (if you don't
> count one slight timing error of postponing afternoon snack until after I
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> conditions. Saying "Just go back to sleep" is right up there with "just
> don't eat that". I wish it were that easy. Elise

On those rare occasions when I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm
starved I'll usually grab a handful of grapes. If grapes aren't available
I'll go for one slice of lunch meat or a cheese stick. Most of these are
below 100 cals and seem to satisfy the hunger.

Beverly

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Wendy - 05 Nov 2003 14:50 GMT

> Any suggestions for dealing with middle of the night hunger? And please,
> don't say just go back to sleep. I am a lousy sleeper under the best of
> conditions. Saying "Just go back to sleep" is right up there with "just
> don't eat that". I wish it were that easy. Elise

How about you get a jump on your water intake? I sometimes take two
fibercon and a large glass of water before bed if I'm feeling like I need
something in my belly. (It has positive effects the next day, as well.)

Wendy

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Chris Braun - 05 Nov 2003 21:32 GMT

>> Any suggestions for dealing with middle of the night hunger? And please,
>> don't say just go back to sleep. I am a lousy sleeper under the best of
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>Wendy

I do pretty much the same thing, but with sugar-free Citrucel. Since
I have trouble eating a lot of fruit and veggies, I sometimes need the
added fiber. And a big glass of this makes you feel full.

But, Elise, if you are hungry in the night, eat something. Something
like yogurt might be good, as it's easy to digest.

Chris

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Gloria - 05 Nov 2003 23:51 GMT

I often awaken in middle of the night (several times) and I TRY to
visualize myself skinny! It gives me a real high. I see myself in a new
out fit that looks sheek LOL I LOVE to imagine !!!!
I WORKS for me!

glo

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Jennifer A - 07 Nov 2003 04:28 GMT

DH is a middle of the night snacker for the same reasons - lousy sleeper. I
sleep though natural disasters, but I also get up one or two times a night
for potty visits and have no trouble passing right back out.

Try a glass of water or something before you eat anything. Wait a few
minutes and if that doesn't do it, try something else that you like to
drink, then make sure you have a small amount of something you can eat set
aside and only eat that. For example, I put aside some fruit from my daily
"allocation" if I know it's going to be a late night and I might be hungry
before bed. When I was completely on shakes, I once stayed up until 1 or 2
AM and I was pretty hungry so I hit into the next day's shakes (which I
pre-mixed and kept in the fridge). I didn't miss it the following day.

I got the munchies this evening though I had a huge dinner and was not
physically hungry at all. It was enough though to bring me into the
kitchen. Drank fruit2O (step 1 of plan to avoid emotional eating) and left
the room. If that hadn't worked, I would have made a cup of decaf coffee
with sf syrup or herbal tea and gone into the guest bedroom (has a comfy
couch) with a book until I fell asleep or decided that I really was actually
hungry and would have grabbed an apple or a slice of soy cheese. I was
supposed to be in bed an hour ago but I'm a little stressed about work
tomorrow because I have my very first student teacher, which is probably
what is making me want to eat in spite of the fact that I'm practically
bloated from the dinner I ate.

It's not easy, but it's manageable if you plan ahead. Sticking to the plan
is always another story and I understand where you're coming from. Hope
this helps.

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300/144 (HMR) in maintenance since 10/28/03
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Julianne - 07 Nov 2003 15:32 GMT

> > Any suggestions for dealing with middle of the night hunger? And please,
> > don't say just go back to sleep. I am a lousy sleeper under the best of
> > conditions. Saying "Just go back to sleep" is right up there with "just
> > don't eat that". I wish it were that easy. Elise

I have to eat a little something with carbs before I go to bed or else I am
up all night. Usually, a small piece of bread and cheese works well for me.
(One piece of lite bread and one piece of 2 percent cheese is less than 100
calories). Also, are you sure it is hunger pangs and not indigestion or
something?

j

> DH is a middle of the night snacker for the same reasons - lousy sleeper. I
> sleep though natural disasters, but I also get up one or two times a night
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> is always another story and I understand where you're coming from. Hope
> this helps.

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