GOING TO SLEEP HUNGRY

[downsizingdiva 460]

I also just read somewhere that hunger may be caused by acid / reflux even if you don't experience or feel it. They said to try some TUMS or another antacid. Good luck!

I forgot about that...i quit taking acid reducers a few weeks ago! I'll start taking them in the evening instead of morning like I was! Thanks u bunches!

[dsmith_rn 186]

Anyone have any tips for trying to get to sleep when you're starving. I tried the Decaf, sleepy time tea the last two nights. .and here I am again wide awake as a hoot owl starving...I've drank like 4 huge glasses of Water over the last hour or so...this is not head hunger. .this is my stomach growling. ..and I'm just trying to be good not on pre op diet yet or anything. Thanks

If you're a pre-op, and it's TRUE stomach hunger, eat a small, healthy snack (some greek yogurt or a handful of nuts or a cheese stick.....not all three!). I wouldn't worry about it too much. Soon you will be satisfied with very little food and your eating habits will be completely changed. Only thing I'd worry about if I were you is if late night eating is a habit for you. If so, break it now. It's a killer.

Sometimes I get hungry at bedtime, especially if I ate an early dinner. I eat a small, healthy snack and move on.

[kasumi 37]

I have found that unflavored Protein Powder in some crystal light helped curb the hunger before bed.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Dairy works for me. String cheese, a baby bell or even a glass of milk, even almond milk.

[heynowkc 329]

I find eating a snack a little late in the night is ok. If you are already starving by bed, your body MAY start to consume your lean muscle mass, and it turns it into sugar basically so you might as well eat a little something and avoid losing those precious calorie-burning muscles while you sleep!

Edited November 19, 2014 by heynowkc

[downsizingdiva 460]

If you're a pre-op, and it's TRUE stomach hunger, eat a small, healthy snack (some greek yogurt or a handful of nuts or a cheese stick.....not all three!). I wouldn't worry about it too much. Soon you will be satisfied with very little food and your eating habits will be completely changed. Only thing I'd worry about if I were you is if late night eating is a habit for you. If so, break it now. It's a killer.

Sometimes I get hungry at bedtime, especially if I ate an early dinner. I eat a small, healthy snack and move on.

I've never had late evening hunger so I'm trying to nip it in the bud. Thanks!