Appetite suppressants

[Jariel]

Generally I am very disciplined when it comes to my diet. I don't touch fast food, cakes, alchohol or fried food. But one of my bad habits is eating late at night. I try not to, but for some reason I get extremely hungry towards the end of the day. I usually cook some chicken fillets, but these don't fill me up and I don't get the chance if I'm out. Otherwise I just fight through it, but it makes my evenings very uncomfortable.

So does anyone know of an effective way of suppressing my appetite a few hours before bed? I'd prefer to avoid slimming drugs.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Generally I am very disciplined when it comes to my diet. I don't touch fast food, cakes, alchohol or fried food. But one of my bad habits is eating late at night. I try not to, but for some reason I get extremely hungry towards the end of the day. I usually cook some chicken fillets, but these don't fill me up and I don't get the chance if I'm out. Otherwise I just fight through it, but it makes my evenings very uncomfortable.

So does anyone know of an effective way of suppressing my appetite a few hours before bed? I'd prefer to avoid slimming drugs.

Why is it bad to eat before bed? Have 1/2-1lb of the (lean) meat of your choice and half a lb of veg. (or adjust the quantities accordingly.. basically, if you fill up on veg you won't be hungry)

 

[Jariel]

That's not bad? I was led to believe you shouldn't eat anything 3 hours before bed, or is that just carbs?

I'll prepare some vegetables with my next supper then. Thanks again!

 

[Warboss Alex]

That's not bad? I was led to believe you shouldn't eat anything 3 hours before bed, or is that just carbs?

I'll prepare some vegetables with my next supper then. Thanks again!

gawd mate, if I didn't eat before bed I'd wake up starving in the middle of the night.

Carbs pre-bed are a no-no, that is correct. But 'not eating' before bed is foolish. You want a thermogenic meal to keep your metabolism up during the night so you can continue to recover, repair and burn fat during sleep - sleep slows down the metabolism usually, eating before bed counters this.

Lean protein, veggies and low amounts of fat (~15-20g for most people) is fine pre-bed.

Like a protein drink with some peanut butter, or a stir-fry with chicken and veg.

 

[donjuanjovi]

There's nothing wrong with eating before bed. Usually when I wake up to take a tinkle in the middle of the night, I'll stumble into the kitchen and grab a couple knife fulls of peanut butter before I get back to sleep.