mini binges after dinner

eat more at dinner, if you have to snack afterwards make it something super high in protein like plain cottage cheese *unsalted*. This will satiate you.

female runner wrote:

however im hungry and cannot sleep when i am hungry. does anyone else ever experiwnce a similar problem?

thanks

I'm in a similar situation. I can't sleep unless I eat something sweet before bedtime. I'm a chronic late night snacker but I make up for it by not eating breakfast and eating fruit during the day when I get hungry. I don't believe in following the 3 meals/day rule. I eat only when I'm hungry.

Drink a bottle of water before and after dinner. If your still hungry go with the cottage cheese thing, or even toast. Avoid sugar in the evening, it causes you to crave even more.

Thank you for your responses!

Avoiding the sugar sounds like a good idea. I always have protein with my dinner but perhaps im not eating enough at dinner then. But i do have a sweet tooth so usually have to have some kind of yogurt for dessert.

Granola has a ton of sugar in it. I eat a bowl or two of cereal with low sugar and almond vanilla unsweteened milk (less than half the calories as reg. milk) and no sugar.

OMG i do the exact same thing and was starting to think I was getting some weird eating disorder! So it's good to know I'm not alone. I've been trying to eat fruit or carrot sticks instead of granola/cereal bars (which is exactly what I tend to eat too) but usually I am still hungry unless I have a little sort of binge.

I eat a LOT during the day too so it's not like I'm starving myself. and I don't seem to be gaining weight, but I worry about it too because it feels like I'm eating way more than I should be eating, esp in the evening. How many mpw do you run? I am at around 60-70, a few months ago I was doing 40-50 mpw and didn't have this problem, so it could be increased mileage but 60-70 still isn't all that high.

So, well I don't have an answer for you but at least you know you're not the only one

Well my mpw is usually somewhere between 55-65 so nothing high either but there is alot of intensity so im hoping its whats making me so hungry! I will try to aovid the cereal bars from now on. I havent gained weight as of yet but it just worries me, also it doesnt happen every night just a a few days a week so im not sure if this would effect my weight anyway?

I really hope this is trolling. If not, you all are on the way to eating disorders.

eat enough food during the day, chances are you are hungry late at night because a) you eat dinner too early or b) you try to limit your eating during the day because you're eating at night, which is fine too really

if all else fails, run more, I start gaining weight under 120 mpw

sleep more. go to bed earlier.

If you're doing 55-65 a week you don't need to worry about gaining weight. That is a pretty good amount of running. If you're hungry, you should eat. If you're still worried, just eat something healthy.

Whey protien shake mixed with water 2-3 x a day will stop the binging and help you recovery faster.

Only one thing is certain, "Female Runner" is not a female runner.

If you're hungry then eat more calories, carbs not protein. Eating protein to 'satiate' is not a good idea, sugar is the only thing that satiates, eat some fruit.

female runner wrote:

literally binge on a stupid amount of granola/cereal bars or something similar.

thanks

Something that worked pretty well for me was cutting out all "bars" entirely. They are not filling at all, not really even that healthy, and they are easily given to binging because they come in boxes of 6 or 12.

IMO, it's easier to just not eat bars at all than it is to try to limit your intake of them.

Good luck.

female runner wrote:

But i do have a sweet tooth so usually have to have some kind of yogurt for dessert.

“I have a bit of a sweet tooth” – “Oh, so you’re ordering it for your tooth, I see. Cuz it’s going straight to your ass. I think your ass owes your tooth an explanation.”

-Jim Gaffigan

haha great response their Jimmy John. That fake sugar stuff that they put in yogurt is the worst as well - straight to your hips and belly and just stays there freakin permanently!

Probably because you don't eat enough at dinner. Maybe eat more protein and fat? They seem to keep me full. Also eat real food, bars are just junk that will probably make you hungrier and crave more.

Yes, I experience similar urges to eat soon after dinner (and breakfast and lunch). It is because I run >=60 mpw and my metabolism is in over drive.

My solution is to eat, binge and then eat some more. Eat high calorie, non-processed (e.g., home made) foods. Forget the granola! Blech!