The monster in me ... - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

cryingdestiny · 12-10-2005, 09:35 PM

Okay, I need help! I eat pretty good during the day and my diet has been pretty consistent in the daytime. I exercise and I think I live a pretty healthy lifestyle. But see, when I go to bed I wake up sooo hungry. I burn off 1000+ calories at the gym alone through cardio so maybe thats why when I only take in 1500 calories. And I go down stairs and I eat and eat and eat. I will have a bowl of cereal, cookies sometimes and a nutri valley bar!!!! Whats up with that. It's like i turn into a fat ol monster at nightime and I cannot control myself. Although I should. But I cannot. But the funny thing is I dont gain weight from this splurging!! How can I fix this and why am I not gaining weight from this?

pipermac · 12-10-2005, 11:41 PM

When You say yo wake up so hungry...when are you waking up? in the middle of the night? or when you wake up in the morning?

Your not gaining weight because of all the exercise you are doing. I dont know hwat your Weighh is ...but you can probably eat at least 2000 calories a day without gaining weight...Before Exercise..that means after exercise you can have at least 3000 calories a day without gaining. Since your little splurges I doubt are anywhere near 1500 calories...thats why you dont gain weight. you should probably be eating a bit more during the day. Do you have a snack before bed? if not you should start doing this...you should not be going to bed hungry.

justanothagirl · 12-11-2005, 03:14 AM

I wake up in the morning real hungry too... for breakfast

girlygirl11 · 12-11-2005, 08:33 AM

You aren't eating enough during the day. Even though youre trying to lose weight, or even just not gain weight, you have to eat more during the day to keep you full for longer, such as till bfast the next day. I suggest you eat 4-5 meals/snacks per day- bfast, lunch, dinner, with 2 snacks, one later after dinner maybe an hour or so before bed, choosing whole grain or complex carbs, lean meats, low fat dairy, good fasts (nuts, good oils), fruits and veggies. Before bed, have a glass of milk and some nuts, or an apple and cheese, or some cereal, etc. If you fill yourself up to the point of satiety, not the feeling of being completely stuffed, then you should last till the next day.

cryingdestiny · 12-11-2005, 10:32 AM

Hey thank you all for your replies. I wake up at like 2:00 every morning and I am soo hungry all the time and I guess Im just afraid that if I eat a bowl of cereal(go lean) or something healthy! that I will gain weight and get fat. I am 105 lbs and im 5"5. And during the day I have a bowl of mini wheats for breakfast. I had a veggier burger in a bun for lunch and then some liver for dinner and then I work out for 3 hours(1 hr weights and 2 hours of cardio) and then thats it for the rest of the night. Am I doing it bad?