Hunger pangs

[Readaholic4]

Does anyone else suffer from these late in the evening or is it just me

[Pixie-Elf]

Hi, yes I do quite a lot. I am a bit of a night owl 🦉 and often snack at night. I am trying to have fruit, yesterday had 10 grapes and marked it down in my food diary. Sometimes having a drink of water helps.

[Readaholic4 in reply to Pixie-Elf]

Thank you

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Pixie-Elf]

Hope you'll read the other replies here for suggestions that may help

[SofaJockey]

I used to.

I found 3 solutions:

1. A Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet, Very low sugar, cut out most potato/bread/rice/pasta. Loads of veggies. Full fat instead of no fat foods (in moderation). Meant that cravings and hunger pangs are hugely reduced.

2. Intermittent Fasting (IF) 14:10. A mild form of IF that means I commit to myself only to eat between Breakfast and Dinner across a 10-hour eating window (typically 10.00am to 8pm). Because the pangs are reduced due to step 1, I can keep to it.

3. I drink some sparkling water of an evening if I get the mild rumblies, just to have something going inside.

[Readaholic4 in reply to SofaJockey]

Will definitely try sparkling water thank you

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

I do if I haven't eaten enough during the day. Looking at your Daily Diary, I'd suggest you had some protein and fat at lunch, rather than more fruit. Overall, I'd say keep your own record of what you're eating and you can see/feel the results of any changes you make.

[Readaholic4 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thank you for your advice

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Readaholic4]

You're welcome 😊

[SofaJockey in reply to BridgeGirl]

A good point about fruit. I've been advised to keep fruit strictly to no more than one or two pieces per day (because of the natural sugars). And certainly no fruit juices. Veggies you can fill your boots with, incidentally.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to SofaJockey]

I think a lot of us bought in to fruit and yoghurt for breakfast and lunch as being 'healthy'. I know I did. Fat free yoghurt at that. Fat lot of good it did me - pun intended 😁

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to SofaJockey]

Me too BridgeGirl ☹️

[monday1957 3kg]

Morning, Readaholic and hope all's well with you.

I'd endorse what others have posted previously about avoiding fruit, as it's naturally full of sugar. I'm limiting myself to two chopped strawberries on my yogurt in the morning with the occasional apple as a snack. Berries are lowest in sugar - raspberries and strawberries being the lowest. I stopped putting sultanas in my HM coleslaw recently, as they're just sugar bombs. The DietDoctor site has wonderful illustrated charts of various foodstuffs and how much sugar they contain, plus incredible recipes. It's the sugar that's the devil in food, not the fat! So reducing carbs will definitely help most people shift some weight.

Over the past year or so, I've gradually weaned myself off carbs and generally find the healthy fats in my meals keep me filled up. I won't deny I get hungry in the evening at times, but I brush my teeth straight after pm meal and don't eat again then until breakfast at 11am. I might have a cup of peppermint tea in the evening if I feel my tummy rumbling. I think I've learned, too, that it's ok to feel hungry - when I was working ft I used to fear that feeling of dizziness which was probably due to a sugar spike and drop following a meal of sugar based food. It's infinitely easier now I'm retired and have more control over the times I eat. (And when I say 'sugar based food', I mean cereal, bread/toast/sandwiches, pasta, spuds, rice, not just cake, biscuits, sweets etc)

Anyway, wishing you all the best!

Ps have you read Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo? I finished it this week and it's our book club novel this month (via Zoom, of course!)