I'm getting hungry late at night.

[hisno1girl]

Shortly after I changed my eating habits I noticed that I have significantly decreased the amount of food I was eating.  That's good though because one of my biggest issues was overeating and huge portion sizes.

Before, breakfast would be 2-3 eggs, 3-4 slices of bacon, hash browns, toast, and coffee.  Now, a similar breakfast is 1 egg, 1 slice of bacon, and coffee. (I don't eat bread or potatoes anymore).

For the most part, I have a protein drink every morning, a salad for lunch, and
dinner is 75% vegetables and 25% animal protein. I add protein to my lunch salads and when I'm done eating I feel really full.

I'm getting my appetite back from after my surgery but now I'm feeling hungry late at night (right now).  If I were to eat something now, I know I'd feel really stuffed so I don't want to eat and feel gross all night.

If I drink water then I end up peeing all night.

I've been trying to go to bed earlier since I plan on returning to work this week but I don't know if I should just push through the hungry feeling or what.  I really don't want to eat more at mealtime because I *know* that the amount of food I'm eating should be enough. I don't want to feel stuffed and on the times that I've over eaten, I've actually ended up throwing up because I felt so gross.

I don't like feeling hungry late at night but I don't want to eat because it's too late to eat.

Sorry, I'm rambling.

[Deleted]

When I feel snacky late at night I have frozen fresh fruit. I like frozen mango or blueberries. Low calories and sweet so I feel like I am getting a treat.

[anlo]

Can you have dairy? How about a glass of milk?

[pantsparty]

I love snacking and make popcorn almost every night. It's relatively light and healthy. Maybe you can have carrots and hummus, string cheese, something light but good for you?

[pedanticwench]

I'm a late-night eater, so it's hard for me to give you advice in this area without some bias. =/

It's good that you have you appetite back, though.

[TrickyBob]

If this keeps happening, take your dinner portion and halve it. Eat half at dinner and half as a late night "snack". That way, you're still eating the same amount of calories/ratios but you're also satisfying a dinner hunger and a late night hunger.

If you skip eating tonight and you're hungry, chances are, you're going to wake up even hungrier and possibly not feeling too hot.

[wambam]

If you're truly hungry, eat. If you're just craving something, don't eat. But for serious, if your body is telling you you're hungry, then you need to eat.