What do you use for nighttime craving control?

TeamTGB

TeamTGB

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Curious about what you all use for nighttime to keep cravings at bay, or suppressed. I am cutting currently and im fine through the day but at night i have a hard time staying asleep and controlling the cravings down.
 
That's a tough one. Seems for a lot of us, night time is when we tend to over eat. A lot of it is psychological, you need to just build new habits.

When things get rough, a tablespoon of coconut oil will really kill your appetite. The next runner up, if it's just that you want to taste something, is a tablespoon of PBFit. And finally, if you really need something to eat, greek yogurt (Light and Fit has just 80 calories) can be filling and helpful.
 
HIT4ME said:
That's a tough one. Seems for a lot of us, night time is when we tend to over eat. A lot of it is psychological, you need to just build new habits.

When things get rough, a tablespoon of coconut oil will really kill your appetite. The next runner up, if it's just that you want to taste something, is a tablespoon of PBFit. And finally, if you really need something to eat, greek yogurt (Light and Fit has just 80 calories) can be filling and helpful.
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Ill give the coconut oil a shot, my appetite kinda goes crazy at night my stimulant usage helps throughout the day. So i dont have that aid at night.
 
I save calories for bedtime, but from my experience Relora can help with appetite control and relaxation at night but anything that positively affect cortisol might help.
 
I know when I start to have night time cravings its time for bed so I try to train myself to just go to bed when i get hungry at night. Also i'll try to be under on my caloric intake that way at the end of the day if I do have night time cravings I will already be under my maintenance.
 
johnnyp said:
I save calories for bedtime, but from my experience Relora can help with appetite control and relaxation at night but anything that positively affect cortisol might help.
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This. Leave lots of calories for dinnner and you can always consume lots of filling, low calories greens.
 
I schedule a snack for that time of night to tide me through the night.
 
Have to work on that self control. My mindset is always this - what's going to be more satisfying? Giving into this craving? Or achieving the results I want? My answer will always be results. Sure no one is perfect but you just have to stay dedicated my friend
 
TrainerTone said:
Have to work on that self control. My mindset is always this - what's going to be more satisfying? Giving into this craving? Or achieving the results I want? My answer will always be results. Sure no one is perfect but you just have to stay dedicated my friend
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This is an option when you're awake, but it sounds like he's waking up while trying to sleep. I try and work in a snack around bedtime and it seems to work for me.
 
Things I have found that help:

Intermittent Fasting with last meal in the evening.

Sauerkraut - almost zero calories (5?)

Walmart 'Acid Reducer' (Cimetadine) I'm experimenting with this now. **Note** There *can* be negative side effects, do your research.

All of this is/has been tried at Maintenance ('cept Sauerkraut - I live on that stuff when cutting), so I have NO IDEA how they will fair when I cut :D Adding Coconut Oil sounds like a winner - recent study on Suppversity showed positive outcome on appetite.
 
TrainerTone said:
Have to work on that self control. My mindset is always this - what's going to be more satisfying? Giving into this craving? Or achieving the results I want? My answer will always be results. Sure no one is perfect but you just have to stay dedicated my friend
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I have discipline, im cutting down from 264.5 currently 243 with 4 pack showing. im very carb sensitive i can explode on carbs and i have to cut them out pretty low to get really lean, blessing and a curse at the same time. I just dont want the lack of sleep to be a hinderance to recovery thats my biggest hangup. I can tough it out craving wise lol but i need the rest. Im doing cardio 2x per day with training.
 
The_Old_Guy said:
Things I have found that help:

Intermittent Fasting with last meal in the evening.

Sauerkraut - almost zero calories (5?)

Walmart 'Acid Reducer' (Cimetadine) I'm experimenting with this now. **Note** There *can* be negative side effects, do your research.

All of this is/has been tried at Maintenance ('cept Sauerkraut - I live on that stuff when cutting), so I have NO IDEA how they will fair when I cut :D Adding Coconut Oil sounds like a winner - recent study on Suppversity showed positive outcome on appetite.
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Gotcha, thanks brother, I will look into it. I couldnt tell you the last time i tried sauerkraut ill give that a go as well!
 
TeamTGB said:
Gotcha, thanks brother, I will look into it. I couldnt tell you the last time i tried sauerkraut ill give that a go as well!
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I get big cans of 'Silver Floss' Sauerkraut at Walmart, pretty cheap too. As a side benefit, being fermented, it does good things for your gut - so it's healthy to boot!
 
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