Snacks

[glvfmly]

Working on my diet, especially eating after supper... I just read the thread @ 250 g of protein etc...my problem is Im always Hungry!!! I need something to fill me up in the evening...I sometimes eat oatmeal, or a bowl of cereal but since I lift at nite @8pm I think this is where Im messing up my diet...I want to eat "large" but not get fat

[Itis1760]

try to fill up on veggies... i try to stay away from carbs at night and try to go for fruits/vegies/chicken or lean meat

[glvfmly]

Bump..anyone Else??

[kneedragger85]

my favorite evening meal is 3 cans of tuna mixed with 2 egg whites,sea salt, pepper, celery, and a slice of sugar free bread (toasted and used as breadcrumbs). whip it up and brown it in a skillit and blamo you have tuna patties.

will fill you up and it is high protien. I don't mind the less than 20 carbs that come with it. I don't subscribe to the absolutely no carbs at night theory.

[mrtwister007]

I eat about 1/4 cup of cottage cheese (3 heaping Tablespoons, so it's a guess) and 1 heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter with a little honey added around 8:00 every night. Fills me up and has slow absorbing prot. and fat. Only thing that sucks about it is the sodium content.

[gbg]

I eat about 1/4 cup of cottage cheese (3 heaping Tablespoons, so it's a guess) and 1 heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter with a little honey added around 8:00 every night. Fills me up and has slow absorbing prot. and fat. Only thing that sucks about it is the sodium content.

Get the sodium free cottage cheese.

[gbk56]

I am trying to eat more whole foods, but if I am hungry and do not know what to eat I just down a protein shake. It probably is not the best, but at least it is not a bunch of empty calories. I am finding more and more that when I am hungry I need protein. After the shake my hunger subsides. A better alternative would probably be 4-6 oz of lean meat/fish/poultry, some nuts and fruit.

[crupiea]

I eat 6 meals per day and in between a total of 4-6 snacks. They will consist of jerky, yogurt, fruit or those 100 calorie things. Or you can try hard boiled eggs, tuna, jerky, that sort of stuff for higher protein.

I realized that I would much rather have more to eat then wasting good calories on protein drinks so i dumped them in favor of steak and chicken meals. That way I am not as hungry during the day.

I make just about everything on the grill, then ziplok it and take that and veggies to work. I have a big supply of paper plates at work so I just microwave the meals every couple hours.

I lost 130 lbs doing this and for the last year have been bulking with the same diet but i just added the snack to it. That was I have good control over it instead of just going for fast food and whatever and justifying it by saying I am bulking.

[Obadiah!]

It's hard to say, you don't provide much background information. How long have you been lifting? What does your training regime look like? What is your diet like? Etc.

If you are fairly new to all this your body will go through an adjustment phase until your blood sugar starts to even out throughout the day. There is a difference between a blood sugar crash hunger pang and a true metabolic hunger response. If you are experiencing the latter, then you need to find something to satiate that hunger with good quality food. It may be protien dense food, it may be complex carb food, but in any case your body is sending you a message to eat something. you are right to pay attention not to eat too much, but on some level there is an element of trial and error to learn about your body's true needs.

By the way, not knowing exactly what your routine is, it does look like you could be on the overtraining side of things. Just sayin'.

[Gorilladf]

I enjoy carrots dipped into Garlic Hummus. Give it a try!

[someday]

Working on my diet, especially eating after supper... I just read the thread @ 250 g of protein etc...my problem is Im always Hungry!!! I need something to fill me up in the evening...I sometimes eat oatmeal, or a bowl of cereal but since I lift at nite @8pm I think this is where Im messing up my diet...I want to eat "large" but not get fat

sounds familiar! you should be having your pwo w/ carbs right after you wo and then eating a small no carb higher fat meal before bed. doesn't matter what time you have your last meal as long as you plan that way. i plan my meals that way since i'm always hungry at night. i eat at 10, 12, 3, 6, 8, & 10.