Late Night Snacks?

i'm dying here!!!

what do you guys eat at night when you crave something.. i know no yeast and carbs. but seriously, i need something in my stomach..

i lived my whole life eating carbs and sugar.. i'm screwed!!

screw it, i'm going to eat some chips..

im fat
never bn this fat wish i was in the lyme skinny stage bt no its lyme fat stage.
130 i am usually 118. i hate it but i love eating so much right now.

Here are some snack ideas:

Peanut butter or almond butter on celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber slices, apple slices, etc.
Mixed nuts.
A small salad with olive oil & lemon juice for dressing. Sprinkle some sesame or sunflower seeds on it instead of crutons & cheese.
Hard boiled egg slices with a little paprika or cayenne pepper sprinkled on them.
Nut milk shake, with fresh fruit or alcohol-free vanilla extract for flavoring.
Baked, broiled, or grilled chicken or fish pieces (possibly other leftovers from dinner).

If you aren't dairy-intolerant, yogurt or kefir are good. There are soy versions of yogurt for those who can't do dairy.

Also, sometimes the body prompts us to feel hungry when in actuality we are thirsty. So if you feel hungry within 3-4 hours of eating dinner, then try a glass of water or tea first before getting into the food. And if you are still hungry, the water you drank first should reduce the amount of snacking you'll need before feeling full again.

I hope this helps - take care,

I feel for you, James. I have to have something every night it seems. Last night, while you all were posting this, I was eating a can of mackrel with roasted red peppers and a few whole wheat crackers.

Razzle, all that is right up my alley! Seems as though I have always been in the "fat" lyme stage.

Spagetti and meatballs. Cmon...now that's a great one. I can't give up the carbs. I will lose too much weight and lost too much already.

V-since when is 130 pounds fat? Seems like a very normal weight to me.don't be too hard on yourself I am sure you look wonderful.

When I was in my most miserable years I ate whatever would clam me down, put me back to sleep. I would eat anything but craved only sweets like cookies exc. I gained a lot of weight being immobile and eating all sweets late at night but it was the only thing that helped. I am feeling much better now, welll.... at least some weeks/days and no longer get the cravings at night. I am begining to loose weight again but doing whatever I could at the time to get thru it is what was necessary.

Eric

i ate a piece of chicken, made a hamburger and a pimento cheese wrap with lettuce. then ate some Cheeto's

Lyme can cause hypoglycemia and hypoglycemia causes cravings for sugar. However, the more sugar you eat, the more you crave. cookies or donuts, for example. If I don't look at them, I am fine. However, if I eat just ONE, I'm like an alcoholic, I will eat them until I'm sick. Then I will feel comatose.

If I'm careful, I CAN handle sips of my mocha frappicinno (w/ extra mocha), if I just sip thru the day. That kind of keeps the blood sugar a little more evened out.

Everybody's hypoglycemia is different. I've known people who can't get out of bed w/o a glass of OJ. When some people consume sugar, their blood sugar will soar up into diabetic ranges and then drop dramatically and crash. You can't know exactly what your body does w/o a 5 hr test.

After drinking the glucose, mine went way up, tho not above 'normal' levels. Then it went down gradually, however by the 4th hour the techs were out looking for me because it went so low. Mine will recoop if I'm careful.

Anyway, if hypoglycemia is causing the sugar cravings, denying sugar for about 3 days takes care of it. (just like rehab!). If you can leave it alone that long, you will lose the desire for sweets.

I no longer have to read labels, etc, and can eat reasonably (like cereal), but I do have to snack frequently to keep my levels kind of evened out.

CajunGrl, yeah, it is best to stay high protein, but complex carbs are good too (even if not for lyme). Unless your hypogly is really serious and senstive, for me it feels most important to eat little amounts of something every couple hours -- even if it is not completely free of sugar (but keep it low).

Hi Shari, I hope all is well. It is a hard disease but there are things you can snack on. Have you read the "New to Lyme" post? Inbox me and I can share with you what I snack on. My diet is gluten free, dairy free and sugar free. I also stay away from red meat. But email me and let me know in the email what area of the country or world you're from.

I'm having the opposite reaction. I haven't felt hungry in weeks but crave rare cheeseburgers when I'm creeping around the house in the middle of the night. So I'll make one, take two bites, and won't be able to finish it out of disgust.

It's insane.

My wife thinks I may have been bitten by a werewolf instead of a tick.