Late night cravings | Chaos Theory

I’ve heard that a lot of people who are trying to lose weight have had a lot of success by simply not eating anything after 8 pm. This is inconceivable to me because I get so hungry at night that it’s not even funny. I’m a big fan of chips as a snack but I’m also happy with cheese and crackers or making a cup of tea to drink with some cookies.

Tonight there is NOTHING in this place for me to eat. Well, obviously that’s not completely true. It’s not like Mother Hubbard’s cupboard or anything. What I really mean is that there’s nothing here that is the least bit appealing to me.

I did have a waffle because it was something sweet to have with my green tea (which I drank to try to tame this damn explosive cough – alas, it has not worked). It was completely unsatisfying though. I do have some dark chocolate but strangely enough I’m not in the mood for chocolate tonight.

What I really want is some of my grandmother’s baking powder biscuits which I haven’t made in, oh, at least a year now. I’m craving them so badly right now but it’s almost 11 pm. It’s not exactly the time to be baking something up, you know?

I think I’ll have to make them tomorrow (and put some cheddar cheese on the grocery list because a nice slice of cheese on each half of the biscuits is delicious). Still, that doesn’t help me right now. I guess I’ll have to go root through the pantry and the fridge to find a little something or other to help me out.

What do you like to snack on at night?

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4 thoughts on “Late night cravings”

I always snack on popcorn with a white cheddar topping sprinkled on it at night, not that I don’t want other things at night, but it’s something that can be done light and be very filling in small amounts. Of course if it was a very stressful day I usually just give in and have a little chocolate to help destress.

popcorn or crackers.

I only eat chips on the weekends. During the week, I sometimes have cereal, or toast with peanut butter (I’m never NOT in the mood for peanut butter!), or some hummus with mini pitas (or large pitas torn up). I, too, have to eat something in the evenings because we typically eat before 6pm, and if I don’t, I’ll feel sick in the morning. But I do try to be relatively healthy during the week.

Did you find anything that helped that cough? Something warm with honey and lemon juice? Usually blowing the ol’ beak works for a short time until the tickling starts again. A dish with a substantial amount of cayenne pepper works … but again, only for a short time. The goal is usually to stem the histamine flow. Maybe something used for allergies would help.

Karen on November 17, 2009 at 11:35 pm said:

I always snack on popcorn with a white cheddar topping sprinkled on it at night, not that I don’t want other things at night, but it’s something that can be done light and be very filling in small amounts. Of course if it was a very stressful day I usually just give in and have a little chocolate to help destress.
Andrea_R on November 18, 2009 at 9:04 am said:

popcorn or crackers.
Amanda on November 18, 2009 at 11:10 am said:

I only eat chips on the weekends. During the week, I sometimes have cereal, or toast with peanut butter (I’m never NOT in the mood for peanut butter!), or some hummus with mini pitas (or large pitas torn up). I, too, have to eat something in the evenings because we typically eat before 6pm, and if I don’t, I’ll feel sick in the morning. But I do try to be relatively healthy during the week.
Richard L Walker on November 18, 2009 at 4:06 pm said:

Did you find anything that helped that cough? Something warm with honey and lemon juice? Usually blowing the ol’ beak works for a short time until the tickling starts again. A dish with a substantial amount of cayenne pepper works … but again, only for a short time. The goal is usually to stem the histamine flow. Maybe something used for allergies would help.