Question:
ha any one else woke up in mddle of night hungry?

The last 2 nigts i havewoke up hungry my head hrting and having to go to the bathroom. Has anyone else had this happen to them? If so what did you do about it? Also i been wanting to try a mealreplacement drink what are some yall have tryed and are good. Someone told me the adkins are good? I like the slimfast bt i know they would have to much sugar in them for me now.    — wildbrat (posted on October 2, 2003)

October 2, 2003
I have had this too, and have found that most of the time I was simply thirsty. You don't need to have anything too heavy, try and Atkins shake, water, or even a cup of Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa (no sugar added), the warmth might help you sleep. It doesn't happen to me much at all anymore. Good luck!
   — Dana B.

October 2, 2003
I personally have had good experience with GNC's Pro Performance 100% whey protein UNFLAVORED. I add it to a glass of milk and a little chocolate milk powder and it is 30 grams of protein that way. If you don't like it you can return it - even opened and a little bit used. I know before surgery I had a habit of wakeup and eat, so be aware that you may be responding to old patterns instead of true hunger.
   — bethybb

October 2, 2003
I have had this twice since surgery. Once, I couldn't fall asleep because I was so hungry and once I woke up feeling very hungry. Both times, I eventually got out of bed, had something small, and proceeded to fall right back to sleep. No big deal!
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 2, 2003
I am two months post op and I was hungry in the middle of the night from the first week home from surgery. Your new tummy is hungry about every two to three hours and you do not put anything in it for 7 or 8 hours, it is going to get hungry. What i started doing is having a little something before I go to bed and it works great. A bit of protein bar, a slice of cheese, a vienna sausage, alittle tuna fish. I make it high protein, and it keeps me full through out the night, and my blood sugar stays within the numbers in the morning. I do not drink a protein shake, it does not stay with you through the night. I drink EAS Metroplex, with the light silver front. They can be opened and put in the freg, and finished later and they have great choices in flavors, I love the new Strawberry Banana. Atkins comes in a can so you have to drink all 11 oz'z at a time, because you can not re-mix it, and it has a after taste that I do not like. Hope this helps
   — cindy

October 2, 2003
I have had this happen to me a few times when I didn't have a protein snack before bedtime. The first time I woke up with a terrible pain in my stomach. I sat up for a long time and couldn't get it to stop. Then, I remembered that I read on this site where someone posted that their stomach aches were from hunger. So I ate a small snack and it went away. Now I try to make sure and have a hight protein snack before bed.
   — Stacie B.

October 7, 2003
It sounds like your are either hungry or your blood sugar has dropped too low or too fast. Like the other responders said, eat something before you go to sleep. My nutritionist said that Adkins supplements are too high in fat and might cause dumping. Slim-fast definately will cause dumping because of the sugar in it. I have found the web site vitalady.com to be a very good site to buy samples. Also, the nutritional product forum on this site is great. Lots of opinions there. Personally I like EAS Carb Control drinks. I get them already prepared at WalMart. I had to try quite a few before I found one that I could tollerate. Good luck on your search.
   — Katherine B.