Can anyone else not sleep when they’re on a diet?

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I’m utterly wide awake and hungry. All I can think about is buttery toast but there’s no bread 😭😭😭

I hear you!

I hate dieting..it makes you hungry and now i have buttery toast in my head

My problem is total lack of control. I’d eat the full loaf if I had one 🐷

My stomach is growling...think this is worst time to start diet..i might put mine on hold until monday

When I used to have fasting days, I'd be wide awake at bedtime. I think cutting down gave me so much more energy than before.
I sure could do with that now, fattie that I am

Still awake, FFS, even after putting my phone down for an hour 🤬🤬🤬

If your awake all night due to hunger I would just have something to eat. You can still lose weight without being up for long periods feeling so hungry

If you reduce your carb intake too quickly it can cause a lot of problems with sleep

I have fasting days too @Dieu and really struggle to sleep I night- interesting about the reduced carbs possibly having an effect....

I'm fasting. I also have a broken heart which isn't helping. No sleep at all here.

Aw poor you and your broken heart @Genvonklinkerhoffen . I hope it stops hurting soon x

I have to have a carb based snack before bed or I struggle to sleep and wake up ravenous

I had no idea low carbs could result in bad sleep. I’ve had 2 terrible nights sleep since I started my diet. I’m still eating loads of fruit and veg but almost no proper carb stuff. Any ideas what I can eat to help? I don’t want to tempt myself with bread.

I eat butternut squash or sweet potato instead of potatoes for dinner. Parsnips are good too

Yes, this happens to me the first week, I think it’s the withdrawal from sugar for me, drives me mad, combined with headaches. It passes though and will be worth it

Yes - I tried intermittent fasting in December and my sleep was shot. It's a thing apparently due to hunger making cortisol levels rise.

I don't diet, but if I eat too early then I definitely struggle to sleep. Carbs before bed do help, but I understand it's not the best health advice. That said, poor sleep is just as unhealthy imo.

It’s been proven that the whole “eating carbs before bed makes you gain weight” thing is nonsense - it more depends on WHAT carbs you are eating eg if you eat a family bag of Jelly Babies that’s as much carb as 3 baked potatoes- and you really don’t want that before bed

The best things to have are slow releasing carbohydrates like whole grain toast, oats, rye crackers etc with some sort of protein eg porridge made with milk (milk releases seratonin with aids sleep) peanut butter on toast, cream cheese on Ryvita, yoghurt and banana etc

Buttery toast is my nemesis! I find a spoonful of yoghurt or glass of hot milk helps with cravings.