My last meal is usually a 1/2 cup of oatmeal in water.

I tend to eat this 30 minutes to an hour before I go to bed.

I usually drink at least half a gallon of water in this time, and have around 5-9 lbs of water/food in my gut.

This only began happening in the past week, but I always get up in the morning/night to go to the bathroom. Then when I wake up I go again, then I weigh myself. Then I eat a huge meal and water and feel fine...but was wondering why I am waking up so hungry/dehydrated?

BTW - I easily drink 1.5 gallons of water a day, eat over 60g of fiber (which soaks up water), breakfast is largest meal, and I usually eat more than 6 meals a day (last night I had 10).

I am concerned that perhaps I should be eating and drinking even more before I go to bed, and I don't really know how to react to this.

My last meal is usually a 1/2 cup of oatmeal in water.

I tend to eat this 30 minutes to an hour before I go to bed.

I usually drink at least half a gallon of water in this time, and have around 5-9 lbs of water/food in my gut.

This only began happening in the past week, but I always get up in the morning/night to go to the bathroom. Then when I wake up I go again, then I weigh myself. Then I eat a huge meal and water and feel fine...but was wondering why I am waking up so hungry/dehydrated?

BTW - I easily drink 1.5 gallons of water a day, eat over 60g of fiber (which soaks up water), breakfast is largest meal, and I usually eat more than 6 meals a day (last night I had 10).

I am concerned that perhaps I should be eating and drinking even more before I go to bed, and I don't really know how to react to this.


that's pretty much normal.. there is no way to wake up NOT hungry and thirsty... unless you get up in the middle of the night to have a meal & drink water... more food or water before bed will not change this... if you are sleeping for 6-8 hours without food or water intake during those hours, how else are you going to wake up... NO food can last you that long... just sayin' ;)

Is that accurate because I wake up and usually struggle to eat my bowl of oatmeal. I never ever ever ever ate breakfast till I started dieting and still even now I don't feel hungry. My last meal is usually small cup of cottage cheese from either 9-11pm.

Is that accurate because I wake up and usually struggle to eat my bowl of oatmeal. I never ever ever ever ate breakfast till I started dieting and still even now I don't feel hungry. My last meal is usually small cup of cottage cheese from either 9-11pm.

I guess everybody's different.. but I know that when my matabolism gets cranking and my body is using what I give it in the most optimal way.. I am very hungry and thristy when I wake up.. it's normal for me... and I have a feeling that when you get acustomed to eating the morning... you'll start feeling hungry then too... you should be eating more than just oatmeal for breakfast too... you should have a protien source in all of your meals ;)

My last meal is usually a 1/2 cup of oatmeal in water.

I tend to eat this 30 minutes to an hour before I go to bed.

I usually drink at least half a gallon of water in this time, and have around 5-9 lbs of water/food in my gut.

This only began happening in the past week, but I always get up in the morning/night to go to the bathroom. Then when I wake up I go again, then I weigh myself. Then I eat a huge meal and water and feel fine...but was wondering why I am waking up so hungry/dehydrated?

BTW - I easily drink 1.5 gallons of water a day, eat over 60g of fiber (which soaks up water), breakfast is largest meal, and I usually eat more than 6 meals a day (last night I had 10).

I am concerned that perhaps I should be eating and drinking even more before I go to bed, and I don't really know how to react to this.


Personally, when I eat something with a lot of carbs before bed, I wake up ravenously hungry. (Rice, sugar, pretzels, etc...) The larger the carb ratio the hungrier I am.

When I need a snack before bed, I try to balance the carbs with a small protein shake or a half serving of peanuts. It doesn't take much.

Is that accurate because I wake up and usually struggle to eat my bowl of oatmeal. I never ever ever ever ate breakfast till I started dieting and still even now I don't feel hungry. My last meal is usually small cup of cottage cheese from either 9-11pm.
This is normal for the average adults. I mean they (even you) are used to having very huge dinner (some used dinner to let go of stress), and after eating that large dinner, they do nothing but watch TV or go to sleep. So definitely the body hasn't been able to digest all the nutritents or since they overeat, the food in their intestine can last up to 9-10 hours. That's why you're not yet hungry in the morning. What happens next? They skip breakfast, revenge on lunch, no mid-afternoon meal, overeat at dinner and the vicious fat-forming cycle continues...

That's why people who follows a healthy fat-burning diet tends to wake up hungry, For me, this is a good sign because I believe that I did not overeat before I went to bed. The reason why you're hungry and thirsty is just like what Chameleon said :tu:

unless you get up in the middle of the night to have a meal & drink water

You know, I've heard of people doing this. Hillary Swank said she had to during training for Million Dollar Baby.

You know, I've heard of people doing this. Hillary Swank said she had to during training for Million Dollar Baby.

Yeah I read about that. They had her on one crazy diet. She had to eat every three hours day and night (or something like that). They had her drinking egg whites raw. :d_eek:

For the sake of what? :confused:
Yeah I read about that. They had her on one crazy diet. She had to eat every three hours day and night (or something like that). They had her drinking egg whites raw.

Try getting off the evening carbs. Go for cottage cheese, some nuts, or a pm oriented shake like casein.

A lot of the pro's eat in th emiddle in the night. Muscle and Fitness interviews with folks like Ronnie often mention them getting up at 3a for a protein shake.

Yeah I read about that. They had her on one crazy diet. She had to eat every three hours day and night (or something like that). They had her drinking egg whites raw. :d_eek:

Yeah. I heard that too. I'm not sure what benefit there is to raw egg whites as opposed to cooked, but this is something some really 'hard-core' people do. As Hort said, eating during the night is extremely common for the pros. Don, it keeps the body from going catabolic from being without nutrients for so long. Hillary Swank packed on 19 pounds of muscle for the movie... Obviously most people have very successful bulks without doing this, but I understand the rationale. Hmm...maybe I should do it for my current bulk. :lol: As a serious note, you would wake up more full and hyrdrated. Don't know that I'll be waking up in the middle of the night to achieve this though. Also, Hillary Swank was doing 4 and 1/2 hours of training a day to prepare for the movie. I imagine the pros put in similar amounts of time. So maybe for them it really is necessary to eat during the night to get proper amounts of fuel without eating excessive amounts of food in meals during the day.

This is strange...now I feel I am always thirsty.

Today has been the worst day for this, I woke up thirsty as hell, had two cups of oatmeal at 8:40am, ate a banana at 11:00am, drank some water from a jug I keep nice and cold in the fridge at 7:40am, take a 700mL water bottle with me to work. So far, I've drank a little over 2 of them in less than two hours. I just got on my third, and I'm still thirsty....what gives. I mean damn.

What could possibly be making me so thirsty?

hmm... I don't like to hear this. I'm thirsty myself a lot and drink a lot of water, but I've had my sugar checked, and it is normal. I DON'T want to alarm you, but excessive thirst is a warning sign of diabetes... NOT saying this is what it is for you.

This is strange...now I feel I am always thirsty.

Today has been the worst day for this, I woke up thirsty as hell, had two cups of oatmeal at 8:40am, ate a banana at 11:00am, drank some water from a jug I keep nice and cold in the fridge at 7:40am, take a 700mL water bottle with me to work. So far, I've drank a little over 2 of them in less than two hours. I just got on my third, and I'm still thirsty....what gives. I mean damn.

What could possibly be making me so thirsty?

It can be linked to diabetis? :d_eek: Now that really caught my attention!

Anyway, people do hardcore stuff (like drinking raw eggs) maybe to boost their psychological will to reach their goal. I mean, if they are taking that much sacrifice, then that means they are really excerting one hell of an effort to achieve their goals. But still, raw egg? :p

I get this exessive thirst throughout the day but I think its just my body craving more water. I was never like that before I started making a real effort to drink at least 3 liters a day. Now my body tells me that I haven't drank 3 liters in the day.

This is strange...now I feel I am always thirsty.

Today has been the worst day for this, I woke up thirsty as hell, had two cups of oatmeal at 8:40am, ate a banana at 11:00am, drank some water from a jug I keep nice and cold in the fridge at 7:40am, take a 700mL water bottle with me to work. So far, I've drank a little over 2 of them in less than two hours. I just got on my third, and I'm still thirsty....what gives. I mean damn.

What could possibly be making me so thirsty?

Overexertion and diet are the most common cause for thirst. Diabetes is another cause but it's less likely. I used to have an unquenchable thirst - I would drink 10 glasses of water in like 90 minutes and piss every 15 minutes.

Turned out it was my diet. I was drinking a lot of egg beaters (very high sodium) and consuming a lot of whey protein. High protein and high sodium = thirst. Check your sodium intake, i'd bet that's the culprit. Incidently, lean pork makes me very thirsty but it supposedly is low in sodium. Tea also does the same. Beef makes me VERY thirsty the following morning.

If you're worried about diebetes you can buy a test kit online for about $10. It will at least put your mind at ease. It's more likely your diet.

easy answer, your starting to get into better shape and now ur metabolism is getting faster...so you wake up hungry, congradulations on the big transition

try not eating oatmeal before you go to bed but have protein... cottage cheese, protein shake, whatever.... also,, try to span the water out more instead of chuggin before bed..... do you wake up to urinate frequently? If so, you are prob having too much water before bed.

I only wake up once every night; before I used to sleep in until noon. I prefer the ladder much more to the former.

My aunt's a nurse and she told me the same thing.

The uncontrollable thirst isn't as much of a problem now. I do drink over 2 gallons of water a day and that is just what I do everyday. I consider my sodium intake to be normal. (1.5-2.0 g/day) Most of the sodium comes from a can of tuna.

But, you know what, if anything I should of had diabetes when I was overweight and eating badly. I will check up on it later (since denial is a bad thing), but I am quite optimistic that I don't have diabetes. Thanks.

Edit: I made the decision to only drink a whey shake after a workout, I actually just started eating another can of tuna an hour before bed, which I realize would cause me to retain even more water So, I'll think about the whey since it is much lower in sodium.