My little near midnight feast.
By gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
June 3, 2008 5:55pm CST
It is 11.45pm here in UK, and I am sitting here drinking a mug of hot chocolate with sugar in, and munching on a cadbury's creme egg twister bar,(they are so good)(and I don't normally like choccy) this is a total of 610 kcals and 18g of fat. I also did it last night too and as I sit here munching and supping away I realize that if I am not careful it is going to become a habit! What is supposed to be an indulgent moment when the entire house is in bed is fast going to become extra weight on my hips!
I am making this the last time I do it until at least next week as I normally have an indulgent treat day once a week where I eat what I fancy and I never normally eat at night. I shall put it down to the fact that I have had two bad nights with the kids and that I need the sugar for extra stamina, or something like that!
Am I the only one who has indulgent moments in the dead of night when all the kids and hubby/partners are asleep?
What sort of near midnight goodies to you like to indulge in?
Did you used to have midnight feasts as a child when having sleepovers or anything?
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11 responses
@gemini_rose (16264)
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4 Jun 08
Hey I like to dunk biscuits in coffee, people think I am disgusting as they say they should only be dunked in tea. I think they taste better in coffee!
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@kbourgerie (8780)
• United States
4 Jun 08
I don't do midnight treats. I'm just not hungry at that time of night and don't even think about it. Every once in awhile I will wake up in the middle of the night and grab a cookie or something, but my passion lately has been cinnamon covered pretzel bits in the morning with a pepsi. They are wonderful when they are warm, they just about melt in your mouth.
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@mummymo (23706)
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4 Jun 08
I agree - you definitely needed the sugar to keep you going after 2 bad nights gemini and I wouldn't budge from that excuse! lol I will sometimes eat chocolate at night when everyone else is asleep but not a lot - I usually have some supper of toast and hot milk or horlicks before they all go to bed and I don't really have a big appetite anyway! I have tried those cream egg twisted and they are quite good but I only ate half and covered the remaining half with the wrapper - when I got back to it and went to eat it Niamh had sucked the filling out! lol xxx
@gemini_rose (16264)
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4 Jun 08
Thats what my daughter did. I have eaten three of the things since monday now, I really gotta stop! I am starting to get bad gut now so I know that I have to stop or else I will be ill.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
4 Jun 08
Enjoy y our indulgent moments, don't feel too guilty, savour the taste, you deserve it after the rough two nights you have had.
Right now I am dieting, so I am not snacking on any naughty foods.
But when I am not dieting I liked to have my indulgent moments at around 4pm in the afternoon. My favourite is snacking on cookies, I love anzac cookies, especially fresh ones. I do like chocolate but I try not to eat it as much as I know it will go straight to my hips, lol. If I do buy a choccy it will be Turkish Delight or Top Deck, mmmmmmmmm.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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4 Jun 08
I always feel guilty! Over the last 2 years I shed 5 stone in weight, getting myself down to 8 stone 2lbs, this made me underweight and made me feel ill. It was due to stress though, I put 4lb back on and have stuck at 8st 6 lb for 2 years. I went on holiday and did not even put a pound on in weight, in the last two days I have put 3lb on through drinking cappucinos and eating those choccie bars!Today I am on apples.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
5 Jun 08
Just imagine the apples taste like chocolates, lol and you will be fine. I am not sure how much 8st 6lb is, I work in kilograms here in Australia. Stress definately can make you lose weight, when I am stressed I also lose weight as eating food makes me feel ill. I am sure the occassional choccy and cappachino would be okay but all in moderation, lol. Have a great day.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Jul 08
gemini rose when my son is busy on the computer and itslate an Iam getting low blood sugar, I usually have acheese sandwich nuked so the cheese is all melty, or a bowl of instant oatmeal with dates and nuts in it. if I had a chocolate bar of really dark chocolate I would eat that instead.but right now I do not have one so it has to be more healthy things lol lol
@gemini_rose (16264)
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16 Jul 08
Yum, love melty cheese. I had some dates in some porridge the other day, I was nearly sick, they are gross!!
@msmamaof3 (244)
• United States
4 Jun 08
Ahhh isn't it just the best when everyone else is snoozing and you can truly enjoy it!
I'm a cereal gal myself!
@gemini_rose (16264)
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4 Jun 08
It is bliss! And I should try the cereal thing, it would be so much better for me!
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@ambkeb (782)
• United States
4 Jun 08
I love midnight snacks. I love to reheat leftovers. My favorite is if we had some sort of rice for dinner...rice and some sort of beef. LOL I'm not much for the sweets at night..but i like food so Iwould probably eat it if we didnt have any of the other stuff HAHA
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
8 Jun 08
I wish I was able to control my weight it would get rid of a lot problems that I have, but I am unable to at this point in my life.
@samanyoya (5)
• India
8 Jun 08
ya its very important to be fit and healthy it keeps ur mind and body healthy.it keeps u you pumpin for all those events in life.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
4 Jun 08
I have moments like this alot of times. My husband and I both work nights and I get the munchies sometimes during the night while working. I like to fix nachos and spicy foods like tacos or some pizza. I hardly ever have a sweet tooth anymore for some reason or another. I used to have midnight feasts with a friend of mine when we were growing up. Her mom and dad always had all kinds of candies.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Snacks don't last long in my household so I got to get to them quick. I don't snack as much because I'm trying to lose weight but have on occasion ate Special K bars, taco chips with dip LOL and or nacho cheese chips my favorite.
