late night muchies-PB or welbutrin??

anyone have any ideas - I did eat today - 2 protien shakes and 6 litter of water 1/4 cup egg beaters with 1oz turkey saug. 3 oz turkey 3 oz turkey 2 oz turkey, 1 oz pulled pork 1T pnut butter 1 1/2 cups sf jello and I could go and eat half my fridge right now  - ok at least the rest of the spagettie and some cheese - what the heck isup with my body this is day 2 on the welbutrin (was not  hungry till about 7pm just ate on scedule) but day 6 on  PB  any ideas? I did eat sf jello but a discussing amount of it to me plus I still REALLY want food - going to have one last protien shake and bedtime pills but this is going to get old FAST if I get the muchies every night danni

Hang in there Danni, doing the PB has got to be tough!!  My daughter gained 20 lbs when she was placed on antidepressants, she was starving all the time...now to quote my mother...just go to bed and forget your troubles...LOL

Danni, it may very well be the Wellbutrin.  Weight gain is a side effect for this medication, FYI.  But nighttime is my worst time for snacking, whether I'm on any medication, or not.  So, to counterattack that, I PLAN all of my snacks to occur after my last meal.  That way I can at least account for the calories. What Stephanie said reminded me of this time (one of many) that I was on a diet.  It was bedtime and I was complaining that I was HUNGRY!!  Janet leaned over to kiss me goodnight and said, "Don't worry, Honey.  You'll still be hungry in the morning."  If I remember correctly, I punched her in the arm!! You can do this!  We can do this.  I WILL NOT have another Skinny Cow NSA ice cream sandwich!!  

the side effects everyone keeps telling me about is lose of apatite - I was not hungry all day, tim suggested I take them at night but the doc says am and I do do better taking meds in the morning than in the evening I miss my morning pills about one time a month but my bedtimes I miss 2 or 3 times a month I do tend to snack most at night - I NEVER thought of planning my snacks for after dinner LOL that is a great idea I think Tim and Janet would get along - then both seem to onrery people - he loves to tell me stuff like that - dieing on the floor b/c I had not done pilates in a month and he says "well your core muscles do go first - just keep trying you will get back there" I wanted sympathy NOT well intended logic  I can so see tim telling me I would still be hungry in the morning  I am doing this I WILL keep doing this stupid PB for another 4 daysb/c I am stronger than my adiction to food!! I am I am I am you can do this too - do you have a neighbor you could shove the skinny cows into their freezer for a few days? that way they are out of the house.  I am boiling beans with ground tureky in them for lunch today - hope they are good, I feel weird with NO fiber in my diet  hugs danni

I got the info that it can cause weight gain from my PDR, but it was only one of about a million side effects.  So, it may not be a very common one.  If I remember correctly, I have a friend who is on that one because weight gain is not normally a side effect.  But, as we always say, everyone is different!! I snack out of boredom or when I'm reading/studying and I tend to do those things at night.  I very rarely have a problem snacking during the day.  I just drink my coffee in between my meals and I'm good.  But at night, OMG!!  I could eat from the time Emily goes to bed until I go to bed.  I thought one day, "Why not just save my snacks for night time?"  And, for the most part, it works.  I snack on things like: Roasted chick peas - protein, fiber, and iron; crunchy munchy Beef jerky - protein; chewy Soy/Flaxseed tortilla chips from Central Market - fiber & protein; crunchy NSA ice cream - yummy    Nuts - protein, omega fatty acids, fiber; crunchy FF/SF pudding mixed with a scoop of protein powder - yummy protein Protein shakes made with crushed ice - protein (like an ice cream shake & they keep me full longer than a regular RTD protein shake) It does sound like Tim and Janet would get a long.  She has a very DRY sense of humor.  That was the thing that attracted me to her.  She can make me laugh, even when I don't want to.  And she doesn't let me take myself too seriously. I don't have a neighbor who can take the Skinny Cows off my hands, but I've already told Janet to eat them, PLEASE. Janet said yesterday that she was thinking of making some beans and putting the rest of the crockpot ribs in them.  That sounds really good to me.  I'm with you on the fiber thing.  I'm having to drink Metamucil 'cuz of the PB plan.  But I'm committed to finishing my 10 days.   

(((((Danni))))--Hang in there, my friend. No doubt it's a combination of med, PB, stress, LIFE, etc. My best "advice": PLAN a dense type food late in the day--like beef jerky--it's salty and you have to CHEW and it fills up your pouch, whereas the shake doesn't stick around very long. The downside is that the square box on the floor may show a slight TEMP gain from the sodium the next morning-so stay off it until you pee at least 3 times..Does it sound like I may have done this before???? YOu're doing GREAt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanksGina - I was super upset this morning b/c I was up a pound - but it was way hot and I was outside all day so I had a hydration cl last night and they are SALTY

like I said to sharon I am stronger than my adiction to food and will do this PB for 4 more days to prove it - OK so a weird way of thinking possibly but it works for me

thanks sweetie- you are such a great support

hugs

danni

Hi Danni. I have been on Wellbutrin for years. it doesn't cause late night muchies in general. I personally think it is boredom from the PB diet you are on. Wellbutrin generally speaking doesn't cause weight gain either. Some people use it for weight loss and to quit smoking. I take 400mg (4 pills) because I didn't want to continue the XL.  My munching, when it occurs, is caused by boredom. I applaud your committment to the PB. I didn't do well. *shrugs* so I am sticking to my 140 and not worrying about my 130 goal. Good luck girl. It does cause insomnia so if you find that problem take the meds early in the day and not at night or the evening. Robin 265/140/130

It's not the ADs.  If you're awake at night, you're going to get hungry.  I could eat nothing during the day but at night, I go nuts.  I take my ADs at night, weight loss is a side effect because they are serotonin reuptake inhibitors.  Stick to eating proteins at night if possible.  I find that string cheese takes awhile to eat if I tear it into little shreds and it's really filling.  Those profect bottles, while sickening to taste, have no flavor if you hold your breath and they're very filling too.  Avoid simple carbs as much as possible :)  Lisa