Help with eating at night

tiffanywynne23
tiffanywynne23 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am trying to lose weight and I am eating healthy all day long and exercising consistently but I can't seem to stop myself from eating at night! No matter how hard I try, I just can't kick the cravings! Any suggestions?

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Nothing wrong with eating at night. I eat a small breakfast and lunch so I can eat a big dinner. Helps me sleep too.
  • kern11
    kern11 Posts: 37 Member
    Save your calories for night
  • CatHunterFit
    CatHunterFit Posts: 194 Member
    Make sure you leave yourself enough calories to have a snack in the evening. I usually have a decaf coffee and a quest bar.

    As the above poster says, nothing wrong with eating at night as long as you have the calories left for it.
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
    Save some calories for a snack at night?
    I know a lot of people say they fought it for a long time, then realized they just had to account for it.
    If thats when you're hungry, save some calories for snacking.

    And before you ask....eating at night is no different from eating during the day.
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    Budget some calories for nigh-time snacks and/or exercise self-control and don’t give in to the cravings.

    I get really hungry/cravey (not a word, but it should be) at night, and usually save a couple hundred calories for popcorn, milk, or dark chocolate. Once I’ve used those up, and I still want to eat, I make a cup of tea and suck it up. I never wake up hungry in the mornings after going to bed hungry, so that helps.
  • Lexicpt
    Lexicpt Posts: 209 Member
    I save a lot of my calories for the evenings. I like to eat a filling dinner and some chocolate every night. :smile:
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    1000-1500 calories of my 2000-2500 calorie diet comes after 7:30pm, and after 9:30pm on gym nights.
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    Lexicpt wrote: »
    I save a lot of my calories for the evenings. I like to eat a filling dinner and some chocolate every night. :smile:

    MMM chocolate :smile:
  • tiffanywynne23
    tiffanywynne23 Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks everyone! I guess I thought it was not okay to eat past a certain time at night because you are no longer active, this is just what I have been told! I have not been going over my calories for the day but I have hit a plateu and I thought that eating at night might be contributing to it? What do you guys think?
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    air popped popcorn is my to go to. I save 200 to 300 calories for my popcorn....and than you have a huge bowl of popcorn.
  • Lexicpt
    Lexicpt Posts: 209 Member
    Emilia777 wrote: »
    MMM chocolate :smile:

    I have mini Twix bars at home calling my name for after my workout tonight. Haha!

  • harpsdesire
    harpsdesire Posts: 190 Member
    tiffanywynne23 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone! I guess I thought it was not okay to eat past a certain time at night because you are no longer active, this is just what I have been told! I have not been going over my calories for the day but I have hit a plateu and I thought that eating at night might be contributing to it? What do you guys think?

    I think that's a myth!

    Your metabolism doesn't really decrease all that much overnight, and it's when a lot of the muscle repair/building happens, so there really is a place for that food to 'go' besides stored fat.
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    Lexicpt wrote: »
    Emilia777 wrote: »
    MMM chocolate :smile:

    I have mini Twix bars at home calling my name for after my workout tonight. Haha!

    That is such a nice idea. I love the mini chocolates, I always feel like I’m eating more than I am. Twix are one of my faves :smile:
    tiffanywynne23 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone! I guess I thought it was not okay to eat past a certain time at night because you are no longer active, this is just what I have been told! I have not been going over my calories for the day but I have hit a plateu and I thought that eating at night might be contributing to it? What do you guys think?

    That’s definitely a myth, as far as I know. If you’re not seeing any progress, I’d suggest you (1) make sure you weigh all your solid food and measure your liquids with cups, to ensure you’re actually maintaining a deficit, (3) eat back only about half your exercise calories because they’re usually overestimated, and (3) be patient, because weight fluctuates a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it, if you’re tracking your intake accurately :smile:
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    kern11 wrote: »
    Save your calories for night

    This^

    I'm a late night snacker. I save calories for popcorn! Munchy, crunchy, and I get a decent sized serving.
  • tiffanywynne23
    tiffanywynne23 Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks everyone for the great advice!
  • sandryc79
    sandryc79 Posts: 250 Member
    edited April 2015
    tiffanywynne23 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone! I guess I thought it was not okay to eat past a certain time at night because you are no longer active, this is just what I have been told! I have not been going over my calories for the day but I have hit a plateu and I thought that eating at night might be contributing to it? What do you guys think?
    That concern is based on theories that have been proven incorrect. Your body is in a constant cycle of storing and retrieving energy and there is nothing science based that shows when you eat your calories has any impact on how you metabolize them. :smile:
  • holly55555
    holly55555 Posts: 306 Member
    If you're hungry at night, reach for some protein! It'll fill you up! I looove Quest Cookie Dough bars :)

    Maybe you're not eating enough at dinner? Just because you eat your calorie goal doesn't mean what you're eating is nutritionally dense or filling.
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