How do you cope with your late night cravings?

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  • ice1200s
    ice1200s Posts: 237 Member
    Don't fight it, accommodate it. Budget your calories to allow some night snacking. Enter your snacks into your diary first, keeping moderation in mind, then spread the rest around breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    10-12 dark chocolate M&Ms usually does the the trick if I feel I must have something. I usually am pretty satisfied with my daily eating though. Perhaps you are being too restrictive with your diet?
  • addicted2cola
    addicted2cola Posts: 43 Member
    I snack on a couple of red grapes, and drink some water!
  • mwooderson
    mwooderson Posts: 254 Member
    I usually eat something.

    me too!

    Seriously. I just make sure I keep the crappy food out of the house so when I start tearing the cabinets apart looking for junk, it's not there and I'm forced to eat something better for me.

    AMEN!!!
  • rosemary98
    rosemary98 Posts: 632
    You say you really are not hungry, but your cravings are telling you something. Is it possible you aren't working in enough calories into your day? Or maybe your cravings are not about hunger but more emotional.

    I would factor in the cravings for your day, but be aware of what you are indulging in. I had a bad habit of dipping into the peanut butter jar just before bed. It doesn't take long to rack up 500 calories worth of peanut butter. So I found a PB substitute with 1/4 the calories of PB and it satisfies my cravings.
  • zanne54
    zanne54 Posts: 336 Member
    First line of defense against snacking: I drink diet pop or club soda with lime. Or I have an herbal tea. Maybe I'm just thirsty; not hungry. Or maybe I need to taste something.

    Second line of defense: brush my teeth.

    Third choice: if I have the calories free - I have that snack. One light Babybel cheese is 50 calories. One square of Lindt chocolate is 60 calories. A sliced apple dusted with cinnamon is approximately 70 calories. 12 ketchup flavoured Quaker mini rice cakes are 90 calories. 1/4 cup of air-popped popcorn with 1/2 tbsp of butter is around 100 calories. 1 packet of PC Blue Menu whole wheat soda crackers + 1 oz of cheddar cheese are 240 calories. The trick is to have a variety of low-calorie snacks known & available before reaching for the brick of cheese.

    If I don't have the calories free - I do some exercise to "earn" the snack. Half the time, I no longer want the snack once I've finished working for it. And if I don't have free calories and am in "eat all the things mode" and snack until I'm in the red? I make up the overage with an equivalent deficit in the next day or so.
  • AndyTwoSlow
    AndyTwoSlow Posts: 34
    protein powder blended up in some soy milk.
    It looks like concrete but satisfies my sweet tooth, with protein to keep me full.
  • KarateMadMum
    KarateMadMum Posts: 32
    Sugar free jelly is a god send for me... great to snack on when you have a sweet craving xx
  • Raevyns
    Raevyns Posts: 91 Member
    Big cups of mint/green tea. Several.

    If that doesn't help, I have a little nibble. Some cheese or a small slice of whatever dinner's leftover protein was.

    The protein and fat helps keep the snack small yet satisfying.

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