How do you satisfy the evening snacking urge???

IslandDreamer64

I try to plan on having 200-300 calories left for a snack at night, I am a lifelong late evening eater. Sometimes just a glass of milk and a banana, or a bowl of cereal, whole wheat bread with PB. Just a little something to keep me from going to bed feeling hungry.

trogalicious

I had this same issue. The way I got around it was to try to budget just a few calories for the night for a snack like some light popcorn, and to also try to eat most of my food earlier in the day.

I kind of realized that, for me, it wasn't usually that I was hungry at night, just that I was kind of bored and wanted something to do. If you're that kind of hungry, just load up a plate full of zero-calorie food like baby carrots, celery, baby spinach, etc. It will satisfy your "I want to eat something!" feeling without ruining your diet.

Best of luck!

YES THAT IS MY PROBLEM. As I stated before I'm NOT hungry. Just have the urg to snack. Thank you!! ????

good luck on disagreeing with all of the good advice... your problem is that you're not eating enough. I know that's not an easy thing to grasp our accept.. for whatever reason... but do what you want.

jonnythan

I had this same issue. The way I got around it was to try to budget just a few calories for the night for a snack like some light popcorn, and to also try to eat most of my food earlier in the day.

I kind of realized that, for me, it wasn't usually that I was hungry at night, just that I was kind of bored and wanted something to do. If you're that kind of hungry, just load up a plate full of zero-calorie food like baby carrots, celery, baby spinach, etc. It will satisfy your "I want to eat something!" feeling without ruining your diet.

Best of luck!

YES THAT IS MY PROBLEM. As I stated before I'm NOT hungry. Just have the urg to snack. Thank you!! ????

I can guarantee you that you'd be happier saving a few calories then having ice cream at night than you will by looking down at a plate full of celery and carrots.

Cherrie099

I had this same issue. The way I got around it was to try to budget just a few calories for the night for a snack like some light popcorn, and to also try to eat most of my food earlier in the day.

I kind of realized that, for me, it wasn't usually that I was hungry at night, just that I was kind of bored and wanted something to do. If you're that kind of hungry, just load up a plate full of zero-calorie food like baby carrots, celery, baby spinach, etc. It will satisfy your "I want to eat something!" feeling without ruining your diet.

Best of luck!

YES THAT IS MY PROBLEM. As I stated before I'm NOT hungry. Just have the urg to snack. Thank you!! ????

good luck on disagreeing with all of the good advice... your problem is that you're not eating enough. I know that's not an easy thing to grasp our accept.. for whatever reason... but do what you want.

Jeeeez!

trogalicious

I read your wall of text. You're still not eating enough. It doesn't matter how annoyed or frustrated you get.

Achrya

I read your wall of text. You're still not eating enough. It doesn't matter how annoyed or frustrated you get.

^

eveyyyy

I don't snack at night. I don't even after 5pm-ish (on weekdays). But if I do ever get hungry I chew gum. or a peppermint. ;p

stumblinthrulife

I know I like to snack in the evenings, and chomp on snacks in movie theaters and at ball games. So I learned how to do all those things while still staying within my calorie allowance. This way, even when I stop dieting, I can take that skill with me to maintain my weight loss.

It may not sound ultra disciplined and strict, because I'm not denying myself anything, but it works. And that is all that matters.

seltzermint555

I know I like to snack in the evenings, and chomp on snacks in movie theaters and at ball games. So I learned how to do all those things while still staying within my calorie allowance. This way, even when I stop dieting, I can take that skill with me to maintain my weight loss.

It may not sound ultra disciplined and strict, because I'm not denying myself anything, but it works. And that is all that matters.

Yes.

I've tried not to admonish the OP here but honestly her attitude sounds like all the reasons eating lighter/healthier never worked for me. I just started to "believe" in the math of calories in/out and wow, lost 43 lb beyond what I thought I could lose....

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But seriously eat something your body is hungry your not eating enough...

MartiCat70

I eat carrots. I figure if I'm hungry enough, they'll taste good. Only 30 calories for a large carrot.

almostperfect1on

Drink tea herbal tea at night, something with chamomile can relax you

JustYandy

Go to bed before you get a night craving:yawn:

Cherrie099

Ok whatever.

I thank you all who responded to my question. My question wasn't if I was eating enough. My question was low cal snacking food. But thanx anyway

This thread turned into a debate on my caloric intake.

txguard61

I keep myself busy organizing, planning, studying. I DO NOT sit in front of the tv...that is a trigger for me. Once i figured that out i was good. I volunteer coach C25k, i go to all my club meetings....i just stay busy.

stumblinthrulife

Ok whatever.

I thank you all who responded to my question. My question wasn't if I was eating enough. My question was low cal snacking food. But thanx anyway

This thread turned into a debate on my caloric intake.

People are just trying to help you by listening to your body. Something which, by all accounts, you should be doing.

jonnythan

Ok whatever.

I thank you all who responded to my question. My question wasn't if I was eating enough. My question was low cal snacking food. But thanx anyway

This thread turned into a debate on my caloric intake.

Well you asked the wrong question.

You're doing something, and you're experiencing an unwanted effect. The proper way to address this is not to have some super-low calorie snacking.

You want to know how to satisfy the evening snacking urge? Give your body enough calories by eating some more at night.

You're in massive denial about what's actually going on, and you freely admit you're too scared to do it right. To me, you sound like you're on the verge of finally giving in and eating a pizza and pint of ice cream one night then never logging into MFP again. You need to do this the right way.

Tessyloowhoo

This thread turned into a debate on my caloric intake.

It is not a debate when everyone else is right but you......

Tessyloowhoo

Okay so:

1. I'm scared to eat over 1200 calories. I've only lost 13 pounds in 2 months, oh noes!

2. I'm not hungry . . . umm, err, I just want to, uhh, eat something? But it's not because I'm hungry! I just . . . want something more than water. . . but really not hungry

3. I don't eat back my exercise calories because I'm scared I'll eat too much.

#3 please go have a talk with #2 - but you're NOT hungry, right?

Your problem is 1 and 3 and you're in denial about 2. Also, you have a poor relationship with food because you're afraid of it.

You are hungry. You need to plan your meals effectively and eat at least your BMR, and if other posters are correct, you have an active job as a nurse. So you're probably at least lightly active just from work, and then you exercise, too.

I'm not going to say the M word or the S word here, but I will say that you will be weak, tired, and more likely to get sick when you eat under 1200. When you eat at least your BMR every day, you'll still maintain a calorie deficit just due to moving around and not being in a coma, and you'll have more energy for your day to day life.

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AmyRhubarb

No I don't add back my work out caleries. I'm so undisciplined i'm afraid if i am not strict I will fall. I have to be very strict or i royally mess up. It's all or nothing at all with me.

I guess you're going with "nothing" then - this isn't how MFP works. This website is set up that you are supposed to eat back your exercise cals - ESPECIALLY important if you're set at the oh-so-common 1200 cals because you set your weekly weight loss goal to 2lbs a week.

Your daily goal has a deficit built in already. Meaning eat TO GOAL, all the cals, every day, and do zero exercise, and you'll lose weight. When you factor in the exercise, you're creating a ginormous deficit, way too big, and doing yourself more harm than good. Food is fuel! This is why the burned cals are added back into your daily goal, and your NET cals should be at goal each day.

Yes, I realized you asked about snacking at night, but that question is related to not eating enough during the day, leading you to be looking for something to eat at the end of the day with next to zero cals because you think you can't eat any more than 1200 cals, which is dead wrong.

If you're an "all or nothing" type of gal, you'd be doing yourself a huge favor to figure out the "all" part of how this website works, as well as how to properly fuel and nourish your body with the right amount of cals.

Good luck.