Late Night Snacking

MoMo41

Late night snacking is the hardest time for me!!!:explode: Anyone else??? I seem to do great during the day and around this time
I start really want a snack!! Any suggestions?? :happy:

hwesp

This is also my hardest thing to overcome...

1. Increase your protein throughout the day.
2. Eat a later dinner (between 6 and 8 pm).
3. Try measuring out a serving in the kitchen and taking only that to where you are eating.
4. If you always eat in front of the TV, then turn the TV off and eat somewhere else. If you don't want to to turn the TV off, then you can't eat anything.
5. Check MFP message boards for inspiration instead of making another trip to the kitchen

Hope it helps!

Txnurse97

Chewing gum helps me usually get by the craving of wanting a snack.

Sidesteal

Can you eat less during the day, effectively "banking calories" for later in the night? So you still hit your calorie and macronutrient targets, you just eat more later at night and less in the day.

CindiBryce

Late night snacking is the hardest time for me!!!:explode: Anyone else??? I seem to do great during the day and around this time
I start really want a snack!! Any suggestions?? :happy:

How many calories do you have left?

jakejacobsen

I pre log and plan my day so I have a evening snack just a thought

LJGmom

I always make sure I have enough calories left for desert after the kids go to bed. When I want to snack during the day, I remind myself how much I'll want that snack at night, and I usually can hold off.

engineman312

late night drinking gets me.

MIMITIME

Can you eat less during the day, effectively "banking calories" for later in the night? So you still hit your calorie and macronutrient targets, you just eat more later at night and less in the day.
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This is what I do and I still manage to stay on track and lose weight. I also enter my foods before I eat them so I will have enough night calories. Good Luck

healthy4self

Plan a treat every night. Also, try replacing snacking with another activity. I've been listening to books on tape at night. It's really relaxing and keeps me out of the kitchen

JeSuisPrest

It also helps to open up your food diary for viewing. That way folks can better advise you. But I agree with saving yourself some calories for a snack.

honu18

Late night snacking is the hardest time for me!!!:explode: Anyone else??? I seem to do great during the day and around this time
I start really want a snack!! Any suggestions?? :happy:

I do the "banking calories" thing as someone mentioned above. I ate probably around 600 up til about 6 or 7 pm, and then I had about 1,000 left to eat and just went to town. Not sure if that's really the best way to do it, especially since my workout time was early this morning, but I've noticed I have the uncontrollable desire to eat at night when I'm home vs when I'm out and busy all day on campus.

landlwoof

People posted a lot of good suggestions for me when I asked about this...........chewing a piece of gum, go and brush your teeth with a real minty toothpaste, go on the computer and read success stories, but the best one that helped me was to make a cup of tea. It doesn't sound as good as a big bag of chips but once I forced myself to make it and sit down, it tasted sooooo good I had more and it took my mind away from food. Good luck!!!

MoMo41

Thanks!!:happy:

MoMo41

Thanks for all the advice!!!:happy: :flowerforyou: