Nightime (before bedtime) Eater!

ginabryan

I do great at work with the healthy eating - I suppose becasue I stay busy, but once I am home and I have the first bite of something to eat, I just want to keep on eating until it is time for bed. I am currently trying to sew in the evenings to keep from eating since this gives my hands something to do and my mind as well. I have tried to excersise rather than eat in the evening, clean - but I'm already tired from work and I want to relax for the hour or two that I have. I have tried to go to bed early to avoid it.
Does anyone else have this issue and do you have any ideas to help me avoid this pittfall?

MaxineMarieM

Save some of your calories for your evening snack that's what I do.

rvicini

Exactly, fit your budget, or have a wonderful orange or something like that if you are close to your limit...

MeriLeMay

I have this problem too. Had calories last night left over but I went for the rigatoni instead of a healthier snack. Still under 1550 calories for the day but I have to break this bad habit.

SideSteel

Save some of your calories for your evening snack that's what I do.

^ That.


Since you're tracking intake you can see what you've got left for calories. When you eat those calories is of very little importance outside of how it effects mood/performance/preference/etc. If you want to eat your calories right before bed, and you can still meet your nutritional needs, then there's nothing inherently wrong with it.

Lesa_Sass

Brush your teeth.

Try altoids curiously strong peppermints.

Suck on a jolly rancher.

Crankstr

Save some of your calories for your evening snack that's what I do.

^ That.


Since you're tracking intake you can see what you've got left for calories. When you eat those calories is of very little importance outside of how it effects mood/performance/preference/etc. If you want to eat your calories right before bed, and you can still meet your nutritional needs, then there's nothing inherently wrong with it.

yep

tracymat

I have discovered a new way to squash my night binges... I eat dinner pretty early a few nights a week due to a second job. I get home at 9:30 at night and by that time am hungry.

I use the chicken soup protein powder from Unjury. I mix a scoop with 8 oz of water. Fill a coffee mug 1/2 full with water and microwave to heat. Add 4 oz (you'll have 4 oz left for tomorrow night) of the protein powder mixture to the cup and you have a little cup of "chicken soup" with 10.5 grams of protein for 50 calories. Warms my belly, and makes it think it's full.

http://www.unjury.com/store/protein/reg/chicken_soup_flavored_protein.shtml

PS you can't heat protein powder, so I developed that little premix trick! You have to do it that way or it'll curdle.

ToshaFeb268

Save some of your calories for your evening snack that's what I do.

^^^This

zilea

I have this problem, too. I definitely save some calories every day for a my evening post-dinner snack and once I'm done with it, I brush my teeth. It's so hard to go back once you've brushed your teeth!

chrishg

How much do you think evening eating in the past was responsible for your weight problem? If not really then you can save calories for that time of day and that should be fine.

However, if you always have had a compulsion to eat at this time, and this has contributed to you being overweight, then you need to take the opportunity to break the habit. In this case I would suggest eating all your calories by the end of your evening meal and then toughing it out for a few week even if you do feel a bit hungry. Then you might just break a habit that you have to lose to be able to maintain a healthy weight?

LadyBeryl

Save some of your calories for your evening snack that's what I do.

This. You can change your labels on MFP for that allocation too.

LoveAlwaysAlisa

Anticipate eating this late and budget your calories to fit it in. Doesn't matter what time you eat really , just make sure you fit within your calorie goal. I do it too. I try to save about 500 cals for after dinner because I get a late start on eating everyday...well, most days.

joyous504

I get that way sometimes and my new favorite snack, that doesn't make the scale go up in the morning, is cold grapes and Nearly Naked Popcorn. The sweet and salty are perfect together and they are both super low in calories - 4 cups of the popcorn is 130 calories and 100 grams of grapes is appx 134. I get the popcorn at Costco, I'm not sure where else they sell it. I'm sure any popcorn will do though.

verptwerp

I plan to have a HEALTHY snack late in the evening ....... and I exercise each day to make sure there are "extra" calories to play with .......

Happy planning :drinker:

Pedal_Pusher

Mind over matter. No, seriously.

MizSaz

Cucumber slices with garlic salt or caramel rice cakes, depending on whether your looking for savory or sweet.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I eat right up until I put my head down at night, there's nothing wrong with it as long as you accomodate for it.

trishmce

I work out a 5am so I always have something before bed to have some fuel in the tank. It is budgeted into the daily total

fitwithwhit88

I have the same problem....I'm great all day at work, then come home and find myself binging, even though I eat regularly and healthily throughout the day. I'm going to try drinking tea - maybe a nice chai with skim milk...or a low-cal protein shake to curb my cravings.

kooltray87

Theres nothing wrong with night time eating if you're within your limits and what youre eating is clean. I failed at both of these so in order to break my habit I've stopped eating after 8pm. Its a drastic solution but I'm trying to break my mental habit of overeating at night.