Night time over eating...

anjiemr
anjiemr Posts: 41 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have the hardest time staying on plan in the evening. This is when I tend to snack too much.
What are some of your tips and/or strategies to curb or eliminate night time over eating?

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  • Chris99mu
    Chris99mu Posts: 352 Member
    Brush your teeth. Nothing tastes good after that.
    Don't watch TV if that is your trigger. It was mine.
    Go to sleep. If you're asleep, you're not hungry.

    I know it's hard. I'm starving right now! And all I want is to race downstairs and get some delicious banana nut bread that I made today! Looking forward to breakfast!

    GL!
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    Now that I've increased my calories this is no longer an issue for me. I make sure I spread out my calories in a way that allows me to have a satisfying dinner and a few times a week I'll have a bit of a treat, too.

    Also make sure that you're drinking enough water so that you don't confuse your thirst with water.
  • AllisonConnell1301
    AllisonConnell1301 Posts: 98
    I do this too. Lately I've been eating healthier evening snacks. Like a big bowl of berries with 2 tablespoons of whipped cream.
    I find that if I eat more calories during the day and don't leave as many for at night, then I am fine. When I see that my app says I have 400 calories left at night, I just want to eat them all!
  • volume77
    volume77 Posts: 670 Member
    i save 75% of my calories for night. i used to always get mad at myself for night eating until i stopped punishing myself and just set it up to where i eat most of them at night. it works for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    I made a goal NOT to eat after 7pm. Nice goal and it works most of the time. I end up taking a bath around 6:30 pm, getting into bed and reading until around 8 and watch TV until 10. Then I am asleep and did not eat!! What I hate is if I start to eat, I binge. Wish I could just eat a planned amount but this always turns into a binge so... I have to not eat all together.
  • abfit4life
    abfit4life Posts: 220 Member
    Night time is when I unwind after the chaos of my work day and making sure kids have gotten to practices, done homework..yadda yadda yadda. So I make sure I reserve calories to treat myself to something. It may be a glass of merlot, some nuts, a quest bar or quite simply a cup of tea (zero calories). Don't beat yourself up just make the adjustments that work for you.
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    planning, breaking my calories up into blocks/meals/snacks. I eat 6 to 7 times a day with a variety of things that will fit into my calorie count. I'm not a huge breakfast person so my breakfast may not be until 10 or 11 am after I've already been at work for 3 or 4 hours and I'll have 4 of 7 meals/snacks in the evening.

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