How do you get past these late night eating urges

Bump for later read to see what others say. But I think that I am going to try a protein shake at nite for my snack to see if that helps!!!

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late night snack...1/4 cup of great value low fat vanilla yogurt with about 10 blueberries and a sprinkle of granola. That keeps my belly happy all night. I eat that about 9pm and am usually going to sleep about 11pm.

Drink some water & go to sleep.

go too bed

That'll do it! lol

I agree with only a couple of the posts...
1. Go to bed
2. Spoonful of peanut butter
and 3. Drink some water and then go to bed....

Don't eat right before bed cause it will sit on your stomach and it will be hard to lose the weight. You always want to wait at least 2-3 hours of eating before going to bed. Make 9pm your cut off, if you're going to bed at 11pm. So far it's working for me

I have my calorie goal set at 1250 calories a day, and it's hard some days to do that. I started MFP last October in full-on binge mode every single night. Insomnia keeps me up until 1 - 3 am, so that sure doesn't help.

I schedule some filling snacks for the evening, and drink stevia-sweetened herb teas. If you don't feel too hungry skipping breakfast or lunch, you might want to try that and save the calories for later, as others here have suggested. But, on the other hand, if taking one bite of food in the evening makes you lose all control, consider that, and just don't eat.

I have my calorie goal set at 1250 calories a day, and it's hard some days to do that. I started MFP last October in full-on binge mode every single night. Insomnia keeps me up until 1 - 3 am, so that sure doesn't help.

I schedule some filling snacks for the evening, and drink stevia-sweetened herb teas. If you don't feel too hungry skipping breakfast or lunch, you might want to try that and save the calories for later, as others here have suggested. But, on the other hand, if taking one bite of food in the evening makes you lose all control, consider that, and just don't eat.

Have you tried an herbal sleep supplement? Hyland's makes a tablet called "Insomnia" that you should be able to get at your local pharmacy or Walmart (or if you live in the boonies like me and can't find it, Amazon has it for cheap) that works WONDERFULLY. It doesn't force you to sleep, it just quiets your mind so that you *can* sleep. It's homeopathic, non-habit-forming, and won't make you groggy in the morning, even if you take it in the middle of the night. You can also try calms forte, or chamomile tea, although I can't do the tea because then I have to pee at 2am. :laugh:

go too bed

I second that

...I just schedule foods to eat late. My boyfriend gets off work at 10pm (I get off work at 5) so I used to have a HORRIBLE habit of eating dinner when I got home, and then /again/ with him when he got home.

Nowadays I just eat dinner when I get home from work and leave around 200 calories for a snack when he gets home to eat with him. Instead of feeling 'deprived', just make it work for you!

ETA: Something that helps me with snack urges for chips and things are 34 Degrees whole grain crispbread crackers + some World Table salsa casera. You can have 9 crackers for 35 calories and 1 tablespoon of salsa is only 5 calories! Both are found at walmart. The salsa is pretty hot though!

Drink some water & go to sleep.

I agree with this..........

This is a big problem for me too!

Some tips that have helped me are...

- Brush your teeth (no one likes to eat after that!)
- Glass of water
- Reading
- Peanut butter (It actually helps you sleep too!)
- Going to sleep (The most simple one)

All great suggestions - I also find that gargling with mouthwash helps.

I always loved my late night snacks and sometimes I still have the occasional one. I try to keep lower cal. healthier snacks in the house like berries and fat free cool whip or low cal. low fat yogurt and granola. We have also moved dinner time to an hour later (5:30-6:30 and bed around 11) so I don't get those urges as often. The biggest help of all was to simply not buy and keep my triggers in the house. I won't run to the store late at night so if the bad choices aren't there I won't eat them. Spreading your calories out throughout the day will help with those urges. Plan your snacks into your diet. Many times a craving is actually triggered by dehydration so drink plenty of water. Good Luck!

Never easy but I go to bed. If all else fails, I'll have some hot tea. By the time I finish it I've forgotten about being hungry and fall right to sleep.