Former Late Night Snacker

We used to snack after dinner in front of the t.v. In the beginning, I just had to go to sleep early to get away from the cravings. My body had gotten used to eating late and expected food after dinner. Eventually, I was able to settle into having nothing after dinner without the cravings. I drink a lot of water after 6pm though and that continues to help.

I ALWAYS want to snack in the evenings! I make sure to save up cals every day specifically for this reason. I make homemade protein bars and they are awesome! I have one of these every night as I settle in to watch my fav tv show or read a book. It gives me something to look forward to, AND its healthy :-) Since I make sure to incorporate it into my cals for the day, it hasn't impeded by weight loss at all!

Okay, share the recipe for the homemade protein bars!

As for late night snacking...some recommend that brushing your teeth after dinner helps. It doesn't do much for me though, because I know I can brush my teeth again. ha ha! But, I definitely agree with drinking lots of water. Don't drink so much that it disrupts your sleep pattern though!

Okay, share the recipe for the homemade protein bars!

As for late night snacking...some recommend that brushing your teeth after dinner helps. It doesn't do much for me though, because I know I can brush my teeth again. ha ha! But, I definitely agree with drinking lots of water. Don't drink so much that it disrupts your sleep pattern though!

Okay just sent to you michwinger! For everyone else who's interested:

3 C vanilla protein powder (or whatever flavor you prefer)
2 C oats
2 C crunchy peanut butter
6 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
10-12 Tbsp water (or however you much you need for a good consistency)

Mix the PB and honey in large bowl, microwave 45 sec and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Press into a 9x13 dish and refrigerate for 30 min. Remove from fridge, then cut up into 16 equal sized bars. I like to keep mine in the fridge because I think they taste better cold, but that would be up to you ;-)

Okay, share the recipe for the homemade protein bars!

As for late night snacking...some recommend that brushing your teeth after dinner helps. It doesn't do much for me though, because I know I can brush my teeth again. ha ha! But, I definitely agree with drinking lots of water. Don't drink so much that it disrupts your sleep pattern though!

Okay just sent to you michwinger! For everyone else who's interested:

3 C vanilla protein powder (or whatever flavor you prefer)
2 C oats
2 C crunchy peanut butter
6 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
10-12 Tbsp water (or however you much you need for a good consistency)

Mix the PB and honey in large bowl, microwave 45 sec and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Press into a 9x13 dish and refrigerate for 30 min. Remove from fridge, then cut up into 16 equal sized bars. I like to keep mine in the fridge because I think they taste better cold, but that would be up to you ;-)

this is awesome. Do you know how many cals it is? I can't wait to make these

(My late nights usually come around 2 AM...I wake up and find something sweet." I use to never be like that.)
the hardest thing in improving my eating habits was cutting out the late night snacks.

I'm a night owl by nature, so being up late is normal for me. Being up late like that naturally you're going to get hungry.

I was REALLY bad. Anything i could get my hands on. Chips, cookies, cereal. Sweets were the worst.

Dont leave sweets out, I'd crush a bag of mini-chocolates or an entire thing of Nutter Butter cookies in one sitting.

My highest weight was 225lbs. That was 3 months ago.

Today I weighed in at 207lbs. (I cheated and didn't wait for Friday to weigh in)

I'm hoping that cutting out the late snacking will continue to help.

Tell me, have you suffered from the late nights as well? :yawn:

I'm such a snacker after 8pm. It's horrible. I don't keep snacks in the house so I can't get into them. I only will allow myself to eat that late if I'm under my calories for the day. But when I'm sitting at home, watching TV and unwinding from my day, I want to SNACK and nothing seems to satisfy it. I tried tea before bed and that seems to help a little. It's still an issue for me, but at least now I'm eating fruit, nuts and wheat crackers with cheese instead of chips, cookies, brownies, and ice cream.

Okay, share the recipe for the homemade protein bars!

As for late night snacking...some recommend that brushing your teeth after dinner helps. It doesn't do much for me though, because I know I can brush my teeth again. ha ha! But, I definitely agree with drinking lots of water. Don't drink so much that it disrupts your sleep pattern though!

Okay just sent to you michwinger! For everyone else who's interested:

3 C vanilla protein powder (or whatever flavor you prefer)
2 C oats
2 C crunchy peanut butter
6 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
10-12 Tbsp water (or however you much you need for a good consistency)

Mix the PB and honey in large bowl, microwave 45 sec and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Press into a 9x13 dish and refrigerate for 30 min. Remove from fridge, then cut up into 16 equal sized bars. I like to keep mine in the fridge because I think they taste better cold, but that would be up to you ;-)

Sounds Awesome, definitely gotta try this! Thanks

Okay, share the recipe for the homemade protein bars!

As for late night snacking...some recommend that brushing your teeth after dinner helps. It doesn't do much for me though, because I know I can brush my teeth again. ha ha! But, I definitely agree with drinking lots of water. Don't drink so much that it disrupts your sleep pattern though!

Okay just sent to you michwinger! For everyone else who's interested:

3 C vanilla protein powder (or whatever flavor you prefer)
2 C oats
2 C crunchy peanut butter
6 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
10-12 Tbsp water (or however you much you need for a good consistency)

Mix the PB and honey in large bowl, microwave 45 sec and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well combined. Press into a 9x13 dish and refrigerate for 30 min. Remove from fridge, then cut up into 16 equal sized bars. I like to keep mine in the fridge because I think they taste better cold, but that would be up to you ;-)

3 cups of protein powder??? Is that right!? It sure seems like a lot.

I plugged all of this into the recipe creator here on MFP and here's the breakdown...

Per Serving:
CAL359
CARBS26
FAT18
PROTEIN28
SUGAR11


That's if I got all the conversions correct...Hardly seems worth all those calories IMO.

I was a not great but stable 180 without dieting/effort for over ten years... (I'm 5'6") and I regularly slept about 9 hours a night. I snacked at night, but nothing crazy, maybe 6-8 chips ahoys, not every night even, while watching tv up till like 9-10 pm then bed.

After having kids, I did lose the pregnancy weight, it came off as its supposed to, again without much effort.

AFTER that, I found myself with no time to myself, and the only time I could find 'me' time was when everyone else was asleep. There started my computer habit, and with it, horrible mindless nighttime snacking. Chips worst, and alcohol, but if I did indulge in sweets love fig newtons, can easily eat half a package before I've inhaled once or twice. I stay up late, and now only sleep ~6 hours a night, sometimes less. This is directly the problem, I've read if you don't sleep properly it makes you gain, and that and my staying up late eating damn cookies all night, well its no wonder I gained weight.

Started using my fitness pal about a month ago at 221... down to 214 now, struggling though. Still crave chips/cookies/cheese/alcohol, am trying to have them in moderation. MFP helps greatly in counting the calories, something I never did before. I remember when I thought 180 was fat, but boy I'd love to get back there....lol.

Yes, I understand the late night snacking urges, all too well. I am having trouble breaking it. A couple things I"ve tried...
1-Yes, saving calories for later, knowing I"ll need them for 'snack' section...
2-Quaker rice cakes, chocolate. No, you'll never confuse these for chips ahoy *sigh*, but they're like made of air and have hardly any calories, and at least you can chew and get the idea you're eating something sweet, sort of...
3-Weight watcher's 'smart ones' dessert sundaes. These are actually really tasty, just kind of small. I suppose they are what a portion is actually supposed to be...they're yummy though, anyways.

Good luck!