Late Night Gluttony...It's GOTTA' Stop!!!!

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  • elizabethannerussell
    elizabethannerussell Posts: 6 Member
    I like: Almonds (about ten), dates and or prunes, (2-3 total i find really helps, especially dates), greek or regular yogurt with peanut butter or almond butter mixed in, or a tiny splash of real maple syrup, cottage cheese (I add half a persimmon to my cottage cheese or yogurt and i find it makes it more dessert-like), almond or peanut butter on some really healthy whole grain crackers, or some almond/peanut butter on apples. :smile:
  • grouchoguy
    grouchoguy Posts: 20
    Thank y'all so much!! Everyone of your post will help me immensely!! :smile:
  • Gwenski
    Gwenski Posts: 348 Member
    Forgot to mention something that helps with the cravings. Some of the late night stuff may be that your body is seeking any kind of satisfaction from either food or nicotine. When my hubby quit smoking, we asked for advice from a natural health store and they suggested sucking on licorice root.. Licorice tends to help with nicotine cravings and you have a hand-to-mouth thing to do too! The root is basically just like sucking on a sweet twig but no calories.. and they are cheap, cheap cheap! Licorice tea may work too!
    Just a few thoughts that may help!
    You are doing splendidly! Congrats!
  • sesamebutterfly
    sesamebutterfly Posts: 11 Member
    I too have this problem and have gotten some great suggestions from several responses, so thanks for posting this!
    Congrats on quitting smoking and making the healthy changes in your diet!
  • davidsgirl145
    davidsgirl145 Posts: 162 Member
    I have the Same problem! I don't really have a food problem during the day.. it's after 10 pm and i want to eat the fridge and maybe the dog! I take something like melatonin to help me get to sleep. But, the best thing I've done is actually figure in some nighttime eating into my food diary. It's usually protein and fruit..... peanut butter and banana, apple and cheese, ...Drinking a hot beverage with it REALLY helps! I drink hot tea (uncaffinated of course). but you could do hot chocolate or decaf coffee. Hope that helps.

    Congrats on everything else! :)
  • stacey062909
    stacey062909 Posts: 27 Member
    Oatmeal is my saving grace.
    Honestly I eat three packages of oatmeal a day.
    They range from 100 cal per serving up to 170 cal per serving.
    I eat a packet and drink a glass of water.
    This way, it's a low calorie option.
    It fills you up when it expands with water.
    And it helps you meet you fiber intake for the day.

    Hope this helps!
  • Onaughmae
    Onaughmae Posts: 873 Member
    What works for me is to stick to high protein and lo carb snacks...nuts, cheese, maybe some peanut butter...the higher protein actually keeps me full longer. I know the more carbs I eat, the more of them I crave. As a diabetic myself I know the difficulties that too many carbs can cause. I try to stick to to the more complex carbs, whole grains, etc. Congrats on quitting smoking. It was hard I know. I literally wanted to stab everyone I talked to in the eye for a couple of weeks, but we all survived it! Good job :flowerforyou:
  • kimberliiw
    kimberliiw Posts: 242 Member
    Congrats on the change in your lifestyle!

    I never eat carrots or celery. And I also eat the bulk of my calories in the evening. I have found a breakfast that keeps me full and eat it every week day. I also have a couple of go to lunches. This keeps things pretty mindless for me and then I can concentrate on dinner/after dinner with plenty of calories left. I like the beef jerky idea posted earlier and am going to add those. Why not make your evening snack more of a meal than a snack. Make an omelet with an egg and egg white, throw in a bit of cheese and sauteed onions/peppers, yummo.

    Good luck on the smoking cessation and weight loss, you have a great start. Hopefully with the weight loss will also come and end to your diabetes.
  • grouchoguy
    grouchoguy Posts: 20
    Just caught up reading the other post added here since I last checked. All these tips will help so much!! Thanks so much to each of you!! :smile:
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I go to bed early, so that eliminates too many problems at night, but from looking at my own diary, I can see the following things eaten regularly after dinner:

    sugar free jello with Cool Whip LIght
    baked pumpkin custard
    string cheese
    air-popped popcorn
    an apple sliced and microwaved with Splenda, cinnamon and nutmeg
    hard boiled egg
    hot tea
    sandwich slender with low sugar orange marmalade

    Not all on the same night though!
  • LizardQueen4PointOh
    LizardQueen4PointOh Posts: 245 Member
    So, after reading all these suggestions for late night snacks... I'm hungry. :drinker: I think I'll go drink a cold glass of water and call it a night!

    OP, I appreciate you posting this - I got many good ideas from the responses!
  • mwooderson
    mwooderson Posts: 254 Member
    I recommend avoiding sugary foods at night as they trigger MORE hunger. Eat protein rich foods and water...

    If you must eat sugar, eat fruit, You can eat an entire large watermelon and only ingest 600 calories, it's a lot better than a 2k calorie binge on cookies... and I doubt you could even eat an entire watermelon before you vomited lol...I'll typically spec in 1/2 watermelon and i'm so full it's ridiculous lol

    This advice worked for me!!! I too struggled with late night binge episodes. Out of control eating. I tried fruit, smoothies, hot chocolate, etc. The one thing that worked consistently was protein. Turkey, chicken, natural PB on sprouted bread. For me fruit works great for a pre-workout snack but not if I'm in binge mode. Find what manages it for you. I also read that being physically tired can cause you to binge. I believe that was my problem and...I'm headed to bed. Night. :)

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