How do you handle LATE NIGHT MUNCHIES?

When you feel you're "hungry", decide what is driving the hunger. What is the motivation? Are you really bored, lonely, etc.? Sometimes I go, go, go all day and then once there is a chance to breathe at night, I want to eat. Especially potent desire to eat if I have not eaten well during the day or eaten on the run. I want time to savor and enjoy my food. One way to combat that is to try and not eat on the run during the day, try to give yourself 15 minutes to eat each of your daytime meals and be conscious of what you are eating, try to enjoy it or at least sit down to eat!

Examine your sleep habits. If you don't get enough sleep, you will possibly think you are hungry. The hormones that regulate hunger are supposedly linked to those that regulate sleep. If you are short on sleep, you may think you are hungry. Similarly, you may be dehydrated/thirsty. Try drinking a big glass of water and see if that helps before you eat. Better yet, drink plenty of water during the day!

If you are actually physically hungry in the evening, find something that meets your nutritional needs. Maybe you are low on protein and should reach for a protein rich snack. Have foods you like that are nutritionally dense available and ready, so that when you are hungry you have a plan. It helps me to keep plenty of fruit on hand, so I will reach for a banana or orange when I do want to eat at night.

Hope you find a solution. I am hopefully not being preachy, I can relate to your problem as I have had it often myself. When I try to figure out how to beat the night time munchies, the above describes the thoughts and experience I have had trying to beat it.

If I have the munchies I feed it. I have worked out that I usually have the munchies because I still have calories to consume. When I upped my calories from 1300 to 1500 that stopped. MFP is a great way to meet people who have been successful and also track your calorie intake and expenditure so good luck with your healthy living.

Sometimes, I just go to bed.
If I'm upstairs in bed (watching TV or whatever!) I'm less likely to snack, as to when I'm watching TV right down by the kitchen.
Location, location, location!

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like others have said, just leave yourself some extra calories to make up for it.

Some nuts, etc are a good snack for the middle of the night. They have good nutritional content and are pretty filling.
Chocolate, etc can cause an insulin spike which for the most part people tend to try to avoid during rest.

Night time is when your body does the most repair, if you are running low on "supplies" then the body is going to get quite hungry.

If you have a high level of exercise during the day, a protein shake of Casein whey and Glutamine can aid with the recovery at night time.

Remember, if you are going without a snack at night and then a light breakfast in the morning.... there is a substantial period of time when the body does not have decent fuel for energy and repair. Somethings aren't always psychosomatic... the body is pretty good at telling a person when it needs more of something.

I snacked to much yesterday, but I was very hungry. I was still hungry in the late hours of the night. I was really in the mood for some frozen yogurt... didn't have any so I had those planters calorie packs and then after feeling guilty from not exercising yesterday I got on the treadmill for about 25 minutes and burned 100. Snacks, even if they're healthy, are killing me this week...I'd say more exercise