How do YOU stop late night cravings?

There's this thing called "taking my happy *kitten* to sleep" I discovered awhile back mid-diet.

Keep small, healthy snacks on hand. For example, my local store sells 100 calorie mini-cliff bars, 100 calorie packs of nuts, and 100 calorie bags of microwave popcorn. Kashi granola bars are around 140 calories. Two stalks of celery with a Tbsp of peanut butter is 110 calories. A half cup of frozen yogurt is around 100 calories. Mini bags of baked Doritos have 90 calories.

Can you tell I know my small snacks? My hubby is a night owl, which means I'm often up late, too. And, if I'm not in bed by 11:30, my tummy will actually start to growl, and I can't sleep with a rumbly tummy. So, I eat what I'm craving--sweet, or salty, and often crunchy. I just try to keep it small.

I usually have a small snack sometime between 10pm-1am. I still count it for the same day even if it's past midnight. I'm a late to sleep, late to rise sort of person so this schedule works for me.

I used to be a late night binger. Because I mostly work out in the evenings and get home for dinner late, I allow myself a lot more calories in the evening - often up to 1000, for dinner and snacks after dinner. I usually stop snacking around 10pm, and then drink a cup of tea instead if I still feel like eating (I usually don't). Eating late at night and eating more has had no impact on my weight loss. A late night snack for me is usually a couple of squares of raw chocolate and some frozen yoghurt.

I have now replaced my late night eating with a new habit of having a hot cup of tea or if im feeling really munchy, a milo

I drink buckets of water whenever I eat so it fills me up more, add chia seeds to a few meals and always set a cut off time for eating and then brush and mouthwash your teeth. That always helps me, that and a packet of sugarfree mints I can chew on when the cravings hit

I don't know if this works for anyone else but I drink water with a Crystal Light packet in it. The water fills me up and the flavour satisfies the craving.

go to bed and don't get up until it's morning!

I like having an after-dinner snack, so I plan for it. But other than that, I just keep myself busy until I fall asleep. In the evenings I will read a book or work on a craft project - keeps my hands and my brain busy. And has the bonus of relaxing me before bed, too, so that I fall asleep easier.