Late Night Snacking

It has no effect on weight loss if you are eating in your allotted calories. I assure you.

You can try things like zero calorie soda, or green tea (caffeine is an appetite suppressant)

I get hungry at night too, and I find that snacking on fruit is the best way to deal with my cravings. I especially like extra sugary fruit like watermelon and grapes. As long as you don't have blood sugar problems, fruit might work for you. Fruit also has a ton of water in it, so if your hunger is actually thirst, then you're killing two birds with one stone.

Fun fact: I used to detest fruit. Now I can't get enough!

Good luck and don't give up!

Plan your day around your evening snack habit. Its not bad to snack at night, just make sure you have the calories for it and you will be fine.

Food doesn't sit in your stomach. Your digestive system doesn't stop working just because you're asleep. Be mindful of your calorie, carb, protein, and fat goals, and don't worry about trying to eat at a specific time. I've eaten a pint of ice cream right before bed before. The time you eat is irrelevant as long as you fit it into your goals.

I just ate 700 calories laying here in bed watching tv, I guarantee you meal frequency has no bearing on weightloss. If you maintain a calorie deficit you will lose weight. I have eaten this way since I started and have lost a couple pounds..... Best of Luck

I've been there!
I had to get away from the mindset that I needed food late at night. I had subconsciously made the connection of eating and preparing for sleep. I was so hungry at nigh, because I was really just so tired.
Here are some things to try
- Think about not what you could eat now but what you will eat for breakfast! they call it breakfast because you are literally breaking a fast. We are designed to do this at night so that are bodies can get enough sleep
- only eat at kitchen table, no tv, no music, no distractions. If you commit to doing this you might find, like I did, that I wasnt truly hungry before bed just bored.
-d something else between eating and sleeping, journaling, reading, something.
- go to bed hungry, if you find it difficult to fall asleep, you may have connected food and sleep like I did.

I've been there!
I had to get away from the mindset that I needed food late at night. I had subconsciously made the connection of eating and preparing for sleep. I was so hungry at nigh, because I was really just so tired.
Here are some things to try
- Think about not what you could eat now but what you will eat for breakfast! they call it breakfast because you are literally breaking a fast. We are designed to do this at night so that are bodies can get enough sleep
- only eat at kitchen table, no tv, no music, no distractions. If you commit to doing this you might find, like I did, that I wasnt truly hungry before bed just bored.
-d something else between eating and sleeping, journaling, reading, something.
- go to bed hungry, if you find it difficult to fall asleep, you may have connected food and sleep like I did.

or you could save some calories and enjoy a little something in the evening before bed.... as long as you still have a deficit you will still lose weight

I eat a big lunch 800 cals and a big dinner 1000 cals or so at 7 - 8 pm. Still struggle with late night munching. It gets easier and then harder. Lol good luck:)

I know exactly how you feel! It is my number 1 problem especialy because I am a night owl too....you've just gotta try and occupy your mind with other things and make sure you have enough for dinner and you can snack just don't go over your calories. Healthy snacks are okay too and if you get to bed earlier you won't want to to eat. Good luck babe x

Late night snacking was always tied to me "vegging out in front of the TV" and really mindlessly munching on a large bag of chips. Just thinking about it reminds me of the feeling. I could devour a whole bag, but leave just a little in the bottom to mentally comfort myself that I didn't eat the whole thing, what a farce. The best thing that helped me was to eat enough veggies during dinner that created enough "bulk" to make me feel full.
Recently I have been eating Kale which seems to really help keep me feeling full. This has removed my craving and mindless eating habit. Along with this I have added flax seed to shakes, cereal, soup, and since doing this my late night cravings have subsided and actually gone away.
Also, what has helped me is just taking some exercise like a walk, vigorous mind you and not a snails pace.

Good luck, stay busy (even read a book) and hoping you find your way to stay away from the mindless munchies

I have always been a 'snacker', so I divide my calories into 5 or 6 meals a day, including one or two snacks in the evening. I work 12 hour night shifts 3 nights a week, so I think this has a lot to do with it also. Allow yourself the calories you need to have a snack you will enjoy in the evening, that way instead of consuming 'extra calories', they are already banked for you to enjoy!!