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I keep frozen berries that I sometimes snack on at night when I just feel like eating a little something. They are sweet and cold and they take a while to eat, so it's kind of a nice and guilt-free way to snack after dinner.
I also tend to eat pretty late in the evening (usually 8 ish). I've found that I can have a reasonable sized snack at 4 or 5, but if I'm snacking after dinner, I just tend to continue to graze until I go to bed, so reversing the snack and dinner has worked for me.0 -
Gum and after dinner mints work well for me. Or brush your teeth.0
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I leave myself calories for after dinner snacking. I like to eat in the evening, sometimes quite a lot. I know this about myself, so I just allot the calories ahead of time and then I don't sweat it.
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LOL...I miss pigouts, too. Once I am maintaining, maybe I can have one now and again!0
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My problem isnt after dinner so much, as the hour or so when I get home from school and when I have dinner. I just come home and instantly want to snack. I know I am just using snacking as a distraction for the other things I need to do, like study, exercise, clean, etc. But it is really tough. Im glad to see other people have this sort of issue and all these tips are really helpful. Im going to try going on a walk as soon as I get home, or getting home and just getting some work done before dinner.0
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Frozen berries! Great idea! I have a raspberry bush that I'm just eating from, but maybe I'll freeze those suckers and have some before bed. NOM0
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I find stopping is a matter of will-power. I came to the realization that, if left to follow it's own desires, my body will not naturally try to get healthier. My mouth likes to taste delicious food and my stomach (and sometimes emotions) want to have a full stomach and if not for self-discipline it would continue out of control.
So, I have devloped the mindset that I will tell my body when it eats and how much it eats and if it doesn't like it, too bad! I know that might not work for everyone but for me, my lack of good health was due to lack of discipline...I had to mature and own that fact.0 -
Frozen berries! Great idea! I have a raspberry bush that I'm just eating from, but maybe I'll freeze those suckers and have some before bed. NOM0
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Evenings are totally my worst time. When the children are in bed, and I'm tired, but it's not bed time. And I'm bored.
I comfort eat when I'm sad, happy, depressed, worried, tired, bored - everything!
I can be perfect during the day, but I don't know what happens to me in the evenings.0 -
I eat my dinners very late... like, I guess about an hour before bed. So I never have a chance to snack after dinner.0
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Weekends are my worst time, especially the afternoons into the evenings. I tend to stay up MUCH later, and therefore tempt myself with more unnecessary snacking.0
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Frozen berries! Great idea! I have a raspberry bush that I'm just eating from, but maybe I'll freeze those suckers and have some before bed. NOM
Oooh that's good to know! I don't freeze fresh berries, but I actually should look into that. I just buy frozen packaged ones, so the price doesn't change too much based on season.0 -
As an evening snack (after dinner and while trying to wind down after a long day) I'll have a cup of vanilla almond milk with a touch of cinnamon. Not only does it relax me (to the point that it puts me to sleep) but it satiates that sweet craving.0
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I get hammered on red.0
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I have no time that is better or worse for me. I just plan out my meals, which includes an after dinner snack if I'm hungry. Six small meals a day works for me. I a l so keep room available in the calorie bank for those special dinners or deserts.
I am not on a diet so there is no reason to deprive myself, as long as I stay within my calorie allowance.0 -
I'm the same with evenings, too. I try to save most of my calories for dinner time so that I don't feel so hungry since that's when I most crave food.0
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Definitely not struggling with the evening but the weekends are horrible for me and please do not add travel on top of that. Definitely working on staying focused over the weekend0
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I always needed a sweet item after dinner. I started drinking a cup of hot tea...usually a strong fruit flavor like apple cinnamon, peach, or apricot, etc with a bit of Stevia. ...then i would GO TO BED - even if it was 9:00 - brush teeth, put on jammies, get under the covers. It took about a month, but I broke the need to eat again after dinner - now I am back to staying up till 11:00!
Another thing that helped is moving dinner a little later...my daughter is 17 and never wants to eat with us and my husband likes a late dinner as well. So we just moved dinner from 6:30 to 7:30. I eat a fairly heavy snack at 5:00 then go to the gym. Eating late also cuts down on the stress of getting home from work and trying to eat immediately.0 -
weekends are a nightmare for me. about 2-3 days of out of control eating with family and friends.
For each day, the hardest meal is breakfast. When I have school - i would have no time to eat or grab any fast junk i could find. for when I have the day off, i would tend to OVER eat for breakfast... sending me into a food coma of sorts until dinner comes around again.0 -
I have the same problem. But I do better on nights when I fill up on veggies (I eat a lot of lettuce, steamed broccoli, sautéed zucchini). And I mean fill up! If I'm super full from dinner, then I can't snack too much and a square of good quality dark chocolate satiates my sweet tooth. Also, the tooth brushing thing really works.0
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