nighttime snacking :(

I'm pretty active into the evening by way of having a craft I sell online so I have to fill orders...basically what I'm saying is that if your hands are busy with something else, they can't hold food.

On the other hand, if I've had an active day I can get hungry a few hours after dinner. What You/I can eat depends on how good we were earlier in the day. For a sweet tooth I love nuking some frozen blueberries until warm and mushing them up with a touch of my no cal sweetner of choice. For a big of protein and creaminess vanilla no fat greek yogurt (I use oikos) is a good option. Use instead of whip cream on blueberries. Fresh blueberries are great in season. The darker the fruit, the less sugar it usually has.

Half a grapefruit will stop hunger pangs long enough to fall asleep, also low in sugar, can add a no cal sweetner to it, and I have discovered that sprinkling cinnamon on it is delicious.

Munch on berries, munch on grapes, make a dip with greek yogurt and hidden valley ranch dip mix and dip all those veggies you should have eaten all day into it.

I find hunger cravings usually mean I need more protein.

Oh and there is always air popped popcorn, no butter!

I just make sure I have the calories left to snack a bit in the evening. I eat a reasonable breakfast (around 400 calories) and a reasonable lunch (around 600 calories). Then, I end up with around 1200 calories for dinner, dessert and snacks.

I know 2200 calories is a bit more than most MFP'ers eat, but I'm on maintenance now. If you're working with fewer calories, just shift the calories around so that you have more left in the evening than you eat throughout the rest of the day.

Try Pop Corn!

Boil up some eggs so when you have an night time snacking urge you can either try waiting at least 20 minutes to see if your body is truly hungry and if it is eat an egg, don't use a ton of salt though! I don't even use salt I will warm an egg up in the microwave for like 15 seconds take it out and then peel and eat it. Be careful though the egg can possibly explode in the microwave if in it for too long and gets to warm.

Another night time snacker, here. It was my favorite time of day - but it added significant pounds to my waistline

What I do now is I drink 16 oz of water and eat a hard boiled egg. This way I'm filling up my belly with much needed water and some protein.

Then I try and determine what I need for the next day's meal and try to accommodate a bowl of cereal with milk and fruit for a night time snack.

I know that the week before my period I am RAVENOUS 24/7 - so I need to think of ways to get through that. This is my first week back on MFP - so I haven't had a period this month :blushing: - but I hope by the time it rolls around, I'll have some good habits in place.

Just know that you are not alone in this battle!

I have a yogurt and maybe a cutie or an apple! I use to always have ice cream or chips but I just switched it something more healthier!

I always have what I call "8'oclocksies" built into my cals for the day. I get up at 0530 and would be famished if I didn't eat then as it's a long day, I also wake in the night if hungry. I always do my cals the night before and don't deviate fromthe plan, it removes the bad decision making which can happen when faced with food choices when hungry/at work.

During wt loss it was 2-3 jaffa cakes, now it's anything I have cals for but usually biccies of some sort.

I don't care that they are empty cals, I care about creating sustainable habits with enough norties to keep me on track. I lost my wt in 2012 and have been maintaining for a year so figure I'm not doing badly.

I usually don't eat dinner until around 8pm at night as after i finish work i go straight to the gym , nights i am not at the gym if i feel peckish usually i have a glass of water and then jump into the shower to take my mind off it as i know its just eating out of boredom! I cleared all my cupboards of chocolate sweets and crisps so the option isnt avaiable to me , if i want a sweet snack its a spoonful of peanut butter , fruit or nuts , failing that i just go to bed lol x

Contrary to popular belief, meal timing is irrelevant. Calories consumed at 11pm are the same as those consumed at 8am. Meal frequency is also irrelevant. Take your standard 2000 calorie diet. If you do the typical 5 meal approach, each meal would be 400 calories. On the other hand, if you eat 2 meals a day, each would be 1000 calories. At the end of the day, the energy your body expends to metabolize these calories will be the same no matter how you look at it. You cannot make yourself more "efficient" or "boost" your metabolism by manipulating how often you eat (e.g. every 2-3 hours). That's just not how it works. We don't have a biological clock that slows our metabolism down at night either

I am a horrible nighttime snacker! I too find myself doing well all day only for it to be ruined by my inner snack monster at night. I think for me its boredom, so my advice to myself is to stay busy. For anyone else, find your "triggers" and start there. If you eat because you're bored then stay busy, the added bonus is if busy means up and moving then you're burning calories. If snacking is because your day time intake is too low and your blood sugar is dropping at night, then play with your dietary needs until you find yourself craving less. Cravings mean your body is lacking something, so listen, just don't listen while tearing up a bag of doritos! I have gone as far as eating an entire bag of mini carrots but at least it wasn't chips.

I agree to keep busy if u snack out of boredom, I will clean or do the laundry or something (double bonus of clean house and less calories lol). I do also try to work snacks in to my daily allowance but I make sure all snacking foods in my cupboards are lower cal. However, I cannot preach, sometimes the snacking monster takes hold and I go for it!!