Evening Snackers?

Yes this should go without saying but...uh...save calories for the evening? I routinely eat sweets at night. It's 2 am and I'm going for peppermint patty number 3 for today.

Junior Mints.

Yes this should go without saying but...uh...save calories for the evening? I routinely eat sweets at night. It's 2 am and I'm going for peppermint patty number 3 for today.

Junior Mints.

I would recommend this mindset to help. I like to do my snacking later when I have time to chill out and relax for a bit before bed. What this means though, is that I have to decide early on what the snack will be, and then I make sure I hit my dinner with plenty of room to spare. That way, if it is delicious (just kidding honey, it is always delicious) I have room for seconds, or if I want to grab a small bowl of cheetos I can. Give yourself the ability to succeed by giving yourself the calorie room late in the day. Best of luck.

I guess in a big chicken because I could NOT stop snacking at night so my doctor told me to eat 5PM -5PM . So I start counting my calories at dinner. Now that I know I have all the calories I eat so much less. I have a nice dinner if I want a snack I have it and no guilt. My log looks like this.

Dinner
Snack
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack

I know this isn't for everyone, but has saved me.

I am also a notorious night time eater. In contrast to what most people are saying, I find that if I eat more, and regular though the day I am less hungry at night. Therefore it is easier to maintain the will power to not eat. I think that the night time eating is more for comfort, relief of boredom and a really bad habit. If I have eaten properly thought the day, most of my calories and lots of fruits and veggies than I feel like it's not really hunger I am feeling. The other thing I strive for is dinner at 6pm or 630pm than no food after 7pm. So I am nice and full and ready to relax. I have maintained this for over a week now and so far so good .

OMG!!! My life = night time snacking seriously!!! I can't even express how much I can relate to this topic!! My peek snacking hours are usually 830pm-12am... I just cannot stop thinking about food lmfao. it's a PROBLEM!!Like even if I have to go to bed early I will eat dinner and then just for the simple fact I'm heading in to bed I prepare a snack and haul it into bed with me, like I swear my fav place to eat is in bed at night!!! The only thing I don't really relate to is blowing my diet over it bc I eat so much low calorie food that way I can snack whenever I want... I find super low cal foods and stuff face on that so I really eat all day. One thing I used to do is like if I was having chips, pretzels, popcorn I would only have one serving, like 12 pretzels or whatever. I would dole out one serving and fill sandwich baggies with them, that way instead of bringing the whole bag into the bedroom with me I had one serving.. which did help, and I'm not gonna lie sometimes I grabbed 2 snack bags but 2 servings is better then the 6 I would have eaten if I brought the whole bag! Another thing is my mom used to talk about not eating after a certain time which I think is pretty common... I would love to try not eating after dinner at all, I would say not eat after a certain time but I feel like if I said ok no eating after 8pm I would pile snacks in my face until 8pm lol whatev.

I am the same way I do fine all day then 8 pm hits and I turn into a rapid dog.lol Im only exaggerating a little. I also gym at night so I dont bored eat and so Im really tired and just go to sleep.


Ive recently been eating every two hours something small but with a taste of whatever im craving then to gym on weekdays then INSTANTLY to sleep. I also try not to buy snacky food. So if I really want it that bad id have to prepare something and Im usually just not willing to do that lol

Not buying snack food is really important bc let's face it after work,working out, taking care of family, cleaning or whatever else your day brings most of us can't even think about cooking an actual meal unless it's one of the 3 main dishes lol!! Good Idea!

I have an evening snack every night, it helps keep my blood sugar level during sleep( I have dawn effect, where if I don't eat after dinner my liver makes glucose while I sleep, it just doesn't know when to stop) I plan my day with that in mind. Some of my snacks are:
3oz carrot dip chips and salsa with a cup of beef broth or 2 cups some nights
3oz carrot dip chips and a snack size of hummus with broth
Greek yogurt with .5oz walnuts and broth
Half an apple sliced thin with 2 tbsp of PB2 and broth
Half an apple sliced thin with a babybel cheese slice thin and broth
It crunchy, sweet, and spicy on different nights. Good luck

Two tips for evening snackers (me being one of them!).

1. Split your dinner in two. So if your having a bowl of pasta or something, have half of it at say 7, and the other half at 9. You'll then be less tempted to snack as you wont have to sit around for hours being hungry.
2. Brush your teeth straight after dinner. This genuinely works for me, and apparently works for people with lots of different cravings (including my Mum, who brushed her teeth everytime she wanted a cigarette!). You'll have a nice clean mouth and you wont want to spoil it with food!

I've been getting better. A LOT better. I have been focusing on having something for dinner that is what I REALLY want and crave. I count/measure my portion and I also try to save calories to have a more generous dinner. I am finding if I am truly satisfied from dinner, I can better force myself to not snack. Each day it gets a little easier.

I like to keep a stash of low-calorie snacks in the house for when I've just got to munch on something. For me, baby cut carrots work well. They are a little sweet, they're crunchy, and you can pretty much eat all you want as long as you're not dipping them in something. Same thing for other plain veggies like green beans, celery, cauliflower and such. Another big weapon for me is sugarless gum. I pop a piece of gum, and then I have something sweet to chew on for a while. Sometimes I'm amazed that that makes me feel like I've had something to eat. Also plain tea (decaf at night). Another thing I've been using lately is diet soda. It makes me feel like I'm "having" something, but no calories. I know the artificial sweeteners aren't very good for you, but I figure it's better than eating 1000 calories in snacks.