Killing Late Night Cravings

This is so hard. I deal with it too. I don't have any sure fire solutions other than to make sure you eat enough during the day, not too early before bed, and use straight up self control. I find that drinking herbal tea at night to be very helpful. And if all else fails - just don't keep snacky/bingey foods in the house.

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How ever, it doesn't matter when you eat, but how much calories do you eat per day. Your weight would be the same if you ate food worth 1500 calories during night or food worth 1500 calories during a day.

I'm also a college student and work full time, so i completely understand your problem. Try eating around 300 calories for lunch and 500-600 for dinner (I eat around 3pm before class start) and if you feel hungry EAT SUNFLOWER SEEDS. I go through about 5 bags a week.

I used to have late night craving, but I can control it now by playing games & sleeping :bigsmile:

To start with, I am answering this around midnite while eating peanut butter and celery sticks. lol. Honestly there isn't enough info to answer this. Why are you up so late? is it because of work? If not, then go to bed earlier. You cant eat in your sleep. What time do you eat breakfast? if you don't eat until later in the day and get in at least 8 minimum or around ten hours of fasting (NOT EATING) then it doesn't matter what time you last ate. IF my belly is rumbling then I eat, if its just a slight craving I down a big glass of water first and see if the urge passes. I make sure I get in my daily exercise so I can have a snack after dinner/before bed and not feel guilty. I also make sure I have low cal snacks available to me when I do the shopping. I keep frozen grapes and blueberried in the freezer. they are quick grab it treats. I occasionally eat a jif to go with a spoon or with celery, or have a banana. I also like to make smoothies with my almond milk and fruit. I thing that instead of limiting yourself so you have no choice to binge you should preplan that late night snack. This is a way you can control it without depriving yourself. Your stomach is on its own schedule. I was like that when I worked late nights. I had to eat after work since I had gone so long without eating. Try preplanning. It helps me out most days.

You could just budget for a midnight snack.There are plenty that are pretty low cal and should fit easily into your calorie budget, like hummus with raw veggies instead of chips (sugar snap peas have a satisfying crunch), jerky or some sort of quick, frozen chicken dish (I keep a bag of Tyson Asian chicken thighs at all times, 160 cals) or nuts if you're in need of protein (you'll have to watch quantity with the nuts) or Cool Whip free with berries if you're craving sweets (4 T of whip and a quarter cup of berries is less than 100 cals).

I find that a protein snack if I'm hungry late at night helps. A couple of scrambled eggs in a non-stick skillet is easy, fast and filling (if you give it enough time to really hit before eating more) and is only 140 calories. Greek yoghurt also has a lot of protein

If you need to nibble while studying, jerky is a great snack. It requires A LOT of chewing. Keep a glass of water or tea going. Or even diet pop..

And yeah, eat when you're hungry, and try to "save" some calories for midnight munchies.


I used to be TERRIBLE about post-dinner snacking, and it helps to have extra calories in reserve for late night. And (although some on here will freak about this) if you don't use all your night-time calories, you ingest fewer calories in total.

What's the big deal? Spare some calories for the evening / overnight and eat!