Evening and Late Night Sabatoge

used to, i switched to intermittent fasting so i can eat pretty much as much as i want at night and not go over my limit

dont eat until 12 or 1, and its just a small sammich, then i get home by 4 and i have 4 or 5 hours to eat 1700 cals, which keeps me full when im home and normally cant resist snacking

Yup. It's the hardest part of dieting for me. I have found two things work:

1. Brushing my teeth after dinner
2. Logging my food right after dinner, then nursing a bottle of sparkling water the rest of the night (it's bigger than a soda and feels like a treat)

It's a discipline issue for me, and logging my dinner right afterwards keeps me mindful of my goal, a mindfulness I can hold onto the rest of the evening.

It sounds like your evening relaxing habits need eval.

You said you get on the computer and munch. Are you working? Do you need to actually be on the computer?

I personally don't like to eat on my couch and don't like to be on the computer at night (unless it's with my family for a nice MMORPG, but I can walk away from that at around 10pm.)

I have this problem, especially when it comes to weekends (which I'm still working on) For the evenings, I find that exhausting myself helps with my overeating. I get off work, go to the gym for 1 1/2-2 hours, shower, do my hair, cook, and eat. By the end of all that I'm hungry but exhausted as well. After dinner, I just want to relax until sleep consumes me or if I do get hungry I'll pick up a book or write. Try keeping yourself busy so you don't think about it.

your problem lies with in the cabinet......if its availbe its gonna be gone!! I struggle with this as well maily penut butter and cereals somtimes chips. when i buy these things i only buy what i intend to eat in one sitting. And when i do buy them they are for a reason and or controled refeed meal. when its done its done and its not a big deal. watere wight goes up then comes down and i usaly look better then when i started. example i diet all week and friday i go get myself a medium blizzard xtra stuff before bed. no lie when i wake up my metobalic state is cruising and im cut to the bone in the mirror and my week starts over. moral of the story go buy what u intend to eat and dont have it in your cabnits teasing you. Junk food is a tool not a crutch.

Weight loss is all about a calorie deficit, which you can still have while feeling like you're pigging out a bit in the evenings. I always leave room in my macros for a snack after dinner, because I know I like to snack, but I also make sure I snack on things that are filling, like a piece of whole grain toast with peanut butter.

I really struggle with this. It's helped me to have a lot of healthy snacks around the house. Carrots, veggie cups and snap peas are my go-to's when I get a craving for Doritos! Plain or light popcorn is also a lower calorie alternative to a lot of the other crunchy snacks out there. I've been keeping a bag of Skinny Pop or Boom-Chika-Pop in the pantry lately.

I know intermittent fasting works for a lot of people as well (as a few other posters mentioned).

What works for me is grazing throughout the day rather than eating huge meals. Kind of the opposite, but everyone's different! It's helped me learn healthier habits in regards to keeping track of portion size and snacking appropriately rather than binge eating Funyuns at 1am like I used to.

You'll figure out what works for you! Most importantly, don't get discouraged. Just because it happened last night or the night before or the night before that does not mean it has to happen tonight. Keep your head up.

I have also struggled with this big time...doing great all day and then it's a free for all at about 11:00. Here's what works for me:

1. Plan some extra calories for an evening snack
2. Know your limits...if you can't stop at one portion, just don't have it around. You could also buy things in single serving packs or measure out single servings when you get home from the store
3. If you do have any evening snack, don't just eat it standing in the kitchen because it's too easy to just grab more. Measure out your serving, put it in a dish and go sit down to eat it.
4. Decide if you're truly hungry or if you're just tired
5. Drink a glass of water first then reevaluate if you're really hungry
6. Keep yourself occupied instead of just staring at the TV...try reading or iPad games...something like that
7. Make yourself wait 10 minutes before you go get a snack...if you're like me, you'll get busy doing something else and forget you were even hungry
8. Eat a carrot...I'm talking like one you actually peel and cut into sticks...just having to go to the effort will kind of make you rethink if you're really hungry. Also since it's crunchy and takes a while to eat and is a little sweet it can be fairly satisfying. Not to mention...if you aren't hungry enough to eat a plain 'ol carrot, then you're not really hungry

Just some ideas...hope this helps!

All I can think of right now is that song Sabotage by The Beastie Boys........ha ha

Yup. It's the hardest part of dieting for me. I have found two things work:

1. Brushing my teeth after dinner
2. Logging my food right after dinner, then nursing a bottle of sparkling water the rest of the night (it's bigger than a soda and feels like a treat)

It's a discipline issue for me, and logging my dinner right afterwards keeps me mindful of my goal, a mindfulness I can hold onto the rest of the evening.

ooooh, I really like the sparkling water idea, gonna try it myself! thanks!

My saving grace for after dinner/before bed is 5 or 6 cups stove top popcorn. (100-120 cal) I make sure and save at least 150 calories at the end of every day so I don't panic, thinking I can't have anything to eat after dinner. For the popcorn, I use 1 TBSP oil and 2-3 TBSP popcorn and land o lakes butter seasoning (5 cal). Works good for me. Maybe will help you too.