Does anyone else have a problem with eating in the evening?

I'm a total grazer...I usually keep all my meals around 300 calories so that I may eat several times a day and sometimes I even work out longer just to have the extra exercise calories!

As long as you are watching your total you should be OK. I used to think eating a big breakfast helped to cut down on calories later in the day. However, a well done study showed that wasn't the case. However, don't go hungry during the day. Hungar is the enemy of thoghtful eating. Spreading out your protein (it is the most satieting food/ calorie) is important. Finally, depending upon what you are grazing on, you may want to unlearn that behaviour. In my case, mindless evening eating leads to poor choices!

im no doctor so i cant say for sure but as long as your keeping your calories where mfp puts them and u arent eating a whole bunch of fatty items or sugar i think u should be fine.personally my struggle is wanting more sacks at night right now i go for the 100 cal snacks im hoping to break myself of this and eat more fruit..

Evening binging is exactly what caused me to put on all the weight that I have put on! The weight that is on top of what I already too much of! I have forced my self to snack during the day, at the advice of a dietitian. I eat a snack mid morning & mid afternoon & have a snack planned for after dinner as well. Snacking has really cut out that temptation. The only time it has come up is when I'v e gotten up in the middle of the night and wandered into the kitchen. I've even found myself not having to have that evening snack! What a change!

My dietitian said it doesn't matter as long as you 1) don't skip a meal and 2) it does not effect your sleep. I eat most my calories in the evening and have learned to eat some nuts as snacks during the first part of the day. Just stay withing your proper calories and it will all even out.

Yeah I have this problem. I am usually pretty good during the day but when it comes to evening I prowl around the kitchen wanting chocolate & I usually crave something salty to go with the sweet. I usually do have some 100 calorie snacks around because I am also diabetic & need to snack often. I do need to get the smaller more often meals in though. I need to take everybodys advice to heart & use it.:bigsmile:

Sounds like a common problem... I too have been riding this evening meal issue. I have found when I eat a little more in the morning for breakfast especially it tends to curb my after dinner "snacking" that being said there are still some days when I can't stop putting stuff in my mouth. So I've tried to drown myself drinking water which has also helped. Slowly I am edging away from late night snacking but the problem can flare up every now and then...

This is definately one of my biggest reasons for gaining weight. I'am a mindless eater, I just dive into whatever I eat and don't pay any attention to how many calories I have consumed, it is such a bad habit and one that I'am really working on breaking. I know from myself that eating late makes me feel horrible the next day, I feel so much better when I don't eat after 7pm, I don't feel bloated and miserable the next day and I'am more willing to have a sensible breakfast rather than not feeling hungry and waiting until noon to eat. From what I have read it seems as if the food we eat late at night is the food that is stored as fat, so going to bed a little hungry might be a really good thing!
Take care,
Jodi

YES, it's the WORST time for me. I want to eat, eat and eat all night it seems. During the day I'm fine, and I eat enough/regularly. I think it's because my sleeping was backwards for years and I'd eat at night and now I'm use to it.

Carrots are excellent to eat at night. you can have a lot of them for so little calories and no fat. I just ate 25 of them for 35 calories and it satisfies me and keeps my wild night eating at bay.

My dietitian told me to eat several times during the day...not just 3 meals. Try 6 smaller meals. And never go more than 4-5 hours without eating something. If you stick to that, then you're less likely to binge in the evenings. And if you're a grazer and that's just how it's going to be...make sure the foods you're grazing on are healthy choices. Try celery...you actually burn calories eating it because it's mostly water...and it's crunchy, so you're tricking your mind and body into thinking you're getting some kind of treat!

I had to attend a diabetic class and the nutritionist instructed us to eat 6 times a day 3-4 hours apart. If you pair carbs and protein together you will stay satiated and also fuel your body and avoid the fatigue issues. So my mid morning snack is a carb and protein together (and the same for 3:00pm and 9:00pm). At night after dinner I find a container of yogurt, string cheese and crackers, or a 100 calorie microwave popcorn works well. The repetitive spoonfuls, portion of crackers or pieces of popcorn feeds the oral need and makes you feel like you're getting enough. Keeping up water intake throughout the day really helps me also. I'm not that hungry in the evening if I've already had 6-8 glasses of water or more and drink my last glass mid evening.

Lots of ideas from everyone. Experiment and see what works for you.:flowerforyou:

If you know that you're going to snack, then plan for them. I have at least 5 snacks with me/planned for each day - some berries, greek yogurt, baby carrots, grapes or another piece of fruit, and a juice bar just before bed. This is in addition to my normal meals. It helps keep me out of 'binge mode'.

I have this problem also. It happens around 10-11pm and I'm going to start doing what people have mentioned, planning this meal with healthy, low cal snacks... I love celery and carrots so I'll probably start with that. But yeah, I don't think it's a problem unless you're choosing the wrong things to snack on.
I didn't have any good snacks for last night so I just didn't eat anything and I find that I'm much hungrier this morning than usual. So I'm going to the store today to get some good snacks for those late night cravings.

This is probably my biggest problem. I love to snack at night...and it adds up to probably more than I've eaten all day.:grumble:

Disneygal, what on earth is your avatar? I don't believe I have a dirty mind...but that just doesn't look right at all.