Discouraged

It's hard to tell from your ticker, but it appears that you want to lose around 30 lbs? If that's correct, then you should have your weight loss goal set for a 1lb loss per week. You should check and see how you set yours up.

You can keep working out that hard if you want to, but that's not going to significantly influence your weight loss. Most of weight loss comes down to diet. So look at what you're eating. If you're always buying those 100 calorie snack packs, I'm going to suggest that part of yoru problem is a love of simple carbs and a lack of protein and fat. Eating straight sugar, even less of it (and yes, that's what a 100 calorie snack pack is) will make you ravenously hungry and moody as hell. You may also need to review how you're spacing calories out over the day. Either have a bigger dinner or plan for an evening snack. I have a snack every night.

With the amount you work out, you should aim to get at least half your body weight in protein grams a day. Not only do you need that to maintain muscle mass, you'll feel far less hungry. When you want a snack, you might do better with an ounce of almonds or pistachios instead of a few of those 100 calorie snack packs.

You can do this! I'd really bet that part of what's working against you right now is an overload of simple carbs and that is very easy to change!

No need to be discouraged , things will come together for you, work hard and eat right. this is a good place to be, tons of info and people willing to help and support you. we are all here for the same reasons

It's hard starting out. You're on the right track with the fruits and veggies if you get the urge to eat late at night. You're going for the 100 calorie snacks because they're there plain and simple. try not buying them. If there are others in the household who like them ask them if they can go without for a week to help you get a jump start on getting by this temptation. Snacking at night has become a habit and the body says "it's time to feed me." Once you've stopped for awhile, the urge will go away (you'll have changed the habit to a new habit - abstaining). In the meantime, munch on fruits or veggies (another good one is sugar-free jello) and don't by the 100 calorie snacks. I hope this helps! I was a late snacker too!

Dear Discouraged,
Think carefully about what you are craving. If it's salty, your body might need potassium, magnesium or calcium. Try eating rice crackers, or maybe some nut butter instead of what you are tempted to eat. If you are craving sweet, try sipping on diluted cranberry juice, or adding sweet potatoes, carrots, or other root veggies to your diet. If you are craving something fattening, try adding a few nuts (walnuts are best) to your diet, maybe avocados. Try changing up your daily diet until you don't have those cravings at night. Usually our bodies are telling us that we need something. Oh yes, if you aren't taking a multi-vitamin, you might want to take one of those too. Hope this helps! I wish you well!
JLF

Man you sound just like me. Honestly it takes a few weeks of not eating at night for that habit to go away but it does. I was a major night eater, I found eating dinner later at night say around 7 or 7:30 then having my 150 calorie snack after that really helped. I go to bed around 10pm, to get enough sleep (very important for losing weight. ) and sometimes if I overdo it by a 100 or 200 calories, i make myself eat that many calories less the next day, or I stay up that night and exercise a bit to burn it back off. Only do that initially until your habit changes. Good Luck!

Personally, when I get the late-snack craving I make a cup of miso soup. I keep miso paste on hand in the fridge and just mix up a mug. It's more satisfying than tea, and chases away the craving for sweets. I stole this trick from someone else who said it worked for them, and it works for me too.