Tips on stopping late night eating?

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  • MimiofSeven
    MimiofSeven Posts: 5 Member
    I tell myself I'm going to be thinner in the morning, "Fight the Urge".
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Oh, also-2 dinners. I usually eat something filling around 400 calories when I get home, and then eat another "meal" with about 300 a few hours later.
  • Allibaba
    Allibaba Posts: 457 Member
    I agree on having room in your day for a night snack. Also finding a hobby or something else to do besides snacking. I find hobbies that keep your hands busy are best as that is sometimes what the body wants to do. I took up the ukulele a few months ago and try to practice most evenings.
  • meds601
    meds601 Posts: 2 Member
    I work nights and eat around 6pm but when I get off work im starving but I drink water and use will power. Its tough believe me I know.
  • gimpy117
    gimpy117 Posts: 75 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    pre log your day in the morning to include calories for this time.
    the difficult part is not also eating breakfast, or going over on lunch...Im doing this now sadly. time for mind over matter
  • nuttynanners
    nuttynanners Posts: 249 Member
    Drink unsweetend tea, hot or cold, with lemon. Or even just water.

    Maybe, until it's a habit, institute a no-snacks-after-dinner rule.

    Then perhaps treat yourself with some extra dark chocolate or a piece of cheese in the evening, or any snack not too heavy on sugar...when you think you can handle it :)
  • Honey55CM
    Honey55CM Posts: 3
    edited January 2015
    I have this problem too! I am in university right now - my mini-fridge sits right beside my school desk (making food very accessible), and the cafeteria in my building downstairs is open until midnight (making unhealthy late snacks also very accessible). Unfortunately tonight I did not do the best - I had three homemade double chocolate cookies from the cafeteria. But some good suggestions have been posted here and I will try to implement some of them. Late-night, very sugary snacks are becoming a habit for me and I think it is better that I try to break the pattern early on, before it becomes too ingrained.

    One thing that did use to work for me (I was quite a healthy eater before uni) was to make a nice, small, visually appealing plate of food as a bedtime snack. I would usually add a small glass of milk, some fruit, maybe some nuts and a piece of dark chocolate. Putting it all on a plate ensured that I did not keep going back for more (once I was done the plate I was done), and usually made me create a pretty balanced snack.
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