9PM hits and I lose control!
giloli
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It's really crazy how I can't control my mind! Because it's all in my mind only - no hunger, no need, just the want! Why always at 9PM, to undo all my day?
Do any of you have the urges to snack at night? How do you say no?
Do any of you have the urges to snack at night? How do you say no?
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I don't know why but I have been the same way the past two weeks. What I do is have my planned snack that I saved calories for. After that I am done because I have rid my home of all the foods that I would go snack on later. If it's not in the house I wont eat it. Since I know it's not there I wont be obsessing over it.
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I do. I have a hard time stopping it. It's like a monster takes over lol. I find that going to bed before the cravings happen helps.0
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It's really crazy how I can't control my mind! Because it's all in my mind only - no hunger, no need, just the want! Why always at 9PM, to undo all my day?
Do any of you have the urges to snack at night? How do you say no?
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I either get a bottle of water to drink or go to bed. If the craving gets intense, I'll stick to some fruit. I also don't have anything tempting in the house, as I wouldn't be able to resist if it was there.0
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Go to bed at 8:450
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Same here. Fine all day, but 8pm - until I fall asleep - is definitely a challenge! Funny how that works!
Two things help me:
-drinking a couple glasses of water
-thinking about how much I'll be disappointed knowing I did great all day and fell off at the last minute.
I tell myself, no food will taste better than the success of reaching my goal!0 -
I work a 9p snack into my day.0
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I sleep better with a small snack, otherwise I feel deprived and fixated on that. I usually have some sparkling water (maybe with only a splash of juice) and a single serving sized bag of popcorn. It has taken a few weeks to cut back to something more reasonable.0
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Also, having a few sticks of celery handy in the fridge is very helpful. Very low cal snack. I always have some washed, cut and ready for my serious craving fits! Make sure it's ready though - that way it's as easy as picking up any other "bad" snack that might be around.0
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I was really beating myself up over this irrational pattern until I had my cortisol levels tested by my doctor. This is the stress hormone in your adrenal glands that works with your thyroid to control metabolism. It has a characteristic of being higher in your body in the morning and then dropping way off at night. My test revealed really low levels the entire day, but REALLY low in the evening. So - since eating ramps up the rate of your metabolism, I figure that the night time cravings actually have a biological reason. I am now on medication and - guess what - no longer feel the urge to stuff myself.....0
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It's really crazy how I can't control my mind! Because it's all in my mind only - no hunger, no need, just the want! Why always at 9PM, to undo all my day?
Do any of you have the urges to snack at night? How do you say no?
I could not resist!
Seriously, I do have a snack at night, usually anytime between 8 and 9 p.m. I make sure I work it into my calorie goals.0 -
Wow, do I ever know exactly what you mean! For me, that usually happens around 10pm, and terrorizes me until I finally go to sleep, around midnight. One thing I've learned is that if I exercise too late in the evening (natural night-owl, here) then I'd better leave room for a small evening snack, afterward (Did this last night and it worked!)
However, like you pointed out, in most cases it isn't actual hunger for food. So when that 10pm peckishness occurs, I trade that in for some other little indulgence, like netflix, a pedicure, window-shopping on the internet of cute clothes that I am aiming to fit into again. Sometimes I read through old "Success Stories," or read inspirational blogs (without recipes!) Or, I'll make lists of things to do or re-organize. (Lists are love. YeahokayOCD.) Talking to a friend helps, too. Once or twice I've even played a little online Scrabble. So, just find little things you enjoy that aren't appetite or meal-related.
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I save 200 - 300 calories for 9 pm so that I can eat something to satisfy me. And if I'm not hungry I get to bank those calories for a weekend drink.... Win win win situation.0
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I figure it's pretty normal to want to eat every two to three hours. I eat dinner around 6-7, so I save room for a snack around 9-10, otherwise I wake up hungry, or have trouble sleeping. I tend to stick to some healthy filling snacks like an apple, yogurt, air popped popcorn, or low cal cookies. I don't see why it's supposedly so bad to eat later when my body is legit hungry. I've cut back on bad snacking though so I shifted towards some better options. Seems to work so far0
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I like to save up a couple of hundred calories each day so I can have a little treat in the evening.
Actually, quite often it gets to 9pm and I don't fancy my planned treat anymore so I don't bother having it - but it's just good to know I have enough calories left in my allowance to have that treat if I wanted it. I think if I had no calories left I'd probably start craving things because I always want what I can't have0 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »I save 200 - 300 calories for 9 pm so that I can eat something to satisfy me. And if I'm not hungry I get to bank those calories for a weekend drink.... Win win win situation.
This is exactly what I do. I leave myself a few calories so that I can eat something at night and stay within my calorie allowance.
Sometimes it's not hunger for me either, I just want to EAT! haha. When that happens, I eat something low calorie but high volume, like a huge bag of lettuce with a little tiny bit of dressing or a bowl of popcorn. I don't know where you live, but in the UK we can get cadbury's chocolate fingers, they're only 108 calories for 4 and they're great for dipping into a cup of english breakfast tea if you want something sweet or if you're craving chocolate! Because you can eat 4, it feels like you're really treating yourself and the tea makes you feel full.0 -
I've just discovered after 2 yrs that eating high protein/low carb/low fat meals for lunch and dinner means that I can splurge at my craving time (4.30pm) and have ice cream / chocolate /cake staying within my calorie/macro targets. It's made my 'diet' so much easier to manage!0
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I try not to eat too late at night as I suffer with acid reflux. If I get the urge to eat after 9pm I go brush my teeth, that usually puts me off eating.0
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Save some of your calories for a late snack. Doesn't have to be much, just something you consider emotionally satisfying for a snack.
If you're trying not to eat, make snacking inconvenient. For me, I don't keep food in my office and I don't keep foods I consider snack foods in the house. This means when I'm feeling the munchies, my laziness kicks in and I don't want to go drive to the store and get anything. Then I distract myself with the computer, art or something that I have to concentrate on, and the feeling goes away. Unless it's really hunger, then that's why I have popcorn I can make.0 -
I get that, and right around the time that I would normally get cravings, I try to make sure my food log is up to date and click the "Complete Entry" button for the day.
The notice that says, "If every day were like today, you'd weigh XXX lbs. in 5 weeks" is pretty motivational for me. If I am over my calorie goal for the day, it reminds me that I don't need to proceed any further in that direction. If I'm under my goal, knowing that I'm working on making good progress gives me the little mental boost I need to say NO to snacks.0 -
I tend to eat most of my calories in the late evening/night. I still adhere to CICO.0
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I save whatever treat I have room for in my calorie allotment for the after-dinner hours. Sometimes, that's a stick of cheese, or a bowl of veggies. Other times, it's ice cream sandwiches and fudge bars. If I have the calories left over and I've already ate all the protein and fat I need for the day, I'll go for whatever sugary treat fits.0
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If I am hungry after eating dinner, I'm out of calories, and I feel like it's because I want more flavor, something sweet, etc.; I brush my teeth.
This tends to nullify any flavors I have lingering in my mouth after I eat dinner, and if the flavors are still there a quick rinse of Listerine normally takes care of the rest. If it doesn't remove the cravings, then at least you have the extra motivation not to eat "Darn, I really don't want to have to brush again."0 -
cheloldroyd wrote: »I either get a bottle of water to drink or go to bed. If the craving gets intense, I'll stick to some fruit. I also don't have anything tempting in the house, as I wouldn't be able to resist if it was there.
Same here, but the times I don't buy the snacks my kids and husband are like...where's the cookies, where's the fruit roll ups? Lol so now I just have to control myself, it's really hard though. That's when I usually sabotage my remaining calories...0 -
I had the same problem and I began to look at my options to control this problem.
1. I had to develop the self control to just say NO. (That didn't work for me)
2. Keep tempting foods out of the house. (That didn't work because eventually those baby carrots started looking good.)
3. Go to bed. (Sometimes works but often times a favorite TV show comes on I want to watch)
4. Exercise. (It actually works pretty well. I do my workouts pretty late at night for this very reason)
I eat dinner around 6:00pm. Clean up, do the dishes, housework. Then around 8 or 9 when I'm starting to get hungry or just get the munchies I hop on the treadmil and do a 30 or 45 min workout. Not hungry after that. I watch TV while on I'm on the treadmil so I can't snack while watching TV (breaks another bad habit). Then shower, brush my teeth and go to bed. Works like a charm.0 -
I just have a hot drink or some water or diet fizzy drink to temporarily fill me up. I don't see any point consuming calories that late in the day, because I know I'll be asleep soon so won't feel the hunger. I'd rather save those calories to eat in the afternoon or whenever else I'm hungry, when I actually have to be awake and feeling the hunger.0
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I normally have some sort of dessert, usually yogurt with fruit. I try to just close down the kitchen mentally at around 8:30pm. Then I try to be in bed by 10pm. This assures me that I will be hungry in the morning and have a great breakfast!0
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I buy exactly how much food I need for the week, plan every meal and snack. I am broke so it has to be this way. Once I have eaten my day's allotment of food, that's it because otherwise i would have less to eat the next day. So I try to save something for latter but lately I have been eating everything by 6:00.
I drink a lot of water and black tea. Also I brush my teeth which curbs the desire to eat out of sheer "I don't wanna brush them again."0 -
Just closed my kitchen I hope I can stay away...because I had a good day...it's only 7:20 here ...lol0
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Pre-log your day to include an evening snack.0
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