MUST stop eating such a heavy supper!:(

What does "a downhill mess" entail? What are you eating during the day? Calorie goal? Height and weight? General goals?

I mean, I ate salmon with a salad and some naan for dinner, but just telling you that isn't very helpful if I'm not sure what the trouble is.

Make it easy on yourself with prepwork. I'm a legal assistant and some days are just wild, so I prep a piece of salmon in some marinade, so when I get home it's like 10 minutes in a pan and done, some minute rice, call it a day, have room for a cookie or something. At work on busy days, I have a protein shake in the fridge, and some sunburst tomatoes, and those tuna packets in my desk drawer.

I started at 5'3'' 200 pounds, so not that far from you, and as of this morning, I'm 133. It's totally doable.

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Pre-log and do a bit of prep work early in the week. Cut up all your veg so you don't have to when you get home. I usually have a giant dinner for 400 calories whether I'm losing, maintaining, or gaining. Volumetrics.

Yes. Volumetrics is key for me!

I tend to have big dinners in the evening , I prefer to eat this way and it hasn't hindered my losses.
Can you pre log your evening meal and snacks? Prep your evening meal for the next night the evening before to help you keep on track

I find that I do better when I plan in advance what is for dinner. Even if I plan on eating out, I am able to look at a nutritional guide to make good food choices. My downfall comes when I wait to eat until I'm starving, have nothing planned, and I find myself standing in front of my open pantry taking "bites" of everything. Good Luck

I basically IF during the day so I can eat most if not all of my calories in the evening. If that's your natural tendency, maybe look into it.

there's nothing wrong with a huge supper if you are still within your calories....

I do a lot of the above- I love prelogging, sometimes it's my lifesaver. I also enjoy a larger dinner and always save cals for some kind of dessert (even if it's just fruit, honey, and greek yogurt) but I want to avoid that overstuffed feeling since I noticed that, for me, it leads to binging in the days after or even later that night. Sometimes planning something as simple as an after dinner walk can help since it would be uncomfortable to move around a lot if you're bloated and overstuffed from a huge dinner and walking can help you relax and destress a bit.

Also, tea. Someone mentioned water while they make dinner but I like something warm so I go with tea. Basically the same idea Good luck!

Shift your stress release from eating/inactive to active pursuits. Walk for 30 mins after getting home and retrain your brain. You aren't hungry, but likely just bored.

Don't do anything drastic, but implement small changes that have dramatic impact over time. Drink a glass of water 30 mins before meal time and slow your meal down. Make small achievable goals, hit them, then make new goals.

I tend to eat throughout the day in a way that leaves me a lot of calories for dinner and dessert after dinner. I've just learned that the evening is when I prefer to have a lot of leeway, so I just try to create that leeway for myself.