Can't even make 1 day without evening snacks....

most people will tell you lots of ways to avoid snacking at night. I always snack at night, it is just who I am. I plan for it in my calorie count shaving off a few calories from each meal to save them for snacks. I also try to make most of it healthy and I always count my snacks in my calorie count. If you really want to not snack at night then work towards that but you can make room for snacks as long as you aren't giving them too many calories and they aren't total junkfood.

Don't be too hard on yourself. You can still snack at night you just need to make the snacks good for you stuff instead of bad for you stuff. Maybe try to not have the chips in the house and then you won't snack on them.

Watermelon. Greatest. Evening. Snack.... EVER!!!!!!

I did the easiest thing possible....I got all the junk out of the house and stocked up on lots of fruits and veggies. I work 3 night shifts a week too so its easier for me to avoid the snacks (I pack food to take with me and only eat what I bring). There is no place to go get food close to where I work. Good luck!!

i always snack at night.. its a matter of what u choose to snack on.. i usually go for air popped popcorn, a huge bowl, with yogurt butter (i get to choose the amount of butter; which for a huge bowl is 2tbls at 90calories, or if i go for the small bowl 45calories for the butter, then 60calories for the popcorn or 120for a big bowl---up to 210calories total. Choosing the big bowl if im realyl hungry, or the small bowl if i can manage by eating a smaller amount.. i get to eat a huge bowl of something and get the munchies that last awhile instead of a handful of chips thats gone in an instant...
sometimes ill go for a serving of icecream--half cup or a low calorie bar. other times ill go for granola bar, or celery and peanut butter.

why do u have icecream, cookies, and salty chips just sitting around ur house?? if its a problem, dont have them around!

most people will tell you lots of ways to avoid snacking at night. I always snack at night, it is just who I am. I plan for it in my calorie count shaving off a few calories from each meal to save them for snacks. I also try to make most of it healthy and I always count my snacks in my calorie count. If you really want to not snack at night then work towards that but you can make room for snacks as long as you aren't giving them too many calories and they aren't total junkfood.

Ditto, Great advise - Plan for it....
Life is life.....Live it.
There are going to be time when you out and hungry - make good choices
you ogt this!!!

As others have said you need to get rid of the unhealthy things you are snacking on. If you can't bring yourself to throw them out, just eat them up and get it over with, then do not buy them anymore. I was always an evening snacker. Still am, but it is fruit, or a healthier alternative snack.

Before I came to mfp I played all kinds of games with myself and my evening snack. I'd say I was going to give it up for a week, couldn't last a day. Then I'd say I'll just eat fruit and eat my (light) ice-cream instead. I'd always try to not eat it and then cave, then feel guilty. It became a vicious cycle and the snack always won. When I got here and read all the posts about eating what you want, in moderation, planning for snacks, etc., I decided to just plan on a small evening snack, of 1/2 cup light ice-cream. I always keep enough calories for it and BAM, just like that, all the internal battles, guilt, and games were gone. I just plan on it, don't swell on it, don't feel guilty about it at all. What a relief it is! And I'm still losing weight despite hitting goal almost one month ago. Just plan for it or you give the food too much pwer over you and its a losing battle that way (no pun intended ..........

Having a plan works.... Write down what you will eat ahead of time and just do it. If what you plan doesn't satisfy you, adjust it until it does.
.......Good luck, i hope you find your solution... :-)

I agree with "don't fight it", making different choices so it fits into your calorie count makes good sense. I've been drinking a few glasses of ice water...it works for me...and sometimes we think we are hungry and we are actually thirsty.

Can you move dinner closer to bedtime? That way, you'll be able to hold out in the early evening, knowing you have a meal still to come, and you won't have much time in the late evening to be tempted.

I used to be the same way! Now I still eat later in the evening but I make it healthy. Grapes are amazing! They taste good and they're filling. Also, if you like eggs...a hard boiled egg is also very filling.

We usually eat dinner around 6:30 so by 7:30 or so, I'm still not hungry. I decided not to eat anything 2-3 hours before I go to bed, so no food after 8:00. Since we eat later, most of the time I still feel satisfied by bedtime. The few times I feel my hunger kick in, I'll make my self some hot tea before bed, with a no calorie sweetener like Pure Via. For me it was a decision that until I lose the weight, I'm going to be disciplined about it.

Today in the grocery store, I had a package of brownie mix in my hand. I thought about making them and having one for desert tonight. I stood there for about 3 minutes, then put the mix back on the shelf. I'm not even regretting it. I feel pleased that I made a decision that will lead me to my goal, instead of away from it. Maybe a question to ask is: Is eating this (fill in the blank) right now going to bring me closer to or farther away from my goal?

I alway have a snack at night. I love Jamba frozen yogurt bars. They are full of flavor and so creamy. I also like to have popcorn or some baked chips. Whatever it is I always make sure it's within my calories. If I have had to much sugar during the day then I will eat the popcorn or chips and if my sodium is to high then I will have a jamba bar! Good luck to you. I understand that you can't always just get rid of the snacks. There are other people who live and eat at my house so the temptations is always there. I just try to have a healthy version of what it is I want.

Hey!

When I first started using MFP the exact same thing happened to me! Early in the morning I'd get up, really motivated, jot all my meals down in MFP and everything would be great tilevening. And then I'd literally pig out. I'd get cravings and just want to eat and eat, and i mean once you start eating you can't stop.. you just want one more thing.. and then you get to the point were it feels your past the point of no return and what the hell you'll just restart tomorrow. And theres nothing wrong with you at all! For me personally that happened in the evenings because i had nothing going on. I'm an emotional eater and I was bored and lonely.. and thats when i get self-destructive. I tell myself its a little reward, until it gets out of control. So 1) get out of that situation, stay away from the kitchen. do something, anything that will take ur mind off food.. shower, brush you teeth, go outside, do something you love! Also 2) you should prob look into the thoughts your having and actually analyse them.. figure out why your eating? are you an emotional eater like me and just bored? Also, 3) prepare yourself for those types of situations. I've gotten into the habit of having foods ready for those times that im craving.. healthy foods!... ill chop apples up (which are unbelivably filling), oranges, watermelon and leave them sitting in the kitchen, so that when the impulse strikes there the first thing i grab. Neway's.. this is a much longer reply that i intend lol but hope it helps! Just know that your on the right track and don't beat yourself up.. as tempting as it is to want to lose the weight, it takes time to adjust.