I can't control my evening snacking ):

How many calories do you take in per day (before the snacking, I mean).

Hi, I'm exactly the same and it's so hard to control! I have recently started having a glass of warm almond milk mixed with low cal hot chocolate at bedtime. So far so good with this.

I was in the same way with my out of control evening snacking. Turns out I wasn't eating enough protein during the day. A good friend of mine put me on to the Herbalife Protein beverage mix (peach mango is my favorite). I just mix up a glass of this and at 70 caleries it gives me 15 grams of protein. Solved my problem.

- Find something else to do in the evenings besides sitting in front of the TV
- Change up when and how much you eat so you've got some free calories available in the evening. I usually allot myself 1000 kcal or more to have after 10 PM.

I had that for years. Odd, but the solution was breakfast. I used to feel I was better off waiting to eat until lunch, then evenings would be having a large snack. With breakfast I don't have evening cravings. I was really surprised to find this out about myself. Of course, it may not apply to you at all, for all I know you are rising to eggs, waffles and bacon plus toast and still have that urge to snack at night. Anyway, all th best as you find your own solutions and your happy place.

I use a convoluted process for snacking. All snacks are in cupboards. I only take out a (weighed) portion of the snack and I will log it in MFP before I put it in my mouth. (I know some advocate weighing portions in advance and putting them in baggies but I prefer the extra time it takes to weigh it each time I want it.) For some foods I end up going back to the kitchen several times. I will often set a timer or tell myself "if you're still craving it at 8pm then you can have it" or I might say "you can have this for breakfast tomorrow" or "you can eat an apple instead". Basically anything that makes snacking a nuisance and less mindless.

I save my calories for night. I skip breakfast, have a small lunch or snack, then eat my calories for dinner and evening snacks. I can not eat all day and snack all night and expect to lose weight.

I am/was the same way.

One thing that is kind of helping me is saving diet soda for the evenings when I REALLY want a snack- pour it over a ton of ice, and stretch while I sip it and watch tv. It gives me the sweet flavor, and the stretching seems to help with the need to be doing something mindless in front of the tv.

Plus, it feels nice!

It's still tough for me but that really seems to be helping.

I agree with the tea thing it works sometimes, I'm with ya I look for "junk" to eat every night after dinner (and after the kids are sleep) lol.

Get rid of the "rubbish" you are snacking on. If it's not there, you can't eat it.
I like to have ONE square of an 86% cacao chocolate bar after dinner. It's only 60 calories, very satisfying, and even has some health benefits.

I'm experimenting with pre-logging the day. I see what I can have while watching t.v. - yippee! Somehow seeing it written is keeping me compliant, and I'm not reaching for more. So schedule a favorite snack.

I'm the same, basically I believe we need to replace this habit of snacking. "Not hungry" to me, means I did fine all day I'm just stuck in a habit. I don't think protein is my problem, neither is deprivation because I eat junk all the time. It's a time of day eating habit that needs breaking or replacing.

I do it every night, eat to my 1500 calorie goal (including dinner, I prelog the whole day) and I'm satisfied- it's just a habit. Seriously, weeks on end undone by evening munchies. Tonight I have a plan. I'm using a text message scheduler to send myself texts at my usual snack times and insisting I have a cup of tea. It's flavorful and I have tons of options, and I do enjoy tea so I'm hoping I can work hard at establishing a cup of tea as I relax in the evening.

Here's to baby steps. I have set a goal to avoid those evening snacks for 5 days. After 5, I have a planned treat to add into my day. Next week the goal will be 7 days and just build from there until my treats are only planned events and not mindless munchies.

lorrpb wrote: »

Get rid of the "rubbish" you are snacking on. If it's not there, you can't eat it.
I like to have ONE square of an 86% cacao chocolate bar after dinner. It's only 60 calories, very satisfying, and even has some health benefits.

Yup. Ditch the garbage food and keep some cut up veggies in bags in the fridge. You can take 200g of cauliflower, 100g of broccoli, and 150g of celery, plus 2oz of fat free ranch, and only consume 158 calories. That is a POUND OF VEGETABLES that will keep you extremely full with next to no impact on your bottom line.

mandybullock2015 wrote: »

I'm fine all day, I can easily eat well and healthy then when I get home from work I have a nice healthy and filling dinner where I'm NOT hungry after but then we sit down for the evening or get in bed and watch TVs, then it all go to pot and I can't help snacking or I get the most overwhelming craving for rubbish food and I fail

All my hardworking ruined every night ):

How can I stop this???

I think a small snack is important after dinner. I don't know what time you eat dinner, but I'm a early diner. I eat about 5-5:30 and then I'll have a healthy snack around 7pm, whether I'm hungry or not. My snack is usually a slice of Bimbo bread with 2-tbsp of peanut butter. It's a nice balance of carbs and protein which keeps me going until bed time, which is around 10pm. I don't know if your a coffee drinker but I also find that a cup of coffee will also curb my appetite for about 2-hrs.