Cutting out evening snacking

andrea_nichol
andrea_nichol Posts: 47 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I sometimes have a bad habit of snacking in the evening - usually in unhealthy stuff - but I'm trying to break that habit. Just brushed my teeth to deter any urge to snack. Any other tips for managing food cravings?

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  • andrea_nichol
    andrea_nichol Posts: 47 Member
    *on* unhealthy stuff
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Plan better. Go to bed earlier. Keep jicama handy. And if you do keep the jicama handy, eat 100 g of it when you start thinking you want a snack. It's sweet and crunchy and way lots of fiber. It's also very low calorie. 100 g of it will quench your appetite for snacking.
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    I save a couple hundred calories for an after dinner snack :)
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    I, too, work snacks into my day. I always save a little bit, unless I know I'm having a big dinner.
  • bmele0
    bmele0 Posts: 282 Member
    I'm totally a night snacker. I totally just leave calories for my night snack and exercise for a little more. I usually have about 500 cals to eat. I still portion and weigh all my food for snacks.

    I like to munch on a serving of popcorn, makes me feel like I'm eating more just because it takes longer to eat it. Lol Like vanilla Greek yogurt and peanut butter protein granola- soo good, tastes like dessert. I get my snacking fix and feel full. I never go to bed hungry :wink:
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited June 2016
    My biggest meal is dinner, too stuffed to jump!
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I save myself 300 calories every night for right before bed because I can not go to sleep hungry.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    As others have mentioned I would try to just save some calories for night time to see if that helps. There's nothing inherently bad about eating at night as long as you are able to meet your daily calorie and nutrient targets.

    It can become problematic if it messes up your sleep, or if you just tend to make worse choices at night which cause you to then over-consume calories. And if that happens is the excess calories causing the problem.

  • dlkfox
    dlkfox Posts: 463 Member
    I snack on air popped popcorn pretty much every night. I prelog it when I log breakfast.
  • KECrawford71
    KECrawford71 Posts: 31 Member
    I struggle with this as well. Especially sweet stuff.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited June 2016
    I dunno. I plan for two desserts every night. Dinner at 7:30. First dessert at 9, second around 10.
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    I love nighttime snacking and always save calories for it.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    EITHER
    plan to have a snack in the evening and leave calories for it,
    OR
    don't buy snack foods and stick to regular meals only.

    YOU are the only one who can figure out the best strategy for YOU.
  • SibylDiane
    SibylDiane Posts: 177 Member
    I don't keep unhealthy stuff in the house. If it's not there, I can't snack on it. After I've gotten home, had dinner, changed into my jammies, well, I'm too damn lazy to change back into real clothes and drive to the store just because I have a craving.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I used to prelog my snacks in the evening now I am never sure what it will be...but I typically have calories left so it's not an issue.

    Last night lime and cracked pepper kettle cooked chips and a mini bar.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Eat dinner later so you aren't hungry or don't have time to snack before bed, or save some calories for a late night snack.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,143 Member
    I eat about half of my calories for breakfast and lunch and save half for dinner and an evening snack. My go to snack is Chobani Flips Greek yogurt. They are basically greek yogurt with candy in them. It satisfies my sweet tooth and gives me a lot of protien.
  • jbee27
    jbee27 Posts: 356 Member
    If I eat dinner later, it cuts down on my cravings for a late night snack. Sometimes I feel like I want to eat dinner the second I get home, but if I start a project (laundry, dishes, etc) or go for a walk, usually I'm able to delay by an hour or so, which seems to be enough to keep me full later.
  • tlflag1620
    tlflag1620 Posts: 1,358 Member
    I'm hungrier in the evening than I am in the morning, so I either don't eat until noonish, or have something very small for breakfast, saving calories for the end of the day when I am hungrier. We eat dinner pretty early (young children with early bedtimes, and I really enjoy us all sitting down for dinner at the same time), so after they've gone to bed, I'll have a pretty substantial snack. I just make sure I have room for it.
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    andrea_nichol wrote: »
    I sometimes have a bad habit of snacking in the evening - usually in unhealthy stuff - but I'm trying to break that habit. Just brushed my teeth to deter any urge to snack. Any other tips for managing food cravings?

    Do you snack out of habit, or boredom, or because you enjoy a little snack, or because you are hungry?

  • beaglebrandon
    beaglebrandon Posts: 97 Member
    edited June 2016
    A large shrimp is only 20 calories. I can have a huge snack of 8-10 shrimp with a cocktail sauce made of a 50-50 ketchup/horseradish mix, and it's less than 250 calories and fills me up.

    I do this like once a week. You can't make snacking a habit - or it's much harder to lose weight. You have to learn self control. Think about the snack this way: I've been good all day. Without that snack, I'll lose 4 more pounds this month. WITH this snack, I won't lose those 4 pounds.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,143 Member
    You can make snacking a habit if you fit the snacks into your calorie goal.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Dinner at 6pm, pre-planned snack at 8pm. Also, make sure your overall deficit is appropriate. Having too big of an overall deficit can lead to urges to eat at unplanned times or eat more you'd planned.

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