How to stop late night snacking?

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Lroseroth
Lroseroth Posts: 1 Member
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I usually eat pretty clean through out the day, but then as soon as night time hits I am STARVING and will eat everything in sight.
Any tips for stopping late night snacking?

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  • Habiteer
    Habiteer Posts: 190 Member
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    What kind of snacks do you usually have? It's been getting more rare for me to have cravings at night, I might just be getting used to it. But when I do snack, I have between 2-3 cheese sticks. I figure it's not so bad since they are basically full of protein.

    My suggestion is choose better snacks if you're snacking on chips/drinks/taco bell.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
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    Excluding foods (eating clean) can, for some, lead to strong urges to eat lots of the "banned" foods. If this is you then I would recommend that you re-think your clean eating concept. Note that you do not need to eat clean to lose weight. Calorie deficit is what makes you lose weight.

    I would also suggest you save some daytime calories to have as a supper or treat, later at night.
  • Lofteren
    Lofteren Posts: 960 Member
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    I used to have the same problem so I just stopped keeping garbage food in my house.

    Even though I generally wouldn't go over on my calories, I have been losing weight much faster now that I cut out all the sugar that I would eat. Causing an insulin spike that high after having downed several hundred cals and tons of sugar isn't going to do anything for efforts to lose fat.
  • cliftonmartland
    cliftonmartland Posts: 10 Member
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    Here is what i do, i have a small snack at about 4-4.30 and this allows me to eat later in the evening so i eat dinner at 7pm ish. this sees me through to bed time normally around 10 - 10.30pm. Hope this helps
  • Baddogbeanie
    Baddogbeanie Posts: 210 Member
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    My best snacks list:
    Tomatoes
    Almonds
    Hot peppers
    apples
    blueberries
    oranges
    pineapples
    oats
    sweet potatoes
    spinach
    When i have to snack out hardi try to stickto these. all good stuff.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,395 MFP Moderator
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    If you are starving at night, what does the rest of your day look like? Its possible you are low on proteins and fiber which is why you are so hungry.

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