Suffering with food cravings at night.

I agree - or exercise more so you can eat more later! I know I want to exercise for at least an hour on Fridays, for example, so my husband and I can go out to dinner that night.

Argh! I hear you! I have always, always, always had problems with cravings right before bed. I started to do a little research though and here is what I found out about cravings and why our bodies have them:
1...Our body is telling us that we are in need of some type of nutrient, vitamin, or essential functioning food. OR
2... Our body is craving food out of habit because we have given in to it late at night.
I know that my body operates with a very distinct system. I began to understand that if I ate better through the day then my night time cravings would diminish. If they didn't , I would try a couple things.
Drink an entire glass of water before you fall asleep. Sometimes this tricks your stomach into thinking its full.
Or, you can always munch on celery or lettuce before bed. Very little calories and it helps your body thinks it filling that craving.
Lastly, make sure that your meals are placed at the best times of the day to ensure your success! If you go to bed at ten...eat your last meal at seven and do whatever you can to kill those cravings before you get them! hope that helped!

Another thing to consider is TOO much calorie restriction is a BAD thing. If you are restricting your calorie intake too much, and forcing your body to do triple the amount of work...then you are shocking your body. Usually, your body will let you know its hungry and you shouldn't deny it, just be smart about what you give it lol :P

I have the same issue. After dinner when I have extra time awake I have to fight to stay away from the kitchen. Its just a habit to snack. What I do is I stick to fruit and Popsicles (40 cal fudge pops). My fruit is oranges because they are the most filling. You could try keeping foods that are low in calories that you can eat more of and not blow your day.

But definitely stay clear of bread/carbs after dinner. Bread makes you hungry/want more. Find something that you like and isn't a carb. Even chocolate is better than bread.

Try eating your last carb at the start of dinner at 7, but finish your meal with something like fruit or veggies that you enjoy. This takes lessens that craving for more bread because you are enjoying something else.

Get sugar free popcicles and when you feel like you need something else reach for them. They are doing wonders for me.

My last suggestion is to stay busy. I notice when I am sedentary I start looking for snacks, but when I am busy cleaning or reading or whatever I don't think about it and I don't have as many cravings.

Feel free to add me I'm here anytime you need! You can do it!

Argh! I hear you! I have always, always, always had problems with cravings right before bed. I started to do a little research though and here is what I found out about cravings and why our bodies have them:
1...Our body is telling us that we are in need of some type of nutrient, vitamin, or essential functioning food. OR
2... Our body is craving food out of habit because we have given in to it late at night.
I know that my body operates with a very distinct system. I began to understand that if I ate better through the day then my night time cravings would diminish. If they didn't , I would try a couple things.
Drink an entire glass of water before you fall asleep. Sometimes this tricks your stomach into thinking its full.
Or, you can always munch on celery or lettuce before bed. Very little calories and it helps your body thinks it filling that craving.
Lastly, make sure that your meals are placed at the best times of the day to ensure your success! If you go to bed at ten...eat your last meal at seven and do whatever you can to kill those cravings before you get them! hope that helped!

great advice! thanks

I eat dinner at about 8 and then leave a couple of calories for a snack around 9:30. I find that I binge if I stay up after 10, so around 10 I start heading to bed. I don't know what your work schedule is, but if you are finding that the later you stay up the worse it gets go to bed earlier and wake up in the morning and excercise then. It seems this is pretty normal, and you may need to just adjust your schedule to accomodate it. I actually find that if I give in to those late night hibernation cravings I'm hungrier in the morning.