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Anybody else have trouble with wanting to stuff your face at night??

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  • crazykatlady820
    crazykatlady820 Posts: 301 Member
    This might not work for everyone, because you might not be as overweight and out of shape as I am, but when I get those (mostly late night) urges to binge (or eat when I'm not even hungry) I get up and walk around my living room. I'm pretty out of shape and walking hurts my back. I walk around until my back hurts a little (it doesn't take long). It serves as motivation for me to overcome my binge eating and mindless snacking, and it works well for me because walking around for a few minutes shouldn't hurt so much.
  • wendygeorge2713
    wendygeorge2713 Posts: 7 Member
    I used to have this issue bad and it wasn't good healthy snacks I was reaching for. You can add me if you'd like. I'm not sure how to lol
  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    Yup, and I fought that for years. I'm much happier, and having more success, now that I save most of my calories for the evening (while still eating enough during the day to keep myself from feeling like I'm starving). A typical day for me looks something like:
    * Breakfast: 120-200 cals (yogurt or cottage cheese and fruit, or hard-boiled eggs, or a protein bar)
    * Lunch: 200 cals (salad, or half a sandwich & veggies, or veggies & hummus)
    * Snacks: 0-150 cals (nothing, or fruit, or trail mix, or veggies)

    That leaves me around 900-1,000 cals for evening (my goal is 1,500 and I am a 5'4", 195lb female). I try to have a reasonable dinner (sometimes it's super-healthy, sometimes it's not and I just moderate how much I eat), and I ALWAYS leave room for wine and a sweet like chocolate, ice cream, chia pudding, or baked apples, etc.

    There's not one solution for everyone but for me personally, this was the "sweet spot" for my calorie allocation.
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    Story of my life.

    I compensate by eating less during the day and keeping filling but not calorie dense snacks in the house.
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