HELP ME PLEASE!

For the late night snacking (after dinner) I do a couple of things. One - I go to bed early. Two - drink a glass of hot water with fresh lemon juice. Nothing tastes good with this. The other trick I use sometimes is to put the teeth whitening strips on. No food with those puppies on your teeth. love and admire that you are a runner. Something I have always wanted to love but just can't get there. I have settled for run/walk combination. Set reasonable goals and start logging - it always helps to see what you put into your mouth. Jsut don't be hard on yourself if you slip up. As women we seem to be so hard on ourselves when we make mistakes.

Night eating has always been my problem as well. But for motivation I don't think about weight loss, I think of how I want to FEEL. I want to be healthy, I don't want to die young. I want to be active and enjoy life. SO... I am trying to eat healthy and get proper exercise.

I think the exercise is the most important thing.

I also think that MFP, by rewarding me with some more calories motivates me to exercise.

I wish you the best of luck on your pursuit of GOOD HEALTH.

Do you know why you get the munchies at night? Are you truly hungry? Maybe you just need something to do with your hands or are you an emotional eater? I have that problem but recently discovered that it hit me a lot when my hub was out of town. He travels a lot for work. I ate because I was bored and feeling lonely. Plus I was watching TV a lot. I haven't really had that problem much now that I know why it happens. I have since kept myself busy on MFP at nights and exercising instead of watching TV. I usually know if I'm really hungry depending on my cals for the day and how much water I've had. I don't know if that helps you at all. I just wanted to throw out another perspective. Whatever the reason, you know you can do it because you've done it before. There are so many people out here who will support you and give you so much info, if you need it. Good luck on your journey and add me if you'd like! I always love having new friends!!!

Another thing to try is to get your calories in early. Eat breakfast, then have a snack, eat lunch then have a snack (all with in a few hours of each other) eat dinner. Drink your 64+ ounces of water throught the day. If you get a regimen of eating in, by the time its night time, you ll only want a small snack. I used to be a heavy night time snacker, now i try to eat some fruit or yogurt or cottage cheese a couple hours after dinner. By the time I m on the couch vegging late at night I m pretty satisfied. Not everyone is the same, but a consitent eating schedule will help in the long run. If you are hungry during the day, eat, dont fight it. If you go through the day not feeling satisfied, chances are when night time rolls around you re gonna get those cravings. Good luck with it!

I'm probably going to go against what the others have been saying (haven't read the responses yet).

I KNOW that I will want to snack at night, so I make sure that I leave some calories to have something at night. Since I work second shift, it is easy for me to do this. I've tried drinking water, brushing my teeth and other "tricks" - but I've come to realize that I am genuinely hungry at night and if I don't eat before bed, I will wake up in the middle of the night and poor food choices are made while I'm half asleep. lol. So, I make sure I eat before bed. Cottage cheese, carrots with ranch, almonds, yogurt, etc.

I don't see anything wrong with eating at night - it isn't WHEN you eat, it is WHAT you eat. Eat healthy snacks.