Evening is my snack weakness time. I try To save myself 200 calories for “dessert”. Then if I’m snacky, I’ll have a piece of toast or a glass of wine. Lately I’ve had strawberries sliced up and ready. I need to have something if i want it. I’ve also ordered a few books I think I’ll like. If I’m reading I’m not likely to eat. But land sakes i want Food at night. Lol

What is it about night time? We are winding down with nothing to? We hold out all day and just let go? I can skip breakfast or lunch, but even after I’ve had dinner, my body say, “oooooo nighttime, you want coooookies”.

Hi sorry to hear you had a bad day/night and that is what you need to remember. It is one night, forgive yourself, at least you logged the food which helped you be accountable, and get back up. I am curious though, you say you "knew you were going off the rails but did it anyway". I have gotten to the point on my journey that when this happens I will examine my day VERY closely to see if something else didn't trigger the episode. As an emotional eater, speaking for myself and no one else, I have found that often a binge is often triggered by some unresolved issue or issues, from past days, that I either didn't acknowledge or thought that it was not important at the time and so did not deal with the issue. Either way, we are all human and we will slip up. The important thing is to get up and keep going.

Night time eating is definitely a problem I have. I can be so good all day and then 8 pm comes along and I go crazy. It has always been a problem for me. But I agree I think it comes from complete boredom. Your finally relaxing after a long day. The stress of having so much on our plates all the time is a trigger for me definitely. Totally agree that some nights it from some unfinished business I have had going on. I eat at night to make myself feel better. Or I eat at night to reward myself for doing so well though out the day. Emotional eating is a tough habit to break. I now lean on sugar free gum. When I feel like I’m hungry I try asking myself if I’m indeed hungry. Sometimes going though the day in my head of everything I’ve eaten tells me I shouldn’t be. Am I thirsty. Did I drink enough water through the day? Sometime that’s the answer. I’ll make myself some tea and sip it to see if that helps. After tea I’ll usually throw the gum into my mouth. Sometimes it’s merely the act of chewing that helps me. I know it sounds weird but for me it works. Some days are just better than others. I take it day by day.

Hi friend I say we both struggle in the same area, nighttime snacking. I recommend that you evaluate what's going on before dinner and after dinner or your entire day. See exactly what it is that is triggering you to wanting to snack time. For me it has been insomnia and then it creates anxiety then I want to hit the food for comfort. Maybe if you just try evaluating your day. I'm barely recognizing this with self. Im going to try some meditation before bedtime or maybe even an hour after dinner. Maybe do a night time devotion some type of affirmations to help me get through the evening without wanting to hit the refrigerator or the kitchen. I hope it helps you, if it does let me know, if it doesn't let me know....anyways let's help each other out.

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I love these comments! I just started back at MFP, and after supper is my worst time. I wrote down many of your suggestions. It's like a wild obsessive urge comes over me at night to eat. I used to grade papers and that kept me from eating, but I'm retired now. I think I need something to do with my hands.

So true about the hands, I too have to keep mine busy, I like making jewelry, coloring, jigsaw puzzles, and crafting… that’s all using my hands. And I still have to stay away from the kitchen, even all this time later. Lol 😂

I also like to eat snacks at night.