How do you keep from Night binge eating ?

Another possible contributor to evening cravings is sub-ideal sleep quality or quantity. I know that sleep issues become even more common in our age group (I'm 69) and can be tougher to solve. But if there's sub-par sleep quality/quantity, this is worth working on for possible help with managing cravings, as well as other health benefits.

As we move through the day, getting farther from the previous night's sleep, fatigue accumulates. When we're fatigued, the body is likely to seek energy. Food is energy, and sweets/carbs are quick energy. Voilà, cravings!

For some people, stress reduction (if possible) or stress management techniques may also help, too. Stress adds to fatigue, so if we can reduce or eliminate some stressors, or counter them, that can improve the situation sometimes.

I don't know what your current weight loss plan is, but a very aggressive plan - fast loss, very low calories - may also be a contributor. Slower loss may feel frustrating, because it takes a long time to show clearly on the scale. But slow loss helps manage our appetite, reduces physical stress on the body from the calorie deficit, can make it easier to stick with a plan long enough to lose the total amount we'd like to lose.

You might also try using a new, positive habit to break the post-6PM snacking habit: Walk around the block, do some stretching, do a creative activity of some kind. It's a distraction, and usually it's easier to break an undesired habit by replacing it with some more positive new habit.

I do want to be sure, though, that you know there's nothing wrong with eating after 6PM. It's a myth that eating close to bed turns all those calories into body fat. If you like snacking in the evening, save some calories for that, and pre-plan some pleasant but perhaps lower-calorie snack options ahead of time: Hot herb tea, popcorn, raw veggies with yogurt dip, etc.

I think you can figure this out. Someone here once called the weight loss process a series of problem-solving opportunities. I think that's true, and that it makes it sort of like a game: If I try this, does it work? If that didn't work, what else could I try? Keep trying, and usually some useful tactics will fall into place. Folks here are great at offering ideas, things that worked for them . . . but what works for us as individuals is our own personal experiment.

Best wishes - IME, success is more than worth the effort it takes to accomplish it!

I'm never hungry in the morning but it kicks in once I eat.

So I dont eat until early to mid afternoon so I have plenty of calories and the macros available for later in the evening when I am hungry and while my brain might be insisting it needs all the carbs, if I eat protein first such as Greek yogurt with my favourite protein powder and raspberries in it then I dont have much room for the carby foods and something small like a wafer bar will hit the spot

I'm not a great sleeper, have to be medicated to sleep so I take it at 7pm with my magnesium so I'm tired enough to sleep between 10 and 11pm and won't be awake at 3am searching for biscuits lol

plan for a snack during this time. Find a good option that you like. I personally like rice cakes with peanut butter. It satisfies the crunch and sweet craving for me.

have a tall glass of water!

All of these are great suggestions. I've done many of them myself. I was almost 300 lbs, and now under 200!

Another thing to help is to ask yourself, "Am I hungry?" If you are not hungry, ask, "Am I bored?" I found both were an issue. The hungry part (YES!) was helped as suggested above, I increased my protein and fiber during my meals, as well as leaving 300 calories so I could eat something. Skinny Popcorn was wonderful. I no longer struggle with the hungry part. There's another aspect, "if we are bored." Find a hobby you can work with. If you like doing puzzles, it'll keep you distracted, if you enjoy coloring, painting, etc.

Don't keep snacks around, eat enough protein during the day, but most importantly, CHANGE YOUR SCHEDULE! If you usually are sitting around and obviously bored enough to be thinking of snacks, then go for a walk instead or do some house chores etc.