new to weight lose struggle with night eating

Are you an evening snacker, like after dinner before bed or getting up out of bed to snack?

I keep a couple bowls of vegetables sliced up in the fridge to nibble on at night. Also, air popped popcorn without butter helps. Feel free to add me.

I find that the bigger my breakfast is, the less I tend to want to snack at night. For instance, on days when I eat less than 300 calories for breakfast, I am totally STARVING for dinner by, like, 4pm and the hunger doesn't go away later in the evening.

I get snacky at night, too. I try to eat a little more during the day so I don't feel as hungry towards the evening. If I do "have to" have a snack, I try to keep it healthy, ie frozen blueberries with some unsweetened almond milk. Best of luck to you

I am a night time eater so I save a bunch of calories for exactly this reason. I do ok with eating lighter in the day so it's not a struggle to wait for me.

I make sure to have a nice, satisfying dinner and then about 2 hours later, I make myself a tasty fruit/yogurt smoothie.
That's what rocks my boat, anyway.

Just try to make adjustments that suit you and your eating style and don't worry about 'rules'.
The only rule to follow is To Thine own Self be True.

I hope you find something that works! :flowerforyou:

I work midnight. Popcorn if u get the low calories kinds and jello sugar free helps a lot. Also find it better for ice cream cravings get skinny cow single serve, Not pint size to get u by. They are only 150 or 160 calories l. Just keep going we all will make it. Some one said the other day. Get out and walk even if u are not fast, u are still lapping theperson sitting on the couch. Just the opposite with caloriesif ur going to eat just don't over do it, but don't completely deprive yourself. Keep up the good work!

HI,

My name is Johnni. I have had problems with night time eating as well. A few ideas.

- create something fun for you to do in the evening that is non-food related
-start a craft or hobby that keeps your hands busy
-chew gum
-brush your teeth
-ride the craving wave... watch a timer for 5 minutes, if the craving is still there after 5 mins, eat a small well balanced snack and be sure to count the calories

Hope this helps.

Good luck!

PS- I eat pickels at night. For some crazy reason I get this urge for a pickel. And I am not pregnant.

I have replaced my night binge eating (I would eat so much chocolate, cake and biscuits) with a piece of fruit and a yogurt which I've been successful with. Damn is it hard, I struggle with not eating these foods (yes you can eat them in moderation sometimes but I just can't do that, I feel the need to eat lots of it).

My advice is stay strong, think about your ultimate goal and where you see yourself being even in a few weeks.Try the fruit and yogurt thing, after a 3 or 4 days you'll start to get used to it and you will find it can fill you up enough.

I am a night snacker... I am fine all day, but when I get home I want to continually eat- which is what I am trying to avoid now. I usually read posts on here, but always keep some calories set aside in case I give in to temptation. I usually try to exercise, drink plenty of water, and tell myself I will snack in 10 minutes (which usually turns into 20 minutes or more and often late enough for me to talk myself into going to bed rather than eatting). When I do have a snack, I try to make it something time consuming- like an orange. By the time I peel it and eat it, 30 minutes have passed. If I grab something quick from the fridge I usually want to eat again in 30 minutes. The desire for late night snacking does decrease as you get yourself into a healthy routine... good luch and I hope this helps!

I am sitting here at almost 10 PM having been good all day until about 20 minutes ago, and having jsut eaten 1 cup of chex mix and wanting another OH SO BADLY.

So basically I have nothing to offer except my commisseration.

But good luck!

Welcome, i too have the same problem. I have been saving calories for my night time snacking as well. I also went to bed hungry last night I just had to because all of my calories were spent but chances are you will wake up hungry too! LOL Best of luck!

i also get snacky at night and save more calories for the evening as well

I have breakfast, lunch and dinner. No other snacks - but each meal is big enough and nutritious enough to work. Never has my nutrition been this good and it makes an incredible difference to bingeing and pining and yearning and suffering...

In the evenings, my dinner will include something like 2 courgettes, 2 handfuls of mushrooms, 1/2 capsicum and 3 or 4 tomatoes. Fried in butter. With salt.

I get to eat, and eat, and eat. I think I use up my eating instincts. If i am hungry later, which is not very often, I have a milkshake. A hot milo also is something I'll do, for 45 calories it give you enough of a kick to send you to bed happy.

And sometimes, not very often, I make a nice pudding.

I think eating at night should be something you think about, and organise, and make, so that it is really nice. not quick. EG if you want icecream, have a little scoop, with hundreds and thousands on it or a sprinkle of nuts, or a tsp chocolate sauce, or some tinned peaches. Make an event out of it, luxuriate in it, enjoy it.

Get a decent kick out of what you eat, and I promise it'll feel more like you've had something to eat.

hello,

happy to start this program i want to loose 70 plus pounds however I struggle with night eating and ideas that might help

Leave 200 calories in your day plans, so you can have a serving of peanut butter.

Protein and fat usually very satisfying, not too sweet to get the taste buds going. so don't get honey version, for sure not chocolate version i just saw (should I have said that?).

And don't keep putting it off until you are really hungry, because by the time the fact you ate hits your head, you'll have snack on something else.

This also may be happening because your metabolism hasn't slowed down yet and you gave yourself a big old deficit below it.
Just to check. Tools - BMR calc. Are you NETing below that?