eating at night

I am having the same problem. I am bummed by this.:grumble:

I also have this problem...what I do is eat during the day and at 5pm I stop. I do this 4 nights a week and I feel so much better. During the weekend I allow myself to eat at night, but I have to be very careful because I can go a little crazy. When I am hungry at night I either treat myself to a Starbucks Tea or Latte. That usually holds me over until the next day.

I set a little bit of most things I eat aside, so I can eat later or I'll save an extra 150 calories for later.

Usually I'll make dinner, and then pack a bit of my portion away or a bit plus extra veggies for later so I can eat something later. Or, slice up cucumber + tomato and snack on that.

Drink alot of water....sometimes when your body is telling you that you are hungry you are really just dehydrated if you are still hungry after that eat some fruit. Make sure to spread your calorie intake throughout the day so that if you are hungry you can eat. Maybe try hot tea? That helps me makes my tummy feel like its getting something besides just water! Good luck you can do it!

I do! I stay up late working on homework, and if I feel hungry I can't focus. I have learned to eat less earlier in the day in anticipation of this. Working out regularly also helps tremendously-gives me a little room for those late night snacks!

Eat something good and filling. I always eat oatmeal with a scoop of peanut butter and a half a banana almost every night its healthy and fills me up!

This.

I prepare my daily menu to include an after dinner snack. Its normally peanut butter with a little nutella. Its filling and it keeps my sweet tooth in check.

Me too. If you must eat, make it protein. Hard boiled eggs are good or any all meat leftovers. I'm following high protein (40% to 50%) so there is always something around. The last thing you want is carbs at night! One thing that works for me is to make a production about making a fried egg. Its the ritual and then the eating and then I'mm ready for bed. Or a poached egg. Whatever you like.

Sometimes people mistake thirst for hunger. Try drinking water.

*raises hand*

Last night I posted a status, my friend told me to go and drink some water. After that I managed to not eat.

You're preaching to the choir!
The specific issue I have is taking this medication at night. I feel the need to eat, STRONGLY.
However, so far I've been successful in making sure "midnight eating" doesn't occur: Like some people suggested, save calories for the end of the day. Not a crazy amount of calories, but some. Then, drink some herbal tea along with whatever you eat.

I have the same problem, but for me it's not so much the late-night eating as much as it is just the psychology of eating after having hit the "complete entry" button.
I'm less inclined to log stuff i snack on in the small hours of the morning because I've already hit "complete", so in my mind those extra snacks don't feel like real, extra food.
(Though I could justify late night snacks by saying that the calories I burn in hanging out at a bar and walking around downtown cancel out the foods, if I would otherwise be sleeping at that time and slowing down my metabolism...lol!)

i have that problem too. for me it's mostly boredom or if i havent eaten enough in the day. so I try to fill myself up at dinner with extra of the healthier stuff like veg and try to keep busy in the evenings by studying or reading,etc. if i end up eating i try to only have healthy snacks in the house like nice fruit or low fat pro-biotic yoghurts (which are apperntly meant to help you lose more weight because they help digestion) or a big cup of tea with low fat milk and sweetener. good luck!

I too have that same problem and weakness but I have read a lot of good ideas especially drinking water. I am still trying to increase my water intake but by the time I get to my fourth bottled water I get very sick to my stomach. Hopefully that will pass. Good luck on your journey and thanks for posting this topic, I can't wait to try some of the ideas posted.

Hi, yes I have this problem. I allow myself a ryvita or two with a hot drink. If I still feel like I need more I have a piece of fruit. I find that if I have done some good exercise my mind set eventually will not allow me to over eat as it would undo all my hard work. Your will power will build up and you will then have control of your eating.