Late night snacking

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You could also brush your teeth when you are done eating for the day - after dinner or after your evening snack. Things don't taste as good after you've brushed your teeth and it might help to signal to yourself that you are done eating for the day!

I enjoy my after dinner snacking, so I can't help you kick it. The snack depends on the calories I have left in my day. I love air-popped popcorn, dark chocolate chips, yogurt, peanut butter cheerios (dry), mini rice cakes (caramel is my fav), etc etc. I also eat Skinny Cow truffle ice cream bars, hummus and cucumbers, or fruit. It all depends on what I want or how much I have left in the day.

Take an extra walk to burn up enough calories to eat your snack. I don't believe in depriving myself of a snack like toast with peanut butter or popcorn with a glass of cranberry juice, cereal, whatever. I don't think it's about giving up treats or good food, I believe it is more about earning/burning the calories so we can eat what we like while still losing weight. If we fill in our diary, we know what we can eat and still lose weight, and we know how many extra calories we've earned by exercising;)

I am not talking about junk foods though. But you can budget for them as well. I like to have pizza once in while so I burn a few more calories so I can eat it guilt and worry-free;) No pukers but I like a mcdonalds gut bomb once in awhile although I am talking a rare once in awhile. As I get into an active lifestyle, I want junk less and less. Pizza isn't junk though imo, it's just full of calories but actually, can be very healthy:)

Nothing wrong with snacks, it's more becoming less sedentary. That's just my opinion;)

As long as you stay within your daily calorie limit, it should not matter that you take in some of your calories "late night".

fresh Fruit, low fat cereal with skim milk (example: Kroger wheat puffs), frozen fruit with fat free whip cream.

Don't deprive yourself. Plan your snacks ahead. Go ahead and put an evening snack in your diary first thing in the morning, that way you can adjust throughout the day and will keep from going over!

I eat dinner earlier and still indulge in a late night snack. I will do popcorn for something salty, and for something sweet I usually have (2-3) tbs of Jello pudding make with FF milk and 1 tbs. of FF cool whip.

I agree with the others. Something low calorie like popcorn, without loads of salt/butter, or veggies (like carrots) or fruit! That is okay. To avoid it all together, I pick up a book and read until I fall asleep.

It's hard for me too... I love dark chocolate - the kind with 72% or more cocoa. I buy the "good" kind and allow myself one square a day if I have eaten well and have the calories left. It's a small treat, but I look forward to it! I also knit, crochet, scrapbook while watching television in the evenings. It gives my hands and mind something to do until I hit the sack for the night.

eat dinner later so you won't be hungry.



i like to eat it right before bed. can't snack that way.

I know a lot of people say late night snacking is terrible, but if I don't, I don't pass 1200 calories. Now that I'm eating healthier, more filling foods with lower calories I am eating less and am fuller longer, so if I don't want to be too far under calorie I have to keep it up. Anyway, I've been having good success with it (I've only been logging for 6 days and down quite a bit) I've just been making sure it's a healthy snack. I know that's not a good tip for stopping, but if you're just beginning and having trouble kicking it, I'd say try healthier foods first. You don't want to be left feeling deprived.