I have an hour long commute getting home myself. I find that if I eat before I leave from work and keep some easily snackable foods in my bag I can fend off the great after work hungries. Sometimes I have a few minutes between buses so I'll snack a little then also. I keep things like yogurt drinks, string cheese, carrot sticks, crackers, a granny smith apple or banana. Some fruit tends to set me off and I have to be careful of the really sweet fruits.
If I'm not careful I could easily eat 1000 calories while I'm fixing dinner, it's so easy to grab very energy dense foods. "Hey, there's only a 1/2 a piece of fish leftover from last night, might as well wash that bowl and those walnuts are good, a slice of cheese to go with the fish, a glass of milk to wash it all down, have to taste what I'm cooking to make sure it's ok, then a little more, and of course I need to eat dinner with the family" and before I know it I've eaten way too much.
I've learned to catch it before it gets so bad.
Sarah
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