[LiannaKole]

OP, I have the same problem with getting really hungry in the evenings/nights.

I've found that I have to cut myself off at a certain time (I do ~8-8:30pm, because when it gets too late I lose willpower). I get into the habit that, "Nope, it's after 8. I can eat tomorrow." It helps.

I also can't "threaten" myself to stop eating too much at night. Doesn't work. Makes it worse.

So, I eat 3 bigger meals a day, and rarely snack. I'm usually not hungry until about 12-1pm, and then I eat a strategically filling meal that I enjoy. That tides me over until about 5:30 or 6pm. Then I have a second meal of similar caloric content.

Then at 7:30-7:45, I make my last meal of the day. This one is almost always snacky. I love sweets, so it's a sweet meal. Helps keep me on track. I can have WHATEVER I want, so long as it fits the calories (usually about 300 or so).

By having my last two meals really close together, this fills me up so much that I seriously can't eat any more at night. And I make the meals as big as I need depending on my hunger (lower calorie foods, more volume; vice versa).

It's seriously about strategy. In your case, I'd also prepare meals at some earlier time so you can get home, pop it in the microwave or what have you, and then just eat.

Good luck!

[LiannaKole]

Oh, I also drink a lot of water and iced green tea with a splash of lemon. The tea really helps curb my appetite. It has flavor and more substance than water, for me. Maybe carry around a big bottle of it? I drink about 3 tea bags worth of tea on an average day.

[katiebelleh413]

I am the same way! I am fine during the day, but at night I jump off the proverbial cliff.

I have beern doing a couple of things lately though that seem to be helping.

1. Like others have said, I chew gum and a lot of it to make it past the cravings.

2. I go for a run. Usually that keeps me from being hungry. If I can't run then I just busy myself doing other things.

3. I drink hot cider. It has 80 calories and cures my sweet cravings plus the liquid fills me up.

[LittleBlueCat]

When my husband reaches for the potato chips and chomps them by my ear, I go get my SF jello. A box makes three of my little containers. So it's like 1/3 of the box. Extreme lot cal, and no sugar. Very helpful for me!

[krampus]

Can you absolutely stuff yourself with herbal tea? You'll be up all night peeing but it satisfies the need to be tasting/swallowing something.

[MusicalAstronaut]

Originally Posted by lucyford

Paint your nails!! Can't eat when your nails are wet!

Okay, I love this. I'm going to have to buy some more nail polish right now!

Honestly, the only way for me to not eat at night is to have nothing to eat. :/ I can't keep snacks around. Or, I have lots of apples and carrots available. I love those and they're safe to snack on.

[konfyoozed]

i do that too... paint my nails to avoid food

i get the cheapy dollar store nail polish because i change the color so often heh.

[Shellbellster]

I just brush my teeth. I can't stand eating anything for at least 2 hours after I brush my teeth and the mint flavor of the toothpaste tends to help my stomach from feeling hungry when it isn't.