Night is difficult. I just want to eat the house. This is my first post. Anyone like me?

Yes, ME!!!! I do fine all day, usually have no problem at all. But the min. I sit down I think my body sends a signal that says it's starving. It has taken me awhile, but i finally have some controll. One thing I do is allow myself a small snack, plan it for the evening. A piece of high fiber bread and a bit of peanut butter workes pretty well. a little protein, a little fat.....plus it's something i really like.

It's a real problem. I hope you find something that works for you. Some people say that doing crafts like knitting or quilting works for them too. Something to keep their hands busy.

I always have a snack at night + a cup of tea (decaf or herbal) & that seems to get me through all the TV commercials that have TONS of food in them.

Was never a big herbal tea fan but now they have some very delicious flavors that almost taste like a dessert (I add a little Splenda) with no calories.

yes...I am the biggest night time eater. I can be good all day....and then I get home...and watch out. I get up from a sound sleep and eat. It is really disturbing to me. I told my husband..no more groceries in the house. We will buy stuff as we need it. I say that..but then go shopping...

Night time is my BIGGEST weakness! that's why weekends are hard too - I'm home all day. I have been experimenting with eating more for breakfast, doesn't help... having a snack at 3 or 4 - doesn't help... nothing seems to help. I don't do it every night, seems stress brings it on. Any advice?

Oh it is such a problem for me, too.

Eating dinner later and going to bed earlier -- sometimes works for me.

If you ever find a real way to avoid those nighttime munchies, I do hope you will share it with the rest of us.

I feel you!

When it gets really bad for me, the only solution is to empty the house of the goodies. If they aren't there, I can't eat them. Sometimes that's not possible, because I don't live alone--so another option is to have better foods available and stick to those. That is hard, but eating a "better" snack gives me something to do besides wring my hands and try to sweat it out.

Jay

I tried ridding my house of goodies... turns out what I do instead of eating ice cream is eating 3 yogurts. Sure, one yogurt is good for you, but 3 isn't good... and then 2 granola bars, an apple, and pretty sure it's hundreds of calories AFTER my daily caloric goal is met. I say it's the inner fat girl lashing out - i need to shut her up and give my inner skinny girl some spinach to beat up the inner fat girl and out shout her. any tips?

I'm with you, sillysinger! Evenings are the worst, unless I can get away with going to bed really early. One day last week I desperately wanted chocolate, but there was none in the house. My husband went to the fridge for an apple, and I decided I'd try that. He buys these HUGE apples that I could never finish -- until that night. I'm surprised by how filling it was.

Ladies, you all are taking the words right out of my mouth! Evenings are just the worst... Sometimes I think I've come totally unhinged, when I sit in front of the TV watching some mind-rotting nonsense while scarfing down everything that can't run faster than me. I mean really, what is that about?

My boyfriend lives 100 miles away, and he spends about half of each week with me at my house He's the kind of guy who eats ONLY to feed his body. He does not eat for pleasure, for emotions, or any other reason other than for fuel. Half the time he forgets to eat! Lemme tell ya, kids, it's really hard... But the good side of that is that when he is here, I don't eat at night. Part of the reason, of course, is that I'm a closet eater and when he's here I don't eat cuz I don't want him seeing me do that. But another, healthier, reason is that I eat at night cuz I feel lonely. When he's here, the loneliness is gone - and so, less bingeing. Don't know how this pattern will change if/when we live together...

My other trouble spot is when I'm alone driving in my car. I can easily stop at a convenience store, load up on a mountain of junk food and snarf it all up before I get to my destination. Geesh...

So I've made a commitment to myself to not eat in front of the TV (when I'm alone) and to not eat in the car (when I'm alone). I'm hoping that putting the focus on circumstances & feeling my feelings, and off the food, will help me get a grip on my insane bingeing behavior.

But hey - I'm open to suggestions!

Oh my God.....It's my favorite time to eat. In fact, I've been known to store up calories just so I can binge at night. I'm a niteowl too....so that doesn't help. Geez!!! It's tough!

Getting up in the middle of the night and eating is probably my biggest problem. Sometimes I don't even remember that I have eaten during the night, but I see the evidence in the morning. Quite a long time ago, I read that eating during the night is evidence of psychosis. Yikes.

The way I seem to be best able to control the night eating is to be sure that I am not hungry when I go to bed. It is always going to be better for me to over eat a little during the day than to go to bed hungry and have to eat a half a jar of peanut butter or something equally damaging during the night. Lately, I have been trying to perfect a smoothie recipe for me to drink before bed. I have a cast iron stomach, so eating right before bed doesn't bother me. I don't think this would be good for anyone who gets indigestion or reflux.

Most of the time I eat very well during the day and evening. I am actually learning to eat like a normal person!

I am on Weightwatchers, and I save a few points for before I go to bed. Believe it or not, I have a cup of Frosted Flakes with FF milk some nights -- no fat, 3 points and it feeds your sweet meter. (My husband said "are you supposed to be eating that?" I showed him where Frosted Flakes has no fat. He was stunned.) Actually, any kind of cereal is a good choice - it's filling and provides fiber. Just limit it to one cup and a half cup of FF milk.

Or I save a dairy and have a yogurt or the "chocolate mousse" I make from SF FF instant pudding and Cool Whip Free. One cup of that is only 2 points and it is satisfying, delicious, and fulfills a dairy. You CAN eat at night, just make good choices.

Get rid of those blasted granola bars! They are far too many points for their nutritional value and not satisfying. Most of them are nothing but sweet stuff! Eat cereal!

My usual bedtime snack is yogurt with HF cereal as a topping.