i eat great all day and then at night..it's almost like my mind panics and wants to eat everything...usually still healthy food, but unnecessary added calories :/

i don't even feel like overeating most of the time during the day..and i think it is partly since i am alone for most of the day and i'm busy with other things.....but at night, few hours after dinner...i just munch and munch....this wasn't a problem before starting to try to lose weight...i definitely think it is a psychological thing

any advice ?

i was thinking of trying self-hypnosis

I have this issue as well - have for years. I once read you have to replace one bad habit with another habit (hopefully a good one).

I exercise in the evenings. Where I used to sit and binge now I go to the gym and get active. I find when I get home I have no desire to eat - I don't want to counteract the workout I just did.

I've been replacing my night eating with exercise, and it is really helping.

I also find the nights I skip the exercise are the nights I really struggle with night eating.

Oh my goddd, i do the exact same thing I feel so stuck and it makes it soo difficult form me its like I don't want to come home because I suffer all day with this dieting and not eating what i love and in the amounts i like and then at night i ruin it. Its soo disappointing and i have noone to blame but myself but when i'm at work its so easy my mind is busy and i'm busy and at home all there is , is fooood. I will have to do something idk what yet. but something , good to know i'm not alone in this

for me the more i try to control food and have it in a certain way, the more cravings i have so i now try to be loving and caring to myself and not stop food because i can't... so i just eat and when i am full it gets uncomfortable and i just really really want to stop hurting my beautiful lovely body that i used to hate... i want to love it now and do loving things and not stuff it with food. So i try just for one evening not to eat. Doing something else instead also really helps.

I also have a predisposition for eating at night, i tend to eat sparingly during the day and keep the bulk of my calories for a late meal, it definately helps.

I used to want to eat at night too, but for me I started having tea instead of eating. Same hand to mouth action, just a whole lot less calories!

I think the night-time workout is a GREAT idea!
I'm going to have to try it out.

This is probably one of my biggest weaknesses as well. I still struggle with it, but I have two tactics. 1 - try drinking something instead of eating. 2 - if it's getting late, just go to bed.

I've also read a suggestion about brushing your teeth right after dinner, to prevent yourself from eating night-time snacks. Not sure why I never tried it, but sounds like a good idea to me!

I also struggle with nighttime eating. I too stay on plan all day and then subconsciously want to stuff my face with "delicious" things at night. It also doesn't help that I do most of my homework at night and I think my own subconscious procrastination tactic is to eat.

Hey Violin Jenn, where are you around philly?

Thanks for suggesting evening exercise--I seriously have a problem with night eating. Last night I ate an entire pizza and drank a bottle of wine to myself. (I shouldn't have gotten pizza, I already know that it's usually a sure-fire binge for me)-
Uh--that's, like, my entire caloric requirement right there, in one sitting!---1600 calories (it was a thin crust pizza, thank goodness.)

I thought, maybe it would help if I started counting calories at dinner--and totaled the day before the next dinner--instead of starting a calorie day with breakfast. I usually am so sick of counting calories by evening that I don't even want to. The big problem with this was that I ate my whole days worth of calories in one sitting last night, and so that would mean I would have to eat nothing until dinner today to keep the numbers right--so it didn't exactly work, because I got really hungry and started eating lentil chips--uh--and now I have no idea how many calories I ate today.

I think the night exercise is a great idea and look forward to trying it....! Good thread.

That's the story of my failed diet cycle: nighttime binges. A friend of mine suggested to drink tea or 16 oz of water and then chew gum. It keeps the jaws busy.

I drink tea during the day, but usually have at least one cup of decaf coffee in the evening (w/SF sweetener and NFPM). It seems more satisfying and helps me fight off the urge to eat.