Hi Ladies. So here I am again, givin' it another shot. I don't know why I say this time will work, but here I go anyways.

I can eat perfectly fine all day, but once bedtime hits, I'm ready to raid the junk cupboard. And once I do that, it's game over for me.

So if anyone has any strategies to help me get past the nighttime cravings, I am totally open to suggestions. However, getting rid of the junk cupboard is not an option as it is for DH, because eating junk in bed is also his favorite thing to do.

Thanx!!

I'm with you! My pre-SBD favorite thing was a bowl of cereal after I put DS in bed. It was like my reward for surviving another day. Here's what works for me. I put him in bed at 8:00 p.m. then make myself a nice cup of SF hot chocolate with milk. After slowly enjoying my drink, I immediately go brush my teeth. I'm generally in bed by 9. That fills the dangerous hour of 8-9.

Well it's hard if your spouse is eating junk in bed right next to you. Could you ask him to eat it somewhere else. Or save a special SB treat to eat when he is enjoying his snack. There are so many great recipes here, I'm sure you can find one that you really enjoy. Honestly, I was so full after eating all those veggies at supper and a Mocha Ricotta Creme at bedtime, that I felt stuffed. Are you eating enough veggies and using the healthy fat servings with your meal? The nut servings also help to make you feel full and not deprived.

^ I was going to suggest saving a sweet treat for bedtime. My least treat at night before I go to bed is a dish of sf jello. That curbs the craving to go and raid the junk cupboard for me.

Same here. Since losing my job my bedtime (as you can see) is all out of whack. So I am not waking up until 11, then exercise and job hunting...I don't eat breakfast until 3p! The dinner around 7 so by 11p I want to snack.

I find that I am more a salty kind of girl though so 1/2 a serving of nuts and lots of water does it for me.

But saving your dessert is a good idea too. I know that they say not to eat for 3 hours before bedtime but I say :P

i have reflux so its hard at night.. when i lay down the pain starts.. ive been so bad ive had to sleep sitting up. ive done the beach b4 and i know once i get all the junk out of my system the reflux settles down, just right now at the start its tough. so the old thing about not eating b4 bed goes out the window for me. i have to eat something, i just make sure its sb friendly.

back!

Steen, can DH eat his junk in another bed (like the guest room)? Or do it when you're not there and clean up before you go to bed? This isn't forever--at some point you'll probably be able to deal with it, but at the beginning, it's pretty hard to avoid, especially if your inclination is to do the same.

Can you do something fun/nice for you, like take a bath, spend time on the phone with a friend, hang out online, read a book, etc. for a half hour while DH does his "junk in bed" thing? That way you won't feel as deprived. And maybe DH can lock up his junk. Or keep it in the car and just bring in what he's going to eat that night. That way, if you touch it, you know he'll be mad.

Think creatively, hon, and set yourself up for success. Remember, success is just getting up one more time after you fall. This could be the time!

This is going to be a tough one for me too. The man in the house is a huge snacker/junk food eater, and there's no chance he's going to alter his habits. He cooks pizza and leaves half on the counter (tho he does refrigerate the leftovers himself when he's done with it). One entire shelf of the pantry is nothing but various kinds of chips, and there is always candy around. Keeping up with him eating all this packed 50 lbs on me in 5 years. I knew better...I just did it anyway.

The only thing I can do is turn my face away and lock my jaw. It helps to remember something my sister in law said once...it's just food. You've had it before and you'll have it again, do you have to have it right now?

As Anna said, it's just food. It stinks that hubby won't get in the game with you but the reality is, you're going to have to live in the real world where people won't always be eating healthy food. There will be parties and gatherings, etc. where you'll have to make choices. You just have to make the decision that even if it's staring you right in the face, it's not worth it. I'm that way with my son's raisin bread. Any time I get a whiff I'm tempted.

As for you starting over again, congrats. You could have easily given up and settled for a life that you don't want. Getting up, dusting yourself off and going at it again is a courageous act and something you should be proud of. It's when we give up that we've really failed.

Bottom line. YOU CAN DO IT!

My issue is the 3pm-dinnertime window. 3pm hits and I'm ready to hit the drive-thru for some [redacted for food porn]. So I know all about the "game over" issue. Hoo boy.

Are you having your dessert after dinner? If it's sweet you're craving, does the ricotta creme help? If it's salty, what about some nuts?

If my DH was sitting around eating junk in front of me, I'd be sending him on down to the couch where he could settle in and eat junk in front of the TV to his heart's content, while I went upstairs. If he wanted to spend time with me, it would have to be without junk food. I'm really not strong enough to watch him eat things I once loved and am now foregoing, not right now.

What would he say if you asked him to partake elsewhere? I think it's a fair request.

I'm with you. After dinner my daughter and husband always want ice cream which is a big one for me. So while they have theirs, I put a sf fudgesicle in the microwave then add some cool whip and sometimes a little peanut butter which satisfies my craving for their ice cream. My point being maybe you can find something SB friendly that you can munch on while hubby is having his treat.