Late Nite Snack Cravings?

[gokuangel]

Ok who gives into the late nite snack cravings? The question is when though!  Im just wondering lol!! I feel like the food is taking over again and that rule about everything tasting better after midnite is happening!! But I feel so guilty to eat that late at nite that i refuse to give into my cravings so i wanna see what you guys do and if i should be eating anything so late!! It's irritating me too cus i know if I get too hungry I will not want to exercise the next day so what do you guys think?

[wonko]

I usually have dinner around 6:30-7 PM and don't eat again after that.  Though I do go to bed early and sleep a lot as a consequence of other health matters, so maybe in a way that is an advantage?  


My problem lately is I've been falling into the habit of skipping or skimping on breakfast and lunch.  For me it is a cylce:  I'll overeat one day and then not feel hungry the next morning.  So then I eat less breakfast and/or lunch, and then end up eating too much dinner and repeating the same mess!  I need to get back on track with eating proper meals and small snacks...

[lucindamartinez]

If I'm feeling hungry at night...no matter what time, even after midnight....I will have a healthy snack.  I make sure that I have things at the ready so that it does not require much thought at that hour.  I would rather have a 'midnight snack' than a 3 a.m. binge any old day and a snack helps me to avoid that.  Just my thinking anyway.  

I have the same cycle as you wonko...but I'm working on it.  I'm using some shakes so that I can just drink it down when I really don't feel like breakfast.  I have to use soy milk with them because I can't tolerate regular, but it works out pretty good.  I am making myself do it, but I know that it will be good for me in the long run.   I also have some protein bars that I love that are low in calories and also have quite a bit of fiber.  Those are great for a snack or a light meal on the go when I just don't wanna eat and they are good for me too.  

[JoyRenee]

Well I never binge late-late at night, but right before my cut-off time for eating. It's awful and until this moment I didn't really realize what I was doing. It seems to me I'm just dumping a ton of calories on myself so that I'll try to feel full when I stay up late. I really need to tone that down and go to bed sooner.

[TrudieC]

I've read that night time eating really doesn't affect your weight, only if it is additional calories over your daily needs.  If I feel especially hungry in the evening I will have an Activia yogurt or a few almonds or a slice of low fat cheddar to kill the craving plus a big glass of water.

[msniki412]

i normally mon-fri have dinner by 7pm. and if im home during the week, sometimes have a snack by 8:30pm. weekends are different. saturdays dinner sometimes not until 9 and then no snack. sunday dinner normally around by 7, and sometimes a snack by 9pm. but never late night snacks, im normally sleeping by like 10 during the week!!!