Kelsdoll's Journal, 10 August 2018

Snacks in general and evening snacks in particular are what packed on the pounds for me. Now I try to keep ice cream, cookies and salty snacks out of the house totally. I keep prepped carrot sticks, red pepper wedges and washed blueberries and strawberries at the ready in the fridge. We eat dinner early and I've forced myself to totally avoid snacking after that. I think Fat Secret's tracking helps me stay within my calorie budget. I think eating lots of protein at each meal keeps me from craving (meat, tofu, nuts, eggs, beans, skim milk). Reducing the carbs to under 100 grams daily seems to help with craving too.  

Keep all the unhealthy snacks out of the house. Like trillium says protein in every meal will keep you full. Sometimes we snack at night cause we didn’t eat enough all day . It’s hard for me too :( hugs 

I do the same exact thing as trillium1 and for me it was binging after dinner and snacking... I too don’t eat after 7 and keep all that stuff out of the house. I find if I go over 100 grams of carbs I don’t lose or I stay the same. The lower my carbs the more I lose.. 

Yes up the protein too 

Another helpful thing for me has been having celery and carrot sticks everyday. I eat a bowl each day and it keeps me full for ages and I don’t crave sugar which is my weakness. 

One thing that helped me a little bit was restricting myself to eat only at the table. Since usually I’d eat snacks in bed. 

I consider 7p to 7a a fasting period. I definitely think about eating, but that goes away the longer you do it! 

I did the exact same thing for years (and years) - about 6 weeks ago I started IF and only eat between 10am and 6pm - it has been surprisingly easy to stick to and my evening and late night eating has stopped completely - it surprised the heck out of me for sure how quickly it all happened - I do know that I am just better with not doing something rather than having to control what I am doing - so just having that eating window changed me - good luck finding the best way for you! 

Intermittent fasting 

I will quad suggest that. once you do a 16/8 IF fast it helps you adjust to eating in a window. It really helps with cravings. I know it sounds odd, but it really works. You can look this up on the web. basically you fast from your last meal and don't eat again for 16 hours. you can have coffee with no sugar and heavy cream or cream. have your lower calorie diet food ready when your window is ready. If it is easier for you to snack at night for the first IF fast then time your fasting window from that last bite you eat. It is better to have most of your time fasting when you are sleeping, but whatever works. 

I will quad suggest that. once you do a 16/8 IF fast it helps you adjust to eating in a window. It really helps with cravings. I know it sounds odd, but it really works. You can look this up on the web. basically you fast from your last meal and don't eat again for 16 hours. you can have coffee with no sugar and heavy cream or cream. have your lower calorie diet food ready when your window is ready. If it is easier for you to snack at night for the first IF fast then time your fasting window from that last bite you eat. It is better to have most of your time fasting when you are sleeping, but whatever works. 

I had/some times still have the exact same problem. the thing I have found that works well for me is eating two packs of instant oatmeal & cream version when I get that late-night craving. About 260 calories (as much as a regular size candy bar, but a lot more filling and it gives me the sweets that I'm craving for the night time). If I am having a chocolate craving I do a pack of instant chocolate pudding. I usually stop halfway through or get sick eating more. I save min of 250-300 calories for the end of the day because that is my preferred time to binge out. I eat extremely healthy during the day but I find myself very unsatisfied calories I eat or how good the food I've made is.  

Thanks for all of you help I’m great full for the support. I upped my protein in the morning and that has helped so far if I run into the same problem I will definitely try IF.