Ways/tips/food to aviod overeating Midnight?

[Linda2233]

So i've decided to start a diet, and the only problem i face all the time is craving a lot of different food at night and still don't know why, i work out for some minutes but so hard. so i need help really cause i always feel bad after eating a lot at night when i was doing good all day..

[Ourania]

Okay, so there is a lot that can help with this. The first thing is exercise; it's better to work out in the morning because it "wakes you up" and you overall feel better throughout the day. Doing this at night will only make you tired when you sleep and even worse when you wake up the next day. This will also fix part of the midnight cravings. The second is that the body has "cravings" for several reasons and they can vary: you are having midnight cravings because you are actually thirsty (so hydrate yourself. Water is best) or your body is lacking a certain mineral or vitamin. I can't list all of them, but let's say you crave something sweet or sugary. It's not that you crave that certain dessert, but you actually crave whatever mineral or vitamin you get from that dessert. Once you figure out what it is, you can replace it with a healthier food item. But if you still have the "late night munchies", it's fine. As long as it's not sugary or something big like a full course meal. I hope this helps.

[BellePepper]

Just accept you're going to want a late night snack and make sure to have some things in the fridge that you can eat.

[NearlyNapping]

I have to be careful what I eat late at night for a very different reason. But the same things might work.

I eat applesauce late. Applesauce, or just apples, are surprisingly filling. I eat apples during the day when I'm really hungry and need a quick energy boost to do chores or something. You can get unsweetened applesauce and add some cinnamon for flavor if you want. But even the sweetened isn't very high in calories for how satisfying it is to stave off hunger.

Also, Ramon noodles works pretty well at night. It can satisfy the hunger and food craving. I don't know how many calories it has, but it can't be many.

Also, popcorn with no butter. NOT microwave popcorn, that stuff has a zillion calories in it. Just get straight popcorn and use an air popper, Whirly Popper, or just a regular pot with minimal oil.

Instead of eating you might also try something like a hot tea.

[Powdude43]

Make it hard to find food at midnight, either by hiding it or having food that needs to be cooked first. If you want to eat, try healthier foods instead of junk, because you can still eat a ton. I suggest bags of baby carrots!

[Linda2233]

Anything other than baby carrots? 😊

[Powdude43]

Uhhh I don't know. Healthy food, not processed. Cheese and crackers works well, but not Ritz or other butter crackers. Go for Triscuits or Wheat Thins.

[Username3568]

Can't tell you for a female really