The No Night Snacking Thread!

[wn1998]

I am not sure how many of you guys have problems with snacking late at night but it has kept my bodyfat percentage in the 20%'s for too long. I am currently 5'10" 210lbs. My goal is to get to 190lbs. I have put on considerable strength and size but my snacking at night has hindered any chance of a ripped appearance.

I have asked on here what others do to keep from snacking and recieved answers like "drink more water", "do pushups", and eat more veggies at night. Some have helped more than others but last night I decided I NEED TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER.

I am proud to say that last night, I did not eat anything after my post workout shake and cottage cheese!


Day 1: Complete

[signature166]

I am not sure how many of you guys have problems with snacking late at night but it has kept my bodyfat percentage in the 20%'s for too long. I am currently 5'10" 210lbs. My goal is to get to 190lbs. I have put on considerable strength and size but my snacking at night has hindered any chance of a ripped appearance.

I have asked on here what others do to keep from snacking and recieved answers like "drink more water", "do pushups", and eat more veggies at night. Some have helped more than others but last night I decided I NEED TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER.

I am proud to say that last night, I did not eat anything after my post workout shake and cottage cheese!


Day 1: Complete

take a look at the intermittent fasting thread in the advanced nutrition subforum. if you eat 75% of your cals at night, its more like night feasting so the snacking thing becomes irrelevant.

[ChrisWorrell]

i had 5 saltines last night (i am on a SUPER strict diet yea i know it doesnt seem like much but im being neurotic recently)

i kinda feel bad for doing it, but i got high and watched grandmas boy and my roommate was snacking on arby's mozz sticks, i had to eat SOMETHING lol

[fade2green514]

i had 5 saltines last night (i am on a SUPER strict diet yea i know it doesnt seem like much but im being neurotic recently)

i kinda feel bad for doing it, but i got high and watched grandmas boy and my roommate was snacking on arby's mozz sticks, i had to eat SOMETHING lol

lol wow seriously?

i have no problem with night snacking, i just count the calories. last night i had teddy grahams and a lemonade vitamin water it was great.

[signature166]

i had 5 saltines last night (i am on a SUPER strict diet yea i know it doesnt seem like much but im being neurotic recently)

yes, yes you are being neurotic. 5 saltines is not a "cheat" by any definition of the word.
you need to chill out

You should look into the guide to flexible dieting.

[jcosley]

Snacking at night has nothing to do with your losses...gains....it's a total days worth of calories in VS calories out. I eat every night before bed...mainly a protein shake or some other form of slow digesting protein and it actually helps with fat loss and muscle gains.

Now if you are going on a binger before bed...yes of course that will hinder whatever progress u are going for.

[phal]

If it was 6 crackers you might have exploded.

[Josephits]

I am not sure how many of you guys have problems with snacking late at night but it has kept my bodyfat percentage in the 20%'s for too long. I am currently 5'10" 210lbs. My goal is to get to 190lbs. I have put on considerable strength and size but my snacking at night has hindered any chance of a ripped appearance.

I have asked on here what others do to keep from snacking and recieved answers like "drink more water", "do pushups", and eat more veggies at night. Some have helped more than others but last night I decided I NEED TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER.

I am proud to say that last night, I did not eat anything after my post workout shake and cottage cheese!


Day 1: Complete

Hello,
As your friends allready told you, eat a lot of veggies and drink a LOOOOOT of water, until your stomach is really full and you feel like throwing up. It worked fine for me for the first month because the anxiety is horrible. Then as you also say you have TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER. And when you feel hungry, just put some motivational photos of your goal or read some motivational phrases or watch some videos (I watch a lot of boxing videos).

Hope i helped you.

[jcosley]

If it was 6 crackers you might have exploded.

Now if it were 6 pieces of pizza ...i may feel pretty bad.

Nutrition Facts

Calories in Saltine Crackers (Saltines)

Serving Size: 1 cracker

Amount Per Serving
Calories 12.8
Total Fat 0.3 g
Saturated Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 32.2 mg
Potassium 4.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 2.1 g
Dietary Fiber 0.1 g
Sugars 0.0 g
Protein 0.3 g

6 Crackers = 78 calories roughly I wouldnt worry too much about that...my god.

[signature166]

6 Crackers = 78 calories roughly I wouldnt worry too much about that...my god.

b...bu...bu...but wat about teh insulinz!!!!111

[Adam182]

I find it hard it not to eat at night from time to time. If I just eat my supper later on in the night I don't have cravings. I find it is hard when your with a group of friends though and they are snacking(Especially during Ultimate Fighter on Weds) haha. I usually just have a few crackers with peanut butter and I feel satisfied after a few. Its not great to have but its something that kicks that feeling and better than chips and snacks. I don't do this every night but if I just cannot hold out I will have this.

[Carpathia]

Snacking at night has nothing to do with your losses...gains....it's a total days worth of calories in VS calories out. I eat every night before bed...mainly a protein shake or some other form of slow digesting protein and it actually helps with fat loss and muscle gains.

Now if you are going on a binger before bed...yes of course that will hinder whatever progress u are going for.

according to your signature you have gained 14lbs so far on your cut

[wn1998]

Snacking at night has nothing to do with your losses...gains....it's a total days worth of calories in VS calories out. I eat every night before bed...mainly a protein shake or some other form of slow digesting protein and it actually helps with fat loss and muscle gains.

Now if you are going on a binger before bed...yes of course that will hinder whatever progress u are going for.

My diet is typically really good until about 9:30pm. I would typically consume my post workout shake, and then have a bowl of cereal about an hour later, an apple about 10 mins after that, a peanut butter sandwhich after that and maybe a detour protein bar after that! Nothing really bad for you but it is an extra 1200 calories or so that I didn't really need.

I am hoping not snacking at night will allow for the fat loss that I am seeking. I lift and do cardio 3x a week and am pretty active another two nights a week (Hapkido).

[DeathtoToasters]

My diet is typically really good until about 9:30pm. I would typically consume my post workout shake, and then have a bowl of cereal about an hour later, an apple about 10 mins after that, a peanut butter sandwhich after that and maybe a detour protein bar after that! Nothing really bad for you but it is an extra 1200 calories or so that I didn't really need.

I am hoping not snacking at night will allow for the fat loss that I am seeking. I lift and do cardio 3x a week and am pretty active another two nights a week (Hapkido).

Well have a good snack.... natty peanut butter, cottage cheese, protein shake....it is not hte snacking that is bad, it is WHAT you are snacking on!

[mangojuice]

casein protein right before bed usually keeps me full

[ejthomp]

My diet is typically really good until about 9:30pm. I would typically consume my post workout shake, and then have a bowl of cereal about an hour later, an apple about 10 mins after that, a peanut butter sandwhich after that and maybe a detour protein bar after that! Nothing really bad for you but it is an extra 1200 calories or so that I didn't really need.

I am hoping not snacking at night will allow for the fat loss that I am seeking. I lift and do cardio 3x a week and am pretty active another two nights a week (Hapkido).

A couple things....

Are you eating breakfast? Often I hear of people snacking at night and then skipping breakfast....because they aren't hungry....

How about delaying your dinner until later so it is easier to avoid the munchies later?

How about going to bed earlier!!!! "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, wise & RIPPED"

[iDrive]

last night I decided I NEED TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER.

Yeah, basically.

take a look at the intermittent fasting thread in the advanced nutrition subforum. if you eat 75% of your cals at night, its more like night feasting so the snacking thing becomes irrelevant.

This is one way to deal, and very effective in my experience.

My diet is typically really good until about 9:30pm. I would typically consume my post workout shake, and then have a bowl of cereal about an hour later, an apple about 10 mins after that, a peanut butter sandwhich

Move everything back an hour or two.

after that and maybe a detour protein bar after that! Nothing really bad for you but it is an extra 1200 calories or so that I didn't really need.

It's bad for you regardless if it goes against your goal to lose weight.

[jcosley]

b...bu...bu...but wat about teh insulinz!!!!111

LOL

according to your signature you have gained 14lbs so far on your cut

And lost and inch on my waist. Hmm....must be doing something wrong.

[mikelog]

I am not sure how many of you guys have problems with snacking late at night but it has kept my bodyfat percentage in the 20%'s for too long. I am currently 5'10" 210lbs. My goal is to get to 190lbs. I have put on considerable strength and size but my snacking at night has hindered any chance of a ripped appearance.

I have asked on here what others do to keep from snacking and recieved answers like "drink more water", "do pushups", and eat more veggies at night. Some have helped more than others but last night I decided I NEED TO HAVE BETTER WILL POWER.

I am proud to say that last night, I did not eat anything after my post workout shake and cottage cheese!


Day 1: Complete

It sounds like you workout at night. If you do, there is nothing wrong with having something to eat afterwards. I couldn't sleep if my stomach were growling. But it is another thing to eat just to be eating out of boredom. I try to eat a lot of veggies with my diner, like 4-5 cups of spinach.

[ChrisWorrell]

yea i was exaggerating a little bit, moreso to make a joke about wishing i had a f'n mozz stick.

but yes to an extent im being neurotic but moreso for a different reason than just losing weight and getting in shape ive taken up this losing weight and eating right thing as a way to forget about a certain "someone", so i have completely immersed myself into it so that i more or less forget about her heh.

it wasnt so much the calories as ive been trying not to eat past 730

[Carpathia]

LOL



And lost and inch on my waist. Hmm....must be doing something wrong.

so you gained 14lbs in 6 weeks on an attempted cut

your sig reads as follows
Week 3: 250.6 (sigh) *9/14
Week 4: 249.6 *
Week 5: 245.6 **
Week 6: 257 (epic sigh) *
Week 7: 262.2 *

and during this time you managed to lose one inch off of your waist. so basically you gained about 15lbs of muscle and lost 3lbs of fat

what exactly are you "sighing" about in your sig with that accomplishment?

im surprised you have yet to mention your 11 inch cock, victoria secrets girlfriend, and your 250k per year job. because those 3 would be more believable than the bs you are telling me right now

this is the internet, trust me i dont give a chit, there is no reason to sit here and make up stories, stories i know arent true, it doesnt impress me and accomplishes nothing

[Yankz87x]

What helps me avoid night snacking is brushing my teeth and if it really gets to you drink some lemon water.

[KurtBoy]

I love eating at night :3

Never stopped me losing fat, just be careful.

[Gelou]

Try some protein like chicken breast. It cuts hunger and appetite.

[wn1998]

I fit in all my macro's before 9pm so I feel that I am ok and really don't need to snack. I believe it is just a question of will power and I would eat because of boredom.

day two: No snacking!

[tryingtofocus]

lol wow seriously?

i have no problem with night snacking, i just count the calories. last night i had teddy grahams and a lemonade vitamin water it was great.

I pretty much have a late night snack 3-4 days a week.....had a skinny cow ice cream bar last night and loved it!

Woke up this morning and to my amazement I was 4 pounds lighter from the day before. Mostly water weight I am sure, but nice to see it go down and not up.........and it goes up at times. This the rest of my life though, not just some random diet.

[AuburnTiger51]

When ever i have craveings to eat at night i usually just picture the food i want with a big ole pile of dung on it... then i really dont feel like eating anymore... gross but it works for me