dieting frustration. End of the day eating

Anon333 · 07-25-2008, 10:02 PM

Does anyone else who diets, or who has been on a diet had the problem I have had. I go all day, eating reasonable portions of breakfast, a couple snacks, and a descent sized lunch. Probably about about 800 - 1000 calories of food, but then around 5 O'clock right around when I want to eat dinner, I want to eat about 500 hundred more caloris, but instead I eat almost another 1000 calories...Why is it so hard at the end of the day? I can control myself all day long, but it seems like in the evening I am suddenly starving. Anyone have this problem. or know why this may happen? Or what might be good to do? Thanks

Anonymous122 · 07-25-2008, 10:07 PM

Try the south beach diet, this problem won't be an issue. You can eat as much as you want on the south beach diet, it's completely healthy, and the food is extremely good.

Downside: It's expensive, because they give you a meal plan to follow.

**annie24** · 07-25-2008, 10:10 PM

try having an afternoon snack, and include a salad with non-fat dressing, or a non-fat soup with dinner to help fill you up. for dessert, have a smart snack like fruit or weight watchers ice cream.

Anon333 · 07-25-2008, 10:11 PM

hmmm. I dont know if I can because I am vegan. And most of the plan includes meat I think. I dont know much about it. Thanks for the advice though, maybe I should look into it. I just want to lose about 5 more pounds, but I have never been good at dieting. I eat pretty healthy, I just love food too much!

Anon333 · 07-25-2008, 10:15 PM

Thanks everyone..I think it might be the 3 Oclock stretch that is hard for me...I eat a bowl of satisfying cereal around 7:30 or 8, and then have a 100 calorie snack around 10:30 and then eat my lunch around 12, then I need another little snack around 1:30, and one more around 3..And then I cant wait to eat a real meal after that and wait for 5 to eat dinner. But then I get dissapointed when i eat it all cause I looked forward to it, so I eat something else...Then I feel like I need something small and refreshing like sorbet or a fruit to finish the day off...Maybe I am just eating the amount I am supposed to, and in dieting I'm supposed to be hungry...

**annie24** · 07-25-2008, 10:29 PM

what kinds of foods are you eating? are they high in fiber, low in fat? or are they vegan things like french fries and vegan cookies?

Anon333 · 07-25-2008, 10:39 PM

I eat raisin bran kind of cereal in the morning, and have a snack of rice cake or fruit, then I usually have something like a frozen bean borito with rice and beans for lunch, then I snack on soy pudding or soy yogurt or another rice cake or fruit and veggies. Things like that. Then for dinner I make a salad often times with almods in it, and then I have a stirfry of tofu and veggies, or a lentil or bean item. But all those calories add up! The beans and tofu and nuts are what fill me up the most. I used to eat more sandwhiches and potato chips and things like that, but I've been much better about it.....

**annie24** · 07-25-2008, 10:47 PM

stirfries can have a lot of oil in them. you can try to lighten that up. and frozen bean burritos can have a lot of fat and calories too. you can make them at home yourself.

Anon333 · 07-25-2008, 10:52 PM

The frozen bean burritos have about 280 calories and maybe 6 grams of fat. they are satisfying because they have rice and beans, and I eat alot of fruit and veggies, so I need some things with substance. The stirfrys, when I do make them, have maybe two tablespoons of olive oil, and I dont always eat the whole thing. Everything else I eat throughout the day has little to no fat, so the beans, and the olive oil isnt that bad. I think I eat healthy, I just have a big appetite that I have trouble controlling after 5. I guess that is just the struggle of a diet?

just M.E. · 07-25-2008, 11:01 PM

You can snack on baby carrots in the evening, it's hard to over do them and they are somewhat sweet. I eliminate all the "bad" foods from my house so when I am tempted to eat badly, there is nothing there.

Also marinated olives are great, tons of flavor which sometimes is what you are craving, your diet sounds a little bland. Baked tortilla chips and salsa are also very satisfying and get that need for flavor craving killed. Or dip rice cakes in salsa. Look for flavor experiments and it might help if you are getting bored with what you are eating.

07-25-2008, 10:02 PM	#1
Anon333 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N.C. Gender: Female Posts: 663	dieting frustration. End of the day eating Does anyone else who diets, or who has been on a diet had the problem I have had. I go all day, eating reasonable portions of breakfast, a couple snacks, and a descent sized lunch. Probably about about 800 - 1000 calories of food, but then around 5 O'clock right around when I want to eat dinner, I want to eat about 500 hundred more caloris, but instead I eat almost another 1000 calories...Why is it so hard at the end of the day? I can control myself all day long, but it seems like in the evening I am suddenly starving. Anyone have this problem. or know why this may happen? Or what might be good to do? Thanks

07-25-2008, 11:01 PM	#10
just M.E. Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Gender: Female Age: 57 Posts: 1,741	You can snack on baby carrots in the evening, it's hard to over do them and they are somewhat sweet. I eliminate all the "bad" foods from my house so when I am tempted to eat badly, there is nothing there. Also marinated olives are great, tons of flavor which sometimes is what you are craving, your diet sounds a little bland. Baked tortilla chips and salsa are also very satisfying and get that need for flavor craving killed. Or dip rice cakes in salsa. Look for flavor experiments and it might help if you are getting bored with what you are eating. __________________ Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. "Life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday" - Kahil Gibran

07-25-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
Anonymous122 Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 124	Try the south beach diet, this problem won't be an issue. You can eat as much as you want on the south beach diet, it's completely healthy, and the food is extremely good. Downside: It's expensive, because they give you a meal plan to follow.

07-25-2008, 10:10 PM	#3
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,812	try having an afternoon snack, and include a salad with non-fat dressing, or a non-fat soup with dinner to help fill you up. for dessert, have a smart snack like fruit or weight watchers ice cream.

07-25-2008, 10:11 PM	#4
Anon333 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N.C. Gender: Female Posts: 663	hmmm. I dont know if I can because I am vegan. And most of the plan includes meat I think. I dont know much about it. Thanks for the advice though, maybe I should look into it. I just want to lose about 5 more pounds, but I have never been good at dieting. I eat pretty healthy, I just love food too much!

07-25-2008, 10:15 PM	#5
Anon333 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N.C. Gender: Female Posts: 663	Thanks everyone..I think it might be the 3 Oclock stretch that is hard for me...I eat a bowl of satisfying cereal around 7:30 or 8, and then have a 100 calorie snack around 10:30 and then eat my lunch around 12, then I need another little snack around 1:30, and one more around 3..And then I cant wait to eat a real meal after that and wait for 5 to eat dinner. But then I get dissapointed when i eat it all cause I looked forward to it, so I eat something else...Then I feel like I need something small and refreshing like sorbet or a fruit to finish the day off...Maybe I am just eating the amount I am supposed to, and in dieting I'm supposed to be hungry...

07-25-2008, 10:29 PM	#6
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,812	what kinds of foods are you eating? are they high in fiber, low in fat? or are they vegan things like french fries and vegan cookies?

07-25-2008, 10:39 PM	#7
Anon333 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N.C. Gender: Female Posts: 663	I eat raisin bran kind of cereal in the morning, and have a snack of rice cake or fruit, then I usually have something like a frozen bean borito with rice and beans for lunch, then I snack on soy pudding or soy yogurt or another rice cake or fruit and veggies. Things like that. Then for dinner I make a salad often times with almods in it, and then I have a stirfry of tofu and veggies, or a lentil or bean item. But all those calories add up! The beans and tofu and nuts are what fill me up the most. I used to eat more sandwhiches and potato chips and things like that, but I've been much better about it.....

07-25-2008, 10:47 PM	#8
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,812	stirfries can have a lot of oil in them. you can try to lighten that up. and frozen bean burritos can have a lot of fat and calories too. you can make them at home yourself.

07-25-2008, 10:52 PM	#9
Anon333 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N.C. Gender: Female Posts: 663	The frozen bean burritos have about 280 calories and maybe 6 grams of fat. they are satisfying because they have rice and beans, and I eat alot of fruit and veggies, so I need some things with substance. The stirfrys, when I do make them, have maybe two tablespoons of olive oil, and I dont always eat the whole thing. Everything else I eat throughout the day has little to no fat, so the beans, and the olive oil isnt that bad. I think I eat healthy, I just have a big appetite that I have trouble controlling after 5. I guess that is just the struggle of a diet?