Help me with ideas for healthy after dinner treat
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I exercise for 60 to 90 minutes between 5 and 7, eat dinner between 7 and 8, head to bed at midnight, and always end up eating something between dinner and bed. It has no impact on my weight. Are you gaining, OP? Or do you just feel like you aren't supposed to eat after a certain time? I just listen to my body and eat if I'm hungry no matter what the clock says.
I usually have an espresso with whipped cream and some dark chocolate, a plain yogurt with berries, an occasional flavored yogurt (I like the Icelandic styles that usually only have 5 or 6 grams of added sugar), a frozen chocolate covered banana, or a spoonful of natural peanut butter and some berries. |
Anonymous
This sounds delicious |
Anonymous
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I agree that changing your routine is the solution. Do you really want to waste your evenings drinking and snacking in front of the tv? The weather is nicer now and the sun is up later so commit to a short 10-15 walk every evening.
After dinner I’d clean the kitchen up, put everything away, and go outside for a while. When you come back in, don’t sit on the couch! Find one more thing to occupy your time first - clean a junk drawer, sort the mail, alphabetize the bookshelf hahaha. Habits are hard to break but being even a tad bit more active with your evenings might jumpstart good changes. |
Anonymous
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For many years, I ate a mint after eating to signal the end of the meal, and then chewed gum.
I think often it just becomes a habit to snack on something at a certain time, so it might be helpful to focus on not eating anything after dinner versus trying to find a healthy after dinner/evening treat. Set a time that you don't eat after (except special events, etc.). If you need to rationalize to yourself, call it intermittent fasting and don't eat between 7 pm - 7 am (or whatever hours work for you). Soon it becomes ingrained and you will no longer look for something after dinner. |
Anonymous
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Popcorn isn't bad if you don't have butter. It is low cal, has fiber, and antioxidants. Just air pop it with a little salt and it is fine.
A high protein snack that sounds nasty but is delish is chickpea cookie dough dip. There are a million recipes online. I eat it all the time for protein because I lift a lot of weights. Just eat it smaller portions..it hits a craving while delivering tons of protein. |
Anonymous
These are so good! I love the birthday cake and pistachio flavors. |
Anonymous
I think they have some sort of illegal drug in them. I can't eat just one and it ends up defeating the purpose of a low-calorie snack. (I love the cookie dough flavor). You've gotten a lot of good suggestions on this thread--we like frozen fruit and popsicles in our house. They take a long time to eat/suck and are satisfying. My kids believe that frozen bananas with a tiny bit of nutella mixed in are actually ice cream. Low cal and tasty. |
Anonymous
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I like pistachios- you have to slice down to shell and eat individually. Also dark chocolate
Sometimes popcorn with olive oil/butter combo and interesting spices |