Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused ...are you trying to snack after dinner bc you want to quell your heartburn at bedtime? Or are you snacking bc you truly feel a bit hungry/nibbly/a way to unwind?

This is OP. Heartburn and hunger are correlated for me— but yea, I get hungry ~3 hours after dinner (we eat at 6, I want something at 9). If I try to just go to bed I get heartburn and can’t sleep until I’ve had something. I guess a bowl of Cheerios is not that bad, but considering I don’t eat a ton of carbs during the day, it makes me feel like I’ve derailed my progress….

Plain Greek yogurt with sweetener. Or mix with protein powder.

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused ...are you trying to snack after dinner bc you want to quell your heartburn at bedtime? Or are you snacking bc you truly feel a bit hungry/nibbly/a way to unwind?

This is OP. Heartburn and hunger are correlated for me— but yea, I get hungry ~3 hours after dinner (we eat at 6, I want something at 9). If I try to just go to bed I get heartburn and can’t sleep until I’ve had something. I guess a bowl of Cheerios is not that bad, but considering I don’t eat a ton of carbs during the day, it makes me feel like I’ve derailed my progress….

I'm confused ...are you trying to snack after dinner bc you want to quell your heartburn at bedtime? Or are you snacking bc you truly feel a bit hungry/nibbly/a way to unwind?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just get a large chocolate bar and break a small piece off every night. Feels very satisfying! You can have treats. Trying to restrict them will just make it worse.

She can't have chocolate. Read the op.

Then cookies or whatever. The point isn’t that chocolate is a magic food, the point is just have a treat you like and find satisfying

Anonymous wrote:Ricotta, a little splenda, and some cinnamon (I would have said cocoa powder if you would do chocolate)

Or ricotta with vanilla extract

Anonymous wrote:Just get a large chocolate bar and break a small piece off every night. Feels very satisfying! You can have treats. Trying to restrict them will just make it worse.

She can't have chocolate. Read the op.

Just get a large chocolate bar and break a small piece off every night. Feels very satisfying! You can have treats. Trying to restrict them will just make it worse.

Eat an orange. Juicy and sweet.

I have the same problem. I've basically conditioned myself to crave that sweet after my meal. A couple things that helped me: (1) doing the dishes or some other distracting chore or activity RIGHT after I finish dinner and by the time I'm done the craving has passed or (2) have some low impact sweet like a few rolls of smarties or junior mints (I know you said no chocolate so that's just an example). If I'm willing to go more high calorie then a chobani flip yogurt (those are practically desserts).

Ricotta, a little splenda, and some cinnamon (I would have said cocoa powder if you would do chocolate)

Fruit with hazelnut spread?

Is there a reason you can't just have a cookie? We have some butter cookies from Trader Joe's right now and one or two are plenty and really not a big deal, calorie wise.

If you are really calorie conscious but don't care too much about sugar, a lot of candy is low-cal -- gummy bears or Hot Tamales or something. My husband hates that stuff but I like it.

Do you like yogurt? I mix plain yogurt with nut butter. Sometimes I berries or hemp hearts.

Rice cakes?

Mini Rice Krispie treats? They are 45 calories each.

I’m doing well with my diet with the exception of getting rid of the need to have something sweet or carby after dinner (my go to was usually a bowl of Cheerios or granola). I get bad heartburn if I try to go to bed without eating something. But need something better. Fruit doesn’t do it for me.

Any ideas (oh and I am allergic to chocolate so advice like “one square of dark chocolate” won’t work for me)