How to Eat After 6 PM

Eating after 6 PM is all about not binge eating and making poor dietary choices. Often times skipping meals earlier in the day, or eating a light dinner, can leave you feeling especially hungry in the hour following supper. The key to healthy eating after 6 PM is sticking with low calorie options, and being careful to avoid eating out of boredom.

Things You'll Need

• Fresh fruit
• Fresh vegetables

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Instructions

• 1

  Identify what about your diet is causing you feel hungry at the end of the day. Is the hunger you are feeling really due to a caloric deficit in your diet, or is it due to boredom. Identifying what is causing you to feel hungry after the last meal of the day is the first step to re-balancing your caloric intake.

• 2

  Do not eat carbohydrates -- this includes sugars -- after 6 PM as it can negatively affect your sleep, and some indications are late-night snacking may be a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic. Fresh fruits and vegetables are a great late-night snack that can help you feel full, and avoid overindulging in carbohydrate-laden sweets and dessert foods.

• 3

  Keep busy between dinner and sleep. Eating out of boredom is a bad habit to get into, and not one you want to reinforce. When you feel yourself compelled to eat following a period of inactivity, resolve to spend some time doing something you enjoy, then if you still fill hungry, consider a healthy snack.

• 4

  Don't buy the snack foods to begin with. When making purchasing decisions, ask yourself if each item you are buying is something you would feel comfortable eating as a late night snack, with your new dietary resolution. If the answer is no, put it back on the shelf.