I get a pretty early start in the mornings - usually up at 5am. I have a Protein drink for Breakfast, mostly for convenience.

lunch is at noon, then dinner at around 6-6:30. I'm full when I finish dinner. But within two hours or so, the evening cravings hit and I start rummaging through the cupboards. While I try to keep it healthy (carrot sticks, celery, etc), that doesn't always cut it. I know part of it is boredom, part of it is hunger and part of it is habit (I've always been a night time snacker).

Not feeling much restriction at all right now (go for a fill early Oct), but I don't want to blow what I've lost in the next few weeks.

Any tips on how to stop the evening cravings?

I'm a nighttime eater too. The only thing that has ever helped me is doing cross stitch, or some other needlework project. When I'm working I have to make sure my hands are clean, so I can't snack. It works pretty well, but my daughter wants to sit on my lap every time I pick it up, so I haven't been working on it lately. It makes me feel a little less guilty to watch tv when I multitask...

I'm not usually hungry at night - but that's generally because I have eaten my fill at my particular danger times - late morning (after which I dont want lunch) and late afternoon (because I didnt eat lunch) and then I eat my dinner which I didnt want anyway because I ate late afternoon.

But I do like a coffee after dinner. When I've been dieting and I'm actually hungry after dinner I go to bed early, lol. I tell myself I can last for an hour or two because I'm going to bed anyway. Its when the entire afternoon stretches before me that I cant resist because I know I'm going to have to keep up the willpower for four, five hours.

Oh, we eat late too becuase Doug doesnt get home till about 7.30. Would it be worth trying to delay dinner a bit if your daughter can last?