Controlling Evening Snacking

chips What is it about sitting in front of the TV in the evening that has me eating more calories in those few hours than I eat all day long? There was a time when I didn’t snack at night, however I was sipping wine at the time. Actually, I’ll be honest, it wasn’t sipping. I was drinking wine iced down in a 28 ounce tumbler every night…several of them.

When I stopped drinking wine my carb cravings went through the roof. Suddenly I was craving sweets and I am not a dessert person. It’s not that I don’t like sweets, it’s just that I rarely ever eat them. All of a sudden I found myself filling my shopping cart with them. That’s not me. I don’t do that. The only thing I can link it to is no longer drinking. I know my wine drinking was an expensive and out of control habit, but quitting drinking made me gain at least 45-50.

Taking a flax seed oil capsule helps a little. The fat satisfies me and flax seed oil is healthier than greasy potato chips. I’m wondering if Benefiber would help. It’s soluble fiber and something I saw the other day said soluble fiber takes longer to get through the system than non-soluble fiber.

I’m not hungry in the evening, but there is a switch inside of me that’s not flipping off. Something is telling me I’m not satisfied, therefore I keep eating.

I’d like to hear from you. Do you snack in front of the TV? What do you eat? Do you have any tips for controlling unquenchable “hunger”? Please feel free to comment.