Why am I so hungry in the evenings?

I do the same thing! I love pickles! That's what I munch on. I get the kosher dill spears. They are soooo good and fill me up too!

Are you sure it's not an emotional response?  What are your evenings usually like?  Are you spending time with friends or family, or are you alone?

I think my evening eating is due to loneliness.

It's definitely not an emotional response.  I spend plenty of time with my kids and husband (or sometimes friends) in the evenings.  The hours of 8-10pm are just awful for me.  So hungry.  I *think* I do not get enough food/protein during the day.  I guess I just need to rethink how I eat/plan my meals.

It was so easy to lose weight, now I'm having a tougher time.  The night eating certainly doesn't help.  I should also get rid of my trigger foods like Wheat Thins.  That is the only bad thing I eat.

I think it's the same for me. The only time I find myself having to push against the head hunger in any significant way is on evenings when my wife is working the overnight at her second job and I'm home alone. For instance, she left for her 1st job yesterday at 6:30am and then went directly into a double shift at the 2nd job (evening and overnight) and then went directly back to her 1st job this morning. So it won't be until 7:30pm tonight that I see her again. What's that, 36 hours? And she's doing that 3 times this week. It sucks, but at least I know it's temporary (2 weeks) and then she'll go back to only doing 1-3 shifts a week at the 2nd job.

Last night I ended up snacking off plan later in the evening. It wasn't too terrible (I had 1/2 C. of edamame in the pods and 1 oz. RF cheddar), but still.....eating emotionally is a behavior I'm trying to relearn.

Evenings are my toughest time of the day too. For me it's not due to hunger just the urge to munch. I try to leave space in my food intake for a light evening snack. If there isn't much wiggle room I have a salad with just lettuce and dressing. I sometimes chew sugarless gum or have sugar free cough drops. I hope you find a workable solution and are gentle with yourself. It's hard to learn new habits.

Evenings are an issue for me too.  It's usually stress related.  Dealing with stress all day long...then when relaxation time starts...then the muchies rear their ugly head.  I'm constantly having an inner dialog in my head...reminding myself that it's head hunger and I need to form new habits.  It's an ongoing battle. 

Hey Miss Jelly Bean!  Haven't talked to you in awhile, but let me tell you, love your new avatar!!! When you first changed it if I had not looked at your name I would not even know who you were!  Anyway, I have always said I was a night feeder and at nine months out, I still have to work on it.  I just make sure what ever I eat is protein, like a yogurt.  I would be screwed if I didn't like yogurt.  Anyway, It doesn't matter how much I drink and eat every two hours, night time is still a problem and it is a lifetime habit I am still having to battle with.  I think because come evening, once we sit and relax and watch tv or whatever is we do it is easy to want to munch.  Just keep up the great work and we all have lifetime habits that are going to take constant work.  Take care!  Jane

So good to hear from you, Jane!  As always you give sound advice.  I need to stock up on yogurt and cheese sticks and stop buying crackers.  

Night eating wasn't a problem for me until after surgery. It's got to be because of eating so little during the day. Or, more realistically, because of not hugely overeating at dinner. I'm going to the Monarch store today to stock up on protein snacks. I've tried Genisoy crackers (available at grocery stores), but they're too good and too snacky. The ones Monarch sells are slightly "medicinal", so I can stop at one serving. I hope.