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Overcome the late- night snacking trap.

If you're like most people, controlling your appetite during the day is usually pretty easy. You get caught up at work and hours can go by before you realize you haven't eaten in several hours. Even then, most people are content to have a quick bite and get back to what they were doing.

It's an entirely different story at night time when everything slows down. You're not occupied with getting that report on the boss' desk or running to meetings across town. Your body finally gets a chance to relax.

You flip on the TV or open your favorite book or turn on the computer and hang out on Facebook for a while but you're probably still feeling some of the effects of the hustle and bustle of your day. You've still got that lingering stress and {cue evil voice} you've got the perfect cure- pizza, cookies, chips, ice cream, {insert your favorite food here}.

Late night hunger is a major problem if you're trying to lose weight. It can drive you to consume way more calories than are allotted in your program.

As you know, in the end, whether you gain weight, lose weight or maintain is your calorie balance.

So how do we stop the night hunger?

There are many physiological and psychological causes of night hunger. We delve deeper into the solutions to night hunger in our Black Book of Secrets, but I'll offer up the easiest solution to get a handle on here- healthy late night snacking.

Of course, having no snack at all would be ideal during a weight loss program because calories are calories. However, we realize that some people "just.. can't.. resist". So, here's the next best thing!

Trade in your higher calorie snacks for lower calorie snacks.

As I wrote about in the Beach Day Program, you can trade out higher calorie foods for lower calorie foods.

If you tend to snack on pretzels and chips, try some celery with lower fat cream cheese or peanut butter. Some other fatty/ salty craving killers are lower fat sour cream and onion dip on broccoli, cauliflower or peapods.

Eat natural foods and avoid processed/ boxed snacks.

Going with fresh, natural foods will slowly de- condition your taste buds from craving the processed junk you may be used to. Processed foods are often designed to stimulate the pleasure center of the brain (rewarding your hunger with distinct sweet and salty flavors).

They are also chock full of artificial (and questionable health- wise) compounds to extend shelf life. Choosing natural foods instead will also provide much needed vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. 

Stick with higher fiber snacks.

As I wrote about in the fat burning magic of fiber rich vegetables, high fiber fruits and vegetables are extremely effective quelling your hunger during a dieting phase. If you're not hungry, your going to eat less, plain and simple.

Go with a high protein/ moderate fat snack.

We here at MCNewsletters are fans of a higher protein/ moderate fat pre- bed snack as opposed to a high carb snack. Protein and fat take much longer to digest and do not shoot your insulin levels up- keeping you fuller longer.

You'll also stay in a more fat burning- friendly hormonal balance.  I suggest also mixing in a fibrous vegetable or two for maximum effect. 

P.S. As I mentioned earlier, if late night hunger is a big challenge, you can't go wrong with our Black book of Secrets. We designed the book with the purpose of solving the biggest issues in losing weight- such as appetite, cravings etc.. Black Book of Secrets- 61 Tips, Tricks and Techniques will help you lose weight faster and easier.

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