How Nighttime Snacking is Keeping you Fat

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Four-Step Weight-Loss Plan: Steps 3 and 4

3. Plan for hunger. Prepare your nighttime snack ahead of time, suggests Bonnie Taub-Dix, M.A., R.D. For instance, put out a bowl of high-fiber cereal with a spoon. When snacktime hits, just add milk. You're controlling what and how much you'll eat rather than browsing the kitchen buffet when you're hungriest.

4. Find new favorites. You don't have to give up your evening snack to lose weight. You just need to break out of the rut of eating the traditional high-calorie, high-fat convenience foods, such as salty chips or loaded ice cream. Many delicious, low-calorie snacks satisfy most cravings. Be open to healthier choices and you can still lose weight while enjoying an evening snack. See some of our favorite low-calorie sweet treats.

Interesting study: A study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council in the United Kingdom found that women are more likely than men to develop poor eating habits, such as snacking on high-sugar and high-fat snacks, when they are stressed. Mental stress was a bigger culprit than physical stress.