To feel I cba committing to a diet when I have such young kids?!

[sodoffbeforemycupofcoff]

I’m a SM of 2 DC (5 and 2). I eat pretty healthy as do they, obviously, but I need to stop eating junk food come night time. I find it a comfort. I don’t drink I don’t take drugs, I just look forward to a snack (or 5!) once the kids go bed. By this point I’m done in! I work full time and come back and sort my children. I love them. I love being their mum. But, wow! It’s hard and snacking is my guilty pleasure. Although what I love (snacking) doesn’t love my waist line! I try to quick junk food but I crave it hugely once the kids go to bed. Anyone else?

It seems like a few simple changes here could make a big difference without the need for a diet. Is there some other pleasure you could replace the snacks with? One that doesn't involve calories?

At 2 and 5 they can help take care of physical activity, but the main thing is lifestyle changes rather than restrictions by the sound of it.

Something that helped me was allowing myself a tub of 100 calorie dips from Asda, for example, and then using whatever vegetable I wanted to go into the dip to my hearts content.

A crunchy carrot is a great way to avoid savoury snacks.

Hot drinks also help with removing the crave for sugar. It's not always 100% but just a reduction would help, maybe?