Navigating Evening Snacking During Perimenopause

Picture this. You are driving home after a stacked day of meetings, messages,

and a calendar that never seemed to leave you room to breathe. You managed a late

lunch, you stayed gracious in the face of interruptions, and you even squeezed in a few stairs

between floors. Then evening arrives. You walk in the door, the kitchen light

clicks on, and a subtle pull begins. You tell yourself you will have dinner

and be done. You promise yourself you will not snack. Yet the magnet grows stronger.

You find yourself nibbling while you cook, reaching again after dinner,

opening a drawer without thinking, and then waking at two in the morning wondering why your