I guess I am one of those "former problem" people as I very rarely eat in the evening. I actually don't have much of an evening, now, for one thing because I go to bed early and get up, or at least wake up, very early. So my evening meal, which I always eat even when fasting, as I fast dinner to dinner when I do fast means I don't get hungry before bed. I had to force myself to go to bed earlier back in the day after I read a book about cortisol and stress. The author said to respect the body's natural circadian rhythm, reduce lights at night, go to bed early, etc. Perhaps circadian rhythm is a factor?

Dr. Jason's Fung information about the importance of "when to eat" as well as "what to eat" was also very influential to me. I quit eating so often, including evenings, which was just a self discipline thing, very hard at first, easier now.

When I first started IF, dinner to dinner, I did eat too much at that only meal of the day, but then it became routine to just eat a normal meal. If it's protein you are afraid of overeating, then perhaps the answer is to make sure you get good fiber with your meal, either as vegetables or a supplement, such as acacia or glucomannan. Fiber gets dissed by many lc'ers because it's associated with grains, but soluble fiber especially can be beneficial.



Research into the gut microbiome is in its infancy, but I think it's clear enough that it's important to feed those gut bugs with appropriate fiber.

Dr. Davis on the subject, in chronological order:

Fertilize the garden called “bowel flora” http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2014/...ed-bowel-flora/

The finer points of prebiotic fibers http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2016/...s-finer-points/

Are there raccoons in your garden?http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2016/...in-your-garden/

Foods rich in prebiotic fibershttp://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/...ebiotic-fibers/

The answer for you is probably going to be found in why you eat in the evening? Habit? Hunger? The power of suggestion? (TV)