For me, the easiest way to lose weight was to phase out the concept of the big evening meal.

I know it sounds like heresy, esp when dinner time is the prime time for families/loved ones to get together, communicate and get rewarded for the labors of the day.
But when I started living and working on my own, my whole concept of day-planning changed. Instead of three solid meals a day, I found myself eating a huge meal in the morning after my workouts (and I mean HUGE), and slowly tapering off throughout the day with a series of smaller and smaller meals/snacks. When dinner time came around, I found that I wasn't really hungry... so I just stopped having dinner. Hence, no 600-800 calories piled on right before bedtime. My body gradually became accustomed to it and any excess weight I was carrying just fell off.

Even now, when I get invited out for dinner by the BF, friends or family, everyone remarks at how little I eat. It's unconventional, but I now view dinner as more of a social convention than a dietary requirement.