SAY "NO" TO LATE NIGHT SNACKING -- MAY 2016 CHALLENGE

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  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
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    May goals - third month of this challenge.

    No snacking after dinner 27/31 nights. 6/27
    Can snack after dinner 4/31 nights but only on weekends. 0/4
    Allowed a piece of fruit on work nights.

    May 6

    Me - 6*
    LNS - 0
    Streak 6

    Overall streak-22/Previous Longest Streak-14
  • Wysewoman53
    Wysewoman53 Posts: 582 Member
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    May

    Me: 5
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 69
  • lamlamsmakeover
    lamlamsmakeover Posts: 6,574 Member
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    WalkerPop wrote: »
    GOINSTD12 wrote: »
    Ok, I think this is a great challenge, but here's my problem. I work a swing shift 3:30 pm to midnight. We generally go to bed around 4-4:30 am. I eat breakfast around 1:30-2 pm and take all the rest of my food with me to work. I drive 1 hr each way. I get home at 1am and have to cook dinner for my disabled husband. When I do that, it's hard not to eat the same time he does. So recently I have started waiting to eat my dinner until he eats, and then I usually have my LNS after that (I try to stick with 100 calories or less). Which means I stop eating (MAYBE) around 2-230 am, about 2 hrs before I go to bed. If I eat dinner at work, then I have my LNS when he eats dinner, but then I usually end up eating more calories for the LNS. So, anybody have an idea where I should tweak, since I have to cook a meal so late at night?
    Tracy
    TX

    **and no, I rarely get to bed before 4:30 am because of DH's medication schedule. Sometimes, it's as late as 5:30 if he's not feeling well.

    Wow! Bless you and your DH's heart. You carry a huge load for your household.

    For this challenge, though, everyone sets their own goals. For the routine described above, maybe you decide "no LNS after 2am." Uninformed bystanders may not see that as a hard goal, without knowing your schedule. The fact is, HERE we just want to challenge and encourage. We don't judge participants for the goals they set. Frankly, you don't have to publish your cutoff time if you're concerned about people's opinions. Just post your wins/losses.

    Welcome aboard! Be encouraged. (Isaiah 40:28-29)

    Welcome @GOINSTD12! @WalkerPop is spot on! Do what feels right with your schedule and what fits your goals.
  • RredSonja
    RredSonja Posts: 307 Member
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    Me: 01
    LNS: 00

    Goal: no snacking after 7:00pm
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,225 Member
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    May Goals I am setting my cutoff an hour earlier this month.
  • kberletic253
    kberletic253 Posts: 19 Member
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    May goals - 1st month of this challenge.

    No snacks after 9 pm 27/31 nights.
    Can snack after dinner 4/31 nights but only on weekends. 0/4
    Allowed a piece of fruit on work nights.

    May 6

    Me - 1
    LNS - 0
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    arniedog74 wrote: »
    arniedog74 wrote: »
    arniedog74 wrote: »
    arniedog74 wrote: »
    Second month for me
    No eating dinner after 8:00
    No snacking after 10:00

    Me: 1
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 17

    Me: 3
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 18

    Me: 4
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 19

    Me: 5
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 20

    Me: 6
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 21
  • conniehealthygirl
    conniehealthygirl Posts: 156 Member
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    conniehealthygirl wrote: »
    Difficult day today

    @conniehealthygirl start a fresh today. Some days are harder then others but tomorrow's a new day and could be a start of a great streak for you :smile:

    This group is amazing.
    I felt so strong on morning of May 1 then went down hill from there but I am not defeated
    I think of all the food I haven't eaten these last few weeks only because of this challenge
    I promised myself I would not chest and If I smacked I would confess to you all
    So easy to get down on self
    I am inspired by you all
  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    freakymistkd wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    Raptor2763 wrote: »
    Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed

    The body burns energy night and day.

    I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.

    The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.

    Best wishes.

    I agree with you @Orphia but for me and a lot of others that use this challenge to stay on track it's that eating later on at night while watching TV turns into mindless snacking very quickly and before you know I've doubled my calorie intake in an hour. So having this challenge has been great to keep accountable at night.

    :smiley:
    abadvat wrote: »
    OP and all - just for my understanding - why you don't want to late night snack?

    Dear @abadvat, as you can see we've already had the discussion earlier this month on this thread. If you care to look there is also some other comments regarding this from some other members of this challenge but considering you obviously couldn't be bothered to look at previous posts I thought I'd quote these comments "just for your understanding"

    Ha - most enriching - thank you @freakymistkd
    Failing to understand how can people can supposedly control themselves during the day and then comes night all evil breaks loose.
    MFP is done to plan and control calories and macros ALL DAY LONG!

    Anyhow - the +1 awesome tag is mine as a thank you to fill in "my understanding"!
  • Wysewoman53
    Wysewoman53 Posts: 582 Member
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    May

    Me: 6
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 70
  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
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    Me: 6*
    LNS: 0
    Streak: 36
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
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    May goals - third month of this challenge.

    No snacking after dinner 27/31 nights. 6/27
    Can snack after dinner 4/31 nights but only on weekends. 1/4
    Allowed a piece of fruit on work nights.

    May 7

    Me - 7*
    LNS - 0
    Streak 7

    Overall streak-22/Previous Longest Streak-14
  • WalkerPop
    WalkerPop Posts: 436 Member
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    May Late Night Snacking Goals Update:
    • Eat nothing after 9pm 27/31 nights. 6/27
    • Eat nothing after 10pm 4/31 nights of my choice. 0/4
    • Choose to adult, instead of impulse today.

    Me: 6* :smile:
    LNS: 0
    Streak: 141

    Adults devise a plan and follow it. Children do what feels good.
    Maturity is the ability to delay pleasure.
  • KristaMunson
    KristaMunson Posts: 55 Member
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    ME: 3
    LNS: 3
    Streak: 3
  • RredSonja
    RredSonja Posts: 307 Member
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    julierockhead wrote: »
    Me: 02
    LNS: 00

    Goal: no snacking after 7:00pm

    So, not much of a streak but I sure am sleeping better and my nighttime GERD is gone, so...that's nice.

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