No More Late Night Snacking in 2020 -- May 2020 Challenge
lamlamsmakeover
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... unless you've planned it (what I am trying to say is that I'm not willing to start a debate)
If you haven't seen this challenge before, let me brief you about it:
We started this thinking: "Looks like I'm self-sabotaging by munching/bingeing after dinner" or "Mhmm... I'm kinda doubling my in-calories at night".
What you have to do to change the way you feel about your eating at night:
- decide what late night snacking means to you (could be either bingeing, if you're inclined to it or simply eating anything at all after a certain time; some may find that having a healthy snack after dinner is perfectly alright and be upset only when they go overboard)
- report in the thread. We post by the formula:
Me: X vs. LNS: Y,
where X is "how many evenings you stuck to it" and Y "the times late night snacks won". You may want to also add a * to the latest number. Feel free to also post streaks of how many days (in a row) you've managed to be free of late night snacking
It's as simple as that. Or as complicated , as you will discover. Nevertheless, the persistence and good results of some of our "old" members (and some people keep coming back) show that the battle is worthwhile!
Have I touched a cord? Then: You are welcome!
If you haven't seen this challenge before, let me brief you about it:
We started this thinking: "Looks like I'm self-sabotaging by munching/bingeing after dinner" or "Mhmm... I'm kinda doubling my in-calories at night".
What you have to do to change the way you feel about your eating at night:
- decide what late night snacking means to you (could be either bingeing, if you're inclined to it or simply eating anything at all after a certain time; some may find that having a healthy snack after dinner is perfectly alright and be upset only when they go overboard)
- report in the thread. We post by the formula:
Me: X vs. LNS: Y,
where X is "how many evenings you stuck to it" and Y "the times late night snacks won". You may want to also add a * to the latest number. Feel free to also post streaks of how many days (in a row) you've managed to be free of late night snacking
It's as simple as that. Or as complicated , as you will discover. Nevertheless, the persistence and good results of some of our "old" members (and some people keep coming back) show that the battle is worthwhile!
Have I touched a cord? Then: You are welcome!
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I hope it's okay that I started the May challenge. I have a couple other monthly challenges I create, and I was on a roll this evening with getting next month's challenges going.
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This is a continuation of this
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790657/no-more-late-night-snacking-in-2020-april-2020-challenge/p1
In case you're new and need to see how it goes 😉0 -
lamlamsmakeover wrote: »I hope it's okay that I started the May challenge. I have a couple other monthly challenges I create, and I was on a roll this evening with getting next month's challenges going.
Yes - as long as it happens, who cares who does it? We're in this together!1 -
My May LNS rule - No consuming of calories between 8 PM & 6 AM, so water is fine.
April's results: 60%
Success rate: 60% (18/30). End streak: 51 -
Me: 1 (except planned midnight healthy snack)
LNS: 00 -
Me: 0
LNS: 0
Streak: +10 -
I have sleep medication that has a side effect of food cravings. So I don't think I can realistically give up late-night snacks entirely. But I think I'll try to keep to only one, under 200-calorie snack per night.
I'll add a bonus part called "NS" for "no snacks" for the days where I didn't eat any late-night snacks at all. (On these days, I'll still put a point for the "me" section as well)
Me: 1
LNS: 0
NS: 0
Steak: 12 -
Me: 0
LNS: 0 (not too terrible though)0 -
My May LNS rule - No consuming of calories between 8 PM & 6 AM, so water is fine. April: 60%, Best: 60%
Me: 0
LNS: 2 (+2)
Streak: 0
That didn't go as I hoped. Thursday night I didn't get a chance to have dinner until after 8 PM and last night my SO brought me an alcoholic drink after 9 PM. So I couldn't really refuse that, could I? On the upside I did my longest run outside ever yesterday (5.32 km in 37:42) so that was a definite plus! All the incline work on the treadmill paid off!
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My rule: I can only have one late-night snack under 200 calories.
If I have no snack at all, I will put a point in NS for "no snack" (as well as a point for "me").
Me*: 2
LNS: 0
NS*: 1 (I gotta thank this this topic for this one! Almost ate something at bedtime last night, but remembered this challenge and refrained.)
Steak: 2
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feliciaboots wrote: »lamlamsmakeover wrote: »I hope it's okay that I started the May challenge. I have a couple other monthly challenges I create, and I was on a roll this evening with getting next month's challenges going.
Yes - as long as it happens, who cares who does it? We're in this together!
Thanks!1 -
May 1
Me: 1*
LNS: 0
Streak: 2
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Me: 0
LNS: 1
Streak: 00 -
Me: 1
LNS: 1
Streak: +11 -
Me: 0
LNS: 20 -
My May LNS rule - No consuming of calories between 8 PM & 6 AM, so water is fine. April: 60%, Best: 60%
Me: 1 (+1)
LNS: 2
Streak: 1
Yesterday was a lot of travelling around so the food was crappy all day. Today I'm (mostly) at home so the diet should be a lot better. Now if it wasn't freezing outside a run would be nice!
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Me2
Lns01 -
Me: 1
LNS: 11 -
My rule: I can only have one late-night snack under 200 calories.
If I have no snack at all, I will put a point in NS for "no snack" (as well as a point for "me").
Me*: 3
LNS: 0
NS*: 2
Steak: 30 -
Me: 1 (finally!)
LNS: 22 -
Me: 2
LNS: 1
Streak: +21 -
Me3
Lns01 -
My May LNS rule - No consuming of calories between 8 PM & 6 AM, so water is fine. April: 60%, Best: 60%
Me: 2 (+1)
LNS: 2
Streak: 2
Solid, busy day yesterday - lots of projects around home and then a nice ride with the kiddies. BBQ for dinner but I ate a bit much. Hopefully all will be OK though.
This week will be ... weird for exercise & food. Two day meetings, cold weather all week. It will be tough to get it all sorted.
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May 3
Me: 3*
LNS: 0
Streak: 41 -
Me 0
LNS 3
😣
Off to a bad start. Time to get serious so I don't undo all of my hard work these last six months.2 -
My rule: I can only have one late-night snack under 200 calories.
If I have no snack at all, I will put a point in NS for "no snack" (as well as a point for "me").
Me*: 4
LNS: 0
NS*: 3
Steak: 4
I was very, very close to having a KitKat last night, lol.1 -
Me: 2
LNS: 2
Streak: 2 (finally, a streak!)1 -
chris89topher wrote: »Me: 2
LNS: 2
Streak: 2 (finally, a streak!)
Keep going!!!1 -
Me4
Lns00 -
My May LNS rule - No consuming of calories between 8 PM & 6 AM, so water is fine. April: 60%, Best: 60%
Me: 3 (+1)
LNS: 2
Streak: 3
Feeling under the weather yesterday - I survive but crashed at 930 PM last night and I'm *STILL*tired. Hopefully enough energy comes back for a run at lunch!
On the upside, my new runners have shipped!!!
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