February "No more late night snacks challenge"

zaza54

Good morning and welcome to a new month and a new challenge!

It appears that Wanda won the January "No more late night snacks challenge" hands-down. 21 consecutive nights without any late-night snacks!! Congratulations Wanda!!!:flowerforyou:

Anyone can win the month of February since we start all over from Day 1. While you should report just your Feb. results to make this more of a comeptition, feel free to also let us know what your total would be if you added your most recent Jan. consecutive number of days without late night snacking. This would not count towards the Feb. total, but would be inspiring. Who knows, if we keep this up for a year, we could have a grand total winner for 2009.

Anyway, for those new to this challenge, select a cut-off time after which you will not consume anything caloric. Mine happens to be 9:30 p.m. because I don't usually go to bed before 11:30 or midnight. Choose what is best for you.

Then keep track of each consecutive night that you do not have anything caloric after your personal cut-off time. The person with the longest stretch of consecutive nights on Febraury 28 wins the month of February.

Since some of us fall off the proverbial wagon and have to start all over at Day 1 every time we go past out cut-off time, anyone can join this challenge at any time. By the way, I allow myself a later cut-off time of 11:30 p.m. for special occasions/week-end nights out since I don't usually go out until later. You have to be reasonable and realistic for this to work.

The February challenge is now officially open. Good luck everyone!! We can do this.:happy:

zaza54

Good morning and welcome to a new month and a new challenge!

It appears that Wanda won the January "No more late night snacks challenge" hands-down. 21 consecutive nights without any late-night snacks!! Congratulations Wanda!!!:flowerforyou:

Anyone can win the month of February since we start all over from Day 1. While you should report just your Feb. results to make this more of a comeptition, feel free to also let us know what your total would be if you added your most recent Jan. consecutive number of days without late night snacking. This would not count towards the Feb. total, but would be inspiring. Who knows, if we keep this up for a year, we could have a grand total winner for 2009.

Anyway, for those new to this challenge, select a cut-off time after which you will not consume anything caloric. Mine happens to be 9:30 p.m. because I don't usually go to bed before 11:30 or midnight. Choose what is best for you.

Then keep track of each consecutive night that you do not have anything caloric after your personal cut-off time. The person with the longest stretch of consecutive nights on Febraury 28 wins the month of February.

Since some of us fall off the proverbial wagon and have to start all over at Day 1 every time we go past out cut-off time, anyone can join this challenge at any time. By the way, I allow myself a later cut-off time of 11:30 p.m. for special occasions/week-end nights out since I don't usually go out until later. You have to be reasonable and realistic for this to work.

The February challenge is now officially open. Good luck everyone!! We can do this.:happy:

Wolfena

I need to join this one! Although, "late night" for me means nothing after 7pm as I go to bed at 9! :laugh:

Night snacking totally ruined my being able to stay within my daily calories all last month.
(I will allow myself a cup of hot tea or diet hot cocoa right before bed if needed.... they're super low cal though)

zaza54

Welcome Wolfena!
I can relate. I see a difference between when I stick to this challenge and when I don't. Once I lose resolve at night, then it's usually a total disaster in the calorie dept.
We're all here to help each other and get motivated and make lasting progress. Sometimes a little friendly competition helps. Welcome to the challenge.

finallyproud

I want to get in on this again for Feb. Late night snacking has been my hardest habit to break :grumble: I don't know why but it seems I don't get the urge to eat until after the sun goes down :noway: I know if I can break this habit losing weight won't be a total nightmare for me . So my cut off time will be 9:30 just like for January. I know with enough practice I can do this.

eammarx

My no late night eating is not eating after 8pm.

I have finally gotten past the need to eat food, but being hungry and figuring out how to excercise, eat dinner and have a snack so I am not hungry after 8pm. But I have resorted to snacking on these 20 cal candies if I have the urge to eat something without eating food. I would like to stop that

jacqueline0821

I would love to join this!! I have a terrible habit of eatting at night right before I go to sleep. I have a really busy schedule and to cope with my stress I eat at night. I will make my cut off time 9:00 PM because I go to bed around 11 -12 everynight.

dewpearl

Cut-off: 8 p.m. for me (7 p.m., if I manage, but officially 8 p.m.). I'm going to bed around midnight.

Since I exercise in the evening, I'll allow myself to have a healthy snack after, even if that's past 8 (it could be even 9). The day will count only if I have the calories left for that snack and if I stop there.

Let's do it, everyone! :drinker:

kirstina_23

hey there heres to feb!

MrsCallas

I am totally in! My cut off is 8:00. I am the same as Dewpearl. I work out after my son goes to bed at 8. I also alow my self a reasonable snack/calories to reach where I need to be after working out. But NO LATER than 9 will be allowed!! This is going to be such a help!!

finallyproud

Looks like we got a good group going :flowerforyou: We can do this, ya'll just hang in there!

alf1163

Want to join!!!! I joined a similar challenge Aug or Sep last year and it really helped me. Official cut off for most days of the week will be 8pm as long as I have eaten all my calories. If I go out late at night, usually once or three times a month, it will be later as long as I work in my caloric intake. I will be honest if I know I went over by 100 cals and ate later that I'm supposed to. :flowerforyou:

LisaZaugg1976

I am in my cut off is 7 pm.

Wolfena

Ugh - I already "forgot" about this... just prepared mine and my boyfriend's breakfast & lunches to take to work tomorrow and snacked on mini-muffins and quaker cereal squares - and it was 8pm!

SatelliteCrush80

Am I too late? I'd like to try this...

My cut-off time will be 9 pm, since I usually don't get home from work and the gym until at least 7.

LifeChanges42

Awesome to see so many people taking control away from the late night snacks....
I hope I can keep it up.

Tonight is Night 1.
:drinker:

Wanda

zaza54

You're not too late SatelliteCrush80. Welcome!
Wlofena, don't worry that you slipped tonight. We all do at some point.

I was so caught up in tonight's Super Bowl that I didn't snack. I rarely watch football, but tonight's game was so exciting that it kept my attention. (I even burned calories dancing to Bruce Springsteen's half-time show) So, tonight is Day 1 for me.

Stay strong everyone. Stay AWAY from the kitchen. Clean up tomorrow morning.:laugh:

dewpearl

I also had a good start in Feb, so Zaza, watch out for me . Day 1 is behind me :drinker: . Working on day 2 now (one day at a time )

kirstina_23

Day one down here i come day two!

1Corinthians13

I really, really, REALLY, need to join this challenge! Starting tonight...last night was kinda bad. I am so bad (or good?) at grabbing a late night snack - a bag of popcorn, a spoonful of peanut butter, a handful of Quaker Rice Cake snacks....usually it's healthy, but that doesn't matter. It's not what I'm eating so much as WHY I'm eating it - because I'm in front of the TV watching my shows, and just want to munch on something. Unnecessary!

Count me in!!!

zaza54

Welcome! The more the merrier. It's fun to have a little friendly competition going - should help to keep us all on the road to reaching our goals.
Have a great day everyone. Will touch base tonight to see how you are all doing.
Zaza

jacqueline0821

One day down and a bunch more to go!!!

finallyproud

Made it thru night one :bigsmile:

LifeChanges42

Last night I had Taco Bell at 9..... My friend needed to get out of her house to talk and I picked her up and drove around and then she said "I haven't eaten since Friday." (Her hubby cheated on her and she caught him in their own living room with one of her "so-called-friends". She also saw found out they had been watching porn for 4 hours prior to the indiscretion.:noway: I figured I could sacrifice the challenge to sit down and let her tell me everything she needs to get off her chest.
Anyway, back onto the no more late night snack challenge wagon tonight.

Vrykolia

Think this would be a great challenge for me.

No snacks after 7pm and only fruit or veggies on Friday and Saturday game nights (those run really late).

And I was good and didn't snack at bowling last night, so 1 night down.

Number of Feb nights: 1

dewpearl

Got back from my aerobic class around 9:30p.m. I had a (planned) dinner/snack - oatmeal with a kiwi and bit of milk. Since I stopped there, was within my calories (didn't even eat all my exercise calories ) and went to bed only around 1 a.m. (bad girl, I know :embarassed: , but was too energetic), I would count it as Day 2. But only if you agree. :flowerforyou:

zaza54

Dewpearl, I would definitely agree.
I made it to Day 2, but I have been awful about counting calories and no exercise.:grumble:
But, when I read a post like Wanda's about her friend's cheating husband, I realize I have no complaints. Wanda - you were a good friend.
Hope everyone is doing well with the challenge.
Zaza

LifeChanges42

Dewpearl - I agree too... night 2 is under your belt.

As far as I go, I made night one last night. I had to get up at 3 this morning to do homework :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
But I am not eating until all the kids are up for breakfast. Which reminds me I have to go put the car seat stuff into the dryer.

I think I found a new way to start my day so I am in a FANTASTIC mood.... Start it by listening to a little Elton John... I might get to go see him in Vegas I am so excited!!!!!!

Wolfena

one night down for me (Although I was eating at 6:59pm)

1Corinthians13

Yay! I did it last night! Two hours before bed is also about 9:30pm for me. I had my last snack at about 9pm.

jacqueline0821

I made it through Night 2. We will see how tonight goes because I have lots of shows recorded that I am going to watch. Watching tv usually leads to snacking.