MAY "No Late Night Snacking" Challenge

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  • shannahrose
    shannahrose Posts: 585 Member
    6 nights down :bigsmile:
  • leslier
    leslier Posts: 15
    One night down! I do have to admit that it was hard considering I couldn't fall asleep till 1am and my cutoff is 7:30pm. Hopefully it will be easier and I will fall asleep at a normal time for me (usually 10:30ish) tonight! :smile:
    Signing up for this post has really helped though!

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  • cjm0014
    cjm0014 Posts: 118
    okay i am so in. this is my finals week and i have been up around 3 and 4 and 5 all week. this is causing some absolutely terrible night time binges as i am also an emotional/ chronic binge eater. i am going to try to stick to this. anyone else college age trying to do this?? my cut off will be 9 pm. 10 on the weekends/going out nights. i can and will do this!
  • kerimcdonald
    kerimcdonald Posts: 195
    lauraalberts- if you go to tools, you can find the ticker to track your weight loss, also, welcome!! 9 lbs in one month, that is amazing!! You definitely picked the right thread to be involved with because these folks are amazing and there is always new people who struggle with the same issues, and people like grammymax, zaza, and phatphanny, and plantlady etc; who are very motivational and help keep the rest of us going. :laugh:

    Keep up the great work everyone and I will try to get on tomorrow. So busy!! 1 more week unitl the relay for life!! Day 6 is down for me. Have to work late tonight though, so this will be my test!! Keep your fingers crossed for me folks!!:ohwell:

    cjm 0014- I am in college as well, and I am an emotional eater....well the correct phrase would be binger. When I've had a bad day, I don't want to go home and go for a walk, I want to crawl into bed with my boyfriends Ben and Jerry (ice cream, in case people are looking at this funny):huh: AND a bowl of mac and cheese and some cookies, etc;. Especially right now when I have finals and volunteer work and my full time+ job and my family, and yeah!!!:frown: i get ya!! Hang in there!!
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I gotta step off again :cry: . I need to catch up on sleep first... Not that there's no time to, I was just too nervous to relax and sleep well :ohwell: .
  • shannahrose
    shannahrose Posts: 585 Member
    7 down :bigsmile:
  • ngwife4life
    ngwife4life Posts: 569
    Well, I made it 5 nights. And then I realized I forgot to eat dinner tonight after 10. I had way too many calories left on the table to skip it. I knew I'd wake up STARVING if I didn't eat something tonight! I just haven't been feeling too good and have been busy studying but this too shall pass!
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    Grrr. :grumble: Gotta start over. I ran from an appointment to a baseball game without dinner and when I got home, my time was up (8 pm) but I was starving, and under my daily calories...so I decided I will eat something, because it's no point to end up with holes in my stomack. But ended up eating much more than what I needed! Two cookies were more than 400 cal...really a no-no and it seems when I "fail" the day, I fail the limit, too.
    I will do better tomorow.
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    ildi007, I know what you're saying! This is exactly why I say "no calories after cut-off time". I've been there so many times. Good luck with sticking to the plan - you can do this! :flowerforyou:

    ngwife, if you did not go over the calories for the day, I'd say you still count the day. This only if you behave tonight :wink: . O/w, yesterday doesn't count anymore. But if it's just an exception, and the sort that does not breake the "I double my calories by what I snack on at night" - rule, then you are fine, imho.

    Keep it up, ladies, you're doing great!

    P.S. If you look at my posting time and connect it with my previous post, then keep also in mind that I'm on a different continent :wink: . I do not write posts at 4 in the morning :laugh: .
  • leslier
    leslier Posts: 15
    2 nights down. The real challenge will be the weekend, but I know I can do it. I even resisted dunking doughnuts that the husband brought home after work and I was starving!! Yeah me!:happy:

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  • Tofuheart
    Tofuheart Posts: 191 Member
    I'm on night 4. I drink a pile of water with lemon and that seems to help. Going to bed a bit earlier also.. Hehe.
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    2 nights down since I re-started. Feeling better again...
    Thanks for the support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    It helps me if I brush my teeth!:happy:
  • leslier
    leslier Posts: 15
    5 nights down!! It will be hard on the weekends because I will be working late every Saturday for the next month and a half, but I can do it!:smile:
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  • shannahrose
    shannahrose Posts: 585 Member
    i'm down 10 nights over here - this week will be a big test with the move! :huh:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Well, I'm starting over at day 1. Mother's Day Brunch yesterday and we brought home the leftovers.:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :blushing:
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    Good morning-
    I'm feeling guilty I've been absent for so long and not keeping up with the challenge. I think I get too distracted by what's going on (a little bit of working, helping with my son's surprise party, etc etc) and then I stop getting on mfp, counting calories and living up to challenges. But at least I keep coming back eventually.:wink:
    So, I'm here and ready to start yet again. Hopefully, tonight will be my Day 1. With daylight savings time and my college son at home, I'm going to back to my original cut-off time of 9:30 pm (11:30 on night's I go out or special occasions.)
    Hope you are all doing better than me!
    Zaza
  • LifeChanges42
    LifeChanges42 Posts: 636 Member
    Day 9 down... Day 10 here I come!
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    I'm so busy I lost count, but since I restarted, I haven't faltered. :bigsmile: Yeay!
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    wlhanisch, congrats on stciking with it! You too ildi007.

    I am an utter failure. I have just been on this destructive path - feeling compelled to satsify cravings. But, I am not giving up. I keep reminding myself about all of you here and on the ladies over 50 thread, and I just keep telling myself to start over with each new day. Sooner or later it has to work, right?

    The people on these two threads are very inspiring and I will keep at this. Thanks!
    Zaza
  • ngwife4life
    ngwife4life Posts: 569
    Just wanted to check in let ya know I made it through night 3 last night. I haven't forgotten but I don't have time to read posts and reply lately! :smile:
  • leslier
    leslier Posts: 15
    8 days down!! It is getting a little easier. Now if I could just get on a good workout routine I would be set!=) I have noticed that if I get really hungry (past my cut off time) and if I drink a large glass of water and eat the ice, it helps with the hunger.:smile:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Ladies, you are doing great! I love seing everyone starting over whenever they fall. To me, this is what this thread is about. The courage and perseverance to get back on track. I hope you guys all agree, Zaza is truly inspirational in this respect. So hang on in there and be back each time!

    As for me, I'm travelling again. It seems, though, that my pants have gotten looser. Yeppy! :drinker: I was so tired the past days, that I didn't feel like putting things in my mouth, other than drinking plenty of water. I don't get this very often, au contraire - sleeping less usually makes me crave for bad stuff. I think, though, that things are slowly getting back to normal :smile: .

    :flowerforyou: keep up the good work, everyone!
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    Hi-
    Thank you dewdrop for your very kind words. You are always so sweet and thoughtful. Stay strong on your trip - sounds good so far.
    Good job also to leslier on 8 days! Here's a shout-out to ngwife4life too for 3 days!
    As for me, I finally made it through Day 1. :happy: Sometimes that can be the hardest.
    Wishing you all the fortitude to hang in there this week-end,
    Zaza
  • sallydeb
    sallydeb Posts: 65 Member
    Hello, would you take a mid-month joiner? This looks like something that would really really help me. I am such an emotional eater at night, although I think it's half habit at this point. First it was a treat after I put my son to bed, then I just kept doing it.

    I have read through the posts and love how you can start over if you eat. You all seem very supportive of each other. Even now, I've been on here 3 weeks, and after I put my last entry in the Food diary. There is often more I am not recording. I know I'll be facing the challenge tonight, because I'm feeling cranky today. My son is at his dad's and there's nothing on TV tonight. I eat a ton when my son's not there, because I am lonely (that'd be my guess anyway).

    So, my cut off will be 8:30pm. Thanks, and I hope it's ok to join ;-).
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    Absolutely. Welcome sallydeb! i understand yoru struggle. It's daily for me and I have no excuse. I think i am going to march myself upstairs, shower and watch TV in my bedroom w/white strips. I missed several nights and they keep me from eating.
    Good luck.
    Zaza
  • 00Angela00
    00Angela00 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Mine will be no eating 2 hours prior to my bed time! (Since bed time changes)
  • sallydeb
    sallydeb Posts: 65 Member
    Thank you for the welcome!
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Day 1 starts tonight. I fell off the wagon again. Am I the only one who frequently does that??!!:sad:
    This week I will eat nothing but healthy stuff, because the pool is opening next Sat.!!!!!!!!:noway:
    You guys look like you're doing great! Keep it up!:smile:
  • zaza54
    zaza54 Posts: 1,475 Member
    fitgal411, you are not alone. I'm off the wagon much more than I'm on it.:laugh:
    However, I am happy to say that I have met the challenge for 2 days now. It's baby steps. I have to keep trying because my weight loss ticker moves up or down according to my late night snacking.

    So, good luck everyone. How are you doing this month grammymax, phatphanny, kerimcdonald, and all the other regulars (sorry if I didn't mention you - it takes me too long to flip back and forth for all the names)? Keep checking in and let us know. So many of you have been very inspirational.
    Zaza
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