No late night snacking challenge continues - March 22-28

dewdrop

This is a challenge meant to help us stay within our calorie plan. It's for those of us who cannot have just one apple after dinner or who feel tempted to munch on popcorn and chips while watching a movie.

So pick a time when you'll say "this is it! No more eating today". Make this preferably be a couple of hours before going to bed. Then stick to it! No matter if you do or happen to fail one night, come back here and let us know how it went: we can all learn from each other, get new tipps, find encouragement.

It's been suggested that we aim at 2 weeks in a row, to break the bad habbit - let's try this together. Set the counters (for those of you already at this for some days in a row now, keep incrementing) and keep track of how many days in a row we've been good. Pick a reward for when you reach the 14 days - not food, that'd be too easy .

Let's do this!

rachelbee

This is totally my undoing. After getting the klids in bad, I am stressed, and I usually try to calm myself with food. Bad idea, I know. So I'm taking this challenge, and going to work on breaking this unhealthy habit. Thanks Dewdrop!

pmjsmom

Count me in (again). I messed up Saturday but was back on track on Sunday.

So--no snacking after 8pm, Sun.-Thurs. nights and none after 9:30, Fri. and Sat. nights!

♥dawnwestbury♥

cool i'm in...i usually go to bed about 10ish so would 7 or 8 be best? then on fri and sat it varies. so mayb 8 or 9 on those days??

beachcomber12

Me too, I'm going to give it a try too. My big downfall has always been late night snacking, especially when my boys order that late night pizza I'm always "IN"!!! So I am going to try to resist my temptaions and no more eating after 8pm!!!

rosemary10

I'm in too this week. Was 6/7 last.

Welcome new people:flowerforyou: You will be pleasantly surprised how this challenge will help you. I have learned a lot about my eating habits. And everyone has great ideas and encouraging comments. :happy: :happy:

I'll need extra help for the next 12 days cause I'm on vacation. But one of my danger spots is snacks at work so maybe it will be better:huh:

dewdrop

cool i'm in...i usually go to bed about 10ish so would 7 or 8 be best? then on fri and sat it varies. so mayb 8 or 9 on those days??

Start small: make it 8 on weekdays and 9 during the weekend, unless you go out and the party only starts at 9 . If you want to challenge yourself, you can lower that, but you have to be reasonable, if you want to make it last.

Since we have new people and since I'm old at this and have experienced frustrations along the way, I have a suggestion:
- yes, we are striving for 14 days in a row,
- BUT keep a personal counter for the number of successful days, not necessarily consecutive
(that's tough and sometimes you feel like :explode: because you messed up this one night).

After all, the point is to succeed as many times as possible and not to get frustrated enough times to finally give up :brokenheart: .

Also, be reasonable: no need to go to bed with a growling stomach or get sick. You may have a healthy snack, but think ahead, be cool about it, and remember that the brain needs a while until it figures out that you did get a bit of food. Don't eat until you're full. Maybe start with a cup of hot tea and only a while later see if you're indeed hungry.

Good luck! Be prepared, it can be tough. But we are stronger! expecially together !

dewdrop

And everyone has great ideas and encouraging comments. :happy: :happy:

Including rosemary :happy:
Good luck with the challenge, rosemary, and enjoy the holiday. Hope you'll still have internet access .

zaza54

Thanks dewdrop for posting the link. I lose track of the weekly challenge.
So far, I am still going strong. 21 days of no late night snacking! I think that might be my record. As long as I pay attention to the clock, I can do it. I have been sorely tempted to cheat on a few occasions, but I am determined this time around.
Thanks for keeping me accountable.
Zaza

sunnysashka

Hello! Today was my first week with MFP! All week long I've been staying withing my calories and lost 3 lbs! Very happy about it!:flowerforyou: Thank you all for your support!

rosemary10

Way to go sunnysashka :flowerforyou:

Thanks dew for the comment:flowerforyou:

teetee1281

I'm still going to stick to 730 as my cut off but I think I am actually going to try for earlier, because I have been going to bed between 830 and 930 every night. The heat here is draining me daily. Last night would have been my first night, but I misjudged the time it took to cook dinner, so I was eating later than I intended to, but it was not snacking. So, technically, I am still going to count last night, because it was my dinner that I ate. So, officially I am 1/1.

I missed you guys for the past week. I'll try not to be absent like that anymore. :happy:

lulabellewoowoo

Cutoff last night was 7:30 which saved me from cookies. But at 10, couldn't sleep due to hunger, so I got up and had a bowl of blackberries and that fixed it. I consider it a success.

pmjsmom

It was actually a bit easier last night since my son is no longer working overtime. I was able to have dinner ready a little earlier so The snack I had at 7:30 fit in very nicely to my schedule.

rosemary10

1/1 so far this week. The drinking herbal tea slowly at night has been saving me lulabelle more than once.:drinker:

Good to see you again teetee !

teetee1281

Thanks, Rosemary. It is definitely great to be back on the boards! :bigsmile:

Lulabelle: You know last night was successful if you only ate something healthy like fruit. Great choice. :drinker:

For me, so far, 2/2. My weakness for the week is the Easter Basket my mother sent me (yes, I'm a big baby) :laugh: But I'll logged every Peep I ate. And I haven't eaten any since dinner. Yah me. Night guys

teetee1281

Thanks, Rosemary. It is definitely great to be back on the boards! :bigsmile:

Lulabelle: You know last night was successful if you only ate something healthy like fruit. Great choice. :drinker:

For me, so far, 2/2. My weakness for the week is the Easter Basket my mother sent me (yes, I'm a big baby) :laugh: But I'll logged every Peep I ate. And I haven't eaten any since dinner. Yah me. Night guys

lulabellewoowoo

CRASH AND BURN!!!

dewdrop

CRASH AND BURN!!!

Oh, dear! - now just get back on track .

I've been quiet, because I don't know what to do: I've got late both nights, but had healthy dinner and was below my calories. Does that count or not? No idea. I'll just have to try harder .

Glad to see the old team back at work. You're doing awesome, ladies. Hope the new members feel motivated .

sunnysashka

The second week withing my calories and hours! )) No snacking after 6pm.
I have a question. On Sun he 28th I have the second wedding anniversary with my hubby. What do you do in situations like that? I'm afraid that even if we go to sushi place I will go over in my calories.:embarassed:

pmjsmom

Stopped eating before my cut-off time. 2 in a row, so far!

VictorianJade

Day 2, successful.

I started getting the inkling to snack, and just went to bed instead. I needed the sleep.


Trying to think of my reward for the end of 2 weeks... maybe choosing a new beauty product, and lavishing myself with goodness.

teetee1281

Victorian jade: That's great motivation, the rewards you will give yourself at the end. I have to start doing that, but I really don't want anything besides the usual mani and pedi. And I need those wearing steel toe boots all day.

I'm 3/3! My dinner was not great, I will never order from that place again, but the hummus was good enough to hold me over. that's the important thing, that it will hold me over until the morning. Night to all. Also, happy that I ate early enough and stayed awake long enough to digest it.

teetee1281

I hate double posting. :grumble: Sorry.

ChangeForGod

Im so In!! here I go. Ill say not after 7 for me...?? and not after 10 on weekends.. what do you do when you work night shift?? just starve thru it?? lol

kathymurphy

fantastic challenge! how about a big glass of water, that usually fills me up and read a good book or do something with your hands.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

dewdrop

I have a question. On Sun he 28th I have the second wedding anniversary with my hubby. What do you do in situations like that? I'm afraid that even if we go to sushi place I will go over in my calories.:embarassed:

That's such a lovely event! Celebrate it without stressing over some extra calories. Make healthy choices (given the circumstances) and other than that, enjoy! :flowerforyou:. The more relaxed you feel about it, the easier it will be to continue with this healthy life-style the day after.

It's good to have yo here.

MissMissy226 (there are more of you working nights here, rosemary may help) and kathymurphy, welcome :flowerforyou:

sunnysashka

That's such a lovely event! Celebrate it without stressing over some extra calories. Make healthy choices (given the circumstances) and other than that, enjoy! :flowerforyou:. The more relaxed you feel about it, the easier it will be to continue with this healthy life-style the day after.

It's good to have yo here.

MissMissy226 (there are more of you working nights here, rosemary may help) and kathymurphy, welcome :flowerforyou:

Thank you so much for your encouregement! I think I will just pick nice set of sushi or rolls. No tempura or anything fried!

rosemary10

Im so In!! here I go. Ill say not after 7 for me...?? and not after 10 on weekends.. what do you do when you work night shift?? just starve thru it?? lol

Can't really suggest starving since that makes it harder to control later. I count my days from midnight to midnight and stop eating 2hrs before I have to sleep whether its a nap before I go in or when I get off at 7:30 am. A big problem is eating other people's food they bring in to share or buying junk. So I made a rule that I had to eat my healthy food before I could order out , buy junk or graze on other people's goodies. Haven't figured out what to do about emotional desire to eat for comfort/or get a break while at work. The work is draining both physically and emotionally. Any ideas? I'd love to hear em.

Glad to have you Missy :flowerforyou:

I'm 2/3 this week

lulabellewoowoo

I'm going to get back into this next week. Too much going on right now that I need to get a grip on without adding one more thing. See you all next week.

dewdrop

I'm going to get back into this next week. Too much going on right now that I need to get a grip on without adding one more thing. See you all next week.

Hope all is well. :flowerforyou:. Feel free to secretly practice for April . Can't wait to have you back!

I'm consistent with being inconsistent - eating later than my cutoff (btw, I haven't picked one this week ), but eating healthy and not snacking. I wonder if this past year, in which I've been challenging myself in this no late night snacking thing has actually tought me something. :happy:. There are some slips every now and then, but things seem to go pretty well otherwise.

All this being said, I'll keep on striving for "no more food past 9".