No more late night snacking August 2012

I'm in - will be beginning tonight 8/14/12. This is my pitfall - big time.

This is one of my (many) downfalls as well. Once I get home from a full day at work, then a full evening of cooking and running kids to their various activities, then homework done.....I enjoy sitting down for an hour before I go to bed and eating a snack while I flip through channels or read my book. I quit smoking 3 years ago and my evening "quiet-time snack" has become the replacement I'm afraid. But starting tonight, I will not eat anymore snacks after 8pm!

HI EVERYBODY!!!! :glasses:

Deb and Dew this :flowerforyou: is for you two

WELCOME NEW PEOPLE! The more the merrier!

Me: 8
LNS: 0

I had to call and confirm my surgery date today. Ugh! and to confirm the prep stuff.:double UGH!! I felt the disstress chasing me throughout my day. YIKES!! :noway: At the end of the workday I starting facing the stress and struggled a bit when I came home. I had four veggie straws before I was able to curb my enthusiasm for anxious eating.I thought of reporting in tonight and was able to stop myself just for now. :blushing: I don't count this slip as LNS because it was before dinner. My Hubby and I arrived home late from work; too tired to cook. So we went through Wendy's drive through and I got a grilled chicken sandwhich and a salad with sugarfree lemonade. YEAH! It fit right into my food plan.

Do you all know the difference between a snack and a treat? This is something a dietician told me some time ago and it is helpful to consider this information when planning your food. A good diet includes snacks every day. Snacks are foods that have good nutritional value and help keep your blood sugar level. Treats are things like ice cream; potato chips; etc that have little nutrtional value. Stuff we really like. Those are meant to be occasional things in our diet. Like once or twice a month. or in my case once or twice a week. :laugh: The question is are you confusing a snack with a treat? I can tell the difference in my body. A snack leaves me satisfied. A treat has me wanting more (Sensible portion Vegetable straws. There is NOTHING sensible about my portions of this bad boys). Ugh!

My go to comfort snack is herbal tea with who-nu cookies (they have a good portion of fiber and a lot of other good stuff but taste like real cookies). I am going to have my tea and cookies after a walk with DH and dogs before I have an early bed time. I don't have any emotions eating me right now so I feel confident in my plan and ability to follow it. :drinker:

YEAH FOR US! :flowerforyou:

I do like this thread!

I joined mfp awhile ago-- I did, however, start to get much more serious recently by less snacking, logging and exercising with water.

The snacking is a touch one for EVERYONE! It is maddening, actually!

So, for today, I did really well. I left myself calories for a snack. I had my 2 small snacks for "dessert" instead of snacking later.

Also, I look at my food intake and use that as my goal for today!--I stayed at my calorie goal for the day!

Good luck tonight

Me: 12*
LNS: 2

Tonight is my book club night and it doesn't start until my cutoff time. I fully intend to enjoy the evening and not feel guilty even a little bit.

Me: 5
LNS: 9
Zaza

I totally hear you guys on this... I do well during day and then "carb out" at night. Part of my challenge is working till 11 or 12 at night, but dont want to use this as an excuse.

I could use some guy friends over 45 to help hold me accountable. I have no support group.

Have lost 19 lbs since Feb. about half way to my goal..... Thanks for letting me voice....

WELCOME Zoggy...grreat that you don't want to use working so late as an excuse. CONGRATS on the 19 lb LOSS...You can do this...no LNS! If you *must* eat when you get home...pick protein...and try not to eat at least 2 hours before bed...again if you must eat :drinker: Good Luck :flowerforyou: Deb..

I'm still here and doing well!! I think this is the end of Day 15 with 2 late night snacking days, both Sundays, both up in London for the Olympics. I have snacked 3 days this month and been saintly 12 days which I'm pretty pleased with. I will weigh in tomorrow and hopefully be at my target weight. Yippee.

Me-13*
LNS-1
:flowerforyou:

Wayaluna...love your posts...THX for sharing and updating...keep up the great work. :flowerforyou:
Voitdancer...keep up the good work and keep coming in to report

Love reading the posts of everyone...this forum of *NO* Late Night Snacking is continuing to work for me. It is becoming a grreat HABIT! I drink tea or water after 8pm period. Also trying to go to bed earlier, too...(I sometimes get to bed as late as 1am...that is 5 hours of NO EATING...but...my weight has stabilized...and still losing!! Keep up the grreat work, everyone!!

Deb :flowerforyou:

Im in!! I will say no more late night snacking after 10pm

Welcome **L**... good luck :drinker:

Me: 2
LNS: 0

So far so good! Two days in a row!

Me: 2
LNS: 0

I had delicious coconut almond milk and whonu chocolate chip cookies for my after dinner snack tonight. It was pure comfort food. The good news is I stayed inside my calorie,points limits.

OMG Wayaluna...FANTASTIC...:drinker: You've got snacking *inside your calorie goal* DOWN!! CONGRATS!! Is that like 'having your cake and eating it, too, *AND* NO LNS? :laugh: GRREAT JOB!! Deb:flowerforyou:

Yippeee yeahhh!!! I did it again! :laugh:

me: 10
LNS: 0

I had my cookies and Herbal tea for my snack tonight. Oddly enough, I had 1/2 MEASURED cup of ice cream for desert after dinner. The walk I took with the dogs and hubby left me wanting a snack. I'm with in my points/calorie limit again today! Peppermint tea is AWESOME! It really hits the comfort needed spot.

With Support and encouragement we shall over come! The positive energy from this topic board is the absolute best! I hope you all stay around past the end of August. I need a lot more practice managing my emotions without food. Hurahh! For us overcomers!!:drinker: