No more late night snacks challenge

WE CAN DO IT!

I ate cake for dessert right at my cutoff time, but had 2 pieces of halloween candy in the middle of the night. Not a complete failure though because I normally would have had ice cream AND peanut butter and crackers along with the candy in the middle of the night......I guess I can call it baby steps :-). I'll try it again tonight.

yeah i need to get better about eating a little more throughout the day. the problem is that sometimes i work out for an hour and a half and sometimes for like 30 min depending on how I'm feeling/how tired I am/how late i get to the gym. im going to try and get better!

tonight was my night one! i managed to get dinner in right before 9. yay! good luck everyone!!! :happy:

Ok day one for me and its hard so im going to bed cause im not sure i can resist the temptation any lnoger.

I would love to join in on this challenge! My cut off is 9 PM.

Steph

ok once again i failed... i would really like my cutoff to be 9 but tonight i didnt get home until 915, listened to my roommate practice her presentation, then ate my last tidbit by 10. does it count if its not snacking? i wish but i think the answer is no...

so i am going to set my cutoff to between 9 and 10 and see how that goes... i would like to eat dinner earlier but like tonight i went to spinning at 7 and if i eat more than just a piece of fruit before hand i will most definitely puke!

but i love that this thread keeps me accountable for my snacking cuz it is definitely my problem! :bigsmile:

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I failed again last night. I ate cheese curds at the bar at 9:30pm

Today I feel very overwhelmed.... and I was to eat eat eat.
My husband lost his job and now we have no income coming in. I started looking for a job today, but I can't work certain days of the week because of school.....
Potty training the 2 1/2 year old.
Allergy boy (my son).
AAAARRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH. I want chocolate and fried things!!!!
I am trying to stay strong and I am going to head to the gym in about 30 minutes.
I am so frustrated and feel like such a failure today that I just want to curl up with some nasty foods and get fat.
I know I would regret it as soon as I got done. I always do, but it is a hard urge to fight.

Wow....this is tough. I didn't make it last night. I just wake up every single night at 10:45 and eat something. I wish there was some way to sleep through the night, but my husband and I both are very light sleepers and he eats at night because he eats NOTHING during the day and then comes home and eats all of his calories at night (dinner and middle of the night snacking). It's a vicious cycle. If I don't eat, then I generally don't go back to sleep I'll try again today......DAY 1! If I could just make it a couple of days, I can break the cycle......I hope.

Damn, I am back to day 1. I couldn't make it last night--watching the Biggest Loser always makes me hungry for some reason! I don't feel guilty though because I think it's almost that TOM for me, so I needed some chocolate and I know one night's not going to kill my progress!!!

Good job everyone! it is so hard when stress makes you just want to eat and eat... especially now that all the yummy holiday stuff is out!

wl - im so sorry to hear about your hard times, just make sure you focus on you for a bit so you can help support those around you.

gm - sometimes we all need some chocolate!

healthjunkie - could you maybe try snacking on something like carrot sticks or something? they are harder to chew so you cant eat them super fast and they are a little sweet. or maybe try microwaving them with a little water and cinnamon and honey on top? or a sweet potato with the same? i think its super good and it may curb your sweet tooth.

I actually made it home today by 730, woot woot. I finished eating at 830 and was like oooo maybe ill have some of the chips left from our party... and then was like NO i need to go write on the challenge wall and then i would have to say i failed!!! Thanks for the great support :flowerforyou: . Oh and yeah when I get home late I am never over my calories, I just try to eat all the calories I can before passing out in bed. My biggest problem is undereating... or just totally bingeing. I have no happy-medium eating mode...

Here's to day 3 :drinker: (i think i counted that right...)

wlhanisch - Sorry to hear about your husband's job That is very stressful. A possible job for you that is flexible is substituting as an aide or teacher at your local schools. Your husband could stay home while you work at school or some regular part-time job. This way you can watch the kids when he goes for a job interview. I wish you both the best of luck. If possible, try to exercise away the stress. You don't want to make matters worse by eating too much of the wrong things.
Zaza

I am so happy that I didn't give in last night. I am going to the gym around 8:00 tonight, work out until either 9:30 or 10:00. I am avoiding the bar tonight even though it is one of my friends b-days... I did think about dropping in to buy her a drink, but she knows I have to be extra tight with money right now.
My husband pounded the pavement today and might have found himself a job. He goes back in on Monday. I've gotta cross my fingers... it sounds like they need someone to do their graphics and their advertising too. Which is right up my alley. My hubby gave them my e-mail address.

My Grandmother always said.... "Nothing is SO bad that it isn't good for something."

Perhaps this is our blessing in disguise.

Thanks for your thoughts and support.

ZAZA- GREAT JOB AT NO SNACKING!!!!

I can say this is day 2.... I hope I can resist the temptation.



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Just saw this link, day 1 for me!

Im going to try drawing (or learn how to cross stitch) to keep my mind and hands busy late at night and to stop the inevitable walk to the fridge (I swear it calls my name sometimes!!!!)