SAY "NO" TO LATE NIGHT SNACKING -- FEBRUARY 2016 CHALLENGE
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Tired of self-sabotaging by munching after dinner? Upset that you double your in-calories at night? Then it's not just me . To get some help (or inspire us by your good example), please join us in this challenge.
You set what you feel is late night snacking. For example, if you have extra calories left for the day, you can have a snack if it's small. Others decide not to eat at a past a certain time. It's up to you.
We go by the formula:
Me: "number indicating how many evenings you stuck to it"
LNS: "number of times late night snacks won"
Example: Me: 2 - LNS: 0 indicates I won the first two nights.
Some people also add a * to the latest number. In the example, that would be
Me: 2 - LNS: 1*
if LNS won the 3rd night.
It's as simple as that. Or as complicated, as you will discover. Nevertheless, the persistence and good results of some of our "old" members (and some people keep coming back) show that the battle is worthwhile .
You will notice some people post streaks of how many days they are free of late night snacking. This is definitely not a requirement, but if you want to do it for motivation, it works well.
Welcome!
You set what you feel is late night snacking. For example, if you have extra calories left for the day, you can have a snack if it's small. Others decide not to eat at a past a certain time. It's up to you.
We go by the formula:
Me: "number indicating how many evenings you stuck to it"
LNS: "number of times late night snacks won"
Example: Me: 2 - LNS: 0 indicates I won the first two nights.
Some people also add a * to the latest number. In the example, that would be
Me: 2 - LNS: 1*
if LNS won the 3rd night.
It's as simple as that. Or as complicated, as you will discover. Nevertheless, the persistence and good results of some of our "old" members (and some people keep coming back) show that the battle is worthwhile .
You will notice some people post streaks of how many days they are free of late night snacking. This is definitely not a requirement, but if you want to do it for motivation, it works well.
Welcome!
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I am SO happy to join this challenge! I've noticed my discipline wanes by evening and it is so difficult to stay strong when my family is enjoying an evening junk food binge! I look forward to the accountability and knowing I'm not alone in this struggle!0
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This is perfect for me! You could put a candy bar or bag of chips in front of me during the day and I'd turn it down, but at night when the kids are in bed and I am relaxing a bit before I go to sleep, I'll binge on practically anything
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Day-28
ME-27
LNS-1
Streak 280 -
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I succumbed to an evening snack0
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Jan 29
Me: 26*
LNS: 3
Streak: 10
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January goals
1. Consistency - diet / fitness
2. Protein drink AFTER morning exercise
3. Make sodium goal0 -
February goals
- Finish eating at 9pm 5/7 nights per week.
- Finish eating at 10pm 2/7 nights per week of my choice.
- Take it one day at a time.
Me:
LNS:
Streak: ...(overall streak: )
I'm in for February. See you here on the 1st
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The only failure is to give up trying! 0 -
I'll take a crack at it. This will certainly be helpful. Plus accountability helps.
I get hungrier at night so no doubt it'll be difficult but I can do it.
9pm sounds like a good deadline for the snacking.
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Count me in again!0
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Bookmarked! 0
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Day 29
ME- 27
LNS- 2
Streak 270 -
I'm in!
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Day 30
ME-28
LNS-2
Streak 280 -
I'm in - I need this!0
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »February goals
- Finish eating at 9pm 5/7 nights per week.
- Finish eating at 10pm 2/7 nights per week of my choice.
- Take it one day at a time.
Me:
LNS:
Streak: ...(overall streak: )
I'm in for February. See you here on the 1st
[img]http://www.freesmileys.org/custom/image/grey%5E_%5Egeorgia%5E_%5E3%5E_%5E5%5E_%5EWelcome! Newbies!%5E_%5E.gif[/img] The only failure is to give up trying!
Doing great Terri0 -
rockstargreatness wrote: »I'll take a crack at it. This will certainly be helpful. Plus accountability helps.
I get hungrier at night so no doubt it'll be difficult but I can do it.
9pm sounds like a good deadline for the snacking.
Day 1
ME-1
LNS-0
Steak-1
Does it even count as a streak?
It's one day.
Gotta start somewhere.
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i'm in0
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I'm going to give it a go. Snacking in front of the tv is ingrained in my memory banks.0
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lynnie552016 wrote: »I'm going to give it a go. Snacking in front of the tv is ingrained in my memory banks.
Me too! And count me in as well.0 -
OMG, it makes me nervous to think about giving it up - what an inner struggle! Thanks for creating this challenge.
Day - #10 -
January Review
Me: 30/31
Streak: 15
February Goals- Finish eating at 9pm 5/7 nights per week.
- Finish eating at 10pm 2/7 nights per week of my choice.
- Take it one day at a time.
Me:
LNS:
Streak: ...(overall streak: )
[img]http://www.freesmileys.org/custom/image/grey%5E_%5Egeorgia%5E_%5E3%5E_%5E5%5E_%5EWelcome! Newbies!%5E_%5E.gif[/img] The only failure is to give up trying!
@cadownham Thanks, Carol. You're not so bad yourself!
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This challenge is just what I need! Glad I'm not the only one!0
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I'm in again this month No late night snacking after 7pm; unless I'm on late shift (hoping not to get many of those this month).
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Jan 31
Me: 27*
LNS: 4
Streak: 1 Even after blowing it last night this is the best I've done wit ONLY 4
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Feburary goals
1. Beat last months with ONLY 4 LNS days
2. Protein drink AFTER morning exercise
3. Make sodium goal
4. No eating after 80 -
Feb 1st
Me: 1* ... was just thinking about snacking - thanks to this thread I won't!
LNS: 0
Streak 1 day one counts doesn't it? 0 -
Goal for February:
No eating after 7pm! 0
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