SAY "NO" TO LATE NIGHT SNACKING -- MAY 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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April Goals Update
- Finish eating at 9pm 24/30 nights. 25/24
- Finish eating at 10pm 6/30 nights of my choice. 5/6
- Take one day at a time.
LNS: 0
Streak: 30
(64 overall; previous longest: 63)
Hallelujah!!!
May Goals I am setting my cutoff an hour earlier this month.- Finish eating at 8pm 24/30 nights. 0/24
- Finish eating at 9pm 6/30 nights of my choice. 0/6
- Take one day at a time.
Me: *
LNS: 0
Streak: ... (64 overall) Hallelujah!!! [img]http://www.freesmileys.org/custom/image/grey%5E_%5Egeorgia%5E_%5E3%5E_%5E5%5E_%5EWelcome! Newbies!%5E_%5E.gif[/img]
Do, or don't do! There is no try!
Yoda
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I'm in! My goal is to finish eating by 8pm this month, every day.1
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Ok I'm in going to try this1
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This is just what I needed. Late night snacks are my weakness. No eating after 8:30pm for this month.1
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I'm in I eat too much after dinner I've got into a bad habit need to stop starting tomorrow1
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »(64 overall; previous longest: 63) Hallelujah!!! [/b]
Congratulations on the streak!2 -
Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed7
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Raptor2763 wrote: »Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed
The body burns energy night and day.
I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.
Best wishes.1 -
Raptor2763 wrote: »Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed
The body burns energy night and day.
I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.
Best wishes.
I agree with you @Orphia but for me and a lot of others that use this challenge to stay on track it's that eating later on at night while watching TV turns into mindless snacking very quickly and before you know I've doubled my calorie intake in an hour. So having this challenge has been great to keep accountable at night. 8 -
freakymistkd wrote: »Raptor2763 wrote: »Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed
The body burns energy night and day.
I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.
Best wishes.
I agree with you @Orphia but for me and a lot of others that use this challenge to stay on track it's that eating later on at night while watching TV turns into mindless snacking very quickly and before you know I've doubled my calorie intake in an hour. So having this challenge has been great to keep accountable at night.
Cheers.2 -
May goals - third month of this challenge.
No snacking after dinner 27/31 nights. 1/27
Can snack after dinner 4/31 nights but only on weekends. 0/4
Allowed a piece of fruit on work nights.
May 1
Me - 1*
LNS - 0
Streak 1
Overall streak - 17 / Previous Longest Streak - 14
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Thank you for this challenge! I'm in. No eating after 7p, every day.3
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Yay, May! It's my birthday month!
Goals for the month:
1) No eating after 7pm.
2) For my birthday, no eating after I leave the restaurant. It will probably be around 8pm. No birthday cake binge afterwards!
3) Stay consistent with food logging, weighing food and exercise.
Why I have been doing this challenge since July?
1)Huge, emotional binge eater at night when I don't care. I can do good during the day then blow it at night with hundreds of extra calories. I can't just have a small snack.
2) I like the cut off time. I think of food all day!! Once 7pm comes, I stop thinking of it.
3) I sleep alot better at night. No more heartburn and upset stomach. My morning workouts are better for it, too!
I am grateful to have this small group on here. It has helped me alot!
Good luck everyone! 5 -
I would like to get away from the mind less, to many calories, muching while watching tv! I'm in!2
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I'm in, i frequentlt need snack to get my daily calories but am going to try and not eat after 9:00.2
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Finished April Late Night Snacking Challenge:
Me: 30*
LNS: 0
Streak: 135 April LNS Goal: Eat nothing after 9 p.m. 28 of 30 days.
(Current streak started 12/17/15.)2 -
May Late Night Snacking Goals Update:
- Eat nothing after 9pm 27/31 nights. 0/27
- Eat nothing after 10pm 4/31 nights of my choice. 0/4
- Choose to adult, instead of impulse today.
Me: 0*
LNS: 0Adults devise a plan and follow it. Children do what feels good.
Maturity is the ability to delay pleasure.
Thanks, @TerriRichardson112, for the great goal format. Everyone should allow room in your goals for life. No one lives at 100%. (Well... one guy did, but LNS wasn't why He was here.
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I agree with you @Orphia but for me and a lot of others that use this challenge to stay on track it's that eating later on at night while watching TV turns into mindless snacking very quickly and before you know I've doubled my calorie intake in an hour. So having this challenge has been great to keep accountable at night. [/quote]
Well said!2 -
Welcome to a new month!!!
Me:1
LNS: 0
Streak: 244
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Second month for me
No eating dinner after 8:00
No snacking after 10:00
Me: 1
LNS: 0
Streak: 173 -
I agree with others it is mindless eating just because.
Watching tv. Or reading. Easy to snack blow my calories.
A new month
My goal no eating after 7.30
I want to log ALL FOOD ANS LIQUID INTAKE
I DONT WANT TO BINGE
I EANT A HEALTHY MONTH OF MAY WITH SOME WEIGHT LOSS ON SCALE
ME 0
LNS 1. Ate a hard boiled egg that broke accidentally
I was making lunch for tomorrow
Cooked several eggs
One broke so I ate it at 9.30 pm
Now I realize I just smacked after 7.30
Since the egg was healthy and I hadn't hit my calorie goal maybe it not considered snack!!!!????3 -
Challenge sounds interesting. I'm starting 5/2. Being that I'm a Pastry Chef, I tend to snack on the desserts or breads that I baked. So, my goal for this challenge is to consume no food, shakes or smoothies EXCEPT water after 7PM.4
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~~~Goals for May~~~
No eating dinner after 8:00
No snacking after 9:00 (only fruit)
May 1
Me: 1*
LNS: 0
Streak: 1
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@conniehealthygirl You fesses up, so don't stress over it. I lost a 63 day streak doing it myself a few months ago.
We all indulge in 'mindless eating, just because...' We eat things because we don't like to waste good food.
*thinks!* Next time: Mash up the egg, with some chopped tomato, and a touch of mayo. It makes a lovely sandwich filling for lunch.
May Goals I am setting my cutoff an hour earlier this month.- Finish eating at 8pm 24/30 nights. 0/24
- Finish eating at 9pm 6/30 nights of my choice. 1/6
- Take one day at a time.
Me: 1*
LNS: 0
Streak: 1 ... (65 overall) Hallelujah!!! [img]http://www.freesmileys.org/custom/image/grey%5E_%5Egeorgia%5E_%5E3%5E_%5E5%5E_%5EWelcome! Newbies!%5E_%5E.gif[/img]Do, or don't do! There is no try!
Yoda
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Raptor2763 wrote: »Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed
The body burns energy night and day.
I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.
Best wishes.
@Orphia Your weight loss is commendable, but I take issue with your unhelpful, patronising tone.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth. This is merely your opinion, which you are entitled to hold.
However, my opinion is different.- Sleep allows the body to perform many functions vital to life, to recharge the 'batteries', so to speak.
- Eating late at night means the body has insufficient time to digest the food eaten before one goes to sleep.
- This means that the vital restorative functions which occur during sleep can be delayed.
The benefits of this thread.- In the evening, after a hard day, people get tired and for many, will-power weakens, and they find it difficult to resist the lure of food. You are fortunate that you are not one of these people.
- The accountability of this thread has helped many people to change an unhealthy, self-sabotaging habit. I know that because I am one of those people.
- The accountability of posting here has helped me change my unhealthy, regular, Non-Mythical Late Night Snacking habit into a rare conscious choice.
- Since you so obviously don't need such encouragement, one wonders why you felt the need to post here!
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Raptor2763 wrote: »Easiest thing to remember is the Three Hour Rule - don't eat THREE hours before going to bed
The body burns energy night and day.
I've lost 79 lbs in the past year and reached goal, and I eat three quarters of my calories an hour or less before bed.
The "Don't eat X hours before bed" is a myth.
Best wishes.
@Orphia This is merely your opinion, which you are entitled to hold.
However, my opinion is different.- In the evening, after a hard day, people get tired and for many, will-power weakens, and they find it difficult to resist the lure of food. You are fortunate that you are not one of these people.
- The accountability of this thread has helped many people to change an unhealthy, self-sabotaging habit. I know that because I am one of those people.
- The accountability of posting here has helped me change my unhealthy, regular, Non-Mythical Late Night Snacking habit into a rare conscious choice.
- Since you so obviously don't need such encouragement, one wonders why you felt the need to post here!
I wasn't criticising anyone.
I just wanted to help people who might worry needlessly about the time of day they eat. I think there might be people who would read this thread, and think they need to do it even though they stay within their calorie limit for the day. Those people don't need to worry.
I certainly think it's a good idea to have this challenge thread for people who can't manage to make room for a late night snack in their daily calories.
I wish everyone the very best.7 -
Me: 1*
LNS: 0
Streak: 31 1 -
Me: 1
LNS: 0
May 12
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