SAY "NO" TO LATE NIGHT SNACKING -- MAY 2016 CHALLENGE

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  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
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    Me: 4*
    LNS: 0
    Streak: 34
    GOINSTD12 wrote: »
    Ok, I think this is a great challenge, but here's my problem. I work a swing shift 3:30 pm to midnight. We generally go to bed around 4-4:30 am. I eat breakfast around 1:30-2 pm and take all the rest of my food with me to work. I drive 1 hr each way. I get home at 1am and have to cook dinner for my disabled husband. When I do that, it's hard not to eat the same time he does. So recently I have started waiting to eat my dinner until he eats, and then I usually have my LNS after that (I try to stick with 100 calories or less). Which means I stop eating (MAYBE) around 2-230 am, about 2 hrs before I go to bed. If I eat dinner at work, then I have my LNS when he eats dinner, but then I usually end up eating more calories for the LNS. So, anybody have an idea where I should tweak, since I have to cook a meal so late at night?
    Tracy
    TX

    **and no, I rarely get to bed before 4:30 am because of DH's medication schedule. Sometimes, it's as late as 5:30 if he's not feeling well.

    My heart goes out to you! I know the stresses of being a caregiver. But, I can't imagine having that schedule with it. <3 I suggest to just go by the calorie goal that MFP sets for you. Start with the goal of not going over the calories. :)
  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
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    conniehealthygirl wrote: »
    Difficult day today

    Today is a new day! Have a good one! :)
  • Wysewoman53
    Wysewoman53 Posts: 582 Member
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    May 4th

    Me: 4
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 68

    No snacking after 7pm even if I have calories left over for the day.
  • Fyfiemama
    Fyfiemama Posts: 14 Member
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    Fyfiemama wrote: »
    Me: 2
    LNS: 0

    May 2

    Me: 4
    LNS: 0
    Through May 4
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
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    conniehealthygirl wrote: »
    Difficult day today

    @conniehealthygirl start a fresh today. Some days are harder then others but tomorrow's a new day and could be a start of a great streak for you :smile:
  • ATrueWolf
    ATrueWolf Posts: 1 Member
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    I really need this.
    Haha, my late night eating is never because I'm actually hungry but I still do it all the time!
    Anyone with more tips for how to resist the habit of eating, keep me updated! (:

    So far May has me, so I'm going to try to start this today.
    Me: 0
    LNS: 4*
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
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    May goals - third month of this challenge.

    No snacking after dinner 27/31 nights. 5/27
    Can snack after dinner 4/31 nights but only on weekends. 0/4
    Allowed a piece of fruit on work nights.

    May 5

    Me - 5*
    LNS - 0
    Streak 5

    Overall streak-21/Previous Longest Streak-14


  • KristaMunson
    KristaMunson Posts: 55 Member
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    Never too late to join @KristaMunson @missylee618 @jenfra123
    Good luck

    OK, great!
    So far for May:
    Me: 1
    LNS: 3...from before I joined this challenge. I wanted to snack so badly last night, but keep thinking of this group, so success! For at least one night!

  • RredSonja
    RredSonja Posts: 307 Member
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    Joining! Cut-off 7:00pm.
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
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    Ok, so:
    Starting on May 4th (technically, May 5th but it was the end of May 4th so ....)
    Me: 1 (No snacking after 2 am)
    LNS: 0

  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    conniehealthygirl wrote: »
    Difficult day today

    I know how you feel. Last couple days have been rough. Can't even get my steps in for the day.
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    arniedog74 wrote: »
    arniedog74 wrote: »
    arniedog74 wrote: »
    Second month for me
    No eating dinner after 8:00
    No snacking after 10:00

    Me: 1
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 17

    Me: 3
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 18

    Me: 4
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 19

    Me: 5
    LNS: 0

    Streak: 20
  • conniehealthygirl
    conniehealthygirl Posts: 156 Member
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    No excuse ate pudding at 8 pm
    Me 2
    LNS 3
    Can we start June now
  • arniedog74
    arniedog74 Posts: 2,086 Member
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    conniehealthygirl wrote: »
    No excuse ate pudding at 8 pm
    Me 2
    LNS 3
    Can we start June now

    It's OK conniehealthygirl tomorrow's a new day. You can do it!
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,091 Member
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    ~~~Goals for May~~~
    No eating dinner after 8:00
    No snacking after 9:00 (only fruit)

    May 5

    Me: 5*
    LNS: 0
    Streak: 5
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,226 Member
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    @WalkerPop You are such an wise inspiring person. Always encouraging and supportive. Thank you!

    May Goals I am setting my cutoff an hour earlier this month.
  • GOINSTD12
    GOINSTD12 Posts: 331 Member
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    05/05/16
    Me:1
    LNS: 1
  • CarrieA180
    CarrieA180 Posts: 903 Member
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    Me: 5*
    LNS: 0
    Streak: 35
  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
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    OP and all - just for my understanding - why you don't want to late night snack?
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
    edited May 2016
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    Orphia 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.

    :smiley:


    abadvat wrote: »
    OP and all - just for my understanding - why you don't want to late night snack?

    Dear @abadvat, as you can see we've already had the discussion earlier this month on this thread. If you care to look there is also some other comments regarding this from some other members of this challenge but considering you obviously couldn't be bothered to look at previous posts I thought I'd quote these comments "just for your understanding"

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