July 2011-No late night/wise choice snacking

lulabellewoowoo
lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
edited September 29 in Motivation and Support
Do you find yourself searching for something to snack on after dinner? Do you make healthy choices all day and right before bed you decide to go ahead and have a spoon or two of ice cream, a cookie, chips, etc.?

For some odd reason, this happens almost every night and you want it to STOP.

If this sounds like you, join us so we can support one another to beat late night snacking!

Take either dinner or a cut-off time to be the last time you eat for the day, after that time, you may have tea and water only.

Tally your progress daily for a monthly total.

For Example:
Me: 22 ~ LNS: 9

You may join at ANYTIME. You don’t have to be successful every day; you just have to do your best. We’re not perfect and we all have non-successful days but
the goal is to NOT GIVE UP!

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  • mommyJto3
    mommyJto3 Posts: 139 Member
    me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    LNS : 8 - and no candy bowl at work!! i have to stay away!
  • dian1227
    dian1227 Posts: 122 Member
    I'm in...please explain your example Me-22 LNS-9?

    How are we calculating? How many days we did not snack versus how many we did???

    Thanks,

    Diane
  • shnnd19
    shnnd19 Posts: 90 Member
    that sounds like a great idea:)
  • MZNIKKIBOO
    MZNIKKIBOO Posts: 190
    IM ALL IN --- DRINKING SO MUCH WATER I ALWAYS GET UP IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT & FOR SOME REASON ITS LIKE HMMM IM HUNGRY BUT THEN YOUR SO TIRED DONT WANNA COOK NOTHIN SO FIND MYSELF GRABBING A SNACK..AND MOST THE TIME NOT SO HEALTHY. SOME NIGHTS I CAN GET OUT OF LNS SO THIS MO IMA WORK ON IT FOR SURE! I NORMALLY TRY NOT TO EAT PAST 7-8P.
  • ziadog
    ziadog Posts: 4 Member
    I'm in. I have the late night snack attack also. My cut off time will be 9:00 PM as my snack time falls between 10:30 and 11:00 PM. July first is a great day to start. HIGH FIVE to my MFP buddies!
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    I'm in...please explain your example Me-22 LNS-9?

    How are we calculating? How many days we did not snack versus how many we did???

    Thanks,

    Diane

    We do a grand total for the month. For example, by the end of June, I had successfully not eaten past my cut off/or made wise choices in my evening snack 18 times (ME -18) and 11 times I made either poor choices or ate past the time I had set for myself (LNS - 11).

    So today, you set a time or goal for yourself. For me, it will be not to eat anything past 9 p.m. (some nights it will be 7:30, depending on family). So, if I am successful, tomorrow morning I will post a new reply

    ME - 1
    LNS - 0

    And then post a new reply for each day, changing the numbers.

    Whatever you do, don't give up. Sometimes just being aware of it is a step in the right direction. Some months, for me, if I get one day out of a week successful, I know I'm at least accomplishing something.

    WELCOME
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Bop.
  • leighkent
    leighkent Posts: 195 Member
    Yay, here is to a more succesful month than last !!! x
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I'll start with 10 p.m. this month. Erm... hope to "finish" by 10pm :wink:.
  • loveme445
    loveme445 Posts: 2,439 Member
    Ok, I had a difficult month in June but Im ready to tackle July. I apologize for disappearing last month :embarassed:

    I NEED this to help me get back on track with my weight loss journey. I'll make sure I stick around this month.

    Good Luck Everyone!:smile:
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Me: 0 ~ LNS: 1*

    Off on the right foot, right? LEFT!
    I NEED this to help me get back on track with my weight loss journey.
    Hey loveme, I feel that.
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    ME - 1
    LNS - 0

    My success was a cheat since I took a nap at 4 p.m. in the afternoon and didn't wake up until work this morning at 3. But I'll take it.
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    me 2 - LNS 0

    I consider last night a success even though I ate late out a restaurant. I passed by the bread and had a glass of wine instead. I skipped the huge pieces of cake being passed around the table and instaed went for a walk around the neighborhood and split a single serving of ice cream with hubby. I'm learning balance rather than restriction.

    How is everyone else doing?
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Me: 1* ~ LNS: 1

    lulabelle... Great choices! Good for you!
  • Juniper88
    Juniper88 Posts: 142
    I am in - AGAIN!

    I totally bombed in June. Here is to better luck in July!
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    ME - 2
    LNS 1

    Okay, still ahead of the game. Today's cutoff, 9 p.m.
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Me: 2* ~ LNS: 1
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Me: 3 - LNS: 0, although I was off by 15 mins. Maybe should I be more strict... mhm...
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    ME - 3
    LNS - 1
    Moving cutoff time to 8:30 tonight and seeing how that works out.
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    Joining July 4. I'm having trouble with late night snacking after I close my diary (I enter and have an evening snack every night).

    Goal is to not eat/drink anything other than water after I log my official evening snack and close out my diary. So far so good.

    Me- 1
    LNS- 0
  • loveme445
    loveme445 Posts: 2,439 Member
    Me: 0 ~ LNS: 4 :explode: Not a great way to start the month off but Im going to finish it with a BANG! :smile:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Me: 0 ~ LNS: 4 :explode: Not a great way to start the month off but Im going to finish it with a BANG! :smile:

    Stay strong! And think what a success it will be when you'll type in:
    Me: 27 - LNS: 4 :wink:

    As for me:
    Me: 3 - LNS: 1
    Shouldn't have felt bad about the 15 mins off - this was much better than thinking "I'm off again and still a bit hungry, I could just go ahead and eat, I've lost the point tonight anyhow". Will work on a better attitude from now on :wink:.

    How're the newbies doing? :flowerforyou:
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    Reporting in for my 2nd day!

    Me- 2
    LNS- 0

    Love this accountability and feel strong that I'm not giving in!
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Me: 3* ~ LNS: 2*

    Tonight to LNS. It's getting so late, and I should be sleeping! Instead I was snacking...
    but Im going to finish it with a BANG! :smile:
    Right on!! That's the important part!
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    I was going to give myself the point, but no!:
    Me: 3 - LNS: 2

    clints, keep up the good work

    Steph, what's with the *s?
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    ME - 4
    LNS - 1

    Actually was successful wtih a cut-off time last night of 7:30 and didn't get to bed til 10.

    Dew - you are right. Keep it real rather than strict. You are always an inspiration.

    Clints - great job.

    loveme445 - thanks for the positive attitude. it helps all of us. You CAN and WILL do this. We are right there with you.
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    How's everyone doing tonight? Almost midnight here and fighting the urges so I thought it best to check in here and get some motivation and accountability. I'm not hungry... just bored and trying to wind down before bed. I have a bottle of water here and am researching how to make myself some low cal french toast. I always eat oatmeal in the morning (which I love) but I feel the french toast will be a treat to look forward to tomorrow and the anticipation of the "reward" for making it through the night will motivate me to stay out of the kitchen tonight.

    Me: 3
    LNS: 0
  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    Me: 5
    LNS: 1

    I'm giving this to myself, even though I taste tested the icing my daughter made for her cupcakes. But we had gone to the gym, her and I, did our workout, and she came home and had a fruit bar and I had nothing since 4 p.m. (my dinner time). Then she decided to make cupcakes at 9:30 at night so I helped her (she is only 10 you know ;) and taste tested her oh so yummy strawberry icing, but literally only a taste test (frosting is a HUGE weakness), so I consider it still a victory.

    Clints - how did you end up doing?
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    Dew - you are right. Keep it real rather than strict. You are always an inspiration.

    :heart:
    You did LOVELY last night! Thank you so much for sharing.

    I thought I won when I had fruit last night, but then went almost straight to bed, so didn't really have the 2hrs food-free before bed, so...
    Me: 3 - LNS: 3
    Nvm, I'll keep trying :smile:
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Me: 4* ~ LNS: 2
    Steph, what's with the *s?
    * = that's who got the point, since I often don't comment on who got it unless something significant happened :smile:
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