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

WalkerPop wrote: »

Nightmare_Queen88 wrote: »

I keep hearing that late night snacking isn't bad really. Your metabolism never turns off. You can snack before bed and still be fine. It's really about what you're eating and how much. As long as it fits into your deficit and your macros then you should be fine. Although I, myself, try not to late night snack unless I still have calories to use do not eating all of my exercise calories back.

I'll answer for myself, though I've learned I'm far from unique on this thread. For me Late Night Snacking, or LNS, is not about math or biology. I didn't get to be my size because I didn't understand that if I put more calories in my mouth than than I expended in my efforts I would gain weight. I. Get. That.

My problem …OK, one of my problems is that at certain times my brain, or at least my logic, short circuits or turns off. I've found myself pulling away from a drive through line of a fast food restaurant - where I'd intended to order a drink or salad (something healthy-ish) - with a bag of burger and fries …supersized! I'll sit to watch a movie and, knowing I have "calories left," absently grab a snack, and then another and another. My bride calls it "grazing."

Niether example is anything so melodramatic as a blackout or "another personality took over." I just developed habit patterns over 52 years on this planet that my brain tends to follow. I'm slowly (identifying and) attempting to overwrite them. (The above are just two of many examples, too.)

They are (and the resulting size of my body is) the result of living by impulse. Being steered by impulse. LNS is just one area, but it's one where I've purposed not to let impulse rule. By making a conscious plan, I choose not to LNS anymore. If I eat after my cutoff, it's planned and on purpose. I wish I had a handle on all my weaknesses, but this one will not rule me anymore!

It's not about math. If the above rings true to you, you're not alone. If it doesn't, this thread probably won't benefit you. I hope you find one that does.

- Vance

06071965 wrote: »

This is my downfall! Seeing it in print will definitely help. Lets do it together

• Eat nothing after 8:30pm 25/31 nights. 25/25
• Eat nothing after 10:30pm 6/31 nights of my choice. 3/6
• Choose to adult, instead of impulse today.